The Ghanaian government is currently structuring an extensive legal strategy aimed at demanding and obtaining complete financial restitution for citizens whose prosperous enterprises and accumulated life savings were obliterated during the recent surge of xenophobic violence in South Africa.
This initiative was disclosed on Saturday night, June 6, 2026, by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. He shared the update at the Accra International Airport while greeting the second group of 345 Ghanaian returnees arriving back in the country.
While speaking with the evacuees, many of whom displayed deep emotional distress after fleeing for safety and leaving their life savings behind, the minister promised that the government would not permit their decades of industrious efforts to be erased by lawless mobs.
Acknowledging the severe financial devastation experienced by the returnees, who witnessed their commercial shops, storage facilities, and residences targeted by arson and theft, Mr. Ablakwa emphasized that the government’s responsibility goes well beyond simply bringing them home.
The minister firmly pledged the nation’s legal resources to identifying, cataloging, and pursuing justice for every piece of property lost during the unrest.
“…your shops and what have you. So we are putting together legal processes that we will activate to ensure that those properties you invested in, and some of you, your life savings – you have worked for more than two decades, three decades, to put together businesses that were thriving. We are going to make sure that we go all out to obtain compensation for you.”
According to government personnel, over 1,500 Ghanaians ultimately registered for the repatriation process, underscoring the rising panic within the Ghanaian community in South Africa following reports of physical assaults, threats, and property damage.
Representing the presidency, the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Administration, Honourable Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, reaffirmed the administration’s devotion to ensuring their smooth re-entry into the community.
She mentioned that various social welfare initiatives had been organized to aid their relocation, including job placement and technical training pathways via the National Apprenticeship Programme.
She reassured the returnees of continuous state backing and highlighted that well-rounded support initiatives had been established to ease their adjustment and assist them in starting over within Ghana.
She pointed out that the National Youth Authority would oversee the enrollment of interested returnees into the National Apprenticeship Programme to grant them career paths and technical competencies.
Additionally, Honourable Bampoe Addo revealed that the returnees would be registered for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and provided with assistance to secure their Ghana Cards, urging them to maintain an optimistic outlook for the future.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
