{"id":1072,"date":"2026-08-16T08:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T06:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/operation-prosper-sandf-deployment-fails-to-reduce-gang-violence-surge\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T08:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T06:04:45","slug":"operation-prosper-sandf-deployment-fails-to-reduce-gang-violence-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuthunyelwa-kwe-sandf-kwehlulekile-ukunciphisa-ukwanda-kodlame-lwamaqembu-ezigelekeqe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukuthunyelwa kwe-Operation Prosper SANDF Kwehlulekile Ukunciphisa Ukwanda Kobudlova Bamaqembu Ezigelekeqe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Naphezu kokugunyazwa kukaMongameli uCyril Ramaphosa kokuthunyelwa kwamalungu e-South African National Defence Force (SANDF) angu-2,200 unyaka wonke ukusekela i-South African Police Service (SAPS) ekulweni nobugebengu, ubudlova bamaqembu ezigelekeqe, kanye nokumbiwa kwezimayini okungekho emthethweni ezifundazweni ezinhlanu, ukubulawa kwamaqembu ezigelekeqe eWestern Cape kukhuphuke ngo-58% engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2025 uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2024, ngokusho kwezibalo ezisemthethweni zesifundazwe.<\/p>\n<h4>Ukuthunyelwa kwe-SANDF kanye nokwanda kobugebengu okuqhubekayo<\/h4>\n<p>Ukuthunyelwa kwe-SANDF, okwaziwa ngokuthi i-Operation Prosper, kwaqala mhla lu-1 kuNdasa 2026 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kuqhubeke kuze kube ngumhla zingama-31 kuNdasa 2027 ngezindleko ezibikezelwe ezingama-R823,153,960, ngokusho kweHhovisi likaMongameli. 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