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NEWSLETTER ON THE REPATRIATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS
26 June 2020
#RepatriationSA
Over 11 000 South Africans have been repatriated to date.Hundreds more have crossed over land borders from neighbouring states.
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) continues to facilitate the repatriation
of South Africans stranded in various cities across the world. This follows the declaration of the State of
Disaster by President Cyril Ramaphosa and the implementation of the national lockdown on 26 March 2020.
Level 3 restrictions currently remain in place, therefore all borders of the Republic remain closed, except for
the transportation of goods, repatriation of South Africans and evacuation of foreign nationals.
Over the past few days, more South Africans were repatriated from Zambia, the Democratic Republic of
Congo, Malawi, France, China, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Angola, Sudan, Congo, Australia, Mozambique, Spain,
Nigeria and Zimbabwe. In line with the regulations, all repatriated citizens have been transferred to various
quarantine sites.
1 June 2020
A flight from Sierra Leone repatriated 71 South Africans
2 June 2020
A flight from Washington repatriated 163 South Africans
A flight from Qatar repatriated 149 South Africans
4 June 2020
A flight from Madagascar repatriated 81 South Africans
5 June 2020
A flight from Namibia repatriated 12 South Africans
A flight from Zambia repatriated 24 South Africans
6 June 2020
A flight from Ethiopia repatriated 37 South Africans
7 June 2020
A flight from Senegal repatriated six South Africans
A flight from Malawi repatriated 35 South Africans
A flight from Angola repatriated 51 South Africans
8 June 2020
A fight from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) repatriated 10 South Africans
9 June 2020
A flight from Zambia repatriated 18 South Africans
A flight from Spain repatriated 269 South Africans
10 June 2020
A flight from Australia repatriated 217 South Africans
A flight from the DRC repatriated 26 South Africans
11 June 2020
A flight from Russia repatriated three South Africans, as well as seven Russian diplomatic staff family members
A flight from the United States of America (USA) repatriated 93 South Africans
A flight from Angola repatriated 38 South Africans
A flight from Pakistan repatriated 89 South Africans
12 June 2020
A flight from Tanzania repatriated 10 South Africans
A flight from Guinea repatriated 16 South Africans
A flight from the Netherlands and Zimbabwe repatriated 194 South Africans
A flight from the DRC repatriated two South Africans
A flight from Zimbabwe repatriated 44 South Africans
13 June 2020
A flight from Tanzania repatriated 10 South Africans
14 June 2020
A flight from the Netherlands repatriated 60 South Africans
A flight from Zimbabwe repatriated 100 South Africans
A flight from Germany and Russia repatriated 275 South Africans
A flight from Tanzania repatriated 10 South Africans
A flight repatriated seven South Africans from Ghana
A flight from Ethiopia repatriated 21 South Africans
15 June 2020
A flight from Ethiopia repatriated 25 South Africans
A flight from the Seychelles repatriated 24 South Africans
16 June 2020
A flight repatriated 50 South Africans from the Netherlands
A flight from Namibia repatriated 50 South Africans
A flight from Brazil repatriated 130 South Africans
17 June 2020
A flight from Namibia repatriated 31 South Africans
A flight from India repatriated 49 South Africans
A flight from Tanzania repatriated five South Africans
18 June 2020
A flight from the USA repatriated 44 South Africans
A flight from Namibia repatriated 47 South Africans
19 June 2020
A flight from Vietnam and Bangkok repatriated 105 South Africans
A flight from Dubai repatriated 249 South Africans
A flight from Lusaka, Zambia, repatriated 16 South Africans
A flight from Lubumbashi, DRC, repatriated six South Africans
A flight from Lilongwe, Malawi, repatriated nine South Africans
20 June 2020
A flight from Marseille, France, repatriated 83 South Africans
A flight from Lilongwe, Malawi, repatriated three South Africans
A flight from Shengzen, China, repatriated 244 South Africans
21 June 2020
A flight from Ethiopia repatriated four South Africans
A flight from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, repatriated 252 South Africans
22 June 2020
A flight from Luanda, Angola, repatriated 29 South Africans
A flight from Sudan repatriated 27 South Africans
A flight from the Congo repatriated four South Africans
A flight from Australia repatriated 234 South Africans
23 June 2020
A flight from Maputo, Mozambique, repatriated 42 South Africans
A flight from Spain repatriated eight South Africans
24 June 2020
A flight from Congo repatriated one South African
A flight from Ethiopia repatriated 15 South Africans
25 June 2020
A flight from Nigeria repatriated 51 South Africans
A flight from Zimbabwe repatriated 32 South Africans.
