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Red Ants demolish a shack occupying private land in Dunoon.
Red Ants demolish a shack occupying private land in Dunoon.
PHOTO: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

The Red Ants security and evictions company was, on Sunday, 20 September 2020, sent by the Knysna municipality to demolish three shacks allegedly built illegally on land the occupants did not own.  

By the end of the day, more than 3 000 rubber bullets were fired by the police and the Red Ants.

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