White River Raid | Clandestine military camp uncovered

Ammunition and a number of items were discovered at an illegal military camp in Masoyi, White River in Mpumalanga. Police raided the area and arrested 95 Libyan nationals who entered the country in April 2024 under the guise of training as security personnel. SABC News reporter Tumelo Machogo gives visuals of the raid.
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[@RTE5592]

Typical, nothing surprises me anymore in this country.

[@boosterrampoka5149]

Hard to watch. SABC need to train their people

[@ShadowSmile-jo2rg]

If its Muslims in those camp we are in danger

[@bashbash9227]

This is a best example to explain that South.Africa doesn't have tight security & intelligence

[@mxolisiclement1767]

Your government officials know exactly who are they

[@RINASZ]

South africa is in danger

[@silam2329]

Long time ago!!@

[@The2000.]

Civil war loading in south Africa those are rebels nothing different from what has been happening in congo

[@janomesteve3129]

Open borders

[@TshepisoMagomane]

When the white owner of that farm is declared, you are going to change your tune.

[@eleanordefreitas979]

​@@TshepisoMagomaneI am white and would never support anything like this. The owner, no matter who they are, needs to get punished. What right has anyone to do this.

[@alfredphamotse1316]

@@eleanordefreitas979 this has nothing to do with open borders for Africans, not Arabs that hate our people, this is a clear attack, i bet many of them are Isis affiliated, which should live you to wonder as to why and what was their mission in SA...

[@kingkayfabe5358]

This is the future EFF supporters want

[@mthokozisilanga4497]

Open borders, Malema’s brothers. Go work EFF, DA and the ANC. The worst is yet to come.

[@thabomonyamane3596]

TALK NONSENSE WENA CYRIL FRIEND 😂

[@mandisireehkavyahrulashe4893]

What does that mean, Mthokozisi Langa?

[@ishmaelbodumele3297]

So what malema does now you open your mouth malema what is that man did to you.

[@fin2-em2mf]

More like Open airports....Arabs and whites are given VISAS freely by your GNU....

[@AfrikaBorwaPoliticking]

Are you paying attention to the fact that all of this is taking place on FARMS. The Mexican drug story was on a farm and Frederick Botha is the head of it. This story is also on a Farm, the Farmer knew

[@thabelongwenya4666]

Nothing like this can happen without a politician being involved

[@MaomelaMacdonald]

How many camps of this nature are there in South Africa

[@eenigheid3186]

The property owner has a great deal of explaining to do. Why would a citizen allow a military training camp to operate on his property ?

[@kdZA8209]

Money?

[@innocenciajack2312]

IN South Africa you put money on the table you're the king, may be these Laybia, they didn't pay enough, that's why they're exposed

[@skippermakopo7523]

Wanna Die continue asking. 😮😮😮

[@skippermakopo7523]

No ONE will be charged, WHERE is batallion 32 cos WE, SANDF dismally FAILED 5special regiment in maputo our boys died... now their killers are at our doorstep 😢😢DD Mabuza pls help

[@eenigheid3186]

@@skippermakopo7523 How is the former ANC deputy president involved in this ?

[@hlalelemohale7296]

We not interested in whether they smelling or not,we want to know how are they a danger to us

[@philshongwe8835]

My suspicions are, the gvnt knew about this

[@RB4286]

I just hope it has nothing to do with the Palestine/Israel conflict

[@KEALEBOGALetsholonyane]

If they did, they would not have pounced on them. But certainly, someone prominent in the country did know and supported it.

[@lungakazitonisi6663]

There's no way goverment doesn't know about this

[@SachaWilliams-yp7yi]

Where do you find these reporters??? Is this the best we have ? Really?

[@marvellousmeki608]

Poor reporting

[@fredopasta8325]

Agreed

[@maxwellnthako1614]

Yoh... 😢

[@esnathmavhurudza8705]

Very poor reporting

[@desert_rose7171]

How’s he supposed to grow into that reporter you prefer to be doing this?

