A group of 22 South Africans who were stranded on a boat in Egypt for days after fleeing from conflict-ridden Sudan have finally received a release order from Egyptian authorities. | MarvinCharles_
The group contacted the Gift of the Givers Foundation on Monday and told the humanitarian organisation that they had been waiting on the
for clearance to catch a flight home from Cairo. They received the release order late on Monday night.Gift of the Givers Foundation founder Imtiaz Sooliman said they needed consular support to sign them off at Port Safaga. "From there, they travel to Hurghada airport, fly to Cairo, Addis Ababa and Cape Town. If they have a problem with their flights, we will speak to the general manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Cape Town," he said. South Africans have been evacuated from Sudan amid fighting between rival military factions.
"The lesson from this experience is private companies choose their travel arrangements for their employees. It is always beneficial to talk to the government because there are certain interventions that the government can only do."On Sunday, the department welcomed a group of 53 evacuees home from Sudan, declaring it the finalWe live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
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