Malawian nationals
Coverage of Malawian nationals in the Nexus archive.
- South Africa: Buses Turned Away, Reports of Hunger At Lindela Repatriation Centre As Migrants Flee SA
The Lindela Repatriation Centre in South Africa is struggling to accommodate growing numbers of migrants seeking to return home, leading to two buses carrying Malawian nationals being turned away due to capacity issues and reports of poor living conditions.
- South Africa: Thousands Stranded As Migrants Wait for Buses Home
More than 2,000 undocumented Zimbabweans, including mothers and babies, are waiting for travel documents at a Home Affairs repatriation centre in Cape Town. Hundreds of Malawian nationals are also stranded outside their country's consulate in Johannesburg, seeking assistance to return home.
- South Africa: Bushiri Takes Credit for Buses Minister Called Unlawful, Leaving Malawians Stranded
Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi labeled private buses that stranded Malawian nationals at a Johannesburg church as unlawful and ordered investigations into who commissioned them. Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, residing in Malawi after South Africa's extradition request was blocked, claimed responsibility for commissioning the buses on his verified Facebook page.
- Malawi: Twelve Babies Born At Durban Migrant Camp Are Now On Buses to Malawi
Twelve babies born at Sherwood Hall in Durban, where Malawian nationals are sheltering due to anti-migrant tensions in KwaZulu-Natal, are now being transported to Malawi.
- South Africa builds another site to ease overcrowding and speed up deportation of Malawian nationals
South Africa has begun constructing a new temporary deportation center to process the repatriation of Malawian nationals. This follows protests over illegal immigration, which have caused tensions between locals and foreign nationals.