{
  "id": 8431598,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T09:19:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.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 Ghanaians from South Africa. This represented over half of the total GH¢49.72 million evacuation operation cost. The chartered flights accounted for more than GH¢36.6 million of the total air transportation expenses, which also included GH¢9.42 million spent on commercial airline tickets and layover costs. Emergency assistance and logistics, such as ground transportation, food, accommodation, communication expenses, printing, logistics, and reintegration allowances, accounted for the remaining expenditure. Ground transportation in South Africa cost GH¢997,644, while food and accommodation expenses totaled GH¢634,349.99 and GH¢141,797.86, respectively. Hotel accommodation and medical services cost GH¢20,148, and communication expenses were GH¢153,728.09. Printing expenses totalled GH¢98,151. Logistics, including the rental of chairs, tables, mobile toilets, handwashing basins, and luggage-weighing scales, amounted to GH¢162,917.76. The repatriation and autopsies of two deceased nationals cost GH¢84,274. The government spent GH¢10.8 million on reintegration and transportation allowances, with each returnee receiving a GH¢5,000 grant and a GH¢500 allowance. The evacuation operation, which began on 27 May 2026, ended on 4 September 2026, providing immediate assistance to returnees and helping them resettle in Ghana.",
  "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. The amount was the single largest expenditure item and accounted for more than half of the operation’s total cost, according to a detailed […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-19T07:57:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}