Foreign nationals in Overstrand
The government's position remains clear: foreign nationals who are in South Africa illegally are required to leave the country voluntarily or be repatriated through the appropriate legal processes.
That was among the key messages to emerge from the latest briefing of the Overstrand Municipality's Incident Command Centre (ICC), which continues to coordinate the response to tensions involving foreign nationals in Kleinmond, Gansbaai and Stanford.
The briefing comes as the Western Cape Government has condemned violence, intimidation and lawlessness directed at foreign nationals, while law enforcement agencies prepare for possible further demonstrations and community mobilisations in the coming weeks.
Authorities revealed that approximately 90% of the foreign nationals currently being accommodated in temporary facilities in Gansbaai, Stanford and Kleinmond are undocumented.
