Thirty-eight Malawians travelling back home from South Africa were left stranded for weeks by the road side when their bus broke down close to Johannesburg.
It is not clear whey no-one was able to repair it.
Passengers told the BBC’s Christian Parkinson that local residents and community leaders had helped them with food and water.
One passenger gave birth to premature twins according to Eyewitness News and was later taken to a nearby hospital.
Soul was one of those stuck:
“It was a tough place to stay. We were sleeping on our chairs which were too small. It's winter so it was very cold."
The passengers told our reporter that they had left their personal belongings by the side of the road to make more living space on the bus
Hilda and her son Desire were also travelling on the bus:
It was a difficult journey, we didn't have much food and we were cold."
South African media report that the passengers were eventually provided with temporary accommodation and the bus company owner confirmed a new bus had been sent to take them to Malawi.
REPORTED BY BBC NEWS
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