Journal of Anthropological and Archaeological Sciences

The accelerated proliferation of works on the topics of frontiers, borders, and boundaries, in geography, political science, sociology, anthropology and even literary studies, is considerable [1-5]. In that sense, the challenges and issues related to frontiers and boundaries are not new: many researchers have addressed this problem in anthropology [6,7] as well as in archeology [8-10]. Read more about this article:  https://lupinepublishers.com/anthropological-and-archaeological-sciences/fulltext/the-relevance-of-durands-anthropological-framework-of-imaginary-in-the-understanding.ID.000136.php   Read more Lupine Publishers Google Scholar Articles: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=w-I2_wEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=w-I2_wEAAAAJ:PR6Y55bgFSsC

The main aim of this paper is to discuss how cross-border shopping impacts on actors whose livelihoods are premised on retailing, mobility and facilitating these activities across the Zimbabwe-South Africa border particularly in Musina. It critically assesses how these actors blur the lines by facilitating all kinds of border crossings including border jumping, excise duty-busting and smuggling. The main argument of this paper is that Musina’s transformation into a node which services the needs of Zimbabweans from all parts of that country did not occur by accident. It cannot be explained simply as an outcome of Zimbabweans shopping in the area but also as a result of growing influence of economic players in the town. Read more about this article: https://lupinepublishers.com/anthropological-and-archaeological-sciences/fulltext/cashing-in-on-mobility-economic-actors-in-the-cross-border-shopping-economy.ID.000135.php   Read more Lupine Publishers Google Scholar Articles: ht...