President Mnangagwa’s Disaster Declaration Fast-Tracks Return Of Bus Crash VictimsThe Government has moved swiftly to repatriate the bodies of 11 Zimbabweans who died in the devastating Munhenzva Transport Services bus crash in South Africa after President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the tragedy a State of Disaster. The victims were among passengers travelling from Cape Town to Harare when the coach crashed near Trompsburg in South Africa’s Free State province on 31 July 2026. Free State Bus Crash Left 11 Dead And Dozens InjuredThe crash occurred on the N1 highway about 24 kilometres north of Trompsburg while the bus was travelling towards Zimbabwe. Free State Department of Health spokesperson Mondli Mvambi said the coach was carrying about 78 passengers when it overturned. Zimbabwe Families Await Return Of Loved OnesThe State of Disaster declaration has accelerated the process of bringing the victims home, offering support to grieving families while officials in Zimbabwe and South Africa continue working together.