eThikweni Municipality
South Africa’s shack dwellers are being thrown out into the streets
The evictions are happening despite a moratorium on evictions during the countrywide COVID-19 lockdown.
Army brought in to aid illegal evictions in South Africa, several left homeless amid lockdown
The Azania shack dwellers’ settlement of Abahlali baseMjondolo in Durban, was attacked by agents hired by the eThekwini municipality authorities on April 2. 15 shacks were demolished, leaving several people homeless