Tensions heighten ahead of planned anti-illegal immigration march
Refugees outside a Home Affairs office in Durban are willing to move to a repatriation centre in GP
Refugees residing outside the Home Affairs offices on Che Guevara Road in Durban are proposing to relocate to the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Gauteng. This request emerges prior to an anticipated protest organized by the anti-illegal immigration group March and March. Tensions in the vicinity surged last week when representatives of March and March conducted a demonstration in the vicinity.
Princess Adjei, a leader among the refugees, acknowledges the group's desire for the area to be cleared. However, she emphasizes that the refugees lack alternative accommodations. Adjei explains that they have been informed about the availability of a facility in Gauteng to house them. "We simply require shelter as we cannot remain on the streets indefinitely.
We need shelter to enable us to depart from this location. March and March is criticizing the street cleaning due to the tents and makeshift dwellings rendering the street unsightly. Although we comprehend their concerns, we lack a place to go; we are imploring the government to provide us with shelter."
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