South Africa: Only 10 of the 300 Ghanaians On the Flight Home Were in South Africa Legally
Only 10 of 300 Ghanaian nationals processed were in South Africa legally, and officials plan a second flight after overnight document checks.
- On Wednesday, 295 Ghanaian nationals departed OR Tambo International Airport on a repatriation flight to Accra, Ghana, following intense processing by South African officials amid growing xenophobic tensions.
- Growing xenophobic tensions and anti-illegal immigration protests across South Africa prompted the repatriation, as the March and March movement threatened national shutdowns demanding stricter visa rules and asylum policy reviews.
- Border Management Authority commissioner Michael Masiapato confirmed that 90% of the 300 processed individuals were undocumented or had overstayed their visas, requiring Emergency Travel Certificates for departure.
- Describing the situation as 'very disheartening,' Ghanaian High Commissioner to South Africa Benjamin Quashie noted citizens felt their lives were in danger amid ongoing anti-immigrant vigilantism, which officials have pledged to prosecute.
- A second repatriation flight is scheduled for Sunday to assist remaining citizens, while the Ghanaian government plans to raise xenophobia concerns at the African Union mid-year summit next month.
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South Africa: Only 10 of the 300 Ghanaians On the Flight Home Were in South Africa Legally
Of the 300 Ghanaians processed at OR Tambo on Wednesday, only 10 were legal. The rest were undocumented, non-compliant or had overstayed their visas. Those who overstayed face a ban from South Africa under the Immigration Act. A second repatriation flight is planned for Sunday, with a new list due by Saturday.
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