'You Will Not Build Shacks Here,' South African Residents Protest

"Our message is clear, they will not put up shacks," said Protea Glen resident and member of the area's crisis committee, Phelelani Sindani. This comes after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse illegal land occupiers in the Johannesburg suburb.

Video screenshot of officers firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse land occupiers in Protea Glen.

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