President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deployment of 3,300 South African National Defence Force members to help police combat illegal mining has been welcomed. However, there are concerns their six-month deployment might not be enough.
Despite increasing crime rates in South Africa, Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Thursday expressed his full confidence in police minister Bheki Cele, his deputy Cassell Mathale and national commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola.
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