The delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad stepped off a plane in Bangui where Aristide arrived earlier this month after fleeing a rebel uprising in Haiti.
Pahad has said that the South African government "in principle, would have no problem" in taking in Aristide.
But with the ousted Haitian leader insisting that he was forced out of office by the US and France, South Africa last week called for an investigation into the circumstances leading to his departure.
The 53-nation African Union on Tuesday endorsed Aristide's claim that he had been removed by "unconstitutional" means and expressed concern that this "set a dangerous precedent for a duly elected person".
A Central African official described the delegation as "special envoys" of President Thabo Mbeki. Pahad was accompanied by Deputy Finance Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa and national security adviser Billy Masetla.
They were greeted at the airport by the Central African Republic's government spokesman Parfait M'bay, Finance and Economy Minister Jean-Pierre Lebouder and the minister responsible for foreign affairs, Guy Moskit. – Sapa-AFP.
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