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About 45 South African citizens are set to be repatriated from Brazil on Wednesday.

They were left stranded after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 21-days nationwide lockdown, prohibiting international and domestic passenger flights among the imposed restrictions.They were left stranded after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 21-day nationwide lockdown, prohibiting international and domestic passenger flights among the imposed restrictions.in Mpumalanga, says hotels are overcrowded and they risk contracting the coronavirus.

“We were exposed to different areas. For myself, I have been sleeping at the airport. There has been back-and-forth; going to the airport trying to sort out the flight details with different airlines. The hotel spaces are completely crowded; full of tourists from different part of the world also stranded. So, it’s been a crazy time, I mean we are in danger of being exposed every time, except when you are sitting in your room. When going for breakfast, you’re exposed.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says it’s working on bringing more South Africans, who are stranded in other countries, back home. The department said this following the return of 16 South Africans who were stranded in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates due to the lockdown.On Friday night, two chartered flights from South African Airways left Johannesburg and Cape Town with German citizens that were left stranded when South Africa was placed under lockdown.

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I wish that south Africa people can listen to the president to not travel or going out

Good news. There's a couple stuck in the Maldives too. Let's hope they got home safe.

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