The beach eviction: We were confused. All we wanted to do was swim

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'We were confused and all we wanted to do was swim. Forcefully removed from St James Beach with two wet children, we had to carry all that stuff back to the cars.' ~ Yusuf Daniels, from Living Coloured (Because Black and White Were Already Taken)

I have family members who are fair in complexion, and I have other family members who are darker. You will soon understand why I am explaining this.

The cars are packed and, you know mos, it’s plenty of food, umbrellas, blankets, biryani pots and alles. We are about five cars and one bakkie packed to capacity. Now, I’ve never been to St James Beach, and Shameeg and I are already talking about how we gonna dive and swim, and the games we’re gonna play. Excited is an understatement. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there, as Mitchells Plain isn’t far from St James Beach.

We are now only about five minutes into our pool session when we hear the sirens. Three police vans pull up and about seven policemen jump out of their vans, heading straight for us. Now this family I’m with are English-speaking people, but obviously could speak Afrikaans as well. Two of the cops come to Shameeg and me, chasing us out of the water and saying: “Julle moet onmiddellik uit hierdie water klim.

 

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