At least one member of the Red Ants, a security agency which is called in to handle evictions, was killed.
Three others have been taken to hospital.
A member of the Red Ants, a security agency used to handle evictions, is one of the people killed, according to the Crime Air Network. Masondo said the Red Ants and the sheriff of the court were acting on a court order to remove shacks which were illegally erected. "It is alleged that, as the Red Ants were demolishing the shacks, a fight broke out with members of the community," he said.PODCAST: What have political parties promised to do about crime?
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