By Charmaine Ndlela
More than 800 Ghanaian nationals living in South Africa have registered to be evacuated through the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria, according to Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
In a statement posted on X on Thursday, Ablakwa said the planned evacuation has been delayed to allow authorities to comply with South African legal requirements and complete passenger screening processes.
“Considering the numbers involved and South African legal conditions that have to be met, including mandatory passenger screening, multi-institutional coordination, and high-flight permit requirements, the planned evacuation has been deferred by a few days to enable our High Commission to meet these conditions,” Ablakwa said.
“The Government of Ghana assures our nationals in South Africa that every effort is being pursued to ensure their safe return home,” he said.
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