Refugees living inside Central Methodist Church and on Greenmarket Square rejected the City of Cape Town’s offer of “voluntary reintegration” on Tuesday (January 28).<br /><br />Whether this will give the City of Cape Town the authority to remove the refugees is not clear.<br /><br />The City of Cape Town is now asking the court to grant permission to enforce its bylaws against refugee protesters living on the popular Greenmarket Square.<br /><br />The refugees had been protesting outside the UNHCR offices on St George’s Mall. They were removed on October 30 and sought safety in the Central Methodist Mission church.
