About 2000 Angolan refugees — many of whom have been living in South Africa for as long as 18 years — face deportation following the withdrawal of their refugee status.

And those from at least three other African countries are next on the list.

This is part of the government’s new strategy to repatriate refugees once peace and stability have returned to their countries.

Home Affairs officials confirmed this week that refugees from Liberia‚ Rwanda and Sierra Leone could also face deportation.