President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 2 700 SA National Defence Force members (SANDF) who will assist the police in ‘maintaining law and order’ on South Africa’s streets until March.
This decision comes in the wake of recent assaults on national key points – including the Constitutional Court being vandalised by a man with a hammer and the Parliament fire which has been alleged as an ‘attack’ on government as per EWN.
Spokesperson for Parliament Moloto Mothapo said: “The presiding officers of Parliament, led by the Speaker of the National Assembly and the chairperson of the NCOP, have received correspondence from the president on the authorisation of the 2,700 members of the SANDF for an operation with the SAPS.”
The deployment increase, which includes a top-up of the run from December 18, will continue through to March 18 and will cost R233 million, according to News24.
It has been described as a way to ‘prevent crime’, but has also raised speculations toward fears surrounding attacks on the government.
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