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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The City of Cape Town said it’s investigating allegations of mistreatment against residents by a private security company guarding city-owned land in Mfuleni.<\/p>\n

Residents of Phola Park in Mfuleni have raised concerns about the presence of Red Ants private security guards in their community.<\/p>\n

They are accusing the security officers, who’ve been stationed in the area for the past three years, of harassing them and kicking down their makeshift toilets.<\/p>\n

The informal settlement came into existence in 2019 during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many struggled to find accommodation.<\/p>\n

According to the local ward councillor, Mongezi Madikane, the city-owned land that the Phola Park informal settlement is built on is earmarked to house 800 families from Mfuleni.<\/p>\n

It is also land meant for two new schools to benefit Mfuleni and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

Angry residents of the informal settlement took their frustrations to the streets last Friday, protesting the deployment of the Red Ants and the demolition of their informal structures.<\/p>\n

The community wants Red Ant Security to focus only on guarding the school property and to stay away from their homes.<\/p>\n

However, Madikane told residents that they cannot allow the security company to move and further risk the illegal invasion of the entire land meant for housing and school developments.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. The City of Cape Town said it’s investigating allegations of mistreatment against residents by a private security company guarding city-owned land in Mfuleni. Residents of Phola Park in Mfuleni have raised concerns about the presence of Red Ants private security guards in their community. 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