78 South Africans finally being repatriated from North Africa

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Some people have been stuck in hotel rooms for two months and could not even go out for fresh air.

A holiday filled with souks and lantern-lit dinners in Morocco and a contract in Ivory Coast to bolster the family’s finances with visits to rainforests on days off all came to a screeching halt as the world closed down due to the coronavirus.

“Some people have been stuck in hotel rooms for two months and cannot go out for fresh air,” said Schäfer, who is also deputy speaker in the provincial legislature.She added the lockdown had taken a terrible psychological toll on many of the people who seemed to be overlooked for repatriation flights, watching flights to and from Egypt leave them behind.

They were not contactable for an interview as they were on the plane, but according to posts on Facebook seen by News24, the departures themselves have been fraught with administrative requirements such as the correct permits to travel to the airport, and constant changes of minor details that spark fears that flights will be missed.

 

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