Open Borders: South Africa / Zimbabwe | Documentary

A new documentary film produced by AfriForum and directed by Jacques Broodryk, exposes the complete lack of border control on South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe and takes a look at the wave of crime this has caused. The documentary also shows the extreme lengths that AfriForum’s neighbourhood- and farm watch volunteers go to, to try and protect locals and their property in this border area against repeated infiltration in to the country by smugglers and poachers. Criminals on the South African side also use this open border to smuggle stolen vehicles in to Zimbabwe. In various places the border fence itself has been stolen and sold for scrap metal, this is how ridiculous the situation has become.

Locations: Beitbridge, Musina, South africa

Go to www.openborders.co.za to support AfriForum’s volunteers in this border area.