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300 Zimbabweans stuck at Joburg consulate

Hundreds of people have been displaced by weekly March and March protests

Hundreds of people are stranded at the former Zimbabwean Consulate in Bruma, Johannesburg. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro

Weekly March and March protests across Gauteng have forced hundreds of people to leave their homes.
More than 300 people are living at the former Zimbabwean consulate in Bruma, Johannesburg, waiting to be repatriated.
The Zimbabwean government has stopped providing buses for displaced immigrants.

Simpiwe Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean woman from Esigodini, near Bulawayo, was in her flat in Hillbrow in mid-August when a group of men, supporters of March and March, barged in and ordered her to leave. She was seven months pregnant.
She begged to stay until after the birth, but her landlord – who said he was put under pressure – told…

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