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Immigrant families bused out of Overberg after xenophobic violence

Over 100 people marched in Hermanus on Friday, demanding immigrants leave

A mother and her child in Kleinmond on a bus back to Malawi. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks
Dozens of mothers and babies on their backs, and men carrying suitcases, lined up in Kleinmond on Friday afternoon to board buses back to Malawi.
Three buses, arranged by the Malawian government, were filled.
Hundreds of people had staged a march in the coastal Western Cape town on Sunday morning, demanding that immigrants leave the area. Many people had fled their homes and spent the night in the mountains and in the dunes.
Winston Masupula stood in line, helping his wife carry a heavy suitcase. He’d been living in Kleinmond for about a year.
“They went door-to-door to chase us and said that they…

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