Foreign nationals living in Cape Town church to be accommodated during lockdown

As South Africans prepare for a nationwide lockdown to help stop the spread of COVID-19, authorities are now urgently looking for space to house hundreds of foreigners living at a church in Cape Town’s CBD and outside a police station.

The men, women, and children have been camping in the city since October after they were removed from outside the UN Refugee Agency offices where they were demanding assistance to leave the country due to xenophobia.

On Wednesday, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi reiterated that the foreigners needed to reintegrate into the societies they came from or face repatriation.

The Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town said the foreigners living in the church and those camping outside the police station would be moved to an area identified by national government.

Premier Alan Winde said they were busy with the final paperwork.

“Basically, what it means is that water and sewerage facilities will be phased out sufficiently to reduce the risk of COVID-19 from spreading,” Winde said.

Mayco member for Safety and Security JP Smith said they were hoping to get this done very soon.

“Land was identified and the Department of Public Works is facilitating access and they will be relocated,” he said.

The move involved more than 500 people.

In other news – DJ Tira follows Somizi’s footsteps, buys street vendor’s fruits & veggies before the lockdown – Watch

Some few days ago radio and TV personality Somizi Mhlongo shared a video in which he encouraged people to support street vendors by buying their stocks before the lockdown as they will be greatly affected, than the supermarkets that will be able to survive.

Producer and musician DJ Tira has also played his part as he shared a video of himself fulfilling the pledge made by numerous media personalities to, continue reading

Source: EWN