Perspectives of Labour Migration from Mzimba District, Malawi, to South Africa

Labour migration from Malawi to South Africa is a �century-old phenomenon�. It dates as far back as the 1880s following the establishment of diamond and gold mines. In the period up to the 1980s, 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 form...