Thesis Chapters by Nondumiso Gumede
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PhD In Geography Dissertation , 2022
This study investigates the socio-economic development impact of African migrant
informal enter... more This study investigates the socio-economic development impact of African migrant
informal enterprises in Mandeni Local Municipality. Its objectives are to (a) analyse
the factors influencing the growth of African migrant informal enterprises in Mandeni
Local Municipality, (b) examine the nature and operations of African migrant informal
enterprises in Mandeni Local Municipality, (c) evaluate the socio-economic
development impacts, in terms of employment creation, poverty reduction, supply of
goods and revenue generation of African migrants’ informal enterprises in the study
area, and (d) explore South African citizens’ perception of African migrant informal
enterprises in the Mandeni Local Municipality. To achieve this, the study utilised a
qualitative approach in terms of the use of semi-structured interviews to collect data
from research participants who included African migrant informal enterprise owners,
the local community members, municipality officials, and community leaders. The
study discovered that the majority of the African migrant informal enterprises have
settled in this sector as a means of survival. The African migrants opted to start their
informal enterprises as a result of a lack of employment. This study showed that
African migrant informal enterprises contribute to the socio-economic development in
Mandeni. However, the contribution they make is not widely recognised. They may not
have a large-scale impact like formal businesses, but the jobs that they create in the
local town help alleviate poverty, and such a contribution should not be
underestimated. Another finding of the study is that African migrants outperform their
local competitors. Therefore, the study recommends that it would be beneficial to
establish a relationship between African migrants and local informal entrepreneurs so
that they can share knowledge on how to sustain their businesses. In addition, African
migrant informal entrepreneurs and local informal entrepreneurs could collaborate
through the African migrants mentoring of local informal entrepreneurs. This would
help to strengthen the bond between the African migrants and local informal
entrepreneurs. Finally, the Mandeni municipality can organize business seminars and
invite both the African migrant informal entrepreneurs and local informal entrepreneurs
and this would create a positive interaction between African migrants and local
informal entrepreneurs. In the long run, this interaction will contribute to the reduction
of xenophobia by promoting tolerance toward African migrants, while at the same time
assisting attempts to make African migrants a part of the municipality and not to be
regarded or seen as a threat. This study contributes to the discipline of Geography by
illuminating the socio-economic development impact of the African migrant informal
enterprises in a small town like Mandeni municipality. Thus, the novelty, therefore, is
that this study helps to show that migration is not always occurring in big urban cities,
but that smaller towns like Mandeni are also destinations of choice. While this did not
disprove, that cities like Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg are the major
attractions, it adds that smaller towns also have an influence and thus deserve
appropriate attention in migration studies in the context of Human Geography.
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International Journal of Research In Business and Social Science, Dec 10, 2023
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International Journal of Research In Business and Social Science, Dec 10, 2023
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 12(8)(2023) 531-540, 2023
Both developed and developing nations are seeing a growth in migrant enterprises and factors that... more Both developed and developing nations are seeing a growth in migrant enterprises and factors that contribute to the growth of migrant enterprises in various nations vary from one nation to another. This research study aimed to explore and seek an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing the growth of African migrant informal enterprises. The study utilised a qualitative approach with an exploratory research design. The participants were sampled using purposive sampling and the semistructured interviews were used to collect data from research participants who were African migrant informal enterprise owners. Thematic analysis was employed as a tool for data analysis. A major finding from this study is that many of the African migrant informal enterprises are linked to social networks and together with the different entrepreneurial strategies employed by African migrants have contributed to the growth of African migrant-owned informal enterprises. Furthermore, despite the growing attention on African migrant enterprises in the academic literature but majority of the studies have focused on big cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban therefore there is limited which has focused on smaller cities. Therefore, this study occupies that gap and investigated the factors influencing the growth of these African migrant informal enterprises in the Mandeni Local Municipality.
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The nature and operations of African migrant informal enterprises in the Mandeni Local Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, 2023
This study investigated the nature and operations of African migrant informal enterprises in Mand... more This study investigated the nature and operations of African migrant informal enterprises in Mandeni municipality. The study utilised a qualitative approach with an exploratory research design. The participants were sampled using the purposive sampling and the semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from research participants who were African migrant informal enterprise owners. Thematic analysis was employed as tool for data analysis. The study established that African migrants own different informal enterprises in which they sell a variety of goods and most African migrants do not start businesses out of their own free will, rather, they do so in response to a lack of other alternatives, which makes starting a business appear to be the only possible option. These enterprises vary in size, scale, and operations.
