President Thabo Mbeki speaking at the African National Congress' conference in December told delegates: "We are ... convinced that it is necessary to bring to a close the controversial issues relating to our important neighbour, Zimbabwe."
"In this regard, we are ready to engage both our ally and fellow liberation movement, Zanu-PF (the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front), and all others concerned to help resolve the various issues in a constructive manner."
A foreign affairs spokeswoman Basetsane Thokoane told Sapa that Dlamini-Zuma was scheduled to leave for Harare at 8.30am for a one-day visit.
"It's a follow-up on our bilaterals with Zimbabwe."
On whether this was a sign that relations were back to normal after the recent diplomatic row over Information Minister Jonathon Moyo's rant against South Africa, she said: "We don't have problems. Our relations are still on track".
It was not clear whether Dlamini-Zuma would only meet government representatives, or whether she would also meet the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
The MDC last week accused South Africa of not being an honest broker in attempts to resolve the Zimbabwean crisis, because of the African National Congress' support for the ruling Zanu-PF.
The visit also comes a week after MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai said he had been approached by two senior Zanu-PF officials with a view to restarting stalled talks between the two parties and which involved an exit plan for President Robert Mugabe.
However, this was later denied by Zanu-PF, while South Africa also claimed no knowledge of the plan.
Dlamini-Zuma last visited Zimbabwe in October for bilateral talks with her counterpart Stan Mudenge - Sapa.
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