SIU redeployed to Umlazi's Glebelands Hostel
The National Special Investigations Unit has been redeployed to the Glebelands Hostel in Umlazi, south of Durban.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela visited the hostel again yesterday to begin her probe into killings and living conditions there.
She says tribalism is one of the issues that had been brought to her attention during closed meetings.
"There's still the issue of evicting people unlawfully from their rooms or from their beds and there are political issues that keep coming up. We won't go into details because it involves political parties and we don't think it would be fair having not even spoken to the national leaders of the parties involved," she said.
Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga says the state should be held accountable.
"[Our role is] to hold the state accountable for its responsibilities in resolving this matter at a law enforcement level but also in addressing some of the root causes," he said.
The investigation should be completed in three months.
(Photo: Anelisa Kubheka)