In terms of why people have returned to Zimbabwe:
78% of respondents who indicated why they returned, reported returning primarily to
visit family
15% reported they returned to trade goods bought in SA
9% reported they returned to take supplies to their families
People reported that their border crossings took them an average of 3,5 days, with the
majority crossing the border by bus. However, 32% reported having to walk at least part of
the journey, including across the border post itself.
4.
How many moves between 2005 2010?
Out of 77 respondents to this question, 46 or 60% had lived in 3 or more different locations
since 2005. As this relates to major moves, from one centre or rural area to another, it does
not indicate the number of different addresses people may have had in each centre. As the
history of Key Informant Two illustrates (ahead), he has lived in four general areas – Harare,
Seke, Gauteng and the Cape, but this has entailed 7 moves altogether, and several shacks
where he resided for shorter periods in Finetown squatter camp, and De Doorns, are
absorbed into the longer narrative, as are the possibly several places stayed in Limpopo,
meaning a likely total of more than ten places of residence.
Chart xiii: source of information on De Doorns
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