{"id":95942,"date":"2026-02-16T16:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/expert-warns-sandf-deployment-requires-better-planning"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:15:47","slug":"expert-warns-sandf-deployment-requires-better-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/expert-warns-sandf-deployment-requires-better-planning","title":{"rendered":"Expert Warns SANDF Deployment Requires Better Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A criminologist and gang expert says the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to gang-infested areas in the Western Cape will only work if it is planned properly with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa used his State of the Nation Address to announce that the army will be deployed in the province to assist police in tackling gang violence.<\/p>\n<p>The President&#8217;s announcement comes as various areas in the Western Cape continue to experience a surge in gang violence, which has left communities gripped in fear and hundreds of people dead over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Gang expert Professor Irvin Kinnes says a previous SANDF deployment in gang-riddled areas in 2019 highlighted insufficient planning between the army and SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think that there was sufficient planning with SAPS because they disagreed on the strategy when they go into these particular communities,&#8221; Kinnes said.<\/p>\n<p>Kinnes adds that communities have lost trust in the police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a serious issue. 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