DURBAN - The KwaZulu-Natal government says delays in repatriating undocumented Malawian nationals are placing added pressure on provincial authorities.
Undocumented migrants continue to gather while awaiting assistance to return home.
Premier Thami Ntuli has raised concerns about the lack of transport arranged by the Malawian embassy.
"They are not doing justice to our province," says Ntuli.
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"They should be providing enough buses to transport their nationals because they want to leave voluntarily," he adds.
It is believed that about 99 percent of those nationals at the Sherwood site are undocumented.
"They know they are in the country illegally, but are slow in arranging enough transport," says Ntuli.
He said the delays are not helping to resolve the situation, nor is it helping Malawian nationals who wish to return home.
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Meanwhile, Ntuli says the law must apply equally to everyone, as concerns grow ahead of the 30 June deadline for undocumented migrants.
The Premier warns against actions that could undermine public order during expected protests.
While Malawian nationals are being repatriated in Durban, another camp has sprung up in Pietermaritzburg.
A group is camped out there after the recent murder of a Malawian national in the JikaJoe informal settlement.
The death followed a march between Dales Park and Pietermaritzburg City Hall.
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It’s understood that after the march, a group broke away and headed to JikaJoe Informal Settlement.
They were responding to news that someone had been killed by a foreigner.
Police say they are investigating the incident.