Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini says he considered sending traditional regiments to disrupt the SADC Summit in Durban, while DIRCO insists he was officially invited.

South Africa's farms and factories are experiencing severe labour shortages after more than 160,000 migrants, including many Zimbabweans, left the country following anti-immigration protests and intensified enforcement.

A Johannesburg court has postponed firearm and extradition proceedings involving British-Zimbabwean Ndodana Tshuma, who is wanted in the UK over the alleged murders of his wife and two daughters.

The Government has instructed schools across Zimbabwe to enrol learners returning from South Africa without requiring transfer letters or academic reports after thousands of families fled anti-migrant unrest.

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.

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.

Parliament has dismissed a proposal by Zaka South MP Clemence Chiduwa to expel South African nationals from Zimbabwe, with the Government reaffirming its commitment to Ubuntu and peaceful coexistence.

By Percy Nhara | Southerton Business Times HARARE – AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House in Harare, with both sides reaffirming the importance of strengthening historical, cultural and economic ties between Zimbabwe and South Africa. The Zulu monarch was accompanied by a royal delegation that included King Ndamase of the AmaMpondo Kingdom, as well as traditional leaders from South Africa. The high-le

March and March has confirmed the death of regional leader Andile Somgxada after he was shot outside his home in Ekurhuleni, while alleging members continue to receive death threats.

HARARE – AmaZulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini and King Ndamase Ndamase of Western Pondoland are expected to visit Zimbabwe for high-level talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa as regional leaders seek solutions to escalating anti-immigrant tensions in South Africa.

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.

Zimbabwe Warriors and Mamelodi Sundowns defender Divine Lunga escaped unharmed after shots were fired at the vehicle he was travelling in during an incident in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, on Monday. South African police have opened an attempted murder investigation following the shooting, which reportedly occurred on 6 July 2026.

HARARE – South Africa's elite crime-fighting unit, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, says it has no active investigation involving Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, contradicting widespread speculation that followed reports about financial transactions linked to Zimbabwe's 2023 election procurement. The clarification is likely to disappoint public finance accountability campaigners in Zimbabwe, who had hoped South Afr

HARARE – Dozens of Zimbabwean nationals have begun returning home after seeking refuge at a church property in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, following reports that they were forced to flee their communities amid anti-foreigner tensions.

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's March and March Movement has announced plans to hold weekly nationwide protests against undocumented immigration for the next six months, following demonstrations that turned violent in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

CAPE TOWN – Hundreds of Zimbabweans who opted to return home through South Africa's voluntary repatriation programme have been left stunned after learning they could be barred from re-entering the country for up to five years because of their immigration status. The revelation has emerged as South African authorities continue assisting foreign nationals who chose to leave the country amid fears of violence linked to planned anti-immigration protests.

BEITBRIDGE – A bus driver transporting Malawian nationals from KwaZulu-Natal to a repatriation camp near Beitbridge Border Post was killed and 11 passengers injured after the vehicle overturned on South Africa's N1 highway in the early hours of Wednesday. The crash occurred about four kilometres south of the Beitbridge Border Post near Musina, according to the Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety.

BEITBRIDGE – Beitbridge Municipality says it is struggling to maintain normal service delivery as thousands of repatriates continue to pass through the Beitbridge Border Post each day, placing unprecedented pressure on refuse collection and sanitation services. Council officials revealed that the influx of returning Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals has significantly disrupted waste management operations, forcing refuse collection trucks to make multiple trips to the border d

MUTARE – ZANU PF Central Committee member and Presidential Special Advisor on Investment Paul Tungwarara has donated 50 buses to transport Zimbabwean nationals from Manicaland who are returning from South Africa through Beitbridge Border Post. The initiative comes as increasing numbers of Zimbabweans voluntarily return home amid heightened immigration enforcement in South Africa, with provincial authorities saying about 200 returnees from Manicaland have so far been identifie

VICTORIA FALLS – Zimbabwean mobile network operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reportedly cancelled South African Afro-pop duo Mafikizolo's scheduled performance at the Buddie Beatz Concert, following mounting public criticism over the timing of the event amid growing xenophobia concerns affecting Zimbabweans living in South Africa.