Harare Deploys Buses to Repatriate Thousands Fleeing South African Unrest

The Zimbabwean government intensified a mass repatriation operation, deploying hundreds of buses to Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban to ferry thousands of citizens fleeing anti-immigrant protests. The state-funded effort aims to extract nationals from safety camps and consulates, with 3,624 Zimbabweans already processed, according to official updates. However, many foreign nationals complained that their governments were not forthcoming in speedily providing transportation, NewsDay reported. The logistical scramble exposes Harare's vulnerability to regional xenophobic flare-ups and its limited capacity to protect a vast diaspora.