Mozambique-Zimbabwe: The commodities lifeline

Harare: It is 7am at the main long-distance bus terminus in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. The roof-rack of a battered 75-seater bus is piled high with goods, from bales of dried tobacco leaves to reed mats, in preparation for the 24-hour journey south-east to the town of Sango, in Chiredzi district on the Mozambican border.