Zimbabweans struggle to rebuild after fleeing xenophobia in South Africa
Returnees face economic hardship and limited support as they try to rebuild in Zimbabwe.
![Zimbabweans returning from South Africa face the challenge of rebuilding their livelihoods after fleeing anti-immigrant hostility and violence [Mike Hutchings/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/6b584fab38f543c9b7bb9e1bb8c95b5c_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Women who once worked on commercial farms now earn a living as artisanal miners on former agricultural land near Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, reflecting the economic and social changes that followed land redistribution [Calvin Manika/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Women_former_farm_workers_in_Kwekwe_have_turned_into_artisanl_miners_destroying_the_once_flourishing_agricultural_farm-1786536610.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Journalists walk past Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe's (PLZ) newly constructed lithium sulphate plant during a technical media tour in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East. The facility, one of Africa's largest three-line single-phase lithium sulphate plants, forms part of Zimbabwe's drive to promote local mineral beneficiation and value addition [Enos Denhere/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/journalists1-1784698067.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Zimbabweans return home amid xenophobic violence in South Africa
Zimbabweans return home amid xenophobic violence in South Africa
Published On 11 Jul 2026
Zimbabwe’s Senate approves amendment extending presidential term
Constitutional amendment will keep President Mnangagwa in office until 2030 and allow parliament to elect the president.
Zimbabwe bill to scrap presidential elections sparks backlash
Supporters call the bill a governance reform, while opponents see a turning point for Zimbabwe’s political future.
![The amendment has divided Zimbabweans, with supporters and opponents offering starkly different visions of the country's future. [MUNASHE CHOKODZA/EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/14038812-1781802943.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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