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Desperate to escape violence, hundreds of immigrants camp outside closed Durban repatriation site

The municipality is urging people not to go to the old drive-in site which it closed on 29 June

Hundreds of Malawians are camped outside a former makeshift repatriation site at the old drive-in, Durban. Photo: Joseph Bracken

Hundreds of Malawians are camped outside an old drive-in site in Durban, which briefly served as a repatriation camp until 29 June.
Two buses organised by Gift of the Givers are expected to take some of those waiting back home.
The eThekwini Municipality says all repatriation efforts have been moved to Musina, Limpopo, and no services will be provided to those who show up at the drive-in.

Desperate to escape threats of violence, about 400 Malawians are camped outside the former makeshift repatriation site at an old drive-in site in Durban. The site was officially closed on 29 June. Authorities urged…

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    The wife is a little hard of hearing asks her husband.

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