Pastor and Wife Arrested After Two Hundred Found Chained and Starved at Unregistered Mpumalanga Rehab

Pastor and Wife Arrested After Two Hundred Found Chained and Starved at Unregistered Mpumalanga Rehab

Authorities in Mpumalanga have detained a pastor and his wife after uncovering roughly two hundred people held in severe squalor at an unregistered church-run rehabilitation facility. Also in this briefing: the Electoral Commission of South Africa prepares a massive thirty-three million ballot print run following candidate reinstatements; President Cyril Ramaphosa lifts General Fannie Masemola's suspension; and Transnet enters a four hundred million dollar locomotive support agreement with Wabtec.

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Officials rescued about two hundred chained and starved captives from an unregistered Mpumalanga rehab.

Desperate families paid three thousand rand monthly while fees flowed directly into church accounts.

The Electoral Commission must print thirty-three million ballots after courts reinstated disqualified candidates.

President Ramaphosa lifted General Fannie Masemola's suspension, returning him as police chief.

Transnet signed a four hundred million dollar deal to maintain diesel locomotives and ease bottlenecks.

In this episode
  1. 01Intro1 min
  2. 02Pastor and wife arrested after 200 found chained and starved at illegal Mpumalanga rehab: Raid and rescue2 min
  3. 03Pastor and wife arrested after 200 found chained and starved at illegal Mpumalanga rehab: Systemic drivers and next steps2 min
  4. 04IEC to print 33 million extra ballots as reinstated candidates rejoin local poll2 min
  5. 05Ramaphosa lifts Masemola's suspension; he returns as police chief on 19 October1 min
  6. 06Where things stand1 min
  7. 07Transnet signs $400m, ten-year Wabtec deal to keep diesel locomotives running2 min
  8. 08Outro1 min
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