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Foreign nationals living in CT CBD to be relocated to Bellville, Maitland
The sites have finally been identified and approved and Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille visited one of the sites this week.
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Lockdown: Still no accommodation for foreign nationals living in CT church
The Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town indicated that they were looking for space to house men, women and children who were camping in the city since October.
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Foreign nationals ‘won’t be penalised’ for expired visas during lockdown
Of the 75 land, sea and airports around the country, 35 were shut down last week.
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Stranded CT foreign nationals say they don’t want to be repatriated
Refugee leader Papy Sukami, who appeared in court on Friday on robbery and assault charges, said they didn’t want to be deported and still wanted to be resettled.
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MPs raise concerns over disregarding of laws, by-laws by CT refugees
Members of Parliament's home affairs committee said refugees should comply with South Africa's laws and the by-laws of the City of Cape Town or they should be deported back to their countries of origin.
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Motsoaledi criticises CoCT for not enforcing by-laws against foreign nationals
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that the City of Cape Town should have enforced its by-laws instead of trying to shift blame to the Department of Home Affairs.
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Reintegrate into SA society or return home - Motsoaledi on foreign nationals
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was referring to the foreign nationals in Pretoria and Cape Town who want to be resettled in a third country because of fears of xenophobic attacks.
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Foreign national woman allegedly caught in CT eviction fracas gives birth
She was among the foreign nationals who were forced away from Greenmarket Square on Sunday.
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CoCT considers return to court to deal with 'loitering' foreign nationals
The municipality had complied with a court order by verifying the foreign nationals living outside the church within seven days before forcing them off the occupied public space on Sunday.
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Parly committee wants resolution to CT's stranded foreign nationals
On Monday, several refugees set up camp outside the Cape Town Central Police Station.
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WC Social Development Dept ready to help stranded foreign nationals
A meeting's planned for Tuesday afternoon to discuss the matter.
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CT refugees take cover at a local police station
On Monday, there were more chaotic scenes after the group was ordered to leave a park in the CBD.
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Stranded foreign nationals in Cape Town opt for arrest
The Sheriff of the Court gave them two options - either be transported back to their various communities or be arrested.
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Public order police deployed to remove foreign nationals from CT park
The foreign nationals, who were removed from outside a church in the CBD on Sunday, had slept in the park last night and were told to move on Monday morning.
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Foreign nationals in limbo after being moved from CT churches
On Sunday, they were removed from Greenmarket Square after the City of Cape Town enforced an interim court order allowing them to act against foreign nationals that had been living there since October.
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CoCT to conclude verification process of foreign nationals living at church
Mayco member for Safety and Security JP Smith said that many refugees participated in the screening process and said that the verification period expired today.
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No safe place to call home: Refugees in limbo as CoCT set to enforce by-laws
With hopes of finding a safer place to live fading, the foreign nationals living at a church in Greenmarket Square in Cape Town have nowhere to go as the City of Cape Town prepares to enforce its by-laws and remove them.
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Process to document refugees occupying public space in CT under way
On Wednesday, 15 families were transported from the Methodist Chapel on Green Market Square to a venue in Salt River where the Department of Home Affairs officials could verify their identities and nationalities.
