“Our eyes are open, you are eating our money. We are suffering. Just come kill us here. Put us on an airplane and send us somewhere else.”
On Sunday, confirming the removal of the structures at Greenmarket Square to end what was an “untenable situation”, the City of Cape Town said its enforcement agencies “are monitoring locations to which persons are moving and will act on these if necessary”.
The refugees were apprised of the provisions of the court order, and had known for more than 10 days that the bylaw enforcement operation was coming, the city's JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security, said in a statement.
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