AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSherwood Hall Crisis in Durban: Thousands of Malawians are packed into makeshift conditions at Sherwood Park, waiting for buses home as queues, cold nights, overwhelmed toilets and diarrhoea reports deepen frustration; officials say repatriation is moving, but people fear being left behind. Xenophobia and Online Hate: Analysts warn that inflammatory social media posts and an unofficial June 30 “deadline” are fuelling volatile anti-foreigner anger, while South Africa’s government urges police to target agitators. Malawi Repatriation Updates: Malawi says hundreds have already returned safely, including 661 arriving in Blantyre, as Home Affairs and justice officials set up a priority court and screening to process deportation orders. Fuel Relief in Malawi: MERA cut maximum pump prices from midnight 19 June—petrol down to K5,619/litre, diesel to K6,306/litre, and kerosene to K4,771/litre—after lower import costs. Money and Cost Pressures: Deposit Insurance Corporation reports fewer bank depositors as mobile money and “banki mkhonde” grow; meanwhile, Finance Minister Mwanamvekha rejects devaluation, saying it previously made people poorer. Labour Dispute at MUST: Staff unions at Malawi University of Science and Technology reject a council-approved salary adjustment and demand a 60% increase.
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