This thesis, although not unaware of the external environment in which South Africa operates viz. Understanding the perceptions of and responses to transformation among people of Indian origin needs to be explored in the context of the debates around race, class, ethnicity and civil society in South Africa. Emigration is only one of the factors that made post-apartheid South Africa a major phenomenon.
One of the topics was on ethnic identity and social transformation in post-apartheid South Africa. This sets the tone for the more contemporary aspects of the quality of life for a significant section of Indians in the country. An assessment of the factors covered in the ten chapters is presented as a conclusion.
CHAPTER TWO
Finally, he argues that under the structural conditions of South Africa, the vulnerability of people of Indian origin to violence is inevitable. Hindson et al (1994) argued that the wave of violence in African urban areas I South Africa was a result of the state encouraging class divisions within the black population. Similarly, Charney discussed vigilantism in South Africa as one aspect of a wider spectrum of violence in South Africa.
The population figure of 1910 was as much as the majority of Whites were willing to accept the Indian presence in the country. Indeed, Indians saw themselves as a permanent part of the South African population, against which the state had to contend. After the weekend of violence, Rajbansi (at the time chairman of the Minister's council in the House of Representatives) echoed the sentiments of Zulu chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi (President of Inkatha) who described the violence in Inanda as part of the attack by the ANC orchestrated the violent overthrow of the state.
CHAPTER THREE
Although the house and that of the older brother were completely separate, it was still seen as their parents' house. The AU of the four was Hindu by religion and from a Tamil and Hindi speaking background. In each of the remaining nine cases, another family had been accommodated through informal agreements between 1989 and August 1993.
This evidence from Phoenix was strikingly corroborated by evidence from a group of concerned citizens in Chatsworth County. When each case study is combined, a complex formulation and combination is created. This report presents important theoretical conceptual problems of the Indian joint family as a unit and its applicability to conventional models.
CHAPTER FOUR
Numerous incidents allude to the sectarianism practiced by the NIC leadership during the twentieth century. Booysen recommended the suspension of Rajbansi for the remainder of the Local Committee's (LAC) term (Natal Mercury, March 1976). This differentiation was particularly evident in the ethnic composition of the two dominant parties.
I Immediately after the general election, a Government of National Unity was formed, which included all the political parties in the management of the state. The effectiveness of the patrol groups since they first started has been tangible support for the residents. These attacks, of which at least five have been reported, occurred during the most unsuspecting times of the day.
One of the men of the house shot him in the right leg and arrested him by the police. At least twenty of the women participated in the interviews and spoke positively about living in shared/extended household situations. Of the 255 respondents to these questions, 171 responded with direct condemnation of the South African government.
The country is following the same path as other African countries. 411 The state's lack of ability and readiness to effectively deal with criminals. These respondents were generally knowledgeable about the political world, very articulate and hopeful about the country's future.
We probably have one of the best bodies in the world, but there is little else. Of the three who suffered major losses, all blamed their maids for the events. In all research areas, aside from Phoenix, the most visible signs of difference are actually class.
CHAPTER SIX
However, their conclusions about the relations between the people in the squatter camp and the Clare Estate are paradoxically different from. For many, informal settlements are the source of the social problems that dominate the area. Before proceeding with this question, it would be interesting to recall some of the earlier responses since 1991 to the growing informal settlements in the area.
Most of the residents were victims of the internecine violence that took place in the African townships and semi-urban areas of greater Durban. The violence was mainly between supporters of the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party. In addition to capturing the main share of the trade in the above-mentioned articles, these stores also took advantage of the lack of water supply in Canaan.
They were mainly from the educated elite who showed understanding for the events that led to the formation of informal settlements. In addition, the sight of the structures in Canaan is considered an unwanted intrusion on the aesthetic environment of the area. They are currently using this situation to wage a war against another aspect of the past viz.
In every single board meeting and public meeting of the Clare Estate Ratepayers Association (C.E.R.A.) the problems of increased rates and taxes and the informal settlements have been given priority. All were members of the African National Congress and were nominated in the newly created local authority viz. Their position resonates with the guidelines of the recently introduced reconstruction and development program for the country.
It could drastically change their fear-ridden lives and their views on the African mentality.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Small Business Opportunities and Informal Settlements
Introduction
The table shows that some of the traders' previous activities took place outside the professional sectors. The above issues provide a glimpse into the relationships between the illegal traders and the squatters, which is further explained in the section below. The traders reported huge losses in their stocks prior to the installation of the gates.
These social benefits in providing credit had paid enormous dividends in favor of the merchants. They were seen as human in the eyes of the squatter communities and as people who reached out to them in times of desperate need. Evidence showed that a lucrative trade developed between some Indian car owners and the squatters.
Youth from the squatter camp avoided the area, while the Indian youth gathered in the safety of several of the neighbors' fenced yards. It helped create specific identities within each group and demonstrated the segmented nature of the communities nearby. There were two factors that led to the success and entrenchment of the Indian omnibus service providers.
It was only in the latter part of the 1980s that Africans became eligible for loans from banks, but subject to the provision of acceptable collateral. During the fieldwork an interesting discussion took place with a White traffic official on the rise of the African taxi industry. All successful and respected professionals in the community happened to be doctors.” Most of them.
There is between 1,000 and 1,500 percent difference in school fees in all the cases cited in the table above. There was a very important ambiguity that emerged in the course of the conversations that were taken with the interviewees. In attempting to answer the question posed above. the issue of the couple, mentioned above, who were teachers in the Indian township of Phoenix, must also be raised.
CHAPTER TEN
Some odd answers from the interviewees touched on India, Singapore and the Middle East, but not with the same conviction as those who were already in a state of readiness to leave for any of the countries in the first group. India was an important comparison with South Africa because of the extent of poverty in both countries, but the country's relatively high level of crime. In order to understand the issue of immigration, an analysis of the answers that emerged from two important questions related to this issue must be done.
What are your views on the situation in the country before 1991, when African-dominated political organizations were not banned, and after the 1994 general elections? At least sixty interviews were conducted before this aspect was included in the interview schedule. An HSRC survey of respondents' perceptions of the economy found that 57% believe the economy will get worse.
At least one question was fundamental to ascertain the feelings of respondents about emigration: "What is your view of the state of the nation before 1991 when the Afrikaner. Their views on the government's performance since the ANC takeover in 1994, especially in service delivery such as in education, employment, road service and law and order. It is clear from the table above that those who were clearly positive about the period before and after the elections were a minority, while those who were strongly negative about transformation in the majority was. .
At least seven of the 51 interviewees initially answered the question cynically, disdainfully rejecting any negativity about the country's future. It is about repealing the Group Areas Act of 1950 as the Population Registration Act of 1950. It is about integrating the country into the world economy without the restrictions of the past - during apartheid.
Their class status, demonstrated by their low level of education and menial, low-paying jobs, limited their thinking to their immediate needs and survival. There was a clear resignation among them all that the fate of the country lay in powers beyond their understanding.
