Trials of a 'Zimbo' at immigration

Ask any Zimbabwean on the Gaborone or Francistown streets. The visit to the immigration offices is as irksome as a visit to the dentist. I Friday, the immigrants say, is the busiest. Most of the Zimbabweans' days expire either on that particular Friday, or that weekend.

At the Gaborone district immigration offices near the main bus rank the atmosphere is hectic. Just as you get up the flyover bridge, you are confronted by a group of 'consultants' eager to make a quick buck from the desperate immigrants.