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Nabbed: A Zimbabwean national caught with goods at an informal crossing point along the South Africa–Zimbabwe border.
AMAGUMA GUMA SMUGGLERS

Smuggled birth control pills in demand

Female migrants cite barriers to accessing local healthcare facilities

  • Dianah Chiyangwa
7 min read
Brooding: The eggs of the emperor moth hatch in summer. After the fourth or fifth moult people collect the caterpillars
BOTSWANA

‘Vibrant’ cross-border trade in mopane worms from Botswana to South Africa

The statutory, customary and informal governance approaches need to be streamlined and ensure that people’s livelihoods are protected along with the sustainable harvesting of…

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Occupational hazards: Women informal cross-border traders in Zimbabwe have much to contend with, between violent hold-ups to the effects of Covid-19 on their business. Photo: Phill Magakoe/AFP
COVID 19

Covid-19 border closures hit Zimbabwe’s women traders hard

The past 18 months have been tough for women cross-border traders, who saw their income vanish when borders closed

  • Marko Phiri
5 min read
Colonisers’ boundary: A South African National Defence Force member guards suspected undocumented Zimbabwean nationals after they attempted to illegally. (Phill Magakoe/AFP)
AMAGUMAGUMA

Zimbabwe: How women are taking over cross-border smuggling

When Covid-19 hit and borders closed, people still needed to bring their groceries into Zimbabwe. Some women have taken the chance to earn a bit of cash

  • Marko Phiri
5 min read
En route: The informal malaicha trade has traditionally been conducted by drivers of vans and minibuses who transport goods from South Africa to Zimbabwe. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
APP

Malaicha trade goes digital

A new app lets users in South Africa buy goods that are dispatched from warehouses in Zimbabwean cities

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
6 min read
Zuma thought the court erred by holding him personally liable for the legal costs, as he was not cited in his personal capacity or given an opportunity to explain his conduct to decide on punitive ruling. (Reuters)
CROSS BORDER TRADE

Zuma throws spanner in SA’s financial works

Not signing the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill can result in sanctions against banks and cross-border illicit flows will continue.

  • Staff Reporter
6 min read
BEATRICE GACHENGE

Africa trade bloc mulls regional infrastructure bond

The regional trade bloc Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa is considering issuing a regional infrastructure bond and is seeking advisers.

  • Beatrice Gachenge
2 min read
CROSS BORDER TRADE

Focus on the tricks of trade, hears SADC

Southern Africa has moved forward with regional economic integration, but challenges remain, say trade experts.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
No decent work for African cross-border traders
CROSS BORDER TRADE

No decent work for African cross-border traders

A couple weeks ago while crossing the Tanzania-Kenya border, I overheard a man teasing a cross-border trader that she was not likely to get married.

  • Arthur Okwemba
5 min read