{"id":37050,"date":"2026-06-14T08:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T06:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=37050"},"modified":"2026-06-14T10:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:36:59","slug":"sa-begins-repatriation-of-over-2-000-malawian-nationals","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-begins-repatriation-of-over-2-000-malawian-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"SA begins repatriation of over 2 000 Malawian nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first group of approximately 2 400 Malawian nationals currently accommodated at KwaZulu-Natal province&#8217;s Sherwood Hall in Glenwood is expected to begin their journey back to Malawi shortly, eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba has announced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Xaba confirmed that about 200 women and children will be prioritised during the initial phase of the repatriation process. The move follows a significant surge in deportations, marked by the return of 980 undocumented individuals who were bussed back to Malawi at SA taxpayers&#8217; expense on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Home Affairs is scheduled to transport the remaining individuals once a rigorous verification process is concluded. Giving an update on the logistics, Xaba stated that seven cross-border buses have already arrived and been cleared for roadworthiness. SA and Malawian officials are currently working together to reconcile and verify the repatriation lists to ensure a smooth departure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37051,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-37050","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"The first group of approximately 2 400 Malawian nationals currently accommodated in SA is expected to begin their journey back","published_date":"2026-06-14 08:13:49","news_description":"The first group of approximately 2 400 Malawian nationals currently accommodated in SA is expected to begin their journey back","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37053,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37050\/revisions\/37053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=37050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}