Xenophobic Violence on the Horizon

The fears come after Atteridgeville residents attacked two Somali spaza shops on Monday night.

The attacks occurred after security workers, contracted by the Tshwane Metro Council, tore down 550 shacks at Itireleng settlement, next to Laudium, on Monday.

The shacks were demolished after the landowners, Pretoria Portland Cement, obtained a court order in December to have the land invaders evicted.

The Gauteng Civic Association (GACA), which represents neighbouring Atteridgeville residents, yesterday said Itireleng residents were angry with mayor Gwen Ramokgopa, who they believed had broken her promises to give them land.

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