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With just his cellphone, Tertius Myburgh set up a rescue mission to help South Africans stranded in China by the Covid-19 pandemic.Image: 123rf.com/Jaromír Chalabala
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SA-born pilot uses cellphone to rescue 100 people stranded in China by Covid-19

With only a cellphone, a limited balance and a contact list, a South African pilot living in Canada was able to help more than 100 South Africans and dozens of Zimbabweans return home. Tertius Myburgh, a commercial pilot based in New…

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