‘If I am to die, let it be here’: Malawians fleeing unrest in South Africa
- Luchenza, Malawi – When Janet Kapito left Lolo village for South Africa in 2022, she hoped to save enough money to buy land and build a house back home in Malawi.
- Instead, the 27-year-old mother of three has returned with her eight-month-old baby and little else after fleeing anti-foreigner violence.
- Even the few belongings she managed to carry were stolen aboard one of the buses ferrying Malawians home ahead of the June 30 deadline.
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- Luchenza, Malawi – When Janet Kapito left Lolo village for South Africa in 2022, she hoped to save enough money to buy land and build a house back home in Malawi.
- Instead, the 27-year-old mother of three has returned with her eight-month-old baby and little else after fleeing anti-foreigner violence.
- Even the few belongings she managed to carry were stolen aboard one of the buses ferrying Malawians home ahead of the June 30 deadline.
Sources: Al Jazeera