Month: February 2017 Posts

SA govt told to protect migrants

Feb 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 50 &

Amnesty International has asked South African authorities to ensure adequate protection for all refugees and migrants living in South Africa, amid protests and xenophobic attacks in different parts of the country. Two protests happened on… ...

Anti-foreigners demonstrations on today in South Africa

Feb 24, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 259 &

Trouble might be near for Malawians living in South Africa. South Africans will today invade streets of the capital Pretoria in protest against foreigners. The March which has been organised by concerned citizens of Mamelodi… ...

Renewed xenophobia attacks: Malawians, others targeted in South Africa

Feb 22, 2017 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 150 &

Malawians are among foreign nationals in South Africa whose businesses are the target in the latest attacks on foreigners in the rainbow nation. A series of the attacks were reported earlier this week. Latest attacks… ...

SA speaks tough on Malawian illegal immigrants

Feb 10, 2017 Luke Bisani 112 &

New South African ambassador to Malawi Thenjiwe Mtintso has urged the country to control the hordes of Malawians flocking to South Africa without travel documents. Mtintso argued that the situation is leading to congestion in… ...

Malawians in SA living in fear over threats of fresh xenophobic attacks

Jan 26, 2017 Luke Bisani 361 &

Fresh calls to have all immigrants in South Africa sent back to their respective countries have led to fears of xenophobic attacks. According to reports that stormed the social media over a week ago, South… ...

Three arrested in SA for killing Malawian national

Jan 25, 2017 Baxter Mkumba 85 &

Police in South Africa have arrested three people for killing a 34 year-old Malawian in the rainbow nation. The suspects – aged 16, 17 and 36 – are accused of attacking the yet to be… ...

Malawians are dying while crossing into South Africa

Jan 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 379 &

Malawians and Zimbabweans who use unchartered routes to enter South Africa are reported to be facing challenges and some of them have died in an attempt to cross the Limpopo River that borders South Africa… ...