南非当局查获了一个位于东北部姆普马兰加省教堂内的非法康复中心，发现约200名患者被关押在极端恶劣的人道主义环境中。1被发现的患者包括2名未成年人和30名女性，其中部分人用链条锁在一起，身体上有伤口。1当局称设施内缺乏正常的浴室和自来水设施。114名患者随后被送往医院进行进一步医疗治疗。1
运营该中心的牧师夫妇因绑架罪被逮捕，将在周一出庭。1据当局调查，该夫妇声称仅收容60人，但实际发现的患者人数远超此数。1患者每月需支付3000兰特（约182美元或137英镑），其中几乎一半流向教堂。1去年南非社会发展部曾发现100多个非法运营的类似设施在全国各地活动。1
Authorities in South Africa have rescued approximately 200 people from an unlicensed rehabilitation facility operated by a pastor and his wife at a church in Mpumalanga Province in the country's northeast.1 Some patients were found chained together and bearing wounds on their bodies, while officials documented severe humanitarian violations at the site, including lack of access to proper bathroom facilities and running water.1 The detained individuals included two minors and 30 women.1
The operators claimed the facility housed 60 residents but significantly more were discovered during the raid.1 Monthly fees charged to patients amounted to 3,000 rand (approximately $182 or £137), with nearly half of this sum directed to the church.1 Following the rescue, 14 patients required hospitalization for further medical treatment.1 The pastor couple have been arrested on kidnapping charges and were scheduled to appear in court on Monday.1
This discovery reflects a broader problem in South Africa's social welfare system; the Department of Social Development identified over 100 unlicensed facilities operating nationwide in the previous year.1
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