Refugees on the Streets of Durban | Johannesburg News

Hundreds of refugees from Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda have occupied the pavement outside Durban’s Home Affairs office for months, fleeing violence and intimidation in their home countries — and now facing a new crisis as activist groups push for their departure. After being verified with mostly valid documents, they were left homeless with no safe alternative, rejecting both community reintegration and the Lindela Repatriation Centre as unsafe or inadequate. Civil society stepped in to provide aid, but tensions remain high as officials now plan to move them to Lindela — a decision the refugees still reject — leaving unanswered the critical question: where do they go when safety is the only option? Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5a02dbc35d97abbb