A rumour that people who had been on the housing waiting list for less than four years had been moved into disputed N2 Gateway homes in Delft on Tuesday sparked a riot.
Former residents, who had last month been removed from N2 Gateway Project homes which they had illegally occupied in December, on Tuesday confronted those whom they believed had jumped the housing waiting list.
Police and security guards intervened to make sure a second batch of beneficiaries moved into their homes. This did not go down well with people who had earlier been evicted from the homes following a Cape High Court decision and who now lived in a tent camp.
As police chased protesters into the camp, bricks were thrown at them and they responded by firing rubber bullets at some rioters.
As the protesters were pushed behind a fence, some women held babies in their arms as they shouted abuse at police officers and private security guards.
A protester, Desmond Gedult, alleged that some of the new homes had already been occupied by "Somalians and Nigerians".
"How is it possible that they can throw us out of these homes only for them to be occupied by refugees?" asked Gedult.
Another protester said the refugees had opened up tuck shops and were renting space from the new homeowners. - Cape Times
Former residents, who had last month been removed from N2 Gateway Project homes which they had illegally occupied in December, on Tuesday confronted those whom they believed had jumped the housing waiting list.
Police and security guards intervened to make sure a second batch of beneficiaries moved into their homes. This did not go down well with people who had earlier been evicted from the homes following a Cape High Court decision and who now lived in a tent camp.
As police chased protesters into the camp, bricks were thrown at them and they responded by firing rubber bullets at some rioters.
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A protester, Desmond Gedult, alleged that some of the new homes had already been occupied by "Somalians and Nigerians".
"How is it possible that they can throw us out of these homes only for them to be occupied by refugees?" asked Gedult.
Another protester said the refugees had opened up tuck shops and were renting space from the new homeowners. - Cape Times
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