Thursday 16 April 2015

Malawian & Zimbabwean Governments Make Moves To Repatriate Citizens From South Africa

Children eat a meal provided by members of the community in Isipingo, south of Durban. Several hundred foreign nationals have sought refuge in the tents after xenophobia driven violence forced them to flee their homes and businesses. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD

THE Malawian government said on Monday it would help repatriate its citizens from South Africa following an outbreak of xenophobic violence in the eastern port city of Durban that has left four people dead.


"The situation is really tense as about 360 Malawians are stranded in South Africa following xenophobic attacks there," Information Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa told reporters.

He said the Malawians targeted had "lost everything", including their passports.

In the same light, Zimbabwe has concluded plans to repatriate citizens who wish to flee from the troubled country. Details on this later...

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