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April 29, 2020, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa: Linely Mwimalizani a 37 years old from Malawian National living in Itireleng Squatter Camp, Pretoria South Africa take a pose for a photo with her passport as it was burned down and she doesn't have any option with no money left in the midst of lockdown in South Africa. 'I came from Malawi in 2017 and it's been 3 years now in South Africa. Where I was staying before, my house burned down and everything was gone but I was able to rescue my passport which has been burned but only few things were visible. I was about to apply for the new passport but the lock down started then couldn't do it. The border of South Africa closed and I was thinking to go back to my country when my passport will be ready but I'm really stuck as I don't know when this lock down will be lifted so that I can apply for a new passport and go back home. All the money I kept to apply for the new passport, I used it to survive as I'm not working. I was working as a maid but I lost the job because for the Covid 19 lock down and I don't have anything on my hand. Neither I have the money to apply for the passport nor do I have the money to eat. I have one kid and my husband left me long time ago so I don't have anyone in South Africa whom I can ask for help in this difficult situation. One of my neighbors gave me on Maze Meal when the lock down started but now it's about to finish and I really don't have no plan where can I get food for my child. I don't know what to do, whom to ask? There are NGOS who came for food distribution but there are so many different nationalities here and it only covers few so I didn't able to get nothing. If the situation will be like this then we need to starve as I can see there are no any responsibilities taken my Malawian Government or the South government for foreign nationals so far.' (Credit Image: © Manash Das/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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April 29, 2020, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa: Linely Mwimalizani a 37 years old from Malawian National living in Itireleng Squatter Camp, Pretoria South Africa take a pose for a photo with her passport as it was burned down and she doesn't have any option with no money left in the midst of lockdown in South Africa. 'I came from Malawi in 2017 and it's been 3 years now in South Africa. Where I was staying before, my house burned down and everything was gone but I was able to rescue my passport which has been burned but only few things were visible. I was about to apply for the new passport but the lock down started then couldn't do it. The border of South Africa closed and I was thinking to go back to my country when my passport will be ready but I'm really stuck as I don't know when this lock down will be lifted so that I can apply for a new passport and go back home. All the money I kept to apply for the new passport, I used it to survive as I'm not working. I was working as a maid but I lost the job because for the Covid 19 lock down and I don't have anything on my hand. Neither I have the money to apply for the passport nor do I have the money to eat. I have one kid and my husband left me long time ago so I don't have anyone in South Africa whom I can ask for help in this difficult situation. One of my neighbors gave me on Maze Meal when the lock down started but now it's about to finish and I really don't have no plan where can I get food for my child. I don't know what to do, whom to ask? There are NGOS who came for food distribution but there are so many different nationalities here and it only covers few so I didn't able to get nothing. If the situation will be like this then we need to starve as I can see there are no any responsibilities taken my Malawian Government or the South government for foreign nationals so far.' (Credit Image: © Manash Das/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)