An emotional exodus unfolded at Sherwood as undocumented Malawian families boarded buses for the long journey home, with Home Affairs insisting the repatriation process is continuing in an orderly manner and rejecting claims that government had imposed a 30 June deadline for foreign nationals to leave South Africa.

Sherwood Hall in Durban has become the centre of a fast-escalating humanitarian and migration crisis, with around 10,000 people gathered as authorities struggle to manage…

Following a monitoring visit, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has expressed serious concerns about the inadequate sanitation facilities for Malawian nationals at…