WhatsApp Remittances and Health: The Cost of Feeding Families Across Borders Money From Abroad, Vegetables at Home, and the Economics of Eating Clean A 32-year-old electrician from Harare never thought he would leave Zimbabwe. Nevertheless, economic collapse forced him out. Today, he lives in Cape Town’s informal settlements, working casual jobs. However, his WhatsApp notifications […]
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
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
Excluding Non‑Citizens from Food Security in South Africa: Ethics and Policy Opening — A Case of Silent Hunger In late 2023, a family of Zimbabwean migrants living in a Johannesburg township reached out to a local NGO. The mother described how, after losing her informal‑sector job, her children went hungry for days because food parcels
The Invisible Barrier: How Xenophobia Undermines Health Access for African Migrants in South Africa In June 2025, a 32‑year-old female migrant from Zimbabwe — let us call her Amina — arrived at a busy public clinic in Johannesburg with fever and persistent cough. Clinic staff demanded identification and proof of documentation. When Amina could not produce
Traditional Medicine vs. Biomedical Healthcare: Health-Seeking Patterns of Malawian Migrants in Limpopo Understanding the Health-Seeking Landscape Malawian migrants in Limpopo navigate complex healthcare options. For instance, a 2023 survey found that over 60% rely on traditional healers annually, while 45% access public clinics. Consequently, migrants often alternate between systems depending on illness severity and accessibility.
Durban East African Migrants: Mental Health and Support Access Introduction: A Crisis Hidden in Everyday Life Every morning, the Durban Inner City Clinic sees long queues of migrant workers seeking help. Many come from Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Most wait quietly, but behind the calm lie stories of trauma, displacement, economic stress, and
Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Musina Transit Camps: Strategies for Female Migrants The Risk Landscape in Musina Musina, a small town at South Africa’s northern border, serves as a critical transit point for migrants from Zimbabwe, the DRC, and other SADC countries. While the town promises refuge, it exposes women and girls to high risks of
Overcrowding and Disease Transmission Among SADC Migrants in Hillbrow Opening: A Dense Reality with High Stakes Hillbrow, Johannesburg’s inner-city, is a microcosm of density, diversity—and vulnerability. Once a well-maintained apartment district, decades of neglect, high migration, and poverty have transformed parts of Hillbrow into overcrowded, under-serviced high-rises. Wikipedia+1 Research shows that more than half of
Southern Africa’s Climate Migration in 2050: Preparing Health Systems Today Opening: A Changing Migration Horizon Imagine Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, in 2050. Urban sprawl is no longer driven solely by economic migration. Increasingly, people move because climate change has destroyed rural livelihoods. Rural communities in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique face worsening droughts, failing crops, and water
