President Cyril Ramaphosa during the question-and-answer session in the National Assembly on Thursday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said the deployment of the SANDF to support the police was the correct decision with positive results starting to emerge.
Responding to oral questions in the National Assembly, Ramaphosa said the deployment of soldiers in the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, North West, Gauteng and the Free State has yielded significant progress in stabilising priority hotspots and also disrupting crime.
“It is a bit too early to draw definitive conclusions regarding the impact and also giving the actual numbers. However, indications suggest that a reduction in selected crime categories within the operational areas has taken place,” he said.
Ramaphosa was responding to DA chief whip George Michalakis, who asked whether the roll-out of Operation Prosper had succeeded in meeting its objectives.
