These ex-soldiers were predominantly Portuguese-speaking Angolans who fought on the South African government side in Angola and Namibia, and after the end of the South African Border War to police the black townships.

Injured 32 Battalion veterans of war live in squalid circumstances.

[6] A 2009 documentary film recorded South African mercenaries describing how Pomfret was a place to recruit cheap labor for mercenary activities.

[7] The presence of asbestos in the subsoil was the major reason for the creation of the town.

Asbestos was mined and used in the motor industry for the making of brake pads, roofing, and water pipes.