The eThekwini Municipality announces the relocation of Malawian nationals from Durban’s Drive-In temporary repatriation site to a processing centre in Musina, Limpopo. The move is presented as part of a national strategy to manage irregular migration and improve processing efficiency. Multiple reports describe the relocation as involving about 7,000 Malawians and indicate the transfer is to a Limpopo facility used for processing, separate from the Durban site. The municipality frames the relocation as an operational change to streamline repatriation and related procedures, moving people from the temporary accommodation in Durban to the Musina processing centre in Limpopo.
Details on the timing of the transfer and the specific steps involved in processing are not consistently provided across the reports. However, all accounts refer to government action and a coordinated approach between local authorities in Durban and authorities involved in processing in Limpopo. The relocation is linked to the broader objective of managing irregular migration through centralized processing.
