Cross Provincial Migration amongst the South African Indian Community

Abstract

During the colonial and apartheid era, South Africa restricted the movement of Black people within the country through various legislations. Black people were allowed to reside in urban centres through a strict migratory policy only to the extent they could meet the economic needs of the white capitalist class. In the post-apartheid South Africa, the constitution of the country allows for the free movement and settlement of its citizen, which has led to rapid migration and urbanisation in the different provinces of the country. The current generation of the minority Indian community seized the opportunity to migrate across provinces in search of better economic opportunities and a better quality of life. This paper examines the movement and settlement of the current generation Indians from the Province of KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng. The paper draws data from the study of twelve respondents who have migrated to the Gauteng province in the post-apartheid era.