CONCLUSIONS - RECOMMENDATIONS • • Yet our own observations over many months are that thousands of Zimbabweans who consider themselves political refugees have tried to access Home Affairs offices and have failed. It is our observation that while asylum seekers from other nations may have trouble accessing refugee reception offices, the situation in this regard is worst for Zimbabweans. Zimbabweans, like other asylum seekers find themselves having to bribe Home Affairs officials in order to get permits or to have them renewed. • Limited counselling services are available, but accessing clinics and hospitals is more problematic.178 178 Access to health care is dealt with ahead in this report. 81