The Malawian High Commission in South Africa is appealing to Malawian nationals seeking voluntary repatriation not to go to the old Durban Drive-In site.
Officials say the site, which was decommissioned earlier this week has become overwhelmed as efforts continue to assist those seeking voluntary repatriation.
Hundreds of Malawian nationals remain outside the site.
Malawian consular official Adam Ali says additional support is still needed to transport hundreds of people, particularly men.
“The Gift of the Givers, which is on the ground now and which has given us two buses to take the ladies, and the good of it they are going straight to Malawi not to Musina and I’m still appealing to those who want to assist to come on board because I got almost, I can say 600 men who are still on the ground. We need them all to go back home. My appeal now, I don’t want any Malawian to come here because now it’s overwhelming. These people they were supposed to come long time when we were shifting this camp.”
MIGRANT REPATRIATION | The Malawian High Commissioner to South Africa, Representative Adam Ali, says that Gift of the Givers has provided them with buses to transport hundreds of Malawian nationals who are currently at the old Durban Drive-In back home. pic.twitter.com/Dbl71piWYH
— SABC News (@SABCNews) July 3, 2026
Humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers, says it will assist as many stranded Malawian nationals as possible, provided funding and resources are available.
The organisation has already arranged two buses to transport women and children directly to Malawi and is seeking additional support.
Gift of the Givers community liaison officer Bilall Jeewa says they will try their best to assist the stranded Malawian nationals.
“We were asked to come and visit the site because over the past few days they’ve been accumulating mostly of Malawian nationals and we’ve noticed that there are a lot of women and children so gift of the givers we decided to arrange some buses for repatriation for these women and children to go to Malawi. If the funding is available and we have the capacity to handle we’ll try our level best to do as much as we can.”
MIGRANT REPATRIATION | More than 700 undocumented foreign nationals, mainly from Malawi, have gathered outside the decommissioned repatriation site at the old Durban Drive-In. SABC News reporter Zanele Buthelezi has the details. pic.twitter.com/xZP8ZrH8lx
— SABC News (@SABCNews) July 3, 2026
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