Overview
- Law enforcement raided a sports bar on Bloed Street in Pretoria’s CBD, where authorities say it doubled as a brothel exploiting young, undocumented workers.
- About 30 people reported to be undocumented were detained during the Tuesday night operation alongside the four municipal officials and four Chinese nationals.
- Mayor Nasiphi Moya said the arrested officials will be charged with running a prostitution ring and employing undocumented immigrants.
- Moya alleged operators confessed to paying R5,000 to city staff, citing the claims as evidence of internal collusion under investigation.
- The shutdown formed part of broader bylaw enforcement that includes closing non-compliant shops, cutting illegal electricity connections, and targeting unlicensed liquor sales, with investigations continuing.