South African police in Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga, rescue about 200 people from an alleged unregistered rehabilitation centre and arrest a couple. Police say two suspects are held while investigations continue into allegations that people were unlawfully detained and accusations of breaches of health and safety requirements.
One report says that during the operation, 14 people are taken for medical assessment, while the remainder are processed as part of the rescue. Another outlet reports the arrested man and woman face kidnapping-related charges. The outlets broadly agree that the facility is not legally authorised to operate as a rehabilitation centre and that police are verifying conditions on the property and the circumstances surrounding the residents’ presence there.
