ANALYSIS: Decline of migrant labour system for SA mines has sown xenophobic seeds

One consequence of the decline of the migrant labour system has been that workers from such countries – where opportunities are sorely lacking – are still drawn to South Africa, following the spoor of their fathers, grandfathers and grea…
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