The article details how King Ndamase of AmaMpondo is leading a regional diplomatic initiative to address growing migration tensions between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Acting as chair of the Kings Forum of South Africa, Ndamase has requested an urgent meeting with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to discuss xenophobia, migration challenges, and the role of minority communities in Southern Africa.

The initiative aims to foster a united regional response through the Southern African Development Community (SADC), with a proposed summit in Zimbabwe to re-examine the bloc's founding vision of self-determination and economic liberation.

The meeting comes amid heightened xenophobic tensions in South Africa, where protests by groups like March and March have led to the repatriation of thousands of foreign nationals and increased deportations.

The article highlights the monarchs' efforts to engage SADC leaders and royal houses to find African solutions to migration issues, emphasizing the need for collective management through the principle of ubuntu.

The proposed summit, hosted in Victoria Falls, seeks to transform minority communities from sources of tension into strategic assets for investment and development.

The initiative underscores the historical ties between regional royal families and the importance of addressing migration without damaging inter-state and traditional community relations.