2023-04-30 16:34:37
Hugs, cries, badly suppressed tears, and smiles, at Oliver Tambo airport in Johannesburg on Saturday, South Africans went through these emotions as they welcomed their loved ones evacuated from Sudan.
Returning safe and sound to the fold after nights under bombs and heavy weapons fire was not a foregone conclusion. The violence in Sudan has already killed more than 500 people.
“It’s very hard, I can’t believe it and I can’t even speak right now, because she’s crying and she’s making me cry too, I’m really sorry. explains Mandla Hlomuka Ngidi, a father whose daughter was evacuated from Sudan.
Again repeated in this other corner of the arrivals hall. South African Jacky Mampana working in Sudan can only savor the peace found back home.
“It’s very good, it’s good to be safe, it’s good not to have to worry about bombs, it was very hard on that side.”; says the South African.
More than 50 South Africans have returned to their country. They were welcomed by the South African Minister for International Relations.
“We just want South Africa to be reassured because we have all been waiting for your return, and we are absolutely happy that you were able to return home safely,” said Naledi Pandor.
There was indeed a great risk of remaining stuck in the Sudanese quagmire. The fighting escalated in violence on Sunday. The belligerents having ignored the three-day truce concluded on Thursday.
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