Informal Negotiation of the Zimbabwe–Mozambique Border for Survival by Mutare’s Marginalized People

This study investigates, through electronic and print media sources, published books and articles, reports from international organizations, and oral interviews, the irregular ways through which many vulnerable people in Zimbabwe’s eastern border city of Mutare exploited opportunities in neighbourin...

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Published in:Journal of developing societies 2010-06, Vol.26 (2), p.125-163
Main Author: Duri, Fidelis Peter Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Borders
Commodities
Covert operations
Displaced persons
Frontier workers
International organizations
International trade
Interviews
Licences
Marginalized people
Mass media
Mozambique
Negotiation
Obligations
Oral communication
Resorts & spas
Smuggling
Taxation
Travel
Zimbabwe
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Summary:This study investigates, through electronic and print media sources, published books and articles, reports from international organizations, and oral interviews, the irregular ways through which many vulnerable people in Zimbabwe’s eastern border city of Mutare exploited opportunities in neighbouring Mozambique for survival. Most people had to resort to clandestine cross-border activities largely because they could not afford the financial obligations for travel documents, visa fees, border taxes, work permits, as well as import and trade licences. In addition, several of the commodities they imported or exported were either subject to duty, or altogether illegal either in Mozambique or Zimbabwe.
ISSN:0169-796X
1745-2546
DOI:10.1177/0169796X1002600201