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“Better to be safe than sorry” – 1,800 Zimbabweans seek repatriation

Immigrant families have been displaced in the Western Cape

A man sits between hundreds of suitcases wrapped in clingfilm to protect them from the rain. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

A large group of Zimbabweans are at the refugee reception centre in Cape Town, wishing to be repatriated.
Women and children spent a cold night inside the centre, while men stayed outside in the rain.
The group will likely be moved to a repatriation centre in Musina.

About 1,800 displaced Zimbabweans were being processed for repatriation at the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre in Epping on Monday.
The group spent Saturday night sleeping rough in the rain near the Zimbabwean Consulate in District Six before they were relocated to the refugee centre on Sunday.
They have fled their homes in rural…

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