Residents homeless after eviction from George informal settlement

Hundreds of George residents were left homeless after more than 200 informal structures were demolished by the Red Ants this week.

While demolition continued on Tuesday and Wednesday, residents of the Touwsranten informal settlement said they had been illegally evicted as no alternative housing options had been provided by the municipality...

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