JOHANNESBURG – The South African National Defence Force has touched down in Eldorado Park Johannesburg.
The army will support the SAPS in its efforts to stamp out gangsterism and other violent crime in several parts of the country.
The soldiers are currently searching door to door.
Last month during the State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the SANDF would be deployed to crime-ridden areas in Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape under “Operation Prosper”.
Five hundred and fifty soldiers have been deployed to Gauteng.
The operation is scheduled to last for one year, starting on 1 March 2026, and concluding on 31 March 2027.
More than R80-million will be spent on the deployment in Gauteng.