Government has pledged to repatriate the body of a Zimbabwean man killed during anti-immigrant violence in South Africa as humanitarian partners continue supporting returnees at Bulawayo's Njube transit centre.

HARARE – The Zimbabwean Government says more than 78,000 citizens have returned from South Africa since the launch of a nationwide repatriation programme in May, as authorities continue to scale up support for thousands fleeing rising anti-immigrant tensions across the border.