The repatriation of South Africans from coronavirus-hit Hubei province, China, is going to cost taxpayers R25m.
A total of 184 South Africans living in Wuhan asked the SA government to evacuate them as a precaution amid the outbreak there. Most are students, teachers and other professionals working in the city, according to a government statement.“The aircraft with the capacity to bring back the citizens in Wuhan has been secured,” said the government.In his letter, Ramaphosa said the employment of the SANDF members was in accordance with the provisions of the Defence Act.
Section 201 of the constitution requires that the president should inform parliament - promptly and in appropriate detail - of the reasons for the employment of the defence force, any place where the force is being employed, the number of people involved and the period for which the force is expected to be employed.
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