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Tendai Marima

‘It’s the only way’: Migrants, army face-off along S Africa-Zimbabwe border

An officer on patrol near the Limpopo River, dividing South Africa from Zimbabwe, while people on the other side wait for an opportunity to cross. The soldiers are permitted to go only up to a certain distance within the riverbed [Tendai Marima/Al Jazeera]

Musina, South Africa – Every day, Fadzai Musindo walks across the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa – sometimes via the official border post but usually by taking the more dangerous informal route.

Streams of men, women and children regularly cross the bridge separating the two countries, but for the 43-year-old mother of three, it is a necessity so she can earn enough to fend for her children.

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