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Epping refugee centre closes after thousands repatriated but hundreds remain

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Hundreds more immigrants, mostly from Zimbabwe and Malawi, arrived at the refugee repatriation centre in Epping, Cape Town, over the weekend. It is unclear when they will be helped as the centre will no longer operate as a repatriation site. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

The temporary repatriation site at the Refugee Reception Centre in Epping, Cape Town, has officially been closed. But hundreds of people remain camped on an open field near the site.
At the weekend, we spoke to people who had spent nearly a week at the centre waiting for transport to the border. Many came from rural areas of the Western Cape, fearing xenophobic violence.
Several organisation have stepped in to assist with food, essentials and buses.

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