Is the SANDF losing the war on Cape Flats gangs?

MPs have slammed Operation Prosper as a failure

President Cyril Ramaphosa praised the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for ‘positive results’ while responding to oral questions in the National Assembly; however, the streets of Cape Town continue to bleed.

The soldiers, who were deployed in an attempt to bring stability to the province as gang violence had reached a boiling point, were deployed on April 1, as part of Operation Prosper.

The SANDF was not only deployed to the Western Cape but also to other provinces to focus on specific threats:

- Western Cape – gangsterism and violent crime