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S.African army to stay longer in gang hotspots -Ramaphosa

The army was deployed in July to help quell escalating violence that has killed hundreds this year and that some officials have likened to a war zone.

South African soldiers will patrol gang-ridden Cape Town streets for an extra six months after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday extended their deployment to the end of March 2020.

The army was deployed in July to help quell escalating violence that has killed hundreds this year and that some officials have likened to a war zone.

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