Zimbabwe repatriates 78,123 citizens from South Africa amid xenophobic violence, minister says. Government set up a 24-hour command center at Beitbridge border and deployed buses to transport returnees to their provinces.

Zimbabwe has repatriated 78,123 citizens from South Africa following xenophobic violence, with Zhemu Soda telling a post-cabinet briefing that about 21,291 returned via government assistance since May 2026 and an estimated 56,832 returned independently.