The establishment of a unity government in Zimbabwe was widely regarded as a hopeful sign that change was on its way. But the re-arrest this week of opposition supporters calls that into question. Meanwhile, thousands of Zimbabweans are still trying to escape the country's economic collapse. Most flee illegally across the border to South Africa.

Zimbabwean Reporter Tendai Maphosa has just returned from South Africa. He addresses the question of whether the refugees he met there were better off.

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