Around 200 migrants, most of them Malawian nationals, remain at Durban's former Drive-In site awaiting repatriation, despite processing operations having been relocated to Musina in Limpopo.
Humanitarian organisation CityHope Disaster Relief has been assisting those stranded at the site by providing food, drinking water, blankets, hygiene packs and infant care supplies.
The organisation says many of the migrants, including families with newborn babies, have been forced to sleep outdoors while waiting for transport to Musina, where all voluntary repatriation processing is now taking place.
CityHope has been supporting migrants at the site since last month.
Organisation representative Sebenzile Mkhize said many foreign nationals delayed presenting themselves at the city's voluntary repatriation centres because they were hoping to receive outstanding wages from employers before returning to their home countries.
She said some migrants had also been travelling from distant parts of the country and were trying to reach the repatriation centres safely before the deadline.
Mkhize said CityHope continues to provide essential humanitarian assistance to those waiting at the site, including meals, fresh fruit, clean drinking water, hygiene packs and supplies for infants.
She added that among those currently at the site are several babies, including newborns, highlighting the vulnerability of many of the families awaiting repatriation.
The Durban Drive-In site ceased operating as a repatriation processing centre on the eve of the nationwide protests against illegal immigration, with all processing since transferred to the Musina Temporary Repatriation Centre.
According to Mkhize, repatriation efforts have continued from Musina, but delays are being caused by migrants arriving after the closure of the Durban facility and others postponing their departure.
She said the current group has been waiting since the weekend, with the last buses transporting migrants reportedly departing on Friday or Saturday.
Authorities continue to process undocumented foreign nationals through the Musina centre as voluntary repatriation efforts continue.