The government says it will help repatriate the body of a young Zimbabwean man who was shot dead in front of his mother during the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Speaking during a tour of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) reception and transit centre in Njube on Wednesday, where returnees from South Africa are being housed before travelling to their home provinces, Minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Judith Ncube, said the deceased’s mother was among those who recently arrived in Bulawayo and was visibly traumatised after witnessing her son’s killing.
Ncube said the woman has since received counselling, and the government will assist the family in bringing her son’s body back to Zimbabwe.
She said the government, through various ministries and agencies, continues to provide temporary accommodation, healthcare, counselling, food and transport to Zimbabweans returning from South Africa.
Ncube also commended churches, civic organisations, companies and individuals who have partnered with the government in responding to the humanitarian crisis.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Rotary Club of Matopos and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints handed over donations to support the response.
The Rotary Club donated jackets, dresses, blouses, tracksuits and pyjamas, mainly for women and children.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 1,500 kilograms of mealie-meal, sanitary pads, 150 blankets and 100 mattresses.
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