The first group of 300 Ghanaians departed on a special repatriation flight from South Africa to Accra on Wednesday, according to Ghana's Foreign Ministry.
The Ghanaians departed from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
A South African immigration official told local station eNCA that only 10 of the Ghanaians on the flight were in South Africa legally, "so quite a number of them are in non-compliance to our immigration act." More Ghanaians showed up at the airport than were on the registered list, according to Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa Benjamin Quashie Image: Siphiwe Sibeko/REUTERS
The next repatriation flight would take place on Sunday, according to Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa.
Some 800 Ghanaians in total are expected to leave as part of the repatriation program. Ghana has pledged to help its repatriated citizens with financial, psychological and social support.Anti-immigrant protests flare up in South AfricaTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
