According toEWN, the deployment will amount to just over R984 million.

Countries such as Botswana and Rwanda will also deploy their military to assist.

TheSANDFis attempting to prevent any outbursts of violence and looting that had occurred in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

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Members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) were deployed alongside the SANDF.

This comes shortly after reports emerged of ongoing taxi violence in the area.

Essential public transport routes were also impacted by the taxi attacks.

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Tyhidstated that the situation was dire.

He explained that the deployment of SANDF has been welcomed by community members as commuters have suffered enough.

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Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.

She joined the Briefly News team in 2021.

She has 6 years of experience in the journalism field.

She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News.

She graduated with a BA degree majoring in Journalism and Media Studies in 2017.

She’s a recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship.

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