Mr Thavanda, the head of the Zimbabwe association for cross border traders, ZCBTA, invited me to their meetings even though I am just a regular member of the Malawi association of traders. I am very grateful and was very impressed of how they work with our issues. It is such an important business in Zimbabwe and so many people live from cross border trading. But there is so many problems also. The ZCBTA work with big organizations and I think we in Malawi have a lot to learn from them. We must work together across our borders to solve our problems!
Photograph and story by Ennie Precious Mphande, cross border trader in Blantyre, Malawi
Experience of this border
Location of border
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Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi