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July 1, 2026Migration and DevelopmentOpen Access

Navigating Borders and Drones: A Case of Zimbabwean Migrant Women Entrepreneurs in Botswana

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Overview

Thematic analysis reveals how Zimbabwean migrant women navigate borders using social media to evade surveillance.

Key Points

  • This article aims to explore how Zimbabwean migrant women entrepreneurs navigate borders amid increasing surveillance practices.
  • Conducted thematic analysis of social media discussions
  • Performed in-depth interviews with migrant women
  • Examined state strategies affecting mobility and entrepreneurship
  • Identified the use of digital tools by migrants to circumvent state surveillance.
  • Highlighted the contradictions in surveillance practices that both restrict and enable mobility.
  • Revealed the historical context of mobility restrictions affecting African migrants.

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Kwazinkosi Sibanda (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44af055cd2549c8bc4413fhttps://doi.org/10.1177/21632324261458736
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