Understanding the legal steps behind deportation and repatriation in South Africa

[00:00:00]Uh, let me just try and explain why we're running a dual process as you want to know. We're running a dual process because when you're going to do a repatriation, repatriation is solely supposed to be funded by the government of the country where these people come from. So, which means we are relying upon the Malawians to provide transport for the people. And there has been very slow progress from their side in terms of acquiring passes, necessary passes to come and take these the people out. Then the the year in South Africa, then the directive was that if the government of South Africa has got to come in and assist with this whole process, we cannot use the money of the South African government to do repatriation.

[00:00:43]Only thing we can do is to do a deportation. Well, that is why when you go with the route of deportation, you've got to take people to the court, and that is what we are currently busy with.

[00:00:54]Yes, the government has already made a decision for for us to also implement deportation, which is a process that is solely funded by the government, and it's a it's a responsibility of the Department of Home Affairs to ensure that every person that needs to be taken out of the country through our processes has got we've got to get that kind of a confirmation by the magistrate.