Zimbabwe: 200,000 Zimbabweans Have So Far Fled South Africa's Anti-Migrant Protests - Cabinet Told

Zimbabwe: 200,000 Zimbabweans Have So Far Fled South Africa's Anti-Migrant Protests - Cabinet Told

Nearly 200,000 Zimbabweans have packed their bags and crossed back over the border as anti-migrant violence continues to shake South Africa, according to information presented to Zimbabwe's cabinet.

The figure, shared at the cabinet level, signals just how quickly the situation on the ground is moving. People are leaving not in a trickle but in a wave, making rapid decisions to return home amid fear and uncertainty.

What happens next for those returning, and whether they will find stability waiting for them at home, remains the urgent question.

Originally published by AllAfrica.

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