Displaced Malawian Nationals fleeing anti-immigration protests have gathered at the Sherwood Hall Park in Durban.
Efforts are underway to document and transport Malawian nationals seeking repatriation as numbers continue to swell in Durban.
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) National Immigration Branch set up its facility inside the Sherwood Hall in Sydenham and brought along a mobile unit to assist in processing details of those Malawians seeking voluntary repatriation.
Approximately 4,000 Malawians seeking voluntary repatriation have converged on the park since Sunday. They arrived from all parts of KwaZulu-Natal after allegedly receiving threats from anti-illegal immigration groups moving through suburbs, businesses and informal settlements demanding that undocumented migrants leave the country by June 30.
Adam Ali, a representative of the Embassy of Malawi in South Africa, said the priority was to move mainly women and children, as soon as buses become available.