[@bandiledhlomo4332]

Reporter failed to do his job shame

[@adrianverwey5053]

Amazingly the tents and structure look like SANDF equipment!! This is no temporary setup. There are concrete plinths caste on which the tents are pitched. The eating utensils are also SANDF issue. What is REALLY going on here??

[@JabuMalelane]

SABC couldve sent an experienced reporter.

[@HelenJooste-i8i]

Guys how must our people learn. Be patient. We complain about the unemployment rate...

[@desert_rose7171]

@@HelenJooste-i8i came to write the same thing. Where did those experienced reporters gain their experience from?

[@jacquelinehabana2387]

The ANC government is currently in place it's their policies and lack of systems that makes us vulnerable.

[@silam2329]

Why because of bribes , corruption and incompetence

[@tkasiam8322]

Anc really destroyed this country 😢😢😢What a shame!

[@WiidnothingPleb]

Where were crime intelligence, SANF intelligence, and National Intelligence?

[@letsgo8814]

Lol what intelligence?

[@nedor64]

"Where were crime intelligence, SANF intelligence, and National Intelligence?" Busy fighting KFC Al star lunch boxes, Street Wise Five's, All in one feasts etc in our towns and cities, this fighters/eaters can't do their job if they are hungry. 😉

[@thabomonyamane3596]

HOME SLEEPENG 🏡 😂

[@bongekilesibiya8736]

IN SA THE WAY ISEE THERE IS NO SOMETHING LIKE INTELLIGENCE UNDER THE ANC

[@sabelomogari9216]

Collapsed by ramapoes

[@philshongwe8835]

My bekommernis is hoeveel van hierdie kampe nog nie gevind is nie

[@eenigheid3186]

Die doel en teiken van die "wagte" is net so kommerwekkend.

[@saamstaan6540]

Waarvoor word hulle op gelei,dit is wat my pla.

[@HelenJooste-i8i]

Citizens MUST speak up. Report anything fishy. Whistleblowing can be done anonymously

[@top-gnews8333]

Farm owner is a white man

[@Mantaray911]

The standard of this reporting is atrocious, does the SABC not have better reporters? We had to turn on the subtitles to understand what he was saying but the subtitles couldn't even understand him. Terrible!

[@thobanigumedemargin4372]

Security threat

[@munashemutyora7582]

Terrible reporting… how he on the ground and still he don’t have enough details …

[@kdZA8209]

It's a developing story. The police are still investigating also

[@Frasweiler]

This is a sensitive incident,

[@desert_rose7171]

Give the young man a chance and time to grow.

[@SolomonNkosi-nx3ww]

i cannot believe he is called a reporter -

[@kayrams1792]

Serious question: what was the purpose of the military camp and who is the land owner. They call us xhenophobic for refusing invasion of our country by foreigners. This was a coup d'etat operation preparations busted not another usual crime.

[@lun2132]

Thats "ah ah ah" the SABC for you.

[@jeanmarievianneysindayigay7716]

Where did they get that reporter, reporting ,repeating same thing

[@thobbietobs1926]

Where is Mr open borders when all these is happening.

[@kbeatsFrV]

He is not in charge moss?you should be asking"where is our government "

[@mensilak]

bla bla bla , who is leading the country? Mr. Malema?

[@mjtheway4ward]

SA citizens and Government, stop supporting terrorists!

[@rasky8616]

This is serious

[@mugaruradavid6294]

Dude u need to be briefed on how to report

[@bonganisithole7830]

Where is our intelligence sector when these things are happening for months undetected?

[@kdZA8209]

Where in the world can the intelligence sector know instantly what is happening? You need information in order to deal with such and if the locals, including the police take a while to report or escalate the issue then you are left in the dark too

[@kingkayfabe5358]

​@@kdZA8209 that's literally the purpose of intelligence agencies. To know what goes on in countries

[@silam2329]

​@@kdZA8209no they need to do their jobs and they didn't. They are only there for bribes and pay most off them not all most off them

[@felicianegota166]

South Africa is a movie. Everyday we r shocked.

[@silam2329]

Really with corruption bribes and incompetence you are shocked only now???

