Fresh anti-immigrant violence in South Africa has forced foreign nationals to flee their homes, with hundreds seeking shelter as governments organise voluntary repatriation programmes.

Zimbabwe is mourning the death of veteran liberation fighter, senior politician and diplomat Dr Victor Matemadanda, who passed away on Saturday night while serving as Zimbabwe’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Mozambique.

MAPUTO — The Mozambican government says at least five of its citizens were killed in what it described as xenophobic attacks in South Africa over the weekend, marking the first officially reported deaths linked to a recent wave of anti-immigration protests sweeping parts of the country.