{"id":86273,"date":"2018-10-24T11:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=86273"},"modified":"2018-10-24T15:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T13:54:27","slug":"video-red-ants-disassemble-shacks-devastated-hlalamnandi-residents-witness-ruin-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/24\/video-red-ants-disassemble-shacks-devastated-hlalamnandi-residents-witness-ruin-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: The Red Ants disassemble shacks &#8211; devastated Hlalamnandi residents witness the ruin of their homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hlalamnandi settlement, situated on the outskirts of Middelburg, is riddled with illegal shacks that provide living space for poor families.<br \/>\nMany of these homes are inhabited by three generations from the same family, all of whom now have nowhere else to go.<\/p>\n<p>In a public meeting, residents had been forewarned to find themselves alternative accommodation, those who did not comply now sit without a roof over their heads.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_86275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86275\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86275\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/rooi-2-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/rooi-2-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/10\/rooi-2-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Red Ants, tending to a fire hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the border of Hlalamnandi, residents carried out their personal possessions and stacked them in the fields as they tried to salvage any remaining building materials.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Ants is a private security company that specialises in the eviction of illegal residents. The men and women in their red overalls, tackled the shacks one by one and broke them down.<\/p>\n<p>Several members of the Red Ants, as well as the police force, were assigned to crowd control as a measure of prevention against violent protests.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thousands rendered homeless as their settlements are broken down!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-GBFxTyG3gA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/84862\/r10-000-reward-information\/\" target=\"_blank\">R10 000 reward for information<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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