I traveled to the small South African town of Musina at the border of Zimbabwe where hundreds of desperate family’s and children cross the Crocodile infested Limpopo river everyday to escape Robert Mugabe’s evil regime.
We only had one day to do this job before returning to Johannesburg so we went to the heavily patrolled river at 6am and drove past many wild Baboons before seeing two soaking wet women with babies on there backs walking through the barb wired fences. They were freezing cold and had been robbed of all their money and belongings at the Zimbabwe side so I quickly took some photographs before helping them with some cash and a phone call. They told us how they almost drowned trying to carry their children in head deep water and had nothing. It was completely unexpected and shocking to see what these people have to go through just to be able to afford food and water. I was spotted taking photographs by soldiers and was concerned that they would confiscate my cameras but instead they helped me out and posed for some photographs. I wish I could have spent longer documenting the desperate measures these people go to. All this going on while the World’s attention is on South Africa for the World Cup.

A woman and her baby arrive in South Africa after swimming the crocodile infested Limpopo river in Zimbabwe to escape Mugabe's regime

A woman and her child walk in to South Africa after escaping from Zimbabwe

A Soldier stands at the Zimbabwe border looking out for family's and children crossing the Limpopo river

A woman with her child shortly after crossing the border

A Baboon passes the border road