The police were “monitoring” Kraaifontein in Cape Town on Monday morning after a violent land invasion at the weekend, Western Cape police said.
Eight people were arrested after five structures were erected in an open field in the area on Sunday.
“The latest report is that everything is under control,” Lt-Col Andrè Traut said.
“At the moment everything is under control, but the police will remain in the area to maintain law and order.”
Around 1000 residents gathered on the field on Sunday and became aggressive when the structures were removed by authorities.
The residents threw stones and burnt tyres in protest.
Rubber bullets, gas cartridges and a water cannon were used to disperse the crowd.
Police arrested seven men and one woman for public violence and unlawful occupation of land.
The Cape Times newspaper reported that the residents were “backyarders” from Bloekombos and Wallacedene in Kraaifontein.
The protesters had also occupied two other pieces of land along Maroela Road. - Sapa