DIRCO Sources Claim U.S. NGOs Funded Secret Plan for South Africa to Host 6,000 Palestinians

BREAKING NEWS: DIRCO Sources Claim U.S. NGOs Funded Secret Plan for South Africa to Host 6,000 Palestinians

Pretoria
Undisclosed personel inside the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) allege that U.S.-based NGOs quietly sponsored a plan for the South African government to host up to 6,000 displaced Palestinians, according to source-briefings. Now, the arrival of chartered flights carrying Palestinians to South Africa adds new weight to the claims.

Evidence of Flights Already Arriving

Recent reports confirm that at least one chartered flight carrying Palestinians from Gaza landed at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on 13 November 2025. The flight reportedly carried 153 Palestinians, many of whom lacked Israeli departure stamps on their passports and had unclear travel plans.

• The flight originated from Nairobi, Kenya, arriving after a stopover and was held on the tarmac for more than 10–12 hours before passengers disembarked.

• Of the 153, about 130 were eventually permitted to enter South Africa under a 90-day visa exemption, while 23 were recorded as proceeding to other destinations.

• Humanitarian group Gift of the Givers Foundation confirmed it accommodated the group and flagged the absence of exit stamps as a major complicating factor.

• One report claims this is the second such flight in recent weeks, with an earlier batch of 176 Palestinians also arriving under unclear circumstances.

These developments concretely corroborate that flights transporting Palestinian nationals to South Africa have taken place aligning with the DIRCO-sourced claim of relocation efforts being underway.

What the DIRCO Sources Are Claiming

According to the internal briefings:

• U.S. NGOs proposed to the GNU (Government of National Unity) that South Africa host up to 6,000 Palestinians as part of a region-wide humanitarian or settlement initiative.

• The plan included support for temporary relocation, processing of documentation, housing, and integration measures.

• The arrangement was reportedly kept off-public record because of sensitivities around immigration, domestic security, and foreign-policy image.

• The recent flights may represent the initial implementation of such a plan, though not formally acknowledged by any government.

Government Response and Investigation

• President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the flight’s “mysterious” nature, stated that an investigation would determine how the passengers arrived and by whom the charter was arranged.

• DIRCO, the Department of Home Affairs and intelligence agencies are reportedly assessing the matter jointly.

• The Palestinian Embassy in South Africa issued a statement saying the travel was arranged by “an unregistered and misleading organisation that exploited the tragic humanitarian conditions of our people in Gaza.”

• Officials emphasise these arrivals were authorised under normal visa-exemption procedures (Palestinian nationals are eligible for 90-day visa exemption), not under a formal refugee resettlement scheme.

Analysis: How This Fits the Larger Claim

The factual arrival of charter flights provides essential evidence that the described relocation scheme may be more than just speculative. Key connections:

• Flights: Concrete movement of Palestinians into South Africa under opaque circumstances.

• Visa status: Use of visa exemption rather than formally declared refugee/resettlement status suggests a back-channel or semi-informal arrangement.

• Presence of support NGOs: Gift of the Givers’ involvement indicates civil-society actors are already operational on-the-ground, which could link to the “NGO funding” part of the DIRCO claim.

• Scale and pattern: The arrival of 150–175 people per flight hints at a systematic movement, though nowhere near the 6,000 figure yet claimed.

Caveats & Outstanding Questions

• Despite aligning details, no official document has confirmed the U.S. NGOs’ role or the 6,000-person target.

• The exact identity of the charter arranging organisation remains unspecified and under investigation.

• It is unclear whether the flight arrivals were part of a planned programme or one-off humanitarian evacuations.

• Immigration, asylum, and temporary stay statuses are still being sorted whether these individuals will remain in South Africa long-term is not clear.

• The involvement (if any) of U.S. NGOs in funding or logistics remains unverified in the open record.

Key Points

• Charter flight(s) carrying Palestinian nationals have landed in South Africa under unusual circumstances.

• The arrivals appear to connect to wider claims by DIRCO sources of a planned relocation of up to 6,000 Palestinians carried out via NGOs and host-country coordination.

• The government is investigating how the flights were organised, who facilitated them, and whether they are part of a broader plan.

• Much remains unconfirmed; the timeline, scale, funding sources and long-term intentions are still unclear.