People are moving relatively freely through Beitbridge, southern Africa’s busiest border post – just not in the way the African Union intended.
Free movement – if the price is right
People are moving relatively freely through Beitbridge, southern Africa’s busiest border post – just not in the way the African Union intended.
continent.substack.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:07 AM
People are moving relatively freely through Beitbridge, southern Africa’s busiest border post – just not in the way the African Union intended.
SUMMER IN WINTER
40 DEGREES AGAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA
40.3C Villamontes BOLIVIA
New July record in the Airport station
Exceptional heat in SOUTHERN AFRICA
30/35c even on the Highlands in South Africa,Botswana,Zambia,Namibia,Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Records include 35.5C at Beitbridge
40 DEGREES AGAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA
40.3C Villamontes BOLIVIA
New July record in the Airport station
Exceptional heat in SOUTHERN AFRICA
30/35c even on the Highlands in South Africa,Botswana,Zambia,Namibia,Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Records include 35.5C at Beitbridge
July 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
SUMMER IN WINTER
40 DEGREES AGAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA
40.3C Villamontes BOLIVIA
New July record in the Airport station
Exceptional heat in SOUTHERN AFRICA
30/35c even on the Highlands in South Africa,Botswana,Zambia,Namibia,Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Records include 35.5C at Beitbridge
40 DEGREES AGAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA
40.3C Villamontes BOLIVIA
New July record in the Airport station
Exceptional heat in SOUTHERN AFRICA
30/35c even on the Highlands in South Africa,Botswana,Zambia,Namibia,Mozambique & Zimbabwe
Records include 35.5C at Beitbridge
ZIMBABWE AGAIN
44.7 yesterday at Beitbridge
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Many records from Namibia (40.4 Gobabis) to South Africa (40C up to 1800m asl ! Only Bolivia ever recorded 40C at such high elevations in Southern Hemisphere), Mozambique..
Historic
Updates soon
44.7 yesterday at Beitbridge
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Many records from Namibia (40.4 Gobabis) to South Africa (40C up to 1800m asl ! Only Bolivia ever recorded 40C at such high elevations in Southern Hemisphere), Mozambique..
Historic
Updates soon
December 13, 2024 at 11:34 AM
ZIMBABWE AGAIN
44.7 yesterday at Beitbridge
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Many records from Namibia (40.4 Gobabis) to South Africa (40C up to 1800m asl ! Only Bolivia ever recorded 40C at such high elevations in Southern Hemisphere), Mozambique..
Historic
Updates soon
44.7 yesterday at Beitbridge
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Many records from Namibia (40.4 Gobabis) to South Africa (40C up to 1800m asl ! Only Bolivia ever recorded 40C at such high elevations in Southern Hemisphere), Mozambique..
Historic
Updates soon
ZIMBABWE AGAIN!
Brutal heat yesterday with
46.4 at Beitbridge (border with Musina/South Africa)
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Dec Records also 39.6 Masvingo and 37.5 Gokwe
Historic heat also in BOTSWANA
43.0 Selebi Phikwe all time high
MOZAMBIQUE 42.5 Panda
Brutal heat yesterday with
46.4 at Beitbridge (border with Musina/South Africa)
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Dec Records also 39.6 Masvingo and 37.5 Gokwe
Historic heat also in BOTSWANA
43.0 Selebi Phikwe all time high
MOZAMBIQUE 42.5 Panda
December 14, 2024 at 12:51 PM
ZIMBABWE AGAIN!
