JOHANNESBURG - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is calling for African countries to partner with South Africa to address issues of migration.
This is after one person showed up for the evacuation flight from South Africa to Ghana on Wednesday.
The Ghanaian government chartered a flight for 300 people wanting to evacuate from South Africa, as anti-immigration marches persist.
The protests were sparked by the alleged coronation of a Nigerian king in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape in March.
The Nigerian Consulate has since apologised and clarified that no king was coronated in the country
Since then, protests across the country have intensified as anti-immigration groups call for undocumented migrants to leave the country.
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African countries, through their consulates in South Africa, have called on their residents to stay safe and adhere to the law.
As the protests intensify, countries have looked to assist their residents in South Africa.
On Monday, Ghana's Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa took to social media to announce the country's plans to evacuate those who fear for their lives.
To sweeten the move, the country promised transport assistance to various destinations in Ghana upon arrival. The government also promised evacuees a reintegration allowance and free psychosocial support.
The country also promised that those returning would be placed in a database for jobs and start-up opportunities.
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The first of, possibly many, charter flights was meant to carry 300 people out of South Africa and was meant to leave OR Tambo International Airport at 5am.
However, only one person arrived for the evacuation.
DIRCO's Head of Diplomacy, Clayson Monyela, has, on social media, called Ablakwa to talk.
"I propose we should rather put more effort into countries working with South Africa to address the push and pull factors behind migration," he said.
"We need a solution-driven, holistic discussion," he adds.
Monyela says South Africa is a nation built on a profound commitment to human rights, non-discrimination, equality, and the rule of law.
Excellency, I propose we should rather put more effort into countries working with 🇿🇦 to address the Push & Pull factors behind migration. We need a solution-driven, holistic discussion. 🇿🇦 is a nation built upon a profound commitment to human rights, non-discrimination, equality &… https://t.co/cl5aQWnuZQ pic.twitter.com/k3CCocK0Tx
— Clayson Monyela (@ClaysonMonyela) May 21, 2026