00:00Riddled with high crime, Red South Africa will now deploy army units alongside police within 10 days to tackle rampant
00:08crime fueled by drug gangs and illegal minors, the police minister confirmed on Tuesday.
00:15The move marks the latest in a series of tough measures by government to contend rampant crime in a country
00:22with one of the world's highest murder rates, averaging about 60 killings a day.
00:28Amiens police chiefs have finalized the deployment plan, which will begin in the next 10 days.
00:35President Cyril Amapos announced a deployment in a national address last week, saying troops will be sent to the Western
00:42Cape, home to tourist-magnet Cape Town and Gauteng, which includes a financial hub, Johannesburg.
00:50Paths of Cape Town are triggered by a daily rivalry between drug gangs fighting for turf, while illegal minors are
00:57active in the former gold fields of Gauteng.
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