eThekwini Municipality has announced a 14-day limit for a temporary staging facility at the former Drive-In site.
The eThekwini Municipality has said that a temporary staging facility at the former Drive-In site near the Durban beachfront will operate for no longer than 14 days, as authorities move to relieve pressure at Sherwood hall where thousands of undocumented Malawian nationals remain gathered for processing and deportation.
Mayor Cyril Xaba said the Drive-In site would function strictly as a temporary overflow and staging area to support ongoing documentation and deportation processes.
“The Drive-In site will serve as a temporary staging area and overflow facility to alleviate pressure on existing facilities in Sherwood and to accelerate the deportation process,” Xaba said.
It is understood that more than 6000 Malawian nationals are at the Sherwood site waiting to go home. The group began gathering at the site early last week after they said they were chased out of informal settlements.
