Jiangsu Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/jiangsu/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Jiangsu Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/jiangsu/ 32 32 Concern for South Africans in foreign jails https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/concern-for-south-africans-in-foreign-jails/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/concern-for-south-africans-in-foreign-jails/ As the festive season approaches, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu expresses serious concern for the more than 800 South African detains abroad. She says every effort is made to ensure they have consular access. A fifth of the South Africans in foreign jails have been convicted of drug offences in South American […]

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]]> As the festive season approaches, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu expresses serious concern for the more than 800 South African detains abroad.

She says every effort is made to ensure they have consular access.

A fifth of the South Africans in foreign jails have been convicted of drug offences in South American countries.

At least 98 people are being held in China on alleged visa irregularities.

Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says officials are in touch with the family of English teacher Tristan-Lee Niemand being denied consular access where she held in Jiangsu on visa offenses.

Sisulu urges South Africans planning to teach English in China to check with authorities that they have the correct documentation.

South Africans travelling abroad must ensure they have legal documents and visas.

They just familiarize themselves with details of South African diplomatic missions in their countries of destination and remember the DIRCO telephone number 012 351 1000.

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