Limpopo repatriation centre closes after processing 46,744 ‘border jumpers’

Limpopo repatriation centre closes after processing 46,744 ‘border jumpers’

Nearly 49,000 foreign nationals were processed at Musina, with 46,744 classified as ‘border jumpers’, before the centre closed.

Musina Repatriation Centre decommissioned after processing nearly 49,000 foreign nationals

Government shuts Musina Repatriation Processing Centre after processing 49,000 individuals, warns against unlawful identity checks and vigilante deportations.

Musina Repatriation Centre shuts down, govt warns against unlawful identity checks

The government has closed its temporary repatriation centre in Musina, Limpopo, but has warned communities not to take the law into their own hands in dealing with undocumented migrants. The Musina Temporary Repatriation Processing Centre, which was established near the Beitbridge border post on June 26, has been decommissioned after processing almost 49 000 foreign nationals. But as the temporary facility closes, government has made it clear th…