Hermanus ‘tense’ after land grab thwarted

Police reinforcements were monitoring a “tense” atmosphere on Monday after an attempted land invasion was halted in Hermanus.

At least 25 people were arrested in the town on the southern Cape coast after scores of people marked out plots on vacant land.

Overberg police commander brigadier Donovan Heilbron said the situation was still tense on Monday and that police would meet with community members in the area to restore calm.

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