On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa – The Mail & Guardian

On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa – The Mail & Guardian

A convoy of haulage trucks laden with cargo snakes for about 2km on the road along the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border in the eastern city of Mutare, waiting to cross into the neighbouring country on a hot Saturday morning. Clearing agents from both countries pace up and down doing immigration processes, which sometimes take hours to complete. To a casual observer, this is a sign that due process is being followed. Not so, when you dig deep into the …