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How Can South Africa’s Healthcare System Better Support Migrants with HIV/AIDS and TB Co-Infections?

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Bridging the Treatment Gap: Supporting Migrants with HIV/AIDS-TB Co-Infections in South Africa When Borders Become Barriers: The Silent Crisis Thirty-five-year-old Grace* travels between Zimbabwe and South Africa’s Limpopo province every three months. She works on commercial farms near Musina during harvesting seasons. Grace lives with both HIV and tuberculosis (TB), requiring consistent medication for both […]

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Food Remittance Systems: How Somali Migrants Navigate Transnational Food Networks in South Africa

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Transnational Food Networks Among Somali Migrants in South Africa Opening: Food, Distance, and Survival In a small grocery shop in Mayfair, Johannesburg, 28-year-old Hawa carefully packs a crate of basmati rice, powdered milk, dates, and infant formula. These items are not meant for her household—they are intended for her mother and younger siblings in Hargeisa.

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Are South African cities prepared for climate-induced migration waves, and what lessons can Johannesburg and Cape Town learn from global climate refugee strategies?

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Are South African Cities Ready for Climate-Induced Migration? Lessons for Johannesburg and Cape Town from Global Climate-Mobility Strategies Opening: Floods, droughts, and urban pressures In June 2025, heavy floods in the Eastern Cape displaced hundreds of families. Extreme weather events like this are not isolated. Climate change is already driving internal migration across South Africa.

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