How Cross-Border Trade Is Reviving Sorghum Migration routes are becoming organic grain corridors—here’s why it matters A Quiet Revival Along Southern Africa’s Borders In 2023, South Africa imported over 280,000 tonnes of sorghum, much of it moving informally across borders before entering formal markets.This shift signals more than a trade adjustment. It reflects a nutritional, […]
Migration on the Menu: Kapenta, Food, and Health Following fish, families, and farming knowledge from Lake Kariba to the Cape Opening: A Fish That Travels Further Than People In 2023, dried kapenta from Lake Kariba appeared in informal markets across Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Gqeberha. Alongside mielie meal and tomatoes, traders sold it to low-income
How COVID‑19 Border Closures Affected Zimbabwean Traders Opening: Lives Interrupted On 15 March 2020, Beitbridge Border Post — the key land‐border crossing between South Africa and Zimbabwe — effectively sealed for non‑essential human traffic when 35 of South Africa’s 53 land borders were closed to limit the spread of COVID‑19. ACCORD+2News24+2This seemingly technical public‐health decision rippled into the lives