[@duchessdame150]

Who is supposed to be looking after military camp on a daily basis. Am sure someone was paid to shelter them there. Some officials know something, we are expecting responsible people to be arrested

[@eenigheid3186]

They were on private property . What was the owner doing?

[@tapiwabrightonchatindo9558]

Very "Unbearable" reporting.

[@kbeatsFrV]

Just learn to listen

[@soulthipe2991]

South Africa is really Hollywood

[@SbuAfrica]

Malema must explain his african brothers

[@kbeatsFrV]

But malema is not in charge

[@magezimathonsi1568]

Are you not an African. Oh you are an American.

[@frankkassongo6639]

Very poor reporting.

[@giftndiweni9730]

Beware south africa

[@Questioning4u]

This is what happens when you have no borders training to fight us in our own country just imagine it's always foreign nationals. Then our brothers don't understand why South African have hate build up in them because of these kind of situations

[@AfrikaBorwaPoliticking]

Are you paying attention to the fact that all of this is taking place on FARMS. The Mexican drug story was on a farm and Frederick Botha is the head of it. This story is also on a Farm, the Farmer knew

[@carloschalepondia8637]

Pay attention,these people had passport and visas

[@Questioning4u]

@@carloschalepondia8637 Like it matters

[@carloschalepondia8637]

@@Questioning4u I hope you still remember how Guta airplane landed in military facility,now ask yourself how they got visas

[@Questioning4u]

@@carloschalepondia8637 They say they applied as students in our country

[@thomasichiburre7375]

This is what happens when our government does not deal with the weak border systems that are in place they need to deal with the illegal immigrants coming to the country and be strict on the borders change the laws and make them hard that's what other countries are doing

[@B.E.st.]

This reporter needs a new job

[@Onelove-Oneheart-h4c]

This country is a driverless car with passangers heading down hill at top speed with a boulder at the end of the road.

[@junaidvally6898]

i think thats your life..not our country

[@Onelove-Oneheart-h4c]

@@junaidvally6898 😂

[@youme1414]

This is laughable! Nigeria is the true giant of Africa not SA!

[@Onelove-Oneheart-h4c]

@@youme1414 thula boko haram

[@kingkayfabe5358]

​@@youme1414 in your dreams 😂.You Nigerians say this yet you keep coming to SA

[@user-ez9en7vk2z]

Eff/ MK terro camp.

[@Snazzydoll440]

Stop spreading misinformation 📌

[@mensilak]

Bullshit

[@user-ez9en7vk2z]

@@mensilak apeshit?

[@ThaboNxumalo-kc6zw]

I thought in SA we have agencies like South African Secret serves (SASS) and a Domestic Branch of the State Security Agency that its primary function is to identify threats to national security and dealt with them. Now the military camp that has been there for moths and no agencies knew about it.

[@letsgo8814]

In a corrupt state, that statement is merely theory work...

[@saamstaan6540]

We do have those agencies,they just don't do their work.

[@kgaogelopitsi5819]

​@letsgo8814 it's open and identified. No secret lies unrevealed.

[@kdZA8209]

It's a big country plus they also rely on information that citizens provide. That's why they say if you see something say something. The problem is that we assume that they can see everything, they can't!

[@zamokwakhengobese1826]

Anc and EFF knows about this i'm telling you we are in danger in this country there are so many camp like this country wide

[@SanieboyMotloaetsi]

Tumelo go on with your work you doing a great job this people who are complaining don't mind them 🤔💪🙏

[@crosschrist3827]

FuR#@ That shi! % we are in this situation because of people like you.I assume you are the type that said, Let the anc rule and vote for them becouse they are learning as they go,, don't mind those who vote for other parties.

[@saamstaan6540]

Very very bad reporting

[@KabeloMathe-ze4mn]

South africans needs to wake up

[@JabuMalelane]

I'm sure SABC could've sent an experience reporter.

[@loginroberts6673]

Oh plz leave Reporter focus on News.

[@SolomonNkosi-nx3ww]

@@loginroberts6673 Aag man this sucks to the core cant you hear - this guy repeats the same thing more than once and you call that news???? you probably sound like him in your

[@garethmckerrell6888]

SABC reporting equals quality.

