Hundreds of foreigners seeking asylum status are camped at the refugee reception centre where they are applying for asylum. Last week the municipality dismantled temporary shelters for foreigners set around churches, saying they posed a health hazard. Asylum seekers including women and children now sleep in bushes near the town centre without running water or ablution facilities.
Spokesperson for the Musina municipality in Limpopo, Wilson Dzebu says the municipality is in consultation with the provincial government to assist in the challenges of the huge influx of asylum seekers in the area. He was responding to a statement made by Jacob Matakanye of the Musina Legal Advice Centre who said civic organizations want national government to intervene in resolving the crisis.
Meanwhile, the City of Cape Town says it’s ready to continue with the relocation of refugees this weekend. More than 100 foreigners still have to be relocated to Youngsfield and Blue Waters after heavy rains delayed the process. The refugees have been accommodated at Soetwater and Silverstroom.
City spokesperson Pieter Cronje, says they have erected more tents and have stablized the sites.
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