This book contests the negative portrayal of African immigrants as people who are not valuable members of South African society. They are often perceived as a threat to South Africa and its patrimony, accused of committing crime, taking jobs and competing for resources with South African citizens.
Dr Inocent Moyo is a lecturer for the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Zululand, South Africa.
Chapter 1: The Framing of African Immigrants as the Problematic Aliens.- Chapter 2: Migration Context and Contestations.- Chapter 3: Global Contexts, African Immigrants, Traders and the Johannesburg Inner City Milieu.- Chapter 4: Historical Perspectives on Migration and the Xenophobia Discourse.- Chapter 5: African Immigrant Traders in Johannesburg Inner City.- Chapter 6: African Immigrant Traders` Contribution to Johannesburg Inner City.- Chapter 7: Reinterpreting the Hierarchy and Finding New Perspectives.