Eight people were arrested after five structures were erected in an open field in Kraaifontein in Cape Town on Sunday, Western Cape police said.
“Around 1000 residents gathered on the field and became aggressive when the structures were removed by authorities,” said police spokesman Lt-Col Andrè Traut.
The residents threw stones and burnt tyres in protest.
“Rubber bullets, gas cartridges and a water cannon were used to disperse the crowd,” he said.
Police arrested seven men and one women for public violence and unlawful occupation of land. - Sapa