Abstract:
This research aims at exploring the devastating impact on Black African
immigrant's ethnic identity in South Africa as depicted in Alan Paton's
Cry, the Beloved Country and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The
study illustrated how various linguistic forms were not infavour of the
down trodden when it came to their ethnic identity as well as the
powerful white South Africans. The researcher has adopted the mixed
approach method (qualitative and quantitative). To collect the data
relevant to the study, the researcher used a checklist as a tool for data
collection, as well as CDA approaches such as emphasizing positive
things about us, and emphasizing negative things about them used to
express ideology as well as cause and effect. The study revealed the
following important finding
-Lack of affordable housing
-Child care
-Lack of programs for single parents
-Lack of employment opportunities
-Youth dropping out of school
-Barriers to learning English as additional language
-Family break down
-Poverty and the fear of gangs recruiting African youth
-Lack of training programs
The researcher recommended that the organizations work in the field of
migration must achieve an understanding of the needs of the new comers
from Africa in particular, to learn about the immigrants levels of
knowledge about existing social services available for them and other
people in the law-income category. A poverty reduction strategy should
be adopted to create the conditions that allow people to participate fully
in society as valued, respected and contributing members
