unscrupulous schemes, where South Africans might take the money and then threaten deportation when time comes for them to pay up. Many Zimbabweans are in any case the sole member of their family in South Africa; once they die, who is to insist on behalf of the dead that the promised assistance is now paid for? More Zimbabweans in South Africa need to be able to link in to formal or informal refugee structures, perhaps through NGOs or churches, who could have on file contact addresses for relatives in Zimbabwe. They may then be able to help when exiles become ill by notifying families. There would be vital issues of trust and confidentiality linked to such lists, considering people’s fears of deportation and political persecution of relatives back home, which is why priests might be suitable custodians. While there are no simple solutions, there is the need for some sort of “buddy system” to ensure that our nation’s people are not going un-mourned into mass graves in foreign lands. 80