[@LindikhayaNgcanga]

Poor reporting from the reporter.

[@geee7672]

...I was hoping that Gayton Mackenzie and Operation Dudula would have been first to know about this... Empty cans make the most noise in the environment.

[@veeranchetty2669]

Can we have some relevant information? Who is the owner Who is the organizer Why did it take 4months to uncover Home affairs oversight before Local authority oversight Intelligence ? Saps oversight before

[@TuisRadebe-ey9ve]

Government must pull up the socks we can't stand for this

[@NkgelediLekgwati-bh1fj]

We told ANC about this foreigners of them they didn't leasen to us, i think this ANC people are not South African they foreigners too, they had fooled those who vote for them

[@connaightvanwyk1129]

This is a Dom reporter.. He needs training almost as if he's making everything up the way he's talking

[@hgfku-tn6hb]

Such a beautiful and safest country before 1994

[@mthokozisilanga4497]

It was safe for white people, we Africans were victims just as we still are. South Africa was never peaceful for Africans.

[@kerrykerry2740]

For who?

[@WillamShauke]

I am black man 100% i agree with you .

[@mandisireehkavyahrulashe4893]

Safe, for who?

[@dineshanpillay5944]

For the whites

[@melikhayambali6264]

Tumelo how long have you been a reporter😢

[@antondupreez8205]

Two minutes.....quite unbearable 🙂

[@mothusimapalentwa9076]

Why you asking if I can ask?

[@bongamwelase2759]

💯 😭😭

[@melikhayambali6264]

@@mothusimapalentwa9076 really 👀 please allow me to 🤐as it won't be profitable nor fruitful for me to comment further,I WAS WRONG HIS PERFECT 👎🏿!!

[@harveyfuqua6633]

Nepotism is rife in South Africa

[@lawrencemlombile828]

Congratulations to JULIA'S MALEMA

[@fin2-em2mf]

This will continue until you realise who is at fault....These arabs were given VISAS...Does malema issue visas???

[@TshepisoMagomane]

For what?

[@thefarmingpreacher]

you are stupid ignorant fool, did he issue visas?

[@mensilak]

For what actually?

[@lawrencemlombile828]

@@mensilak for open borders

[@cheznone9296]

They’ve got better mattresses than we saw in the prison raids. Maybe they can be transferred to prisoners after being washed.

[@HARLEYQUINN-tf6ee]

😂

[@HARLEYQUINN-tf6ee]

😆😆😆 I thought you meant the guys being arrested should be washed...

[@arnoldmeiring7710]

A reporter that don't know if it's a REAL gun or fake?

[@ShadowSmile-jo2rg]

Don't look for firearms...but look for Qurans and Islamic books

[@lindokuhlenontsikelelomabu3293]

Yoh No the reporter needs retraining because wow.

[@suelane1350]

Who is running this Military training?? And why

[@top-gnews8333]

Some Muslims, or boere

[@MarchonWestminster]

​@@top-gnews8333Boere do not support open borders and neither do ANY of our South African people. The EFF's white boogeyman doesn't exist my friend.

[@silam2329]

​@@top-gnews8333always blame the boere blame your own for 30 years they run this country hi nê now you wake up. Really the boere😂

[@habeshazones640]

The reporter is so unprofessional he is airing his own opinion rather than showing the facts you keep mean you can’t buy a camera light to back up what he’s saying he’s a stuttering, stuttering, stuttering, stuttering and so irritating to watch

[@Mantaray911]

04:30 This is a gym. It also looks like a gym. Wow! Poor quality reporting, this guy is unbearable.

[@Kzn777D]

Seriously what a terrible reporter 😅😅😅

[@ThembaCindi-yy7yo]

Who own this land or territory.He must be arrested.

[@angiemac8066]

Malema's friends

[@thefarmingpreacher]

stupid ignorant fool, exposing your ignorance

[@mensilak]

For what?

[@barbarapetersmazwide]

South Africa is a free for all. Where is the intelligence 😡😡

[@nedor64]

"Where is the intelligence" Where the SABC, Spoornet, SANDF, Municipalities, UIF, RAF, and all others are BANKRUPT.

