Maitland Refugee Centre under spotlight

Anansa Jacobs
27 January 2012

The acting head of the Maitland Refugee Reception Centre in Cape Town, has urged people to come forward with information about the alleged corruption at the facility.

A Zimbabwean man reportedly beaten by security guards at the centre on Thursday.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a Bangladeshi man died inside the facility due to natural causes.

Santo Mohaploa, the acting head of the centre, urged people to contact him or the provincial government manager of any similar occurrences.

Some foreigners have come forward and complained that the security guards at the centre have been assaulting them for no apparent reason.

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