South African government seeks 1,000 buses for repatriation of 7,000 Malawians stuck in Durban

Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration (IMC), Mmamoloko Kubayi has revealed that the government needs more than 1,000 buses to repatriate more than 5,000 Malawians in Sherwood Durban.

Government will require more than 1,000 buses to facilitate the repatriation over 7,000 Malawian nationals currently stranded in Sherwood, Durban, chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration (IMC) Mmamoloko Kubayi announced on Sunday.

The repatriation effort follows escalating protests demanding illegal immigrants leave the country by June 30.

The recent spate of unrest, driven by civic groups like March and March and others, has propelled the government into action.

At a Sunday media briefing in Pretoria, Kubayi said the repatriation process for the estimated 7,000 Malawians in Sherwood Park must be expedited, highlighting that their numbers have surged recently.