South African National Defence Union applauds decision to crack down on construction, mining mafias

The South African National Defence Union (Sandu) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the deployment of the army to areas in which the construction mafia and illegal miners are operating.

In a statement released on Monday, Sandu said that the deployment of the army was “long overdue” and that it would help to “restore law and order” in these areas.

Sandu’s statement comes after Ramaphosa confirmed last Thursday that he had sent a letter to the National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, and National Council of Provinces chairperson, Amos Masondo, stating that he was deploying more than 800 soldiers to fight crime in the country.

Ramaphosa said that the army would be deployed to areas in which the police were unable to cope with crime levels. He also said that the deployment would be temporary and that the army would be withdrawn once the police had restored law and order in these areas.

Source: eNCA

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