18 November 2009, 21:15

By Luvuyo Mjekula

As calm returned to the small town of De Doorns after scenes of violence in the past few days, authorities were looking to move the thousands of displaced Zimbabwean refugees back into the area they were violently evicted from.

De Doorns mayor Charles Ntsomi told the Cape Times last night that "we are considering reintegrating the refugees back into the community as soon as possible".

Police were already working around the clock gathering intelligence to detect threats in De Doorns. Community development workers were also doing rounds speaking to residents.

Ntsomi said that after meetings attended by the Human Rights Commission, the UN High Commission for Refugees as well as leaders of the refugees and De Doorns community yesterday, it was agreed that the refugees remain on the sports ground where three marquees had been erected by yesterday, until reintegration.
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