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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87878, member: 27"] A year-long military deployment just kicked off to rip apart organized-crime networks strangling South Africa's most violent communities. Operation Prosper's latest extension [LIST] [*]SANDF troops deployed on 1 March 2026 for twelve months. [*]Gauteng's illegal-mining syndicates are a primary target. [*]Western Cape gang violence is the other major focus. [*]Pre-deployment training is currently underway for soldiers. [/LIST] What the operation targets specifically [LIST] [*]Zama-zama networks smuggling gold get top priority. [*]Gang turf wars terrorizing Cape Town neighborhoods are next. [*]Firearms, explosives, and narcotics recovery drives the mission. [*]Key offenders in designated hotspots face arrest sweeps. [/LIST] Broader strategy beyond boots on the ground [LIST] [*]Intelligence consolidation at a national level anchors the plan. [*]Multidisciplinary teams will hunt syndicate leaders and financiers. [*]Proactive disruption replaces the old reactive-policing approach. [/LIST] Lessons from previous military deployments [LIST] [*]Operation Fiela in 2015 produced mixed long-term results. [*]Experts say soldiers stabilize but cannot replace sustained policing. [*]Human-rights concerns got flagged by parliamentary committees. [*]Violent crime dipped 3.1% to 6.7% since April 2024. [/LIST] Economic toll and enforcement progress [LIST] [*]Illegal mining drains billions in lost national revenue. [*]The Hawks logged over 800 arrests last quarter alone. [*]Organized crime charges made up more than half of those busts. [*]Cape Town businesses still pay protection money to survive. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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