The country has the best soils which have seen the country triumph in producing such fruits like oranges.

Media reports in the southern African country say that at least 100 refugees who enter illegally are surrendering themselves in borders every week.

State newspaper The Herald quoted Mashonaland East Province Assistant Commissioner Bobby Murwira as saying that they were concerned with the influx of the illegal refugees.

"About 100 refugees are surrendering to the police every week, while hordes of others enter the country through illegal crossing points and are later seen in groups along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway hiking towards the capital city," said Murwira.

He said they have since strengthened their patrols to stop all illegal entries.

Apart from catching most of the refugees in border points with most of them in transit to South Africa, others are said to have been arrested in other far away locations like Mutoko and Murehwa.

Reports say that over the years, refugees — especially from Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi, have been going to South Africa illegally through Zimbabwe.

In another development Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai is reported to have requested for a meeting with President Robert Mugabe.

The two have been in disagreements ever since the power sharing deal was brokered in September by South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki and mostly it’s to do with the sharing of cabinet positions.

Tsvangirai has called for the meeting in an effort to mend the deal and form a government of national unity.

The media reported recently that Mugabe is currently on annual leave and that he was set to form a government next month.

According to Tsvangirai’s spokesman Nelson Chamisa the MDC leader wants to have a meeting to map the way forward.

"We have written to Mugabe, indicating that we want a meeting between him and (MDC) president Tsvangirai to bring finality and closure to the dialogue," he said.

The spokesman however said the ZANU PF leader has not yet responded to his party’s request.

In the power sharing deal if successful, Mugabe would remain the president whereas Tsvangirai takes the position of prime minister.