Migration is a trend that began centuries ago and continues today all over the world. In the period after World War II, the migration of Africans to South Africa from other regions particularly increased. This increase in population occurred for many reasons, among them the increase in manufacturing, forced migration, the encouragement of others to migrate, the end of apartheid, urbanization, gold and mining, and an economic boom (Reader and Lewis, Iliffe, Maharaj, and Erlmann). Most people who migrated had no choice or migrated voluntarily simply because they thought they would have better opportunities in South Africa (Erlman). African migrants continued to flow throughout the post-World War II period (South Africa – The Impact of World War II). A large contribution to why Africans migrated to South Africa from other areas in the post-World War II period was that the manufacturing industry expanded and became very large and important to South Africa (South Africa – The Impact of the Second World War). At the end of the Second World War, it was the beginning of the manufacturing industry booming in South Africa for the first time (South Africa – The Impact of the Second World War). Additionally, during the war, manufacturing was necessary due to the high demand for items needed during the war (South Africa - The Impact of World War II). Due to the rise of manufacturing, the number of people able to work and be employed also increased by 60% (South Africa – The Impact of World War II). Furthermore, the number of articles published increased sixfold between the 1950s and 1980s (Iliffe 280). The largest manufacturing... middle of paper ... University of Illinois Press, nd Web. May 5, 2014. .Iliffe, John. Africans: the history of a continent. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995. Print. Maharaj, Brij. “Economic Refugees in Post-Apartheid South Africa – Active or Passive? Implications for Progressive Migration Policies.” SpringerLink. Np, and Web. May 5, 2014. .Reader, John and Michael Lewis. Africa. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2001. Print. “South Africa – The Impact of World War II, the Great Depression and the 1930