Brutal heat yesterday with
46.4 at Beitbridge (border with Musina/South Africa)
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Dec Records also 39.6 Masvingo and 37.5 Gokwe
Historic heat also in BOTSWANA
43.0 Selebi Phikwe all time high
MOZAMBIQUE 42.5 Panda
Brutal heat yesterday with
46.4 at Beitbridge (border with Musina/South Africa)
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Dec Records also 39.6 Masvingo and 37.5 Gokwe
Historic heat also in BOTSWANA
43.0 Selebi Phikwe all time high
MOZAMBIQUE 42.5 Panda
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE
The worst heat wave in Southern Africa history is already smashing dozens of records in several countries
Provisioanally ZIMBABWE WITH 43.5c at Beitbridge (border with ZA-Musina) has set the national record of December hottest day
Updates soon
The worst heat wave in Southern Africa history is already smashing dozens of records in several countries
Provisioanally ZIMBABWE WITH 43.5c at Beitbridge (border with ZA-Musina) has set the national record of December hottest day
Updates soon
December 5, 2024 at 1:18 AM
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY IN ZIMBABWE
The worst heat wave in Southern Africa history is already smashing dozens of records in several countries
Provisioanally ZIMBABWE WITH 43.5c at Beitbridge (border with ZA-Musina) has set the national record of December hottest day
Updates soon
The worst heat wave in Southern Africa history is already smashing dozens of records in several countries
Provisioanally ZIMBABWE WITH 43.5c at Beitbridge (border with ZA-Musina) has set the national record of December hottest day
Updates soon
Many Zimbabweans and Malawians leaving South Africa before the 30 June “deadline” set by anti-immigration protesters find themselves stalled for hours at the Beitbridge border post.
Read groundup.org.za/article/zimb... by Bernard Chiguvare
Read groundup.org.za/article/zimb... by Bernard Chiguvare
Zimbabweans and Malawians wait hours at Beitbridge border for repatriation
Border Management Authority says Home Affairs and police checks must be completed before arriving at the border
groundup.org.za
June 29, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Many Zimbabweans and Malawians leaving South Africa before the 30 June “deadline” set by anti-immigration protesters find themselves stalled for hours at the Beitbridge border post.
Read groundup.org.za/article/zimb... by Bernard Chiguvare
Read groundup.org.za/article/zimb... by Bernard Chiguvare
All Protocol Observed.
Welcome to Issue 183 of The Continent.
This week, we travel to Beitbridge, where movement is free for the right price.
Get your free copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
Welcome to Issue 183 of The Continent.
This week, we travel to Beitbridge, where movement is free for the right price.
Get your free copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
November 22, 2024 at 9:59 PM
All Protocol Observed.
Welcome to Issue 183 of The Continent.
This week, we travel to Beitbridge, where movement is free for the right price.
Get your free copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
Welcome to Issue 183 of The Continent.
This week, we travel to Beitbridge, where movement is free for the right price.
Get your free copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
#globalwarning 🔥🌏
🌡️ZIMBABWE #!🇿🇼
Brutal heat yesterday with
46.4 Beitbridge (border with Musina/South Africa)
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Dec Records also 39.6 Masvingo & 37.5 Gokwe
Historic heat also in BOTSWANA🇧🇼
43.0 Selebi Phikwe all time high
MOZAMBIQUE 🇲🇿42.5
x.com/extremetemps...
🌡️ZIMBABWE #!🇿🇼
Brutal heat yesterday with
46.4 Beitbridge (border with Musina/South Africa)
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Dec Records also 39.6 Masvingo & 37.5 Gokwe
Historic heat also in BOTSWANA🇧🇼
43.0 Selebi Phikwe all time high
MOZAMBIQUE 🇲🇿42.5
x.com/extremetemps...
December 15, 2024 at 4:09 AM
#globalwarning 🔥🌏
🌡️ZIMBABWE #!🇿🇼
Brutal heat yesterday with
46.4 Beitbridge (border with Musina/South Africa)
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Dec Records also 39.6 Masvingo & 37.5 Gokwe
Historic heat also in BOTSWANA🇧🇼
43.0 Selebi Phikwe all time high
MOZAMBIQUE 🇲🇿42.5
x.com/extremetemps...
🌡️ZIMBABWE #!🇿🇼
Brutal heat yesterday with
46.4 Beitbridge (border with Musina/South Africa)
HOTTEST DECEMBER DAY ZIMBABWE HISTORY
Dec Records also 39.6 Masvingo & 37.5 Gokwe
Historic heat also in BOTSWANA🇧🇼
43.0 Selebi Phikwe all time high
MOZAMBIQUE 🇲🇿42.5
x.com/extremetemps...
Over 645,000 travellers used Beitbridge Border Post during the 2024 festive season, highlighting a surge in cross-border movement.
Beitbridge Border handled over 600,000 travellers during festive season
Over 645,000 travellers used Beitbridge Border Post during the 2024 festive season, highlighting a surge in cross-border movement.
www.thesouthafrican.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Over 645,000 travellers used Beitbridge Border Post during the 2024 festive season, highlighting a surge in cross-border movement.
