In closing off our series on African migrants, we consider the lives of African migrants living in Yeoville, Johannesburg. In conversation with mpho ndaba, we touch on the politics of food (and health) access for migrants in South Africa - exploring how legality and anti-Blackness preclude African migrants from the most basic sustenance in South Africa. We explore the ways South Africa, as a liberal nation-state, is shaped by anti-Blackness, which in turn shapes the dignity and basic rights accorded to Black migrants from the continent living in South Africa.

I'm joined by mpho ndaba, a writer and researcher at the University of Cape Town. This conversation is centred around mpho's upcoming book chapter titled: "The right to eat: How black migrants in South Africa accessed food during the COVID-19 pandemic". Book can be pre-ordered here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526184740/

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