This article was originally published on Malawi24 ">Malawi24 , Malawi's #1 independent news platform. Nearly 7,000 Malawians have now been brought back home from South Africa as the government steps up efforts to rescue citizens fleeing a wave of xenophobic attacks. The government says 6,936 Malawians have been repatriated using 93 buses since the evacuation exercise began, with thousands more still expected to return.