WATCH: Evictions in Lenasia turn violent

One person was killed and a second was shot and wounded during a tense clash over land in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, on Friday morning.

"We can't confirm the cause of death at the moment. Police are currently making their way to where the man died," police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubela said.

Makhubela said Red Ant Security Services workers were evicting dwellers along the freeway.