Caught in a legal limbo, victims of the mass xenophobic violence that recently ripped through South African townships struggle for asylum. Having recently discovered that South Africa is in no way safer than the war-torn countries from which they fled, they are uncertain whether to attempt to leave the country and return home.
Children, who have crossed most of Africa with their families to escape faction fighting in their home country of Somalia, give the youngest a bucket bath inside one of their UN issued tents.
A policeman calls out names for processing from a loud hailer inside his car.
Home Affairs, supported by SA Traffic Police come to tell refugees that their application for asylum has been rejected on the grounds that they have asked to be repatriated. They are given thirty days to leave the country.
Listening to the 24 hour BBC report on Somalia.
Normally hidden behind purdah, friends Sharifa dresses-up for a portrait.
Children stuck in the refugee camps are unable to attend school or get medical check ups as the camp's remote location is excluded by government bus routes.
