South Africa deploys military to Cape Town townships hit by crime

calendar_today April 1, 2026 schedule 20:23 visibility 110 views

Source: France 24

In tonight's edition, South African government ramps up its fight against crime with the deployment of soldiers in Cape Town. Also, DR Congo gets a chance at World Cup glory for the first time in over half a century. And top African leaders and changemakers came together for the international Climate Summit Change Now in Paris. We speak to one of them, Elizabeth Wathuti.

newspaper

Originally published at

France 24

open_in_new Read Full Article

Military

Germany’s ‘Most Dangerous Man’: PR gift for the AfD?

The Ukrainian capital was hit by Russia’s most intense wave of air attacks on Kyiv, reportedly in four years, with Reuters describing air raid sirens, drones, cruise and ballistic missiles exhausting Ukraine’s defence system, with 12 people killed...

France 24 12 hours ago

Military

Not a mistrial, yet. Clancy's lawyer asks for emergency appeal in her murder trial

The judge was on the verge of declaring a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder case. Then her defense attorney requested time to seek an emergency stay from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

NPR News 14 hours ago

Military

Israeli army has seized Lebanon's key Ali al-Taher ridge from Hezbollah

Israel has seized the strategically placed Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon from Hezbollah fighters, Defence Minister Israel Katz said Friday. The Iran-aligned Shiite group did not confirm losing the highland, which sits around 10 kilometres...

France 24 17 hours ago

Military

Iran hits US military targets in the region as Washington probes deadly wedding strike

Oil prices again spiked this week after a few weeks of relative stability following the renewed fighting as Iran continues to maintain a stranglehold over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, responsible for roughly 20% of global oil shipping.

Euronews 1 days ago

Military

Middle East live: South Korea prepares for military deployment in Strait of Hormuz

South Korea is considering sending military assets to the Strait of Hormuz to support freedom of navigation, media reported Thursday, though Seoul denied it had decided on a deployment. Iran launched strikes on American military targets in the Gulf...

France 24 1 days ago

Military

US senator calls on the NSA to give guidance for use of VPNs

Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.

Ars Technica 1 days ago

Military

Trump's Iran strategy: Could this become a forever war?

The US has launched fresh attacks on military targets in Iran. It wants to prevent Tehran rebuilding its destroyed capabilities, but risks triggering a sustained downward spiral of reconstruction followed by new attacks.