Malawi Deportation Chaos: Police Fire Rubber Bullets in Durban
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Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at Malawian nationals in Durban on Wednesday after a group of men refused to be moved to a repatriation centre.
The incident took place at Sherwood Hall, a transit site where women were boarding buses to return home. The men resisted transfer to the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Gauteng, a facility used to hold undocumented foreign nationals before deportation.
Authorities used force to control the situation, firing non-lethal rounds into the crowd. No injuries were immediately reported. The event highlights ongoing tensions around immigration enforcement in South Africa.