Zimbabwean Migrants in Louis Trichardt Fear Losing Access to Health Services

Zimbabwean immigrants living in Louis Trichardt say they are being turned away from clinics or told their latest chronic medication collection will be their last, raising fears that anti-immigrant pressure is starting to affect access to healthcare.

The concern follows the 30 June deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa.

Louis Trichardt, a Limpopo town on the main route to the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe, is home to a large population of Zimbabwean…