Clashes between the Red Ants and residents resulted in two people being killed and three others injured.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission says it will probe evictions in Rustervaal near Vereeniging.
The Red Ants were acting on a court order to remove shacks, which were illegally set up.The commission says it will probe possible eviction violations and it is seeking clarity about the circumstances leading to the forced removals and why they took place in the first place.Source
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