Cover of Citizen and Pariah (Supplied)
Hoping for a better life, many migrants have made the journey to South Africa and set up
as informal spaza shop traders in small towns and townships, supplying local
residents with essentials. In ‘Citizen and Pariah: Somali traders and the regulation of difference in South Africa,’ Vanya Gastrow engages with Somali traders to investigate their experiences of crime, justice and regulation in the country. Here is an extract from the book.
On 10 October 2013 in the quaint holiday town of White River in Mpumalanga, Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe did not mince her words.
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