[@HARLEYQUINN-tf6ee]

I watched an interview recently with an intelligence community guy from ISS, according to him, our intelligence system is also broken.

[@barbarapetersmazwide]

@@HARLEYQUINN-tf6ee It's a shame. We are on our own.

[@motifics]

​@@HARLEYQUINN-tf6ee hopefully this investigation is indicative of a step towards fixing the problem

[@kerrykerry2740]

Why deport them? Send them to jail, they will come back. Yes they are here illegally, America was never going to deport them

[@fin2-em2mf]

they were given VISAS...

[@badge5575]

They have student visas

[@dee2359]

This is an ISIS training ground. There are several in our country.

[@michellebrits2617]

There is a group ib the north of Mozambique so it's a matter of time in my opinion, if they don't secure the borders.

[@kennethmndawe6315]

We must not be surprised by all of this, we know we are a jumping castle

[@cyberT3000]

Reporter was trained to make this look like an illegal immigrant issue and fear monger the crime committed by them. Classic government tactics. How can a police official or council member have missed an encampemeng of 95 people or military training ground? Obviously, they condoned possibly gave permission for it. SABC is far from independent and impartial. This reporter was trained to do exactly what he did. Create drama about illegal immigrants rather than take accountability for their mess.

[@kdZA8209]

Farm?

[@motifics]

​@@kdZA8209yes on a farm, the community have been complaining about them and I think that's what led to this investigation

[@TonyNothnagel]

Iratting reporting gasping the whole time. Waffling with no story

[@faizkhandbnsa]

bad reporter cant give us proper info, just repeating , he needs to report about cats stuck on trees not such important national security issues .

[@colleengreenthompson6095]

How does these camps get erected without being noticed

[@NaipendaAfrika]

The State should own all SA's LAND.

[@thulaniosia613]

Bokoharam is loading in SA war zone 😢😢

[@fin2-em2mf]

More like ISIS....Boko haram is also sponsored by ARABS....

[@michellebrits2617]

There is already an Islamic extemist group in the north of Mozambique. It's a matter of time. We need to secure the borders ASAP.

[@EasyElectric-ky2mc]

What if gaddafi still alive?

[@monicakieck7501]

Anc's incompetence; someone in government knows; open borders; bribes and corruption is putting SA and citizens at risk😢

[@colleengreenthompson6095]

Wonder how long it's been going on 😮

[@top-gnews8333]

Depoted really they must be arrested 😳

[@EatOutMoreOften]

This field reporter keeps on repeating himself and stumbles on his words, How do we send Cvs for the position, I am not saying I can do better but the bar isn't very high.

[@fredopasta8325]

Terrible reporter

[@likhoele]

SABC reporter Tumelo banna 😂😂😂

[@nosimongundana6136]

Check thoroughly everywhere.This might not be the only one

[@pastorjacobs6076]

Bribes from home affairs officials , now we under siege 😢. Most African countries want to destroy SA. Where is j malema now ?. Can he explain .

[@NolifewithoutJesus]

Open borders for malema

[@RayS2000-ef6ti]

The government knows everything about that... 😊

[@mugaruradavid6294]

People look like coming from!!!!!?????

[@mampeoamunie396]

The results of voting for ANC, on behalf of Eff we will continue to sit back and watch the sinking ship!!!

[@teawithlecree5328]

What a mediocre reporter with such a serious issue. Speeding through repetitive descriptions; it's like he's sniffed a whole bag of coke man. Terrible and incredibly difficult to follow.

[@dinaledi4085]

Is that what a bag of coke does ? Geez give the guy a break !

[@gerhard-jx4rn]

Ah ah ah bad reporting

[@louisboshoff9701]

What kind of weapons for training?

[@KuraiMutema-dx1sv]

It's not surprising if is not from zanu pf brutal and torture camp

[@SiyabulelaNdengane]

😢 thanks anc and Anc 4 opening the boarders our lives are going 😢 down 😢

[@walterlanga2257]

Mercenaries on the buy. Someone is making business with these folk.

[@sikhondebele8920]

But who is incharge? And who is training them?