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Nearly 200 000 Zimbabweans have returned from South Africa, Cabinet told
Trevor Wadula ·
Nearly 200 000 Zimbabweans have fled xenophobic attacks in neighbouring South Africa and returned home, most of them without government help, a Cabinet update has shown.
The update, presented by Local Government minister Daniel Garwe on Tuesday, put cumulative self-repatriations at 154 741. Government had assisted another 42 553 people as at October 6, 2026, giving a total of 197 294 returnees.
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