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The buses are expected to arrive in Malawi from South Africa with the
returnees on Sunday and the Government of Malawi has identified two
centres in Lilongwe and Blantyre where the buses will drop off the
returnees from South Africa.
The centres are Kwacha Social Welfare near Njamba in Blantyre and Social
Welfare in Malangalanga in Lilongwe.
When the returnees arrive at these centres they will be screened by
Police, Immigration Department and Social Welfare officials before being
released to their respective homes.
The Government of Malawi will also organize transport for the returnees to
return to their respective homes.
Meanwhile, officials from the two governments are continually talking to
each other on how best to handle the matter.
The President of the Republic Malawi His Excellency Prof Arthur Peter
Mutharika before leaving for the United States directed the Minister of
Foreign Affairs to engage his counterpart in South Africa on the matter
and he will be travelling to South Africa soon for that purpose.
The Malawian Mission in South Africa is conducting the screening process
which includes identification of individuals in order to fast track border
crossing as well as identification of an individuals home of origin.
The Malawi Government is committed to ensuring the safe return of all
Malawians who have been affected by the recent xenophobic attacks in
South Africa.
More information on the latest developments on the matter will be made
available to the nation as and when it is available through the media.