On March 31 2022, HCP partner Godfrey Tawodzera speaks at the MiFOOD Webinar Series on poverty and food security among Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa in the age of COVID-19. Building on recent surveys, the talk examined the food security of Zimbabwean migrants in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Study findings show that, though most migrated to escape poverty and hunger in their country, the majority were equally deprived and facing a food security crisis in South Africa. Most migrants were constructing livelihoods in an informal sector which has become more restrictive and even dangerous for migrants to operate in. The migrants’ food security crisis was worsened by the advent of COVID-19 and accompanying restrictions which made it difficult to engage in economic activities, in an environment where most were ineligible to access the various funds put in place to help households lessen the impact of the pandemic.
