South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs says it has not imposed a 30 June deadline requiring undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country. The department made the denial as undocumented Malawian families continue leaving Sherwood Hall, where they board buses to travel home.
According to the Home Affairs statement, the repatriation process is ongoing and is being carried out in an orderly manner, despite reports and claims from some quarters that government set a specific deadline. The department rejects those claims and maintains that authorities are managing departures as part of the broader process for undocumented foreign nationals.
The accounts describe an emotionally charged departure at Sherwood, with families preparing for the long journey back to Malawi. Overall, the available reporting focuses on the dispute over whether a formal June 30 cutoff exists, while confirming that departures are continuing from Sherwood Hall and that Home Affairs is presenting the process as structured and supervised.
