Dr Johan Burger, senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, explains the legality and risks of deploying the SANDF to fight crime.
Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko’s lawyer said the papers "should be served" on Friday.
The crime-fighting body announced on Thursday that it had appointed Major General Nhlamvu Elias Dlamini as acting head of the Hawks in Gauteng.
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille announces a task team to be trained to take on the drug and gangsterism problem in the city.
Bugs have become the new cadets in the crime war as forensic entomology provides crucial evidence in court.