Southern Africa: Migration from Zimbabwe: numbers, needs and policy options

According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), by July 2007 the number of Zimbabweans deported from South Africa to their home country had reached 17 000 each month. Cross-border movements on this scale inevitably feed into issues of public concern, whether well-informed or not, such as crime, corruption, and xenophobia. This paper reports on a regional workshop held in November 2007 to address the issues raised by Zimbabwean migration.