The government was aware that there were a number of Somalis who were refusing reintegration and who wanted to be evacuated to Europe.
"We are in consultation with the UNHCR, who have indicated that they have no plans to evacuate anybody from South Africa." said government communications head Themba Maseko
"Therefore, reintegration is supported by the international agencies." (oh really?!)
"So the Somalis are going to have to be part of the process of reintegration because these shelters are not going to be a permanent feature of South African society. So they're going to have to agree to reintegration," he said.
However, the process of reintegration should not be "romanticised".
"It's not going to be easy. It's going to require a lot of hard work, a lot of dialogue between the [parties concerned] ... and the issue of security will be one of the major issues." (blah blah blah...)
"But ultimately, we believe that with enough work being put into this, and especially looking at the model implemented in the Western Cape ... we think that, in fact, an environment will be created for communities to say 'we want to welcome the foreign nationals back to our communities'." (more blah blah blah - but not as convincing as the first lot)
Maseko also made it clear that no compensation for the victims was being considered at this stage.
"We are in consultation with the UNHCR, who have indicated that they have no plans to evacuate anybody from South Africa." said government communications head Themba Maseko
"Therefore, reintegration is supported by the international agencies." (oh really?!)
"So the Somalis are going to have to be part of the process of reintegration because these shelters are not going to be a permanent feature of South African society. So they're going to have to agree to reintegration," he said.
However, the process of reintegration should not be "romanticised".
"It's not going to be easy. It's going to require a lot of hard work, a lot of dialogue between the [parties concerned] ... and the issue of security will be one of the major issues." (blah blah blah...)
"But ultimately, we believe that with enough work being put into this, and especially looking at the model implemented in the Western Cape ... we think that, in fact, an environment will be created for communities to say 'we want to welcome the foreign nationals back to our communities'." (more blah blah blah - but not as convincing as the first lot)
Maseko also made it clear that no compensation for the victims was being considered at this stage.
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