oa Refugees and migration: Local governance, challenges and responses in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa

The paper draws from the experiences of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa, to examine the way an emerging democracy can on one hand respond to the challenges faced by the families of its own citizens and on the other hand those faced by the migrant community. It further looks at the costs of not prioritising the needs of the migrant families and the manner in which community integration strategies can assist migrant communities to confront some of the challenges facing their families.