A second Durban church has washed its hands of a group of refugees left homeless after xenophobic attacks in the city last month, saying it has had enough of their "filthy and dishonest ways".
A representative of the Greyville Methodist Church, which had housed about 40 Congolese refugees since the violence broke out nearly five weeks ago, Cecil van den Bergh, said enough was enough.
"They have refused to clean up after themselves. The place has become a filthy mess. My staff have been intimidated and threatened. And now we have caught them stealing food and blankets meant for our own pavement people. We were left with no option but to tell them to leave."
A spokesperson for the refugees, Bibimba Mufaume, denied the allegations levelled at the group.
"These are all Christians. Other people are coming here at night and stealing. This xenophobia is now even in the churches," he said... The Mercury
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