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COVID-19, Dissensus and de facto Transformation at the South Africa–Zimbabwe Border at Beitbridge

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This paper explores the coronavirus-induced closure of the South Africa–Zimbabwe border at Beitbridge and its effects on informal cross-border trade activities and migration. It is based on a qualitative study involving in-depth interviews with informal cross-border traders (ICBTs), migrant workers, local informal transporters, informal cross-border transporters, bus drivers, and individual couriers (hired to transport goods across illegal border cross border points). The findings suggest that the border closure had a limited impact on ICBT and migration behavior as it led to a transformation and/or reconfiguration of how people contested the Beitbridge border. This suggests that border closures are an ineffective strategy to mitigate the effects of disasters/pandemics, such as coronavirus.

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  • Inocent Moyo, 2022. "COVID-19, Dissensus and de facto Transformation at the South Africa–Zimbabwe Border at Beitbridge," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(4), pages 781-804, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjbsxx:v:37:y:2022:i:4:p:781-804
    DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2022.2039267
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