A view from Zimbabwe: Anti-immigrant sentiments in South Africa, blind spots, and contradictions
Pretoria accuses March and March of promoting violence and vigilantism while state mandarins glorify themselves of having averted what could have been a slaughter.
By Mbuso Moyo
5h ago
Steady influx of returnees worries stretched Bulawayo
Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) chairperson Winos Dube said it was still too early to assess the full impact of the influx.
By Sharon Sibindi
5h ago
SA’s xenophobic violence reopens painful wounds of regional solidarity
For many observers across southern Africa, the crisis has reopened difficult historical questions about solidarity, migration and the region’s moral obligations toward one another.
By Silas Nkala
Jul. 9, 2026
SA returnees overwhelm Bulawayo church
“From the past 10 days about 900 people have come to this centre. Two to three buses arrive here every day.”
By Langelihle Nyathi
Jul. 9, 2026
EditorialComment: Help our returnees rebuild with dignity
Every community can make a difference. Donations of food, blankets, clothing, toiletries and bedding can restore dignity to families who lost almost everything.
By Southern Eye
Jul. 9, 2026
Nox backs Zimbabweans as he returns home
Nox said South Africa played a pivotal role in shaping his music career after he moved there in 2008 to grow as an artist.
By Munashe Rungano
Jul. 5, 2026
When SA’s migration crisis exposes the fault lines of a region
A border official later describes the movement as “several thousands” in a short period. But numbers do not capture the atmosphere. Fatigue does. So does silence.
By Gilbert Munetsi
Jul. 3, 2026
Inside Beitbridge’s immigration crisis
“We are resting for a while before we proceed to Sakwinje area in Chipinge.
By Rex Maphisa
Jul. 3, 2026
