# The Western Cape High Court has authorised the City of Cape Town and national departments to serve eviction notices to foreign nationals residing in tents on state-owned land. Approximately 160 individuals remain at Wingfield in Maitland, and around 200 at Paint City in Bellville. The notices will be served in various translated languages. They were relocated during the Covid-19 lockdown after being evicted from Greenmarket Square and the Central Methodist Church. Many have declined repatriation or local reintegration, seeking resettlement in other countries instead.
Western Cape High Court orders eviction notices at refugee sites