Mnangagwa Begs Private Sector for Funds to Repatriate Citizens

President Emmerson Mnangagwa appealed to the private sector and well-wishers for urgent financial donations to fund Zimbabwe's repatriation programme. The cash-strapped government is struggling to transport thousands of citizens stranded in South Africa amid escalating anti-immigrant violence. According to local accounts, hundreds of Zimbabweans are actively seeking evacuation following weeks of targeted harassment and protests. This funding shortfall has stalled state-led rescue efforts, leaving vulnerable families exposed to hostile vigilante groups. The crisis exposes the Zimbabwean state's complete lack of fiscal capacity to protect and relocate its own citizens during a regional emergency.