Humanitarian crisis at the SA-Zim border

Humanitarian crisis at the SA-Zim border



Concerns are mounting over the impact of anti-migrant violence along the South Africa-Zimbabwe border, with humanitarian organisations warning of rising trauma, fear and urgent medical needs among vulnerable migrant populations.

Advocates say the violence is not only creating security concerns but is also triggering a humanitarian and public health emergency, particularly for women, children and those already facing difficult circumstances.

Joining us now is Elizabeth Karavhina, a migration and humanitarian expert, to discuss the growing crisis, its impact on affected communities, and what needs to be done to protect the rights and wellbeing of migrants at the border.

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50 thoughts on “Humanitarian crisis at the SA-Zim border

  1. Where is accountability from their countries,what caused them to leave their countries in the first place, please give South Africa a break, South Africa is not welfare for Africa.

  2. And why should we be blamed let their government take responsibility, also by raising the humanitarian situation are we SAns suppose to aide them yet they're ALMOST HOME! let the Zim go deal wth it's people we had ENOUGH!

  3. When they came here they crossed rivers, deserts, forest n climbed mountains risked their lives n those of children for days if not months so they must use the same routes to get out of SA. .. What are they doing in Bbrigde?

  4. Why are they still at the border,? Why is Zimbabwe not taking it's citizens in, and dealing with the matter within their own country. Are people not Zimbabweans? Who is supposed to care for them? Is it not Mnangagwa's responsibility to sort this out? The people had nothing here in South Africa, they lived in Mkhukhu's and informal settlements. Can Zimbabwe not carry on where they left off, build an informal settlement and house them? and create opportunity for jobs!!

  5. Yeyi kade ngisethekwini akuve kupholile kanti besimpintshwe abantu bokufika kangaka Pho ? ayibo ngeke bafowethu nishiye bani emakhaya ? Besengisaba nokuya ethekwini, ayi cha godukani bafowethu ngilibonile kodwa ikwerekwere elilodwa.

  6. This makes noooo sense at all! What happened to the mobile clinics that they had sent and the 600mil deployed by the government? Did they just stop the processes without warning? I don’t understand? The government needs to answer for all of this! Also, can the doctor actually answer the question about what violence and where it comes from? Are there casualties? It’s all so vague! What kind of abuse do they suffer at the repatriation centre and where is it coming from? Is it coming from fellow travelers, or is it from South Africans?

  7. All this year's SOUTH AFRICA was carrying all other countries baden by taking care of million of people from ZIM AND OTHER COUNTRIES, Supporting them even with medication and grants, while their respective countries folding hands instead of assisting those countries who are feeding their own people but only if that was a worrying concern to that government,but instead they saw it as a winning game , spending tax payers money with their families and friends, that is why they are now worried and crying so loud when they are returned back to their countries because chances of continuing looting money are gonna be reduced if not over. Now they start blaming South Africa for doing what is lawfully right for its citizens and for their own country as well.Stop crying or blaming or even threatening South Africa for no reason. You must just take a responsibility for your own citizens who elected you.

  8. When is it humanitarian crisis? Only when it comes to illegal immigrants. What about South Africans dying at the hands of these people through drug trafficking and human trafficking 😡😡

  9. Am requesting for partnership with your organization in in reaching out to the must volunrable groups of people in the community of refugees in the areas of water and sanitation so please help us in this area

  10. That's what we are fighting for , these foreign nationals are getting free medication in South African while in their countries are paying . We are supplying SADAC with free medication on experience of South Africans

  11. In the MIGHTY NAME OF THE JEHOVA RAPHA AND JAHOVA NISSI, JEHOVA JIREH, THE FATHER OF MY LORD JESUS CHRIST..
    EMMANUEL DELIVERER
    SEND FORTH YOUR MIGHTY HAND WITH SIGNS, MIRACLES, AND WONDERS THROUGH YOUR HOLY SERVANT JESUS..
    AMEN..MANNA

    HOLY GHOST MOVE WHERE MY SPIRIT IS WITHOUT BORDERS..
    WOMEN AND CHILDREN..
    FIRST..
    BE BLESSED BEYOND!
    AND ALL WAYS ALWAYS SHIELDED FROM ALL EVIL

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