5 CONCLUDING COMMENTS As this brief report has shown, violence and torture are affecting the next generation of Zimbabweans and those who are at the prime of their lives. Young Zimbabweans in their 20s and 30s are being exposed to both physical and psychological torture, exemplified by the high scores on the SRQ8. In this regard, the findings from this brief report generally confirm previous findings by human rights organizations regarding the nature of the violence and torture in Zimbabwe, as well as the heavy involvement of government-related entities in the administration of torture. Even though this report analyses a relatively small sample of Zimbabweans who are presently in South Africa, it is nonetheless indicative of the sorts of problems and difficulties that other Zimbabweans living in South Africa are likely to be experiencing, especially in the face of ongoing reports of violence and torture and increasing numbers of Zimbabweans claiming asylum in South Africa. In particular, the study highlights the numbers of people who are probably experiencing psychological/psychiatric disturbances but who are not receiving psychosocial support to cope with the trauma experienced. Keeping in mind the high levels of trauma that Zimbabweans are experiencing, and their founded bases for asylum claims, it is unacceptable that they are being exposed to greater levels of trauma by being unable to easily access the asylum determination procedure in South Africa or to access employment as a result of not being issued with official documents or with documents that are mostly unrecognized by employers and service providers. As the world commemorates World Refugee Day, it is imperative that the South African government be true to its human rights commitments, enshrined in its Constitution and international conventions to which it is signatory, and that it expedite access to the asylum determination procedure for Zimbabweans. To obey its own laws, South Africa should grant asylum to genuine cases of Zimbabwean torture victims. In doing so, the South African government should openly and publicly recognize that there is a political crisis in Zimbabwe, where thousands of Zimbabweans are becoming victims of organized violence and torture and seeking refuge in South Africa. 16