The South African Civil Society Information Service

It's Better to Beg on the Streets of Johannesburg than to Starve in Zimbabwe

6 Mar 2012

After having fled economic hardship and political violence in their own country, an estimated 1.5 million Zimbabweans live in South Africa. Millions of migrants in South Africa remain undocumented. Those living with disabilities are amongst the most vulnerable.

Out of Sight is a short documentary that explores the lives of blind undocumented Zimbabwean migrants as they try and eke out a living begging on the streets of Johannesburg.

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