Ghana has welcomed the remarks from South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, condemning the recent violent xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in the last few weeks.

This comes after President Ramaphosa, during a televised media address on Sunday, June 7, from the Union Buildings in Pretoria, warned against vigilantism and announced new and stricter border control laws. He later affirmed his country’s values as being omas being

“Firstly, we are and will continue to crack down on the violation of our immigration, labour and other laws. And finally, we will continue to engage other countries, including our sister countries on the African continent, to forge a broader response to migration challenges across our region and the continent”, the president of SA indicated.

In response to his remarks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed Ramaphosa’s condemnation of recent xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals, describing his intervention as long overdue, but urged him to take action against perpetrators and restore peace in SA.

“We welcome his stance because it has been long overdue. We expected him to make emphatic statements condemning these acts,” Media Relations Officer at Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fred Duhoe, said during an interview with Citi TV today, June 9.

“But beyond that, we believe he must take a further step by directing security and law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to book because they are still threatening to enforce their June 30 deadline,” he added.

Speaking on any plans by the government to evacuate more Ghanaians from SA, Mr Duhoe explained that currently, following the three successful evacuations of Ghanaians, a decision has yet to be made if there would be a need for a fourth evacuation.

“We’ve conducted three successful evacuations. We want to take stock of what we have done so far and assess the situation so that if there is a need for a fourth evacuation, we will undertake it. At the moment, we are considering the extent to which the government can intervene when individuals voluntarily request evacuation,” he added.

The second batch of Ghanaian evacuees from South Africa arrived on Sunday, June 7 after the Ghanaian government announced a voluntary evacuation programme in response to the rising violent xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa.

Before the exercise, the Commission announced the temporary suspension of the repatriation registration exercise to allow it to complete the screening of the growing number of people who have currently registered for the voluntary repatriation.

In a notice to Ghanaians in South Africa, the Commission released a list of registered evacuees who are set to be airlifted on Sunday to report to the Commission by Saturday, June 6, for briefing, verification and other pre-departure procedures.

“All individuals scheduled for evacuation on Sunday, 7 June 2026, are required to report to the High Commission on the evening of Saturday, 6 June 2026, for pre-departure arrangements, verification, and briefing”, parts of the notice read. It also admonished that all persons on the list who have changed their minds about returning home should inform the consular by tomorrow, Thursday, June 4, to aid arrangements for other interested persons.

“Individuals whose names appear on the approved evacuation list but no longer intend to travel are kindly requested to notify the High Commission no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, 4 June 2026. This will enable other eligible applicants to be accommodated on the flight”, the notice added.

Luggage requirements and guidelines for parents and guardians

Under the travel guidelines, each passenger will be permitted to check in two bags, with a maximum weight of 23 kilograms per bag. Any luggage exceeding the stipulated limit will not be accepted.

Parents and guardians travelling with children have been advised to carry all required travel documents, including consent letters where necessary.

“Each traveller is entitled to two pieces of checked luggage with a maximum weight of 23kg each. Any baggage exceeding the prescribed weight limit will not be accepted for travel.

Parents or guardians travelling with children are required to bring all necessary travel documentation, including consent letters (where applicable), Road-to-Health Cards, and/or child weighing cards.

“Travellers issued with Emergency Travel Certificates (ETCs) will receive their documents at the airport on the day of departure”, the notice added.