Linking Harare and Johannesburg through Informal Cross-Border Entrepreneurship

Zimbabwe has witnessed a rapid expansion of informal cross border trading(ICBT) with neighbouring countries over the past two and a half decades. Thatexpansion has largely been due to a persistent decline in the economy since theintroduction of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) in the1990s, which led to the closure of many industries, increased unemployment andforced many people into the informal sector. This 2014 study sought …