It is a situation that suits the governments on both sides.
Among the refugees, there are doctors, engineers, agricultural experts, just the kind of people who are needed by South Africa's growing economy
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Zimbabweans have long since given up hope that the South African leader - Thabo Mbeki - will put pressure on his old friend, Robert Mugabe, to reform.
And as for Robert Mugabe, an opposition politician in Harare says: "This makes him a very, very happy dictator.
"He gets rid of his opponents and they in turn send back money to their families in Zimbabwe and that keeps things ticking over."
Anyone expecting a swift conclusion to Zimbabwe's agony will be disappointed.
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