▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁their ▁stay . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁migr ants ▁are ▁irregular ; ▁they ▁typically ▁pay ▁R 2 0 0 ▁to ▁people ▁sm ug gl ers ▁to ▁take ▁them ▁across ▁the ▁L imp opo ▁River ▁at ▁night ▁and ▁coordinate ▁with ▁tax i ▁drivers ▁who ▁transport ▁the ▁migr ants ▁to ▁Johannes burg ▁and ▁watch ▁for ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁police ▁or ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Num bers ▁and ▁distribution ▁Est im ates ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Z imb ab we an ▁migr ants ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁range ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁five ▁million . ▁Ex act ▁figures ▁are ▁difficult ▁to ▁obtain ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁und ocument ed ▁migr ants . ▁There ▁was ▁some ▁return ▁migration ▁to ▁Z imb ab we ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁x en oph ob ic ▁violence ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ri ots . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁Tre vor ▁N c ube , ▁business man ▁Roy ▁Ben nett , ▁former ▁parliament arian ▁who ▁received ▁as yl um ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁( d ied ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁( S ABC ▁Pres ent ers ▁Peter ▁N d oro ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁Crit ic ized ▁for ▁Z imb ab we ▁Deport ations ▁ ▁Un protected ▁M igr ants : ▁Z imb ab we ans ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ’ s ▁L imp opo ▁Province ▁ ▁Pl ight