City of Cape Town to begin 'enforcement operations' against Greenmarket Square refugees
9 January 2020
The City of Cape Town will soon begin "enforcement operations" against the group of refugees camping outside the Central Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square, says Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith.
This comes after two meetings this week with representatives for the refugees, police, home affairs and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), GroundUp reported.
The refugees have been protesting for months – initially outside the UNHCR offices in St George's Mall, before they were forcefully removed in a chaotic scene on October 30, 2019.
They have been demanding to be resettled in another country. Since then, most of the families have been living inside and outside the church.