ARRIVALS FROM 1 JUNE 2020
South Africans abroad requiring repatriation are encouraged to contact the South African embassies to enable the department to assess the demand in each country.
You can also contact the 24-hour DIRCO Command Centre on +27 12 351 1754 or +27 12 351 1756 or email [email protected] or [email protected].
SOCIAL MEDIA SAYS
CONTACT US
Command Centre:
+27 12 351 1754
+27 12 351 1756
[email protected] or [email protected]
Source: https://www.sapeople.com/2020/06/18/one-month-old-baby-among-south-africans-repatriated-from-india/
Source: https://www.sapeople.com/2020/06/20/saffers-stuck-in-panama-make-it-home-just-in-time-thanks-to-amazing-sa-embassy-staff/
Repatriation flights from Vietnam
Although each passenger had their own unique circumstances as to
how the global pandemic affected their lives, all were delighted to say
farewell to a period characterised by being trapped abroad and
welcomed their long-awaited journey home.
A group of 21 South Africans was repatriated on 13 June through a
private chartered flight operated by Maple Aviation. On 18 June, a
SAA flight from Hanoi repatriated 37 South Africans from Vietnam.
Before these dedicated repatriation flights, seven South Africans
managed to book commercial flights to link up with the SAA
repatriation flight from Doha to make their way home.
The SAA repatriation flight of 18 June also carried 20 00 medical face
masks, a donation from the National Assembly of Vietnam to the
South African Parliament, to assist in the fight against the COVID-19
epidemic.
The Ambassador of South Africa to Vietnam, Mr MK Lekgoro,
conveyed his best wishes to his fellow South Africans returning home
and thanked the staff at DIRCO, the Embassy and SAA for their hard
work and diligence, and extended his appreciation to the Government
of Vietnam, with special reference to the support rendered by the
Department of Immigration of Vietnam.
After more than three months of being stranded in Vietnam, a total of 65 South Africans were repatriated to South Africa from Vietnam during June 2020.
“Good day ,
Baby Clarissa Angel-Grace de Beer, myself Tyla and Siegfried Jacobus Basson, would love to thank you all so much for all your hard work and compassion to help us get baby
Clarissa back to SA safely. We are truly happy to say that we are safe in quarantine .We are truly so relieved and happy to be home. We are absolutely grateful for everything.
Enjoy your time and families on that side in Vietnam, and be blessed.
Much love
Tyla”
“I was one of the passengers on this flight. We are all safely back in our beloved South Africa,
and in quarantine in the Garden Court hotel at Eastgate.
To people who have not experienced being stuck outside SA for months on end, this post will
mean nothing. But to us who boarded that plane on Saturday, it meant everything!
The reality that you are going home. Home to your own house, friends, family and yes a
country with its own unique problems. But with all our domestic problems, I can assure you SA
to me is still the place I want to be. I have been through a lot in my 54 years and escaped
death on a couple of times, but this (mental) challenge the last couple of months, tops
everything I have been through. Without a doubt.
Yes, I did wipe a tear, when the Air Zimbabwe (Maple flight) finally touched down at OR
Tambo on Saturday. I was fortunate enough to spend a little time with my group of people in
the pics, and on Saturday at the airport I laughed for the first time in months.
Exceptional people our South Africans are. A Tielman, a Dani, a Dee, a Ruben, a Joggie, a
Dave, a Candice, Mark, everyday people who instantly became my friends. To name a
few. Everyone with a story. COVID-19 made me old. It knocked me and it knocked my
new friends. But we will not go down. We will go on make our lives whole again. Because
we are South Africans, we are used to dusting ourselves off, ready for what is next that
life throws at us. We will rise again.
To the Ambassador and staff at our embassy in Hanoi, thank you. You know how much
this meant to us. I am not going to elaborate. You are awesome.
To Maple, Mr Tertuis Myburgh, you are a legend sir. I salute you.“- Vivian McIntyre
Messages from South Africans repatriated from Vietnam
