South Africa: Lwandle One Year Later - Still No Resolution

On 2 and 3 June a year ago the residents of Lwandle Strand were evicted from the SANRAL-owned land that they were occupying. Besides losing their homes, many also lost their belongings. Yesterday, the evicted residents of Lwandle protested despite heavy rains, demanding to be listened to about their problems.

Yesterday afternoon, about 100 people were burning tyres, singing and dancing as they marched from Lwandle to the N2 highway.

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