
Although indescribable scenes of jubilation took centre stage at Galo mall in Francistown Tuesday evening as news broke that Zimbabwe’s long time ruler in Robert Gabriel Mugabe had stepped down, it was the direct opposite at Dukwi Refugee Camp. Zimbabwean refugees and asylum seekers currently housed at Dukwi camp – some 100km northwest of Francistown – could not indulge in wild celebrations following Mugabe’s long awaited downfall. Refugees are prohibited from being involved in political activities of both the host nation and country origin. However, in the case of Zimbabwean refugees, it was not about adhering to the policy of non-political activism. The Patriot on Sunday has since established that some of the refugees are skeptical about political developments in Zimbabwe. Information gathered has established that some of the refugees at Dukwi are not seeing the light at the end of tunnel. Zimbabwean refugees fled to Botswana around 2007/08 escaping from deepening political persecution perpetrated by Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) - Patriotic Fund (PF) activists and militia. Although it was quickly assumed that the Zimbabwean refugees were running away from Mugabe, it has since emerged that the sanctuary seekers from the northern neighbor were fleeing from persecution by the…