Cape Town — The homes of 12 Tafelsig backyarder families were demolished by the city's Anti-Land Invasion unit on Friday, in a fierce face-off that left several people injured, including a woman who was seven months pregnant.
This came two days after the Cape High Court granted a postponement to allow backyarders sufficient time to get legal representation to appeal the city's application for an eviction order.
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