Military joins police in Riverlea crackdown on gangs

A woman and a child walk past South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers patrolling to support police tackling gang violence and crime prevention, in Riverlea, outside Johannesburg, South Africa, March 11, 2026. The deployment follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address pledge to send the military to crime hotspots. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko