Another eight held in a different province will be released on Saturday when plan will be made for their deportation.

Nineteen-year-old Tristan-Lee Niemand is the best known of the South Africans who went to China and fell foul of local visa regulations.

Their parents have been informed of their release.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu has been kept abreast of developments by South Africa’s diplomat mission in Shanghai.

She has urged South Africans going to work in China, or anywhere else abroad, to ensure they have the correct visa and travel documents.

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