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       Dozens arrested after violent protests over land in Hermanus
       By: Hawk Date: March 28, 2018, 6:32 am
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       SOURCE : Eyewitness News
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       Dozens arrested after violent protests over land in Hermanus
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       CAPE TOWN - Dozens of arrests have been made following days of
       violent protests in Hermanus.
       The trouble started on Friday when a group of people tried to
       occupy a piece of land.
       When they were prevented from doing so, tensions boiled over.
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       A satellite police station was torched, along with a vehicle.
       Over the weekend, protesters also set fire to a library and
       attacked a recycling site.
       Ward councillor Lindile Ntsabo says angry community members met
       with the mayor on Monday night to discuss their grievances.
       “They are not receiving the land which they occupied illegally.
       There is another possibility that they’ll receive something.
       This will be announced by the mayor.”
       Meanwhile, in Gauteng, five people were arrested for attempting
       to occupy land in Midrand. In another incident, a group of
       Alexandra residents attempted to grab land in Marlboro but was
       stopped by the police.
       The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on President Cyril
       Ramaphosa to prevent land invasions in the country.
       The party has also accused the Economic Freedom Fighters of
       encouraging people to break the law and illegally occupy land.
       On Human Rights Day, EFF leader Julius Malema said there’s no
       human rights without the ownership of land.
       “There’s no human rights in a shack, without justice or dignity.
       Our land in our dignity.”
       Malema says South Africa needs to understand that land
       expropriation without compensation is no longer a debate topic
       but a reality.
       President Ramaphosa has said that government will handle the
       land matter carefully through dialogue.
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