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Malawi: 'We Are Not Safe' - Evicted Malawians Shelter in Robertson Community Hall
Malawi: 'We Are Not Safe' - Evicted Malawians Shelter in Robertson Community Hall
[GroundUp] Immigrants say threats and evictions forced them to flee their homes
More than 1,000 immigrants, mostly Malawian, have fled Burnwood informal settlement after armed South African residents demanded they leave.
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South Africa: More Than 1,000 Malawians Flee Durban Informal Settlement
South Africa: More Than 1,000 Malawians Flee Durban Informal Settlement
Immigrants chased from Burnwood have spent days camped in a field
Over 1,000 immigrants, mostly from Malawi, have fled their homes in Burnwood informal settlement, Durban, after South African residents told them to leave on Sunday. Immigrants GroundUp spoke to said people had been interrogated about their nationality and some had been assaulted. Many fled without their belongings.
Hundreds of people have spent days camped out in the open in a field in nearby Sherwood. Humanitarian organisations have provided blankets, mattresses, food and supplies for babies. Volunteers have been cooking meals on open fires.
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"I ran for my life after seeing a group of people approaching my shack," said Ernest Machwela. "I took whatever I could carry and ran away with my wife and our [seven-month-old] child. The group was shouting, 'Abahambe, abahambe!', meaning we must go back home.
"Some were carrying sjamboks, golf sticks, and bush knives. It's not easy to open a case because I escaped unharmed. We hope the South African government and police will help us so we can be…
More than 1 000 Malawians flee Durban informal settlement
More than 1 000 Malawians flee Durban informal settlement
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More than 1 000 immigrants, mostly from Malawi, have fled their homes in Burnwood informal settlement, Durban, after South African residents told them to leave on Sunday.
ImmigrantsGroundUpspoke to said people had been interrogated about their nationality, and some had been assaulted. Many fled without their belongings.
Hundreds of people have spent days camped out in the open in a field in nearby Sherwood.
Humanitarian organisations have provided blankets, mattresses, food and supplies for babies. Volunteers have been cooking meals on open fires.
“I ran for my life after seeing a group of people approaching my shack,” said Ernest Machwela.
“I took whatever I could carry and ran away with my wife and our [seven-month-old] child. The group was shouting, ‘Abahambe, abahambe!’, meaning we must go back home.
“Some were carrying sjamboks, golf sticks, and bush knives. It’s not easy to open a case because I escaped unharmed. We hope the South African government and police will help us so we can be safe.”
Jennifer Moses, who is seven months pregnant, said she has been in South Africa for four years.
“We were chased…
South Africa: More Than 1,000 Malawians Flee Durban Informal Settlement
South Africa: More Than 1,000 Malawians Flee Durban Informal Settlement
[GroundUp] Immigrants chased from Burnwood have spent days camped in a field
Corroboration
No verdict, no pronouncement. The model extracts atomic factual claims with verbatim quotes; every quote is validated against the source text and corroboration is computed by counting how many editorially-opposed blocs assert each fact. 2 fabricated/unverifiable quotes were rejected by the cite-or-die gate.
The spine · 2 facts corroborated across ≥2 opposed blocs
2×broadly confirmedMore than 1,000 Malawians fled the Burnwood informal settlement in Durban after South African residents demanded they leave.
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allafrica“South Africa: More Than 1,000 Malawians Flee Durban Informal Settlement”
bluesky“More than 1,000 immigrants, mostly Malawian, have fled Burnwood informal settlement after armed South African residents demanded they leave.”
allafrica.com“Over 1,000 immigrants, mostly from Malawi, have fled their homes in Burnwood informal settlement, Durban, after South African residents told them to leave on Sunday.”
2×broadly confirmedImmigrants who fled Burnwood have spent days camped in a field in Sherwood.
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allafrica“[GroundUp] Immigrants chased from Burnwood have spent days camped in a field”
allafrica.com“Hundreds of people have spent days camped out in the open in a field in nearby Sherwood.”
Single-source · 17 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
Immigrants reported being interrogated about their nationality and some were assaulted during the events in Burnwood.
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Some South African residents carried sjamboks, golf sticks, and bush knives during the attacks in Burnwood.
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A group of South African residents shouted 'Abahambe, abahambe!' meaning 'we must go back home' during the attacks in Burnwood.
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Ernest Machwela fled Burnwood with his wife and seven-month-old child after seeing a group of people approaching his shack.
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Humanitarian organisations provided blankets, mattresses, food, and supplies for babies to displaced immigrants in Sherwood.
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Volunteers have been cooking meals on open fires for displaced immigrants in Sherwood.
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At least 2,449 Malawians have returned home from South Africa within 17 days at Mwanza Border and 11 days at Dedza Border due to xenophobic violence.
nyasatimes.com
From May 1 to May 17, Dedza Border received 1,672 Malawians returning from South Africa.
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Malawian returnees from South Africa increased in January: 1,160; February: 1,169; April: 1,178; and May (first 17 days): 1,672.
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The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services spokesperson William Kalanje said the trend of Malawian returns is abnormal and worrying.
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The Mozambican government said five of its citizens were killed in xenophobic attacks in Kleinmond and Gansbaai in the Western Cape.
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Malawi's government announced a formal voluntary repatriation on 2 June after vigilante attacks on African migrants spread across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.
allafrica.com
Anti-foreigner protests spread to the Western Cape region of South Africa, including in Mossel Bay, Kleinmond, and Gansbaai.
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The construction of South Silver Spring Urban Park is set to begin in late March or early April.
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The site of the South Silver Spring Urban Park is the former home of a National Tire and Battery auto center.
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The Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission purchased the former National Tire and Battery site in 2021 for $7.5 million.
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Montgomery Parks wants to acquire the neighboring property occupied by the Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal church to potentially double the size of the park.
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Framing · 7 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
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“armed South African residents demanded they leave”
→ South African residents demanded immigrants leave
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“It's not easy to open a case b”
→ It's not easy to open a case
nyasatimes.com
“renewed xenophobic violence tightens fear and panic among foreign nationals living in the Rainbow Nation”
→ Renewed xenophobic violence has led to increased Malawian returns from South Africa
allafrica.com
“xenophobic attacks”
→ attacks targeting foreign nationals
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“vigilante attacks on African migrants”
→ attacks on African migrants by non-state actors
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“anti-immigration protests spread”
→ protests against immigrants spread
sourceofthespring.com
“the current owners are unwilling to sell”
→ the current owners of the neighboring property have not agreed to sell
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