Kayamandi residents, police clash in fight for land

CAPE TOWN - Violent clashes between police and protestors took place in Kayamandi in Stellenbosch on Wednesday.

Police used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse crowds who wanted to march to the town to demand the return of the land to its rightful owners.A group of people calling themselves Jozi2Stellenbosch gathered in Kayamandi demanding the land be returned to them.Land reform: EC House of Traditional Leaders back AmaZulu King

eNCA tried interviewing some of the protest leaders, but they accused eNCA of being part of what they called White Monopoly Capital.Watch the video above for more on this story.

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