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dc.contributor.authorDassah, M. O.-
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-30T10:49:17Z-
dc.date.available2017-05-30T10:49:17Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1029-
dc.description.abstractGovernance of international migration, which involves cross-border movement of people from adjoining countries and intra – and extra-regional non-adjoining countries, is currently a topical global issue. South-North and South-South are the commonest directional migratory flows; eighty percent of the latter is cross-border, a widespread phenomenon within the Southern African Development Community. Over the years, the popular view in South Africa has been that African migrants mainly negatively impact the country socio-economically. The presence of African migrants triggered two major xenophobic attacks in 2008 and 2015. The research question addressed in this article is: what are the socio-economic impacts of African migrants on South Africa? Critical in-depth analysis of literature, empirical studies and official documents indicate positive impacts co-exist with negative ones. The former include ‘brain gain’ from highly-qualified African academics in instruction/research positions in universities, provision of essential services by African medical personnel in the public health system, job creation and development of business skills by African small-business owners/entrepreneurs and provision of essential services by semi-skilled/unskilled African migrants to the agricultural, construction and domestic services sectors. Governance of migration informed by the country’s need for ‘scarce and critical skills’, and entrepreneurial acumen is recommendeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElton B. Stephens Co.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 14;Issue 1-
dc.subjectBrain Drain and Brain Gainen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic Impactsen_US
dc.subjectMigrationen_US
dc.subjectPush and Pull Factorsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleSOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF INTRA- AND EXTRA- REGIONAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MIGRATION ON SOUTH AFRICAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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