The Zimbabwean government has allocated US$4.8 million to support the return and reintegration of citizens coming back from South Africa, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has announced.
Presenting the 2026 Mid-Term Budget Review in Parliament recently, Ncube said the funding would finance humanitarian operations to ensure people returning to Zimbabwe do so “safely and with dignity”.
He said the government was also implementing a reintegration and economic empowerment programme to help returning Zimbabweans settle back into their communities and use the skills, work experience and entrepreneurial knowledge they had gained abroad.
“Government is implementing a returnee reintegration and economic empowerment programme, aimed at facilitating the orderly reintegration of returnees into their communities, while leveraging their skills, experience and entrepreneurial capabilities to drive inclusive economic growth,” Ncube said.
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He told Parliament that Treasury had so far made available US$4.8 million for the humanitarian response.
The funding comes as Zimbabwe continues to receive citizens returning from South Africa following changes to that country’s immigration environment.
The government says the reintegration programme is intended to link returning Zimbabweans with existing social protection and economic support initiatives as they resettle.
Separately, Ncube said Treasury disbursed ZiG832 million during the first half of 2026 to social protection programmes targeting vulnerable households, children, older people and persons with disabilities.
He said ZiG85 million was allocated to the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) to clear outstanding school fees for vulnerable learners in mainstream and special schools.
A further ZiG10 million was released to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) to reduce examination fee arrears, he said.
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