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Five suspects arrested in a multi-million rand drug bust on a farm in Musina, Limpopo last month have abandoned bail at the Musina magistrate's court. The suspects were arrested during a police operation. They including two Mexican nationals, two Zimbabwean nationals and a Malawian national. The five foreign nationals, aged between 20 and 47, include Mariano Barraza and Joan Castillo from Mexico and three Zimbabwean nationals, Tichaona Nyamukanga, Tanaka Nyamukanga and Lee Mubayi. Their defense lawyer Attorney Wiets Beukes informed the court that they will inform the court about a possible bail application at a later stage. Beukes told the court that they are not ready to proceed as a Spanish interpreter is not available. Beukes also told court that accused number 5 needs immediate medical attention, as he had seizures yesterday in custody. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC news reporter Avhapfani Munyai

Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says a prisoner who escaped from the Rooigrond Maximum Correctional Centre near Mahikeng in the North West has been rearrested. Edward Madiba is serving a 20-year sentence for robbery, possession of a firearm and ammunition, kidnapping and parole violation. Speaking at a media briefing this morning, Thobakgale also confirmed that investigations are underway into who may have assisted Madiba in his escape.

Tensions are high in Durban, where scores of protesters have gathered at King Dinizulu Park for a demonstration against undocumented immigration. The protesters are expected to march to the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre, where refugees have been camping for several months. Police have been deployed heavily in the area, with part of Che Guevara Road cordoned off following last week's violent confrontation between the two groups.

More than 300 people are living at the former Zimbabwean consulate in Bruma, Johannesburg, waiting to be repatriated. The Zimbabwean government has stopped providing buses for displaced immigrants. Civil society groups under the Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign have been assisting with food, medical supplies, hygiene products and other provisions. For more on this Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Civic Engagement Forum of Zimbabwe's General Sithole...

A massive Mandrax operation has been uncovered at a secluded smallholding in Erasmia, west of Pretoria. Police say the suspected laboratory had the capacity to produce up to 800-thousand tablets a day. Two foreign nationals have been arrested,. The laboratory was hidden on a secluded farm, about 20 minutes from the main road. Police say what appeared to be a quiet property was allegedly being used for large-scale illicit drug manufacturing. addressing the media in Erasmia, west of Pretoria. Security experts are warning the country is shifting from a mere transit route into a command and manufacturing base for global cartels. To discuss this matter further Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the director of the Security Initiative for Africa (SIA) Willem Els