South Africa: Stand-Off Between Cops and Cape Town Refugees After They Move to Second Church

Hours after the refugees living around the Methodist church on Cape Town's Greenmarket Square were removed, they were involved in another stand-off with police - this time at St Mary's Catholic Church opposite Parliament.

Many moved their belongings to the Catholic Church a few blocks away when police and the City's Law Enforcement unit swooped to enforce a court order at the Methodist church. The court order allowed the City to enforce its by-laws, which prevent sleeping, cooking and washing on pavements.

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