The Mangochi District Council Office says 308 households are still in camps due to the recent floods and are in need of food aid.

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has condemned xenophobia attacks South African nationals are perpetrating on foreigners living and working in the country including Malawians.

Security has been tightened at Blantyre social welfare offices where xenophobia victims repatriated by government are to be accommodated upon arrival Monday.

The consumer Body Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has appealed to Malawians to boycott buying from South African based shops as a response to xenophobic attacks currently taking place in the rainbow nation.