The number of asylum-seekers in South Africa reached a then record high in 2008, when more than 200,000 applications were received by the Home Affairs Department -- more than any country in the world.

08年，到南非来寻找庇护所的外来人口达到了历史新高，当时有超过200，000人向南非民政事务总署提出申请——这个数据比世界上其他任何一个国家都多的多。