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Cape Town mayor urges foreign nationals to avoid repatriation centres [SOUND]

# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged foreign nationals not to leave their homes to report to repatriation centres amid rising anti-immigration tensions. He emphasises no individual or group has the authority to force people from their communities, stressing immigration laws must be enforced through legal processes. Hill-Lewis called for calm and warned against violence, saying South Africa’s challenges should be addressed through the rule of law:

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