Migrants Clash with Police at a Deportation Site in South Africa Where Thousands Have Gathered
Police used rubber bullets and stun grenades as 1,876 migrants were identified for deportation, the Home Affairs Ministry said.
- On Wednesday, South African police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at Malawian migrants protesting near a community hall in Durban, where authorities are processing thousands for deportation.
- Malawians gathered at the hall over a week ago for voluntary repatriation, but delays prompted authorities to establish an immigration court and implement "formal deportation processes," according to the Home Affairs Ministry.
- Nearly 10,000 Malawians have been camping in a park awaiting repatriation, with the Home Affairs Ministry identifying at least 1,876 people for deportation and the mayor of Durban warning more than 6,000 could be deported.
- Frustration over repatriation delays sparked the clashes, as tensions regarding immigration surge across South Africa following a series of anti-migrant marches and reports of attacks on foreign nationals.
- South Africa, Africa's most developed economy, has deported more than 100,000 people in the last two years, while Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe have also provided transport to repatriate their citizens.
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Malawi: Police Fire Rubber Bullets As Women Board Buses Home and Men Are Taken to Lindela
Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at Malawian nationals at Sherwood Hall in Durban on Wednesday after men at the transit site refused to be moved to the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Gauteng.
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Migrants clash with police at a deportation site in South Africa where thousands have gathered
Police have fired rubber bullets and used stun grenades against migrants protesting near a community hall in South Africa where thousands are being processed for deportation.
Malawian nationals clash with police at Durban transit site
Public Order Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at a group of frustrated Malawian nationals at the Sherwood Hall transit site in Durban on Wednesday. The confrontation erupted after many of the men refused to board vehicles that would take them either to the Lindela Repatriation Centre or to alternative accommodation along the Durban beachfront. Undocumented Malawians have now turned Sherwood outside the Durban CBD into an active cri…
The police fired rubber bullets and used stun grenades against migrants who were protesting today at a community center in South Africa, where thousands of people are being prosecuted for deportation by the authorities.
Tear gas, rubber bullets fired in Durban’s Sherwood as Malawians protest
By Charmaine Ndlela Chaos erupted at Durban’s Sherwood Park on Wednesday after hundreds of Malawian nationals clashed with police during a protest over delays in their repatriation from South Africa. Police fired stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets after tensions escalated when officials from the Department of Home Affairs attempted to move migrants into Sherwood Hall for document verification and processing. The group, which has been cam…
Chaos In Durban As Police Fire Rubber Bullets At Angry Malawian Nationals
Tensions exploded in Durban on Wednesday as Malawian nationals clashed with police at the overcrowded Sherwood Hall transit site. The standoff involving hundreds of Malawian nationals quickly turned chaotic after authorities attempted to relocate some of the group. Public Order Police were forced to fire stun grenades and rubber bullets after angry protesters allegedly hurled […] The post WATCH| Chaos In Durban As Police Fire Rubber Bullets At A…
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