RESILIENT SOCIAL NETWORKS AND MOBILITY STRATEGIES AMONG MIGRANTS IN CAPE TOWN

234pp., paperback, Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, Bamenda, 2025

ISBN: 9789956554690

In his ethnographic study Tamuka Chekero reveals the intricate ways migrants from marginalised regions across Africa build and sustain social ties to access livelihoods, healthcare, and a sense of belonging in Cape Town, a city marked by exclusion.

“This thorough, engaging account of migrancy in contemporary Cape Town could not be more timely. In a City marked by the worst effects of social exclusion historically, the book brings life - quite literally - beyond the stories of struggle and survival.” Noëleen Murray, Professor, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria

“An insightful exploration of urban mobility, belonging, and conviviality, this book introduces ‘hushamwari' - a concept of support, solidarity, and structured friendship - as both a practice and theoretical framework. Essential reading for scholars of urban studies.” Shannon Morreira, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Umthombo Centre for Student Success, University of Cape Town

Dr Tamuka Chekero is a postdoctoral research fellow contributing to the Wellcome Trust-funded “If Cities Could Speak” project. He worked as a World Bank Africa Fellow and was a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria.