Two buses departed Mossel Bay on Saturday carrying displaced Malawians from temporary refugee camps, with arrivals expected at Mwanza Border Post on Monday before final processing in Blantyre.
A total of 150 Malawian nationals have begun their journey back home from South Africa under a coordinated voluntary repatriation exercise, with the first two buses departing the Western Cape on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, they form part of a group of foreign nationals who were displaced and had been accommodated in temporary camps in Mossel Bay in the Western Cape Province.
The Ministry confirmed that the operation was facilitated through a multi-agency effort involving a Malawi Task Team deployed to South Africa under the coordination of the Malawi High Commission in South Africa.
“The first 2 buses carrying 150 Malawian Nationals under the Voluntary Repatriation Exercise departed Western Cape Province, in South Africa, on Saturday, 6 June 2026,” the statement read.
