This study focuses on the livelihood strategies of Cameroonian migrants living and working in the South Beach area of Durban. It argues that migration is used as a livelihood strategy by Cameroonians to escape from the economic hardships plaguing the country. The main reasons Cameroonian migrants come to South Africa are: better education, improved business prospects, the hope of finding employment, and/or the wish to join family members that are already in the country. In investigating the livelihood strategies of these migrants, it soon became apparent that when faced with the reality of...