This article was originally published on Malawi24 ">Malawi24 , Malawi's #1 independent news platform. Hundreds of Malawians forced from their homes by vigilante attacks in South Africa are finally heading home under the government rescue mission. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says eight buses carrying 645 Malawian nationals left Durban, South Africa, on Monday under a voluntary repatriation exercise.