Malawi ends South Africa repatriation drive: How many citizens returned home?

• Malawi ends South Africa repatriation drive: 56,723 citizens returned home.
• The repatriation programme was launched in June due to rising tensions and violence against foreign nationals in parts of South Africa, prompting thousands of Malawians to seek a return home.
• The Malawian government will continue offering routine consular assistance to its citizens in South Africa, including emergency travel documents, but returnees will now have to make their own travel arrangements.