By JARED SACKS
The outcry over this past week’s brutal eviction of shack dwellers in Lwandle, outside Cape Town, has prompted new Minister of Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu, to step in and temporarily allow residents back on the land from which they were evicted. She promised to investigate the matter and pursue what she called “unanswered questions”.
There are indeed many unanswered questions about this eviction.
On Monday, photos appeared on social media, showing a large-scale operation by the sheriff of the court, backed up by the South African Police Service, the various law enforcement agencies of Cape Town, and an outsourced demolition team. Hundreds of homes were demolished and residents fought with police, trying to keep their furniture and other belongings from being destroyed.
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