South Africa deports between 600 and 6 000 Zimbabweans every week from a repatriation centre aptly called Lindela - which means "wait here" in Zulu and Xhosa - a sprawling compound of dormitories and other buildings tucked behind high walls in a field outside Krugersdorp. And President Mbeki's government openly admits that it is fighting a losing battle against the influx of Zimbabweans fleeing poverty and repression in their homeland, with many deportees returning to South Africa within weeks.