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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