Police deport South African 'medics'

He said that the police arrested the group on June 19 and launched investigations. "They said they belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa and they were travelling around to help people," he said. They told the police that they identified Khwai Settlement and decided to go there and provide services.

The group gave residents necessities like blankets and drugs that were not cleared at the border or declared with customs. "We realised that they did not follow proper procedures to come and offer these services in the country," he said.