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WATCH: Residents revolt against demolitions in Seshego Zone 5

Review journalist Rebecca Phala reported live from the scene where the Polokwane Municipality demolished structures erected by residents of Seshego Zone 5.

POLOKWANE – Residents of Seshego Zone 5 are demanding for the Polokwane Mayor, John Mpe to address them over the demolition of structures in the area.

The Polokwane Municipality went ahead with the demolition this morning (June 20) and said they have a court order to do so after the structures were erected in last week.

Residents in the area, however, say the court order is interim and was issued in 2015 which they find questionable. They added that they would rather be harmed than have their structures removed.

Earlier, residents formed a barricade around an excavator but were soon dispersed by rubber bullets.

Two community leaders have also been arrested.

Read more in this week’s Bonus Review.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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