Many migrants risk everything to reach South Africa in search of a better life, including many who make the trek across the Limpopo river from Zimbabwe. Along the way some are at the mercy of smugglers and bandits. "People are shooting, people are dying, so we were also scared...of getting killed before you get to where you are going" says migrant Frank Vivian Ncube. The level of illegal immigration is also a key issue in the upcoming presidential election on May 29. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES