Many of those who sought work in South Africa have been deported back to a country in dire financial straits
ollins Kamoto was heading out for a drink with a friend on a Sunday evening in May in the small gold mining town of Nigel, south-east of Johannesburg, when they were stopped by the police and arrested.since March 2023, was charged with not having proper documentation. Then in September, after four months in jail, he was deported back to Malawi, part of what many of his compatriots believe is a renewed crackdown by South African authorities on immigrants working there illegally.
But, even though he could go for days without a job, Kamoto said it had been worth it: “When I went to South Africa, I was getting enough to support my relatives.” South African police have been mounting roadblocks and searching shacks and blocks of flats where they suspect illegal immigrants are living, something that did not used to happen, said a Malawian in his 30s, who had been deported several times and did not want to be named. One video seen by the Guardian appeared to show four men hiding from authorities on a roof.
“Anecdotal evidence shows that there is an increase in irregular migration flows out of Malawi,” said Ncube Nomagugu, the International Organisation for Migration’s Malawi chief of mission.
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