No Refuge, Access Denied: Zimbabweans in South Africa Struggle to Survive

June 2, 2009

Despite the fact that many Zimbabweans risk their lives to flee Zimbabwe, the South African government has historically characterised them as ‘voluntary economic migrants’ and aggressively deported them. Zimbabweans say they had little choice but to leave and thousands continue to cross the border every day, legally and illegally, as a matter of survival.

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  Special Report: June 2, 2009

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