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2026-07-10 08:17:43 UTC
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More than 1,000 Malawians flee Burnwood settlement as protests against immigrants spread in South Africa

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More than 1,000 Malawians fled the Burnwood informal settlement in Durban after South African residents demanded they leave. Many have since been camping in a field in Sherwood, where humanitarian organisations and volunteers have provided blankets, mattresses, food, and meals cooked on open fires. Attacks on African migrants by non-state actors have also occurred in the Western Cape, including in

More than 1,000 Malawians fled the Burnwood informal settlement in Durban after South African residents demanded they leave. Immigrants who fled Burnwood have spent days camped in a field in Sherwood. Humanitarian organisations provided blankets, mattresses, food, and supplies for babies to displaced immigrants in Sherwood. Volunteers have been cooking meals on open fires for displaced immigrants in Sherwood. According to allafrica.com, immigrants reported being interrogated about their nationality and some were assaulted during the events in Burnwood. Some South African residents carried sjamboks, golf sticks, and bush knives during the attacks in Burnwood, and a group shouted 'Abahambe, abahambe!' meaning 'we must go back home.' Ernest Machwela fled Burnwood with his wife and seven-month-old child after seeing a group of people approaching his shack. Protests against immigrants spread to the Western Cape region of South Africa, including in Mossel Bay, Kleinmond, and Gansbaai. The Mozambican government said five of its citizens were killed in attacks targeting foreign nationals in Kleinmond and Gansbaai. Malawi's government announced a formal voluntary repatriation on 2 June after attacks on African migrants by non-state actors spread across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. According to nyasatimes.com, at least 2,449 Malawians have returned home from South Africa within 17 days at Mwanza Border and 11 days at Dedza Border. From May 1 to May 17, Dedza Border received 1,672 Malawians returning from South Africa. Malawian returnees from South Africa increased in January: 1,160; February: 1,169; April: 1,178; and May (first 17 days): 1,672. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services spokesperson William Kalanje said the trend of Malawian returns is abnormal and worrying. The construction of South Silver Spring Urban Park is set to begin in late March or early April.

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