One largely unremarked feature of the changes in South Africa has been the arrival, mainly in Johannesburg, of large numbers of French-speaking migrants, who view it as an easier and more viable alternative than trying to get to Europe. This study examines their role in providing a cultural link with the rest of the continent and the issues they face in dealing with local hostility and police harassment. In French, 238pp, FRANCE. KARTHALA.

ISS Monograph number 117. Focuses on the different experiences of two categories of migrants (poor Mozambican peasants arriving during the apartheid years and middle class, urban Congolese arriving in the present democracy), whose experience at the hands of the responsible South African state institutions has shown a disturbing continuity. Notes, 45pp, SOUTH AFRICA. INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

An exploration of the modern phenomenon of migration and displacement. Globally, over 120 million people are said to be displaced, with 3 to 8 million estimated to be in South Africa. Looking at the economic and political factors involved, the author discusses the causes and effects of clandestine population movements in South Africa and as a worldwide crisis. Bib, notes, tables, 175pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNISA PRESS, 1868882063

Using census and other secondary data, this study is a comprehensive, data based analysis of migration patterns inside South Africa focusing on all the main components of internal migration since 1994. Refs, index, tables, maps, xviii, 116pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL, 0796920044

The brain drain is a major policy and research issues at national, regional and continental levels in Africa, trends having intensified in the 1980s and 1990s. The report presents the results of a baseline study of potential skills in six SADC countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. It illustrates how the poorest countries (Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland) are the likely losers. South Africa gains regionally, but is losing skilled citizens to the North. The study highlights the contradiction between tight national immigration policies and the wider political pressures for stronger regional integration, arguing this may yet present the most promising contingency. 66pp, SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA.

Multi-lensed view of refugees in South Africa presented in an accessible format. The first book of its kind in Africa, providing a forum for the refugees to speak for themselves, it documents the cultural existence of African refugees from war-torn countries in Africa. We Came for Mandela contains stunning photographs, artwork, essays, stories, testimonies, poems, food recipes. It is told completely from the perspective of the refugee community in South Africa and is used as a tool against xenophobia. 'It is a beautifully illustrated portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of the refugees in Africa' - Professor Kader Asmal, National Minister of Education in South Africa. 'In essence, [it is] illustrated with truly awesome photography and is an examination of the life of refugees in South Africa' - Cape Times. It is passion-ate and authentic and will remove the veil of mystery and ignorance through which South Africans tend to see refugees, The Argus. Many b/w ill, 98pp, SOUTH AFRICA. FOOTPRINTS .