Durban
Americannoun
noun
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Some 450 refugees and asylum seekers, like Juma, were camped out this month outside the Department of Home Affairs in Durban.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Upward of 6,000 Malawians were also gathered this month in a Durban park, waiting their turn to board buses that their embassy procured to take them home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
They include Malawian nationals, about 7,000 of whom have been sheltering in an open field in the eastern port city of Durban, according to an inter-ministerial migration committee set up after the president's address.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
In Durban, foreigners have been camping outside the city's home affairs department for several weeks, saying they fear for their lives.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
I left shortly after midnight and within an hour I was on the highway to Durban.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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