However, the UNHCR's head of the Cape Town office, Miranda Gaanderse, reiterated that it could only take individual applications for resettlement.
Approximately one thousand people are sleeping inside and outside the Central Methodist Church on Greenmarket Square in Cape Town. Monday’s court order only applies to those outside the church. Archive photo: Madison Yauger / GroundUp
He said that if the matter was not resolved with the eventual reintegration of those involved in the sit-in, they would ultimately be repatriated to their countries of origin. In August last year, the UNHCR wrote back to say it was only a “remote possibility” because South Africa was a stable democracy with “enviable” laws.
She expressed concern about the welfare of the protesters sleeping in the church, and misinformation and false promises made to people who joined the protest. Motsoaledi said the refugees insist they have nowhere to go and must be relocated to another country.
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