{
  "id": 8417099,
  "title": "SA Evacuation Exercise: Detailed breakdown of the GH¢27.18m spent on chartered flights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/sa-evacuation-exercise-detailed-breakdown-of-the-gh-27-18m-spent-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T07:57:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/sa-evacuation-exercise-detailed-breakdown-of-the-gh%c2%a227-18m-spent-on-chartered-flights/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that GH¢27.18 million was spent on chartered flights during the evacuation of 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa following a resurgence of xenophobic attacks. This expenditure, which amounted to more than half of the total GH¢49.72 million operation cost, represented the single largest expense item. The evacuation took place between 27 May and 4 September 2026, with additional funds of GH¢9.42 million spent on commercial airline tickets and layover expenses, bringing the total air transportation costs to over GH¢36.6 million. Ground transportation, food, hotel accommodation, medical services, communication expenses, printing, logistics, reintegration allowances, and other miscellaneous costs accounted for the remaining expenditure, totaling GH¢31.44 million. The government covered GH¢33.72 million of the operation's expenses, while Engineers and Planners provided GH¢16 million. The evacuation, seen as an emergency response to deteriorating security conditions in South Africa, concluded on 4 September 2026 after a four-month operation.",
  "summary": "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier disclosed that GH¢27.18 million was spent on chartered flights during the government’s GH¢49.72 million evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa following a resurgence of xenophobic attacks.",
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        "title": "SA Evacuation Exercise: Detailed breakdown of the GH¢27.18m spent on chartered flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/sa-evacuation-exercise-detailed-breakdown-of-the-gh-27-18m-spent-on-8431598",
        "published": "2026-09-19T09:19:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}