Police Minister Bheki Cele, announced on Thursday that South African troops will be deployed in Cape Town to help quell rising gang violence.
Cele said while delivering his department’s 2019/2020 financial budget in Parliament that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will join in operation in Cape Town’s gang-infested areas, beginning from Friday.
He said that the deployment of troops in Cape Town came as requested by the local communities and was approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Last weekend, at least 13 people, including six women, were shot dead in Philippi, Cape Town in what was believed to be gang-related violence.
