Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by / Nicholas Welsh
00:31 Adelmar Mambo / Mozambican national
01:02 Adelmar Mambo / Mozambican national

Script:

00:02
Long after midnight, dozens of Mozambicans arrive at the border with South Africa. 

00:07
They're heading home - but not by choice. 

00:11
Mozambique has now repatriated hundreds of citizens from South Africa - after a spike in attacks against foreign workers.

00:18
Weeks of small protests against foreign nationals exploded into violence over the weekend in the South African town of Mossel Bay.

00:26
Adelmar Mambo was there. 

00:29
+++ Adelmar Mambo, Mozambican national: +++
I don’t know how to put it, but the locals turned against us.
They welcomed us at first, but suddenly they turned against us. They say they no longer have work because of us, and they’re beating us up, burning our houses, our clothes, everything. I ran for my life until I was taken in at the local stadium, and then we were given help to get back home. 

00:46
Mozambique says seven of its citizens were killed after the protest turned violent. South African police confirmed two deaths. Victims described mobs of locals going door-to-door, telling them to leave the country. 

01:00
+++ Adelmar Mambo, Mozambican national: +++
"They didn’t care; all they needed to know was that you weren’t from there, that you weren’t South African—it didn’t matter. They didn’t ask your name, nor did they want to see your documents; all they needed to know was that you weren’t from here, and they’d just beat you up and send you away."

01:13
Mozambique is not alone in bringing its citizens home. Malawi and Nigeria have announced they will also begin repatriation flights. Ghana has already flown hundreds back. 

01:25
Behind the anti-immigration protests are a loose coalition of South African political parties and anti-immigrant vigilante groups.

01:32
The South African government has largely rejected accusations of xenophobia, instead urging other African nations to address the economic crises driving migration.

01:44
Many of those forced to flee South Africa originally left home to find work, and better living conditions. Now, they are returning with little more than what they can carry.