Ramaphosa to see off 151 soldiers on R25m mission to Wuhan

The president will be joined at OR Tambo International Airport by Health Minister Zwele Mkhize and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will tonight see off the team which will be repatriating the South Africans who are still trapped in Wuhan, China, following the coronavirus outbreak, the Presidency has said.

“The employment is from 1 March 2020 to 15 April 2020. The total expenditure expected to be incurred for this deployment is R25 000 000.”

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