Zimbabwean women have few choices when it comes to eking out a livelihood, leaving most with the option of either staying in their country and watching their children starve, or illegally seeking a new life in South Africa. Juma Donke looks at how these women are affected by South Africa’s immigration policies, drawing on the work of Sally Peberdy, author of Selecting Immigrants: National Identity and South Africa’s Immigration Policies.Though in the past female migrants where often considered “baggage” of their male counterparts due to their legal status, things are changing. Because the nature of industry is moving away from mining and the type of work available is more suited to women, husbands stay at home to look after the family while the wife acts as the primary bread-winner

Selecting Immigrants: National Identity and South Africa's Immigration Policies, 1910-2008

Politics & Social Sciences

Peberdy, Sally

Social Sciences

Wits University Press

Debates about international migration in South Africa often centre on the role of international migrant entrepreneurs who are seen to be more successful than their South African counterparts, squeezing them out of entrepreneurial spaces, particularly in townships. This report explores and compares the experiences of international and South African migrant entrepreneurs operating informal sector businesses in Johannesburg.

Competition or Co-operation? South African and Migrant Entrepreneurs in Johannesburg (Samp Migration Policy)

Southern African Migration Programme

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Books by Peberdy, Sally

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Peberdy, Sally. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Selecting Immigrants: National Identity and South Africa's Immigration Policies, 1910-2008

Competition or Co-operation? South African and Migrant Entrepreneurs in Johannesburg (Samp Migration Policy)