South African Shack Dwellers Promise 'War' Over Demolitions

Residents of the Chris Hani informal settlement in the town of Vereeniging, have said that they refuse to vacate a piece of land despite a court order, and issued a warning to the Red Ant Security Company responsible for demolitions that no shack would be touched without a fight.

Red Ants demolish a shack occupying private land in Dunoon on Thursday.

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