Malawian man promises to return after 30 June shutdown

Malawian man promises to return after 30 June shutdown

DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL— One of the Malawians who relocated to Sherwood Hall in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, said he would return after the 30 June shutdown which March and March organised.

Many Malawians are seeking shelter at a makeshift camp in Durban
Malawians fled to Sherwood Hall in Durban amid threats of anti-immigration violence. Image: News24/7
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Patriotic News posted a video of the Malawian on its @PatrioticMedia1 X account on 15 June 2026. The video was posted after over 2,000 Malawians fled to Sherwood Hall on the weekend of 13 and 14 June 2026. The group was expected to be repatriated to their home country following threats of violence from alleged anti-illegal immigration protesters.

Man says he’ll be back

The man answered a question from an individual asking him. The Malawian said that the would be back, and they’re waiting for 10 months to give South Africans the chance to fix the country.

“Once you’ve fixed the nation, we’ll come back. We’ll take the numbers of many people living in South Africa whom we’ll call. They’ll tell us if it is alright to return,” he said.

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When asked if he would return with proper documents, he respondeed:

“We will return with the proper documents. We’ve seen what the problem is. When we return, we will return with the right papers.”

View the video on X here:

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a senior current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023. Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za