LEADER 03429nam 2200493 450 001 9910467669203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9956-763-33-0 035 $a(CKB)4340000000203137 035 $a(OCoLC)1004389752 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse65247 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5045673 035 $a(PPN)220203261 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5045673 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11440442 035 $a(OCoLC)1004193957 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000203137 100 $a20171014h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPerspectives of labour migration from Mzimba District, Malawi, to South Africa /$fHarvey Chidoba Banda 210 1$aMankon, Bamenda, [Cameroon] :$cLangaa Research & Publishing CIG,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (1 PDF (xii, 145 pages) :)$ccolor illustrations, color map 311 $a9956-762-23-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aPreface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Competition for the labour supply in Mzimba District : the case of Wenela and Mthandizi -- 3. Gendered migrancy from Mzimba District to South Africa since the 1990's -- 4. Xenophobic experiences of Malawian migrants in South Africa -- 5. Madipotii : international recurrent migrants from Zubayumo Makamo area -- 6. Migrants and medicines : the interface of migration and traditional medicinal beliefs in Mzimba District -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix. 330 $aLabour migration from Malawi to South Africa is a ?century-old phenomenon'. It dates as far back as the 1880's following the establishment of diamond and gold mines. In the period up to the 1980's, this migration took either formal or informal nature whereas in the post-1990 period it became exclusively informal, popularly known as selufu in Malawi. This book is an attempt to shed light on both forms of migration over time. By using the case of Mzimba, one of the major labour migration districts in Malawi, Perspectives of Labour Migration shows that migration, especially in the post-1990 period, remains a preoccupation of the different categories of both men and women in selected areas in the country. A cross-section of Malawians continue to regard emigration to South Africa as a means to an end: a way of fulfilling their heart-felt and life-time goals at household and societal levels. Because of their distinguished and unparalleled determination, these labour migrants continue to ?flock' to South Africa in the midst of such challenges as xenophobia, crime, arrests and deportations. The book advances the argument that Malawian labour migrants are purposive and rational human beings who are ready to overcome these challenges, at times using the most improbable means, for example, through the use of mankhwala gha mwabi (luck medicine). 606 $aMigrant labor$zSouth Africa 607 $aSouth Africa$xEmigration and immigration 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMigrant labor 676 $a331.5440968 700 $aBanda$b Harvey Chidoba$0914839 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910467669203321 996 $aPerspectives of labour migration from Mzimba District, Malawi, to South Africa$92050136 997 $aUNINA