Hundreds of Ghanaians are leaving South Africa on special repatriation flights as anti-immigration protests and violence against foreigners escalate in the richer African nation.

A significant number of Ghanaians gathered at the Ghanaian embassy in Pretoria on Sunday as the evacuation process commenced.

The first group of around 300 Ghanaian nationals departed from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday as Ghana began a voluntary repatriation programme for…