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informal enterprises in Mandeni Local Municipality. Its objectives are to (a) analyse
the factors influencing the growth of African migrant informal enterprises in Mandeni
Local Municipality, (b) examine the nature and operations of African migrant informal
enterprises in Mandeni Local Municipality, (c) evaluate the socio-economic
development impacts, in terms of employment creation, poverty reduction, supply of
goods and revenue generation of African migrants’ informal enterprises in the study
area, and (d) explore South African citizens’ perception of African migrant informal
enterprises in the Mandeni Local Municipality. To achieve this, the study utilised a
qualitative approach in terms of the use of semi-structured interviews to collect data
from research participants who included African migrant informal enterprise owners,
the local community members, municipality officials, and community leaders. The
study discovered that the majority of the African migrant informal enterprises have
settled in this sector as a means of survival. The African migrants opted to start their
informal enterprises as a result of a lack of employment. This study showed that
African migrant informal enterprises contribute to the socio-economic development in
Mandeni. However, the contribution they make is not widely recognised. They may not
have a large-scale impact like formal businesses, but the jobs that they create in the
local town help alleviate poverty, and such a contribution should not be
underestimated. Another finding of the study is that African migrants outperform their
local competitors. Therefore, the study recommends that it would be beneficial to
establish a relationship between African migrants and local informal entrepreneurs so
that they can share knowledge on how to sustain their businesses. In addition, African
migrant informal entrepreneurs and local informal entrepreneurs could collaborate
through the African migrants mentoring of local informal entrepreneurs. This would
help to strengthen the bond between the African migrants and local informal
entrepreneurs. Finally, the Mandeni municipality can organize business seminars and
invite both the African migrant informal entrepreneurs and local informal entrepreneurs
and this would create a positive interaction between African migrants and local
informal entrepreneurs. In the long run, this interaction will contribute to the reduction
of xenophobia by promoting tolerance toward African migrants, while at the same time
assisting attempts to make African migrants a part of the municipality and not to be
regarded or seen as a threat. This study contributes to the discipline of Geography by
illuminating the socio-economic development impact of the African migrant informal
enterprises in a small town like Mandeni municipality. Thus, the novelty, therefore, is
that this study helps to show that migration is not always occurring in big urban cities,
but that smaller towns like Mandeni are also destinations of choice. While this did not
disprove, that cities like Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg are the major
attractions, it adds that smaller towns also have an influence and thus deserve
appropriate attention in migration studies in the context of Human Geography.
Papers by Nondumiso Gumede
informal enterprises in Mandeni Local Municipality. Its objectives are to (a) analyse
the factors influencing the growth of African migrant informal enterprises in Mandeni
Local Municipality, (b) examine the nature and operations of African migrant informal
enterprises in Mandeni Local Municipality, (c) evaluate the socio-economic
development impacts, in terms of employment creation, poverty reduction, supply of
goods and revenue generation of African migrants’ informal enterprises in the study
area, and (d) explore South African citizens’ perception of African migrant informal
enterprises in the Mandeni Local Municipality. To achieve this, the study utilised a
qualitative approach in terms of the use of semi-structured interviews to collect data
from research participants who included African migrant informal enterprise owners,
the local community members, municipality officials, and community leaders. The
study discovered that the majority of the African migrant informal enterprises have
settled in this sector as a means of survival. The African migrants opted to start their
informal enterprises as a result of a lack of employment. This study showed that
African migrant informal enterprises contribute to the socio-economic development in
Mandeni. However, the contribution they make is not widely recognised. They may not
have a large-scale impact like formal businesses, but the jobs that they create in the
local town help alleviate poverty, and such a contribution should not be
underestimated. Another finding of the study is that African migrants outperform their
local competitors. Therefore, the study recommends that it would be beneficial to
establish a relationship between African migrants and local informal entrepreneurs so
that they can share knowledge on how to sustain their businesses. In addition, African
migrant informal entrepreneurs and local informal entrepreneurs could collaborate
through the African migrants mentoring of local informal entrepreneurs. This would
help to strengthen the bond between the African migrants and local informal
entrepreneurs. Finally, the Mandeni municipality can organize business seminars and
invite both the African migrant informal entrepreneurs and local informal entrepreneurs
and this would create a positive interaction between African migrants and local
informal entrepreneurs. In the long run, this interaction will contribute to the reduction
of xenophobia by promoting tolerance toward African migrants, while at the same time
assisting attempts to make African migrants a part of the municipality and not to be
regarded or seen as a threat. This study contributes to the discipline of Geography by
illuminating the socio-economic development impact of the African migrant informal
enterprises in a small town like Mandeni municipality. Thus, the novelty, therefore, is
that this study helps to show that migration is not always occurring in big urban cities,
but that smaller towns like Mandeni are also destinations of choice. While this did not
disprove, that cities like Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg are the major
attractions, it adds that smaller towns also have an influence and thus deserve
appropriate attention in migration studies in the context of Human Geography.