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About 200 people rescued from unregistered South African rehab centre, police say

By Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2026 | 6:45 AM

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) – About 200 people were rescued from an ​unregistered rehabilitation centre ‌in South Africa on Friday, police said, with local media reporting that some had ‌been ​chained and ⁠denied food.

• Police ⁠said in a statement they had arrested two people and were ​investigating allegations of kidnapping and breaches of ⁠health and ⁠safety regulations at the ​centre, while 14 people ​found were taken for medical ‌treatment

• Police did not confirm reports on the condition of people ⁠found at the facility in Mpumalanga province

• Provincial police spokesperson ⁠Donald ‌Mdhluli said many ⁠of those found ​at ‌the facility were ​from townships ⁠in Johannesburg and Rustenburg, although the information was still being investigated

(Reporting by Nilutpal TimsinaEditing by Bate ​Felix)