eThekwini Municipality says it has activated a 72-hour plan, working with national government departments and law enforcement agencies, to accelerate the processing and deportation of Malawian nationals housed at the Sherwood site. The municipality frames the intervention as a response to rising humanitarian and public health concerns linked to the continued accommodation of the group at the location.
According to the report, the plan forms part of a broader set of measures intended to reduce delays in official procedures and move people through processing stages more quickly. The municipality is coordinating with national authorities, including departments responsible for immigration and law enforcement, to carry out the steps within the stated timeframe.
The summary of the intervention describes a joint, time-bound effort focused on administrative processing and removals, alongside efforts to address conditions that officials say are becoming more acute. The reporting provided does not detail the specific procedures to be implemented during the 72 hours or the number of people affected.
