{"id":36050,"date":"2026-06-02T13:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36050"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:14:32","slug":"zimbabwean-group-urges-repatriation-of-citizens-displaced-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/zimbabwean-group-urges-repatriation-of-citizens-displaced-in-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwean group urges repatriation of citizens displaced in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Civic Engagement Forum of Zimbabwe has called on the Zimbabwean government to urgently intervene and assist in repatriating citizens displaced by recent anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa (SA).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The organisation estimates that 146 Zimbabwean nationals have been displaced in Daggafontein, east of Johannesburg, following local raids targeting illegal mining operations, which subsequently escalated into the harassment of foreign residents by community members.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the forum, the affected individuals face severe humanitarian conditions. Some have been summarily evicted by landlords, while others are living out in the open after being forced from their homes. The group claims that many residents have been given a strict deadline of June 15 to vacate the community entirely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Forum Ambassador General Sithole stated that the organisation is actively engaging authorities in Harare to facilitate a voluntary repatriation process for those affected, warning that the situation could deteriorate rapidly without immediate diplomatic intervention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The appeal highlights ongoing concerns regarding the safety, documentation, and welfare of regional migrants caught in localised anti-immigrant tensions within SA communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":36051,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-36050","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Zimbabwean government to urgently intervene and assist in repatriating citizens displaced by recent anti-immigrant attacks in SA","published_date":"2026-06-02 13:12:43","news_description":"Zimbabwean government to urgently intervene and assist in repatriating citizens displaced by recent anti-immigrant attacks in SA","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36053,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36050\/revisions\/36053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=36050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}