Nearly 200 Zimbabwean nationals have been stranded at a taxi rank in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, for the past three days as they attempt to return to their home country.
The group, which includes women, children and elderly individuals, says it has been sleeping on the streets while waiting for transport. However, taxi operators have reportedly refused to transport them without upfront payment.
Those stranded have described difficult living conditions and have appealed for assistance to enable their journey home.
Meanwhile, in Limpopo, scores of Malawian nationals remain stranded at a temporary repatriation processing centre in Musina. Many have spent up to three nights sleeping on buses or on the ground while awaiting arrangements to return to their country of origin.
At the same time, concerns have been raised over the safety of repatriation transport following a fatal crash near the Beitbridge Border Post.
A bus transporting passengers from KwaZulu-Natal to a repatriation centre in Musina overturned on the N1, killing the driver and injuring 11 passengers.
The assistant driver said he attempted to prevent the crash but was unable to regain control of the vehicle.