The leader of Africa's strongest economy is visiting one of the most crippled economies in the continent just next door.
South Africa's Jacob Zuma and Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe will meet in the next few hours.
Harare desperately needs more aid from its ally.
And South Africa needs its neighbour to resolve its political battles and stop the flow of millions of refugees over the border.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."