Zim refugees return home in dribs and drabs

FRANCISTOWN: Some Zimbabwean refugees who fled to Botswana at the height of political turmoil in their home country a decade ago continue to return in dribs and drabs.

According to reports an estimated three million Zimbabweans fled the country at the peak of the 2008 political persecution and hyper-inflationary pressure and sought refuge in the diaspora most particularly in South Africa and Botswana.

Mmegi has established that 12 refugees were repatriated from the Dukwi refugee camp to Zimbabwe last week Friday. The deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Defence Justice and Security, Dimpho Mogami confirmed the repatriation.

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