{"id":4033,"date":"2026-03-27T11:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/servamusmagazine.co.za\/new\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:45:41","slug":"deployment-of-the-sandf-in-cooperation-with-the-saps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/servamusmagazine.co.za\/new\/deployment-of-the-sandf-in-cooperation-with-the-saps\/","title":{"rendered":"Deployment of the SANDF in cooperation with the SAPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4033\" class=\"elementor elementor-4033\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ed6d654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ed6d654\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-179c705\" data-id=\"179c705\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20be368 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"20be368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/servamusmagazine.co.za\/new\/product\/deployment-of-the-sandf-in-cooperation-with-the-saps\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">buy this article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be014d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be014d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By Brig (ret) Dirk Lambrechts<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><br \/>During the latest State of the Nation (&#8220;SONA) address on 12 February 2026, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa announced that as the President, he is to deploy members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to combat crimes like &#8220;criminal gang activities&#8221; in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and their vicinity. The combined forces (SAPS and SANDF) must likewise combat illegal mining in the Western Cape and in Gauteng.<\/p><p>A concerned reader has asked Pollex to share information about what is expected of them to combat crimes like criminal gang activities.<\/p><p><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><br \/>Pollex believes that ALL SAPS and ALL deployed Defence Force members must know what is expected of them under the circumstances concerned. Hopefully, by now, the SANDF members have received the requisite instructions. Important information includes three key aspects about:<\/p><ul><li>Criminal gang activities<\/li><li>Illegal mining<\/li><li>Powers and duties of SANDF members once deployed<\/li><\/ul><p>*************************************<\/p><p>These three aspects are discussed in detail in this legal discussion, published in Servamus: April 2026. 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