Ramaphosa approved soldier deployment in response to violence involving Zimbabwe.

The entities involved

• Cyril Ramaphosa →

  President of South Africa since 2018

  • Cyril Ramaphosa conducted campaign activities across Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Tembisa.16:00
  • The President addresses the ongoing crime wave in South Africa as local government issues warnings regarding the major metropolitan area of Johannesburg.12:50
• Zimbabwe →

  sovereign state in southern Africa

  • Amalgamated Brands is operating within Zimbabwe's consumer markets.12:47
  • Jacob Mudenda addressed legislators in Zimbabwe while army issues were discussed in Harare, and officers were referred to India for treatment.03:09

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