'I lost everything. They took my takkies, my clothes and my R400.'
Broken windows, twisted debris, tears, anger and blood were evident after the evictions, close to Rustervaal in Vereeniging.
A sobbing Nonyamko Mgodeki stood outside her maroon painted shack. She covered her face with a hoodie after surveying the damage to her home."My heart is very sore. I lost everything. They took my takkies, my clothes and my R400. I don't know what to do anymore. I have nowhere to go," the inconsolable mother of one said while being comforted by a friend.Shadrack Motlatse said residents were alerted about the evictions around 8am.
Another local resident, Johannes Mohlophe, said they were supposed to receive seven days' notice to vacate.
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