On June 7, 2026, another set of Ghanaian nationals in South Africa will be evacuated from the country following the xenophobia attacks.
Following the announcement, the Ghana High Commission in South Africa has released the official list of the second batch of evacuees scheduled to return home on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
The announcement follows the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria, which had earlier announced the temporary suspension of registration for the ongoing voluntary repatriation exercise for Ghanaians in South Africa.
The statement issued announced that the suspension takes effect on June 2, 2026.
According to the High Commission, the decision is to allow officials to process and screen the large number of applications already received.
They further disclosed that more than 1,500 Ghanaians have so far registered.
In a recent notice, the Ghanaian community in South Africa, the High Commission outlined arrangements for applicants whose evacuation requests have been approved.
The mission details that all approved evacuees scheduled to travel on June 7 are required to report to the High Commission on the evening of Saturday, June 6, for verification, briefing and other pre-departure formalities.
They also urged persons whose names are on the list and who no longer intend to travel to inform the High Commission by noon on Thursday, June 4, to create an opportunity for other eligible applicants to join the flight.
The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria also detailed that each traveller will be permitted two checked bags, with a maximum weight of 23 kilograms per item.
Meanwhile, President John Mahama has, for the first time, spoken about the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa amid xenophobic attacks.
According to John Mahama, Ghana had no option but to evacuate its citizens, arguing that the situation left many displaced foreigners vulnerable, including nearly 200 Ghanaians.
He added that they felt that the South African authorities were not doing enough to try to control what was happening.
Speaking at Chatham House in London on June 1, 2026, President Mahama explained, “It didn’t look like the South African authorities were doing anything to try to quell what was happening and also to provide protection to those who had been displaced”.
“There were even forays into health institutions, and if you were not South African, you were asked to leave the hospital even if you were ill,” he said.
“We had no option but to evacuate our citizens. We’re going to do two more to take those who want to leave. It is voluntary. We asked, “Do you want to stay or leave?” And many of them say they feel threatened. And so they want to leave.”
He further called on South African to address the root causes of the violence rather than leave foreign nationals unprotected.
Mahama added, “I think it’s unfortunate what is happening in South Africa. We need to drill down to what causes these flare-ups in terms of xenophobia”.
“And so all of us must empathise with South Africa or must sympathise with South Africa,” he said.
“And we must help South Africa to be able to drill down and find out what it can do to reduce unemployment rates amongst the black populations.”
“After the last fellow African leaves, is it going to change unemployment among blacks in South Africa?” he asked.
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