Gift of the Givers provides urgent relief to hundreds displaced by Western Cape anti-immigration protests

Humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers says its teams are providing relief to displaced foreign nationals across the Western Cape.

Thousands of foreign nationals from various African countries are seeking voluntary repatriation after Tuesday’s deadline set by the anti-illegal immigrant movement, March and March.

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Gift of the Givers spokesperson Ali Sablay says close to 500 foreign nationals were displaced during anti-illegal immigrant demonstrations in Robertson, Drakenstein, and Sedgefield in Knysna on Tuesday.

“In Sedgefield, Knysna, things have gotten out of control. There are currently 120 Malawians at a community hall, and they are evacuating families from informal settlements around the Sedgefield area. We are currently busy in Robertson as well, where there are 320 people, consisting mostly of Malawian nationals, at the hall. There are about 53 individuals in Drakenstein.”