By Charmaine Ndlela and Johnathan Paoli
eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba says authorities have begun processing hundreds of foreign nationals sheltering at the Diakonia Centre in Durban’s CBD, as anti-immigration protests escalate across KwaZulu-Natal and spill into other parts of the country, including Thokoza in Ekurhuleni.
Addressing the media on Thursday, Xaba said government departments, police and representatives of the foreign nationals had agreed on a coordinated plan to transport occupants to a refugee processing centre in Albert Park, where their documentation and legal status would be verified.
“We’ve organised buses and the first group will be transported to the centre in Moore Road [Albert Park] to be processed, because they must be processed. During that process, those without documentation may not be able to proceed through the court process,” Xaba said.
He said the operation involves the Department of Home Affairs, police and the courts, with undocumented migrants expected to
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