{"id":59936,"date":"2026-06-08T05:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/malawians-repatriated-from-south-africa-amid-xenophobia-concerns\/08\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T05:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:58:10","slug":"malawians-repatriated-from-south-africa-amid-xenophobia-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/malawians-repatriated-from-south-africa-amid-xenophobia-concerns\/08\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Malawians repatriated from South Africa amid xenophobia concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A group of 150 Malawians repatriated from South Africa amid growing worries about xenophobia are due to arrive by road in their home country on Monday, the Malawian authorities have said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The repatriation follows violence in South Africa&#8217;s Western Cape Province where there were reports a week ago of door-to-door intimidation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/clyp4e87dq6o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:as well as the deaths of two Mozambicans in Mossel Bay;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;as well as the deaths of two Mozambicans in Mossel Bay&quot;}\" class=\"link \">as well as the deaths of two Mozambicans in Mossel Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Malawians were &#8220;among a number of foreign nationals&#8221; who had &#8220;sought refuge in temporary camps&#8221; in Mossel Bay, according to a statement from Lilongwe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe have also organised repatriation efforts after raising concern about xenophobia in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anti-migrant groups are demanding undocumented migrants leave the country &#8211; and have set 30 June as a deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwyd50g0y5zo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:In a national address on Sunday;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;In a national address on Sunday&quot;}\" class=\"link \">In a national address on Sunday<\/a> aimed at easing tensions, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a raft of new measures to crackdown on illegal migration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But he also warned South Africans not to take the law into their own hands. He told South Africans there was &#8220;no space for xenophobia, racism, sexism, Afrophobia or any other forms of intolerance&#8221; in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A group of 74 Zimbabweans arrived home on Sunday &#8220;following xenophobic attacks&#8221; after being driven from Mossel Bay in transport organised by the Zimbabwean authorities, state-run media report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the end of last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy0269pwxg3o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ghana organised a repatriation flight;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ghana organised a repatriation flight&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ghana organised a repatriation flight<\/a> from Johannesburg for nearly 300 of its citizens. A group of about 680 more arrived in Ghana&#8217;s capital, Accra, at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, Nigeria has postponed the first planned evacuation flight for 270 of its citizens that was due to leave on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nigeria&#8217;s foreign affairs spokesperson Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa said the evacuation &#8220;has been rescheduled for Wednesday&#8230; due to unforeseen logistical considerations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials say more than 500 Nigerians have so far been screened and cleared for return as part of a wider government response to the anti-migrant tensions in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nigeria&#8217;s President Bola Tinubu has approved five evacuation flights in total, with screening and registration of affected citizens extended to Wednesday as authorities continue processing 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