Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Maitland Refugee Reception Office to close

Lusanda Bill
05 June 2012

The Home Affairs Centre in Maitland in Cape Town will be closed at the end of this month.

The department on Monday confirmed that the owner of the building has decided not to renew the lease agreement.

The centre will be moved to Customs House in Foreshore.

Departmental spokeswoman Manusha Pillai says Customs house will only be used as temporary facility.

Pillai added that new applicants for refugee status will be directed to other centres.

No comments:

Bail hearing postponed for Burundi nationals charged with rape and kidnapping of Cape Town teen

The case against three Burundi men charged with kidnapping and raping a teenager in Cape Town has been postponed, and a bail hearing is set ...