source: Pretoria News
actor1: Military Forces of South Africa (1994-)
actor2: Civilians (South Africa)
location: Marievale
notes: Around 15 March 2021 (month of), Happiness Village residents were allegedly beaten, butted with rifles, and forced to roll in the mud and wash in the river by soldiers in Marievale (Ekurhuleni, Gauteng). About 100 soldiers also demolished their houses. It is unclear what prompted the violence.