The deployment is in addition to 5 000 soldiers that were already on the ground by Wednesday.
Soldiers have been expressly prohibited from firing warning shots when dispersing crowds engaging in riots and looting.
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Source: Briefly News
Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.
She joined the Briefly News team in 2021.
The department of defence only had about 8 000 soldiers on the ground during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. Image: Phill Magakoe / AFPSource: Getty Images
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She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News.
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