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Jean-Pierre Balous, Papy Sukami and Aline Bukuru made headlines as the leaders of an ongoing protest against xenophobic violence in South Africa. In the demonstration, which began in October 2019 outside the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cape Town, hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers demanded resettlement to Canada. After being forcibly removed from the UNHCR offices, the group occupied the Central Methodist Church on Greenmarket Square. This continued until the Covid-19 pandemic struck when the group, which had split into two factions, was moved to separate, temporary shelters at Paint City and Wingfield. The camps are now earmarked for closure on 15 May.
Clock ticking for Cape refugees to either reintegrate or be deported iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Showdown looms as some Bellville refugees stick to resettling demand By Okuhle Hlati Share Cape Town – Some refugees at the Paint City site in Bellville have remained steadfast on being resettled to other countries besides an ultimatum of two weeks to reconsider other offered options. Refugees and asylum seekers currently accommodated in Bellville and Wingfield tents have been offered to either be reintegrated or be deported, with each person assisted with a fully paid plane ticket. This offer stands for a two-week period that started on April 15. After that officials will remove the tents, showers, toilets and no longer supply anyone at these sites as they expect that there will be no one remaining.
Refugees protesting in CT given 2 weeks to reintegrate or repatriate ewn.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ewn.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
41 foreign nationals deported after staging anti-xenophobic protests in CT Hundreds had participated in a sit-in outside the UN Refugee Agency and the families then found refuge in a church off Green Market Square. Hundreds of foreigners protest in Greenmarket Square in Cape Town on 18 December 2019. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN 2 hours ago CAPE TOWN - Forty-one foreign nationals have been deported two years after staging a disruptive protest against xenophobia in Cape Town. Hundreds had participated in a sit-in outside the UN Refugee Agency and the families then found refuge in a church off Green Market Square. Following a court order, they were removed and relocated to a site in Bellville as the COVID-19 pandemic set in.