Okbandrias, MeronMutukwa, Rutendo Nesta2023-05-162024-05-032024-05-032022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/12880Masters in Public Administration - MPAIt is essential that local authorities are aware of community needs and the required levels of service delivery in each geographic area in South Africa in order to facilitate quality of life for citizens. The focus of the study was to understand the immigration and social cohesion phenomenon. With the aim of identifying what contributes to lack of cohesion in townships occupied by both foreign migrants and locals. And to explore what exactly causes the xenophobic attitude and violence, and what actions might contribute to an amelioration of this attitude. The thesis answers the essential questions on what structural and institutional barriers that affect the quality of social relations between the two groups.enImmigrationXenophobiaSocial capitalLocal governancePhilippiUniversity of the Western Cape