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Nigerian Migrants and Life Challenges in South Africa

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ID14713528
AuthorsAdediran Daniel Ikuomola (North-West University), Johan Zaaiman (0000-0003-2009-9573, North-West University)
Year2014
Volume9
Issue2
Pages371-389
Publication date2014-06-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEtnoantropološki problemi / Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0353-1589 • E-ISSN: 2334-8801
PublisherUniversity of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy - Department of Ethnology and Anthropology (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.21301/eap.v9i2.6
OpenAlexW2189288556
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

In recent times many Nigerians have been singled out when it comes to criminal activities and xenophobic attacks in South Africa, which leads to disruption of the hitherto cordial relationship between South African host communities and Nigerian migrants. Nevertheless, the rate of Nigerians migrating to South Africa keeps soaring. Studies of migration between Nigeria and South Africa, have been scanty, often limited to the study of traditional economic disparity between the two countries with less emphasis on the social-cultural challenges facing Nigerian migrants in the host communities. This paper thus examined the socio-economic and cultural challenges facing Nigerian migrants in selected communities in Johannesburg, South Africa. Data for the study were collected through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with Nigerian migrants in Hillbrow, Braamfontein and Alexandra suburbs in Johannesburg, South Africa

Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Focus group · Geography · Nigerians · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Work (physics) · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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