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Governing the city? South Africa’s struggle to deal with urban immigrants after apartheid

The purpose of this article is to understand how the nature and character of cross?border migration impacts on local government’s ability to administer immigrant areas in the city of Johannesburg. Drawing on migrant interviews and survey data in inner city Johannesburg, as well as secondary data, this article argues that local governments’ capacity to govern … Continue reading Governing the city? South Africa’s struggle to deal with urban immigrants after apartheid