Police at Beitbridge border arrested a suspect after finding explosives worth over R105K on a Zimbabwe-SA bus.
Explosives found on Zimbabwe-SA bus during Beitbridge search
Police at Beitbridge border arrested a suspect after finding explosives worth over R105K on a Zimbabwe-SA bus.
www.thesouthafrican.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Police at Beitbridge border arrested a suspect after finding explosives worth over R105K on a Zimbabwe-SA bus.
A South African patient had to be airlifted from Beitbridge to South Africa after failing to access urgent medical care in Zimbabwe.
South African patient airlifted after 'healthcare failure' in Zimbabwe
A South African patient had to be airlifted from Beitbridge to South Africa after failing to access urgent medical care in Zimbabwe.
www.thesouthafrican.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A South African patient had to be airlifted from Beitbridge to South Africa after failing to access urgent medical care in Zimbabwe.
Beitbridge goes from worst to best border post in Africa
Businessweeklyzw
Beitbridge goes from worst to best border post in Africa
www.businessweekly.co.zw
September 8, 2023 at 2:04 AM
Beitbridge goes from worst to best border post in Africa
A tragic bus accident near the Beitbridge Border claimed 24 lives when a Zimbabwean South Africa-bound bus collided head-on with a truck.
Tragic crash claims 24 lives near Beitbridge Border
A tragic bus accident near the Beitbridge Border claimed 24 lives when a Zimbabwean South Africa-bound bus collided head-on with a truck.
www.thesouthafrican.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A tragic bus accident near the Beitbridge Border claimed 24 lives when a Zimbabwean South Africa-bound bus collided head-on with a truck.
Officials at the SA border have asked the Beitbridge Municipality for water supplies after their pumps were destroyed three times by the rising Limpopo River.
SA asks Zim for water as Limpopo floods wash away pumps
Officials at the SA border in Beitbridge have asked the Beitbridge Municipality for water supplies after their pumps were destroyed three times by the rising Limpopo River.
www.thesouthafrican.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Officials at the SA border have asked the Beitbridge Municipality for water supplies after their pumps were destroyed three times by the rising Limpopo River.
#ufosky #ufo #Ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Escorted by UFOs
May 31, 1974 — Mvuma to Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
1/2:30 a.m. A prolonged Peugeot-pacing case from Mvuma to Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, takes place along the A4 highway, during which motorists experience electromagnetic effects,
Today in UFO History - Escorted by UFOs
May 31, 1974 — Mvuma to Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
1/2:30 a.m. A prolonged Peugeot-pacing case from Mvuma to Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, takes place along the A4 highway, during which motorists experience electromagnetic effects,
May 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
#ufosky #ufo #Ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Escorted by UFOs
May 31, 1974 — Mvuma to Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
1/2:30 a.m. A prolonged Peugeot-pacing case from Mvuma to Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, takes place along the A4 highway, during which motorists experience electromagnetic effects,
Today in UFO History - Escorted by UFOs
May 31, 1974 — Mvuma to Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
1/2:30 a.m. A prolonged Peugeot-pacing case from Mvuma to Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, takes place along the A4 highway, during which motorists experience electromagnetic effects,
glass vial of coke for the mission. ‘Lay off that stuff Dickie! It turns ones head to mush’ ‘oh for Christ’s sake, man; I’m not taking Beitbridge on *coffee*’
March 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
glass vial of coke for the mission. ‘Lay off that stuff Dickie! It turns ones head to mush’ ‘oh for Christ’s sake, man; I’m not taking Beitbridge on *coffee*’
Zimbabwe continuing their tough stance on pangolin trafficking:
Beitbridge Duo Jailed Nine Years For Selling Live Pangolin To Detectives
news.pindula.co.zw/2025/07/08/b...
Beitbridge Duo Jailed Nine Years For Selling Live Pangolin To Detectives
news.pindula.co.zw/2025/07/08/b...
Beitbridge Duo Jailed Nine Years For Selling Live Pangolin To Detectives ⋆ Pindula News
Two men have been sentenced to nine years in prison each after being convicted by the Beitbridge Regional Magistrates Court for illegally possessing and attempting to sell a live pangolin, one of the ...
news.pindula.co.zw
July 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Zimbabwe continuing their tough stance on pangolin trafficking:
Beitbridge Duo Jailed Nine Years For Selling Live Pangolin To Detectives
news.pindula.co.zw/2025/07/08/b...
Beitbridge Duo Jailed Nine Years For Selling Live Pangolin To Detectives
news.pindula.co.zw/2025/07/08/b...
As a green mamba passport-holder with a weird Asian sounding surname, borders and national identities are weird concepts to me. When you have a moment, read @thecontinent.org’s Borderlands series on African borders. There are three so far.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe / 🇿🇦 South Africa
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe / 🇿🇦 South Africa
Free movement – if the price is right
People are moving relatively freely through Beitbridge, southern Africa’s busiest border post – just not in the way the African Union intended.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2024 at 11:51 AM
As a green mamba passport-holder with a weird Asian sounding surname, borders and national identities are weird concepts to me. When you have a moment, read @thecontinent.org’s Borderlands series on African borders. There are three so far.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe / 🇿🇦 South Africa
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe / 🇿🇦 South Africa
South Africans are deeply unserious.
July 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
South Africans are deeply unserious.
From Mt Darwin to Beitbridge, from Bulawayo to Harare and from the Victoria Falls to Mutare - one day, Zimbabwe will be free!
🇿🇼🕊️🇿🇼
🇿🇼🕊️🇿🇼
June 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
From Mt Darwin to Beitbridge, from Bulawayo to Harare and from the Victoria Falls to Mutare - one day, Zimbabwe will be free!
🇿🇼🕊️🇿🇼
🇿🇼🕊️🇿🇼
More than 1 000 illegal migrants caught at Beitbridge during Easter
More than 1 000 illegal migrants caught at Beitbridge during Easter
Border officials intercepted 1 000 undocumented migrants at Beitbridge over Easter, using drones to crack down on illegal crossings.
www.thesouthafrican.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
More than 1 000 illegal migrants caught at Beitbridge during Easter
South Africa: Border Management Authority intercepts unsupervised minors near Beitbridge Port of Entry
#mypressportal #pressrelease #AfricaNewsroom #bizcommunity #publicrelations #africa #southafrica
#mypressportal #pressrelease #AfricaNewsroom #bizcommunity #publicrelations #africa #southafrica
South Africa: Border Management Authority intercepts unsupervised minors near Beitbridge Port of Entry
Commissioner Masiapato confirms that BMA And SANDF intercept unsupervised minors near Beitbridge Port of Entry
www.africa-newsroom.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
South Africa: Border Management Authority intercepts unsupervised minors near Beitbridge Port of Entry
#mypressportal #pressrelease #AfricaNewsroom #bizcommunity #publicrelations #africa #southafrica
#mypressportal #pressrelease #AfricaNewsroom #bizcommunity #publicrelations #africa #southafrica
Hundreds of immigrants who have been transferred from Durban to Musina say they have been left sleeping in the open while waiting to be repatriated.
Read groundup.org.za/article/immi... by Thembi Siaga
Read groundup.org.za/article/immi... by Thembi Siaga
Thousands of immigrants stuck in Musina with little food, water or shelter
Chaos as displaced immigrants descend on town close to Beitbridge border
groundup.org.za
July 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Hundreds of immigrants who have been transferred from Durban to Musina say they have been left sleeping in the open while waiting to be repatriated.
Read groundup.org.za/article/immi... by Thembi Siaga
Read groundup.org.za/article/immi... by Thembi Siaga
Makes such a difference when the border crossing is easy. Beitbridge is the pits. 🤦
June 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Makes such a difference when the border crossing is easy. Beitbridge is the pits. 🤦
🆕Patience Chadambuka, Sandra Bhatasara & Talent Moyo examine how extreme heat impacts residents across Zimbabwe’s Beitbridge. Using a structural violence lens, they show how inequalities shape exposure & adaptation to extreme heat in a single town.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
CC: @giga-hamburg.de
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
CC: @giga-hamburg.de
March 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🆕Patience Chadambuka, Sandra Bhatasara & Talent Moyo examine how extreme heat impacts residents across Zimbabwe’s Beitbridge. Using a structural violence lens, they show how inequalities shape exposure & adaptation to extreme heat in a single town.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
CC: @giga-hamburg.de
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
CC: @giga-hamburg.de