Silver stories | 10-7. Zimbabwe in 2008 | John Moore (USA) Getty Images | |

Zimbabwaen immigrants rush the gate to apply for refugee asylum permits at a
government refugee center June 17, 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Officials
were ove
rwhelmed by the crowd of thousands that appeared Tuesday morning, after
a three day weekend in South Africa. The wave of immigrants crossing illegally
from Zimbabwe continues, despite the xenophobic violence against immigrants last
month. | |