Ziyaad Asvat, son of Ebrahim Asvat, Lenasia's CPF Chairperson, was arrested on alleged kidnapping and extortion charges.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda of SAPS spoke to Radio Islam International and confirmed the arrest of Zaheer Asvat on Friday night after a warrant of arrest was issued against him. Netshiunda says he joins eight others who were arrested for the same crimes. He added that more charges could be included in the docket as the investigation is ongoing.

Ziyaad is said to be involved in extortion amounting to more than R 25 million from family members of those kidnapped.

On Monday, the suspect appeared in the Randburg Magistrates Court; however, the case was postponed to 19 May 2022, and he remains in custody.

Columnist Ivor Vegter joined the Radio Islam International team to discuss current affairs impacting South Africa and Africa.

Today, he spoke on the issues of Xenophobia, the KZN flooding and funding as well as water-shedding.

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