The Department of Public Works (DPW) dismantled and removed the Khoisan encampment at the Union Buildings in Pretoria after nearly seven years of protest. The DPW obtained a court order permitting the removal, which was met with resistance from the Khoisan community who demand recognition as the first nation, the inclusion of their language as an official language, engagement with the government over land, and the abolition of the coloured identity.
After nearly seven years of Khoisan protest, the Department of Public Works dismantled and removed their encampment at the Union Buildings on February 10.
The DPW then extended the eviction notice by a further three-week period out of compassion for the Khoisan community. “They’ve given us no alternative and we have nowhere to go. It started two weeks back when they closed off the Union Building lawn to the public, we know now it was in preparation for this. It is sad that it had to come to this and the government cannot simply acknowledge us as the first nation. We are never going to stop, no matter what, we are not going to stop until our four demands are met,” Xesema said.
The king maintains that the efforts taken by the government do not constitute a loss for the Khoisan, as their fight is far from over and their members’ struggles will not be in vain.
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