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Zimbabweans cross over to South Africa as crackdown escalates

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The illegal movement of undocumented foreign nationals is on the increase around the Beitbridge border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

This amid a crackdown by Harare on dissent. In attempts to flee poverty and brutality, many are said to walk into the country via the N1 highway.

Police and soldiers have allegedly failed to keep the situation under control and the R37 million border fence is barely an obstacle to Zimbabweans battling for survival.

“As people here it is tough for us to survive, because there at home we are hungry. If things were better we were not supposed to be here. We don’t want to interfere with the police when they chase us because they are right, in other words, they are protecting us from the criminals in the jungle. The main point is things here are tough,” said a Zimbabwe national.

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