By Saturday afternoon the plane -- and Ravalomanana -- were back in South Africa , said Gearing . NEW : Marc Ravalomanana 's plane has arrived in South Africa after being turned away . The former president was due to fly back from Johannesburg on Saturday but the flight was cancelled because of bad weather and he had to return home. He has been living in exile in South Africa . Efforts have been under way to restore peace to the Indian Ocean island .
NEW : Marc Ravalomanana 's plane has arrived in South Africa after being turned away . The former president was due to fly back from Johannesburg on Saturday but the flight was cancelled because of bad weather and he had to return home. He has been living in exile in South Africa . Efforts have been under way to restore peace to the Indian Ocean island .