The group of refugees in the vicinity of Cape Town central police station live in rickety plastic shelters, while a few have formal tents.
Refugees were still living on pavements in the Cape Town CBD on Tuesday, while the rest of the country is under lockdown.Throngs of refugees and children were still sitting on pavements in the Cape Town CBD by noon on Tuesday — five days into the lockdown.
Smith said the city was in talks with the departments of home affairs and public works for the provision of land on which to erect the structures for the duration of the 21-day lockdown. “We are paying for the tents, which are really expensive. A decent-sized tent is R50,000 a month. We need 120 tents, plus we have to provide the water tankers and the chemical toilets. That will cost the city a few bob.”
“The unfortunate part of it now, which I am saying with a sore heart, is that every time public works produces land, the city says it is not suitable. When they are told what land to use, they don’t want it,” he said.Philani Nombembe
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