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South Africa News
Cape Town refugees want to leave SA
It’s been over three years since over a thousand refugees were moved from the Cape Town CBD to two large…
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Home Affairs and City of Cape Town fight over deportation of refugees
Home Affairs and the City of Cape Town are engaged in a blame game over who should shoulder the responsibility…
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Pregnant refugee in Cape Town accuses police of assault
A pregnant refugee claims she has suffered a beating at the hands of police. This comes after refugees were removed…
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Armed Police remove refugees from Central Methodist Church
Refugees who have taken up residence in the Central Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square in Cape Town are going to…
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Cape Town refugees instructed to vacate sidewalks & locals told to stay home
The group of refugees has been living outside the local police station after they were removed from the Central Methodist…
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Trespassing case opened against Cape Town refugees
Refugees who were living outside the Central Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square have fled police to St Mary’s Church, located…
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Cape Town refugees slam court judgment
The Western Cape High Court has ruled that refugees and asylum seekers must comply with city bylaws outside the Central…
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City of Cape Town wins case against refugees
The High Court in Cape Town has ordered refugees to comply with municipal by-laws. The city approached the court after…
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SAHRC commissioner threatened by refugee leader
The South African Human Rights Commission will no longer assist refugees who have been occupying the Central Methodist Church in…
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Cape Town refugees to learn their fate
More than 700 refugees and asylum seekers in Cape Town will know their fate on 17 February. They’ve been living…
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Refugee children in limbo
Many refugee children around Cape Town won’t be joining thousands of South African children who are starting school on Wednesday.…
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S.e.xual assault claims surface at refugee church
The Central Methodist Church in Cape Town has become a crime scene. That’s where about 700 refugees and asylum seekers…
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Second Cape Town refugee leader released on R2 000 bail
JP Balous, a second leader of the Cape Town refugees housed in the Central Methodist Church, has been released on…
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Living conditions worsen for Cape Town refugees
The living conditions of hundreds of refugees living around Green Market Square in Cape Town, appear to be worsening. The…
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No bail for refugee leader
Cape Town refugee leader Jean-Pierre Balous has been denied bail. He made a brief appearance in a Cape Town court…
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Refugee leader arrested at Cape Town church
Chaotic scenes continue playing out between two groups of refugees housed at the Central Methodist Church on Greenmarket Square in…
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SAHRC intervenes in Cape Town refugee conflict
Chaos and tension has continued to mount outside the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town on Tuesday. Public order police…
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Home Affairs committee chairperson Bongani Bongo condemns violence by refugees
The chairperson of the portfolio committee on home affairs, Bongani Bongo, condemned “in the strongest terms” the acts of violence…
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Video – Faith leaders attacked by refugees in Cape Town church
Refugees accommodated by the Central Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square can be seen losing their tempers amid calls for calm.…
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