Twenty-two people have been killed in the past three years in the Majola area of rural Port St Johns, with more than 140 homes burnt down.
Twenty two people have been killed in the past three years in the Majola area of rural Port St Johns, with more than 140 homes burnt down.An inter-village feud so violent that some residents have begun sleeping in the bush, only returning to their homesteads in the daytime, has prompted the intervention of national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola and police minister Bheki Cele.
Twenty-two people have been killed in the past three years in the Majola area of rural Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape, with more than 140 homes burnt down. The conflict has displaced scores of families, leaving women and children destitute, Cele's office said, after a visit to the area over the weekend.Community leaders cite rampant stock theft and revenge attacks for the ongoing violence, according to previous reporting by the Daily Dispatch. A tussle for jobs on a government project to build a dam nearby was also touted as a factor. The newspaper reported that some residents were decamping to the bush at night in fear of attacks.
Cele's office said members of the tactical response team and national intervention unit will be deployed within the week to affected areas of the Majola villages. This intervention will be accompanied by the deployment of a team of additional detectives, to assist with police investigations and bring those responsible for the reign of terror on the people of Majola to book.
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