The plight of Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa around the border town of Musina has become ”desperate”, said government spokesperson Themba Maseko.
”Some – have tried to reintegrate on more than one occasion,” she says. ”Because they fear for their safety they’re not going back.”
Zimbabwean refugees should not be allowed to stay in Johannesburg’s Central Methodist Church, Gauteng’s minister for local government said on Friday.
Humanitarian organisations assisting Zimbabwean refugees in Musina have warned that their displacement could worsen the spread of cholera.
Government is looking at granting special status to Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa that will allow them to reside and work in the country legally
Dozens of Zimbabwean refugees are living on the streets of central Jo’burg following the closure of the refugee processing centre in Musina.
Somali refugees who were evicted from the Klerksoord refugee camp in Akasia on Monday do not want to be reintegrated into the South African community.
Refugees at the Klerksoord camp in Akasia, north of Pretoria, started to leave the camp on Monday afternoon.
City of Tshwane officials burnt shacks at Klerksoord refugee camp in Akasia, north of Pretoria, on Monday after evicting more than 300 people.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to do more to help hundreds of thousands displaced by unrest in the DRC.