South Africa is preparing to deploy soldiers to help tackle gang violence and illegal mining, challenges the police have struggled to contain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Participants hold hands as they lie on the ground during a gender-based violence protest at the forecourt of the botanical gardens ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently declared gender-based violence a national disaster – but what does that mean in practice?

BRONKHORSTSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) — At the command of a female instructor, a line of girls and women, some wearing pink ear protectors, shoot five rounds at a target with 9 mm pistols as they ...

South Africa has classified violence against women a national disaster following an online campaign culminating in countrywide protests on Friday. Women were urged to "withdraw from the economy for ...

Women train at the Out There Sport Shooting Range in Bronkhorstspruit, Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacques Nelles) ...

Supporters see urgent action, while critics warn that soldiers on the streets risk escalating conflict.On March 10 in South Africa's Western Cape province, a gray vehicle pulled up outside a house in ...