95 Libyans arrested in Mpumalanga at secret military camp to appear in court

JOHANNESBURG - Ninety-five Libyan nationals arrested in Mpumalanga at a secret military camp will appear in the White River Magistrates Court on Monday morning.

They were handcuffed during a massive police operation last week for running an illegal military training base.

It's understood that they obtained their visas fraudulently and entered South Africa through Tunisia.

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Meanwhile, the Independent Policing Union Of South Africa (IPUSA) said there's a need for urgent reforms in the policing sector as the country battles rampant crime.

The union’s president, Bethuel Nkuna, said the country’s law enforcement agencies have shown a failure to prevent lawlessness.

“These are repetitive trends: if we can remember the July 2021 unrest, the July 2022 mass shooting of people at their places of entertainment, and also the July 2023 torching of trucks.”