Malawians stranded in South Africa as they are forced to pay for evacuation buses
Hundreds of Malawians, hit by prolonged lockdown in South Africa, are in despair and stranded as they are forced to pay for buses which were supposed to evacuate them.
The Malawians assembled on agreed points in Johannesburg, Cape Town and other areas hoping that they would flee the lockdown.
However, they have been told on arrival at the designated points that the buses are not free.
Pastor Yusuf Phiri who is in South Africa says the situation is pathetic as most of the Malawians, having not worked for two months due to lock down, have no money to pay for the fares to Malawi to flee the lockdown.
Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa Gloria Bamusi said the buses were hired by some Malawians living in South Africa.
“What the government of Malawi did was to get clearance to allow the buses leave South Africa and pass through Zimbabwe and Mozambique as public transport is banned in those countries,” said Bamusi.
She said the government has nothing to do with the cost of travel.
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Tsono amoyowa omwe alibe ndalama ya rent ndi ntchito chakudya mukuti you have nothing to do with their issues okay, so howzt Za mitembo ikufika kumeneko mu lockdown yi do you have any contribution as government or not? Coz simungakonde mitembo pamene amoyo akufunisisa thandizo Lani.
DPP government has nothing to do with the cost of lockdown cash transports for the Malawian stranded in South Africa .
Ash, the c so called M’malawi weni-weni in case you don’t know, the South African Government chartered aircrafts from the national airline, (SAA). If there was payment , it means the Government paid SAA in order to bring back its citizens, not asking citizens to pay. Ramaphosa was highly praised by the public for taking that decision. Do you know when people returned home, they were quarantined in a hotel in Limpopo for 14 days and then released them to their various destinations on beautiful buses. Malawi Government can do the same – pay the bus companies. Boma ili ndi lolephera basi, amayesa kuyendetsa boma ndi monga ayenderetsera golosale.
It’s good that the people wants to come home. But we should also think of the ones in Malawi. Therefore they should be on 2 weeks quarantine before heading to their homes. I hope the government has a place for quarantine. You have to take measures seriously not just checking if the person has fever. Quarantine them that’s what everyone country is doing with their citizen coming from hot spots.
munapita nokha so musova mene mubwerere..mwanyoza nyoza Peter lero mwamufuna? zikhalani konko mesa kuno mumanyoza kuti ku mpanje nde lero mwakufuna
Aaaaaa tibwera ife lockdown is soon coming to an end here ,still we have poor readerships in Malawi,that’s a fact!!!
U can go back with your buses we will remain here until lock down is finish opanda mano mkamwa
Kodi popita boma linakutengani? Mumakataniko ku. Joni? Bola amene amakagula katundu. Ena u musova
Ndiwe Gali kwabasi mavuto Ali kwanuko sukuwaona chimene chipititsa anthu ku south Africa ndiumphawi kukasaka Kuti adzithandize Moyo wa tsiku ndi tsiku. And akatumiza ma rand awo Kuno ku Malawi inazungulila aise
shame on this government , fuel nmene watchipilamu I don’t think fueling our buses can cost much
Mumatukwananso kwambiri president ndi inu a Malawi muli ku South Africa, mwano okhaokha lero mukuti chani?
The money to be used is for Malawi government and not for Peter Bingiza Muthalika
Mwamasuka tu Man mukufunika pa chain 😂😂
This is interesting and am sure funds have been drawn on government account for this r exercise. Kudya ndalama komaliza before kutuluka. The worst govt ever
Nanga mukumalengeza bwanji zabodza, boma latumiza bus pamene, siboma latumiza ai
THIS GOVERNMENT IS NOT A GOOD GOVERNMENT.
What is happening in Malawi? I thought you said that the government is going
to repatriate them by sending the buses.Ndiye mukananena Kut wofuna kupita kumalawi adzalipila yekha.Leaders in Malawi government too much bodza eish,ndiye pajatu mwati mukufuna anthu akuvotereninso ndimomwe mukupangira zinthu Zanu.Zonse zobalalika, you don’t deserve even a single vote.Awo adali maganizo anga.
This government is heartless. While rich govts are hiring planes to evacuate citizens, I thought this govt would hire at least buses because planes ate expensive Komano bus kukanikanso. Shaa
The problem is that humavotera anthu amene amakupusitsani amadyaokha ndlama zinafika kichijera kunja koma iwowo akuzidya..kumagulira tizinyansi ndikumakakupatsani mmisinkhani paka campaign. Just dont vote for them muluzi has k25 000 000 jet for himself from south africa
The buses should not be free..like bakili muluzi get which peter hired at k25 000 000.the buses should be available let at a fee. The govt is pro iding a means of getting home when theres no commercial passenger service however the malawians in south africa are not poorer than malawians here at home so going by those standards equality is achieved e if the govt just provide the means and they pay for their own transport. It a medical pandemic it’s not a financial solution. So similarly muluzi should pay back under the same chapter
Stupid govt how can you say you have sent the buses to help the people when you have not even taken a part on the mpve? Just helping to clear the buses coming and going back to malawi and you announced you have sent buses to help the stranded people as if it is for free, we have seen govt like zimbabwe helping their people in that way just to clear the buses out but they never say heping the stranded ones as the stupid gvt of malawi is doing. You decieve your own people why?
It’s you who is stupid, which Zimbabwe bus went to repatriate Zimbabweans in South Africa, or you just heard from other sources. Find evidence then you comment, don’t mislead people.
Kulakwa. Why were people not told before?
Tipex government is shit
Koma Bakili. What did u do. Chartered a whole earoplane for him only to come to Malawi from SA. Shame of APM. U mean u can evacuate your Nationals
The government is full of thugs stealing tax payers money and failing to repatriate citizens. Unbelievable. Don’t vote for DPP-UDF. They are in humane
The statement by the High Commission is very inappropriate, pathetic, immature, irresponsible and unacceptable. The South African Government sent separate aircrafts to China and Turkey to bring back its citizens, what is wrong with our Government to pay those individuals who hired the buses for the good of its our brothers and citizens? What kind of Government do we have in Malawi that does not care about the plight of its citizens who are suffering in a foreign land?
Do you know whether planes SA government hired to repatriate their citizens were free?
Anthu akhala nthawi yaitali asakugwila ntchito komanso opanda zakudya ndiye apeza kuti ndalama yolipila bus koma Peter munthalika ukuupeza ntima koma
Yes the planes were free and SA government took all their citizens from China to South Africa.
So if we have to pay why here in durban dont have those buses
Nothing I can say abt that zandivuta ineyo ndalama ndilibe😎😎😎🤗
Koma boma la Malawi! We all thought it was the government’s responsibility to evacuate its citizens from South Africa. Stunned.
The Tippex President does not care about you he cares only for Bakili Muluzi. He hired A private plane to take Bakili to Malawi.
Pamen
e timabwera kuno anatiwonjezerapo ndalama?kodimayesa tinabweratokha , nangazokuti
tinadusa kungona iye akuziziwa? Ngati mukufunakupita nyamukani muzipita wapasi,mwayiwalakuti enanu a I migration sakukudziwa,simunayenda chozembera boma mutasokoneza ndi mtambo komaso chilima atakuyuzani,zipitani guys wapansi