South Africa’s Military Deployment Exposes Failure to Protect Citizens from Crime

South Africa, often hailed as Africa’s leading democracy, is now resorting to deploying its military on city streets plagued by violence and crime. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement to send troops into high-crime areas in three provinces exposes a distressing reality: the state is losing its grip on public safety and law enforcement.When Soldiers Replace Police, What Happens to Sovereignty?The deployment targets regions like the Western Cape, home to Cape Town's infamously violent Cape Flats, where gangs with names like the Americans and Hard Livings battle for control of drug trade and criminal enterprises. With innocent bystanders caught in crossfire...