Durban Mayor Cyril Xaba has unveiled plans for a Repatriation Facilitation Office to assist legally recognised refugees wishing to return home, amidst rising tensions surrounding immigration in the city.
The eThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba has announced plans to establish a Repatriation Facilitation Office in Durban aimed at assisting legally recognised refugees who voluntarily wish to return to their countries of origin.
Xaba stated that the initiative would not extend to undocumented foreign nationals or asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected.
The mayor made the announcement during a visit to the Diakonia Centre, where hundreds of foreign nationals had sought shelter amid growing tensions around immigration and employment in the city.
The group of foreigners had told authorities that had been fled from their homes and places of work in the Durban CBD due to alleged threats and violence.
