Buses Deployed to Clear Growing Migrant Backlog at Border

The South African Department of Home Affairs deployed 50 buses to the Musina Repatriation Centre to clear a massive backlog of undocumented migrants. Thousands of Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals are currently waiting at the border facility to be returned to their home countries. According to local accounts, the emergency transport measures follow intense pressure from anti-migrant organizations demanding immediate deportations. The sudden surge in repatriations has overwhelmed border infrastructure, creating severe logistical bottlenecks. This border crisis highlights the immense systemic strain that rapid, unplanned mass deportations place on regional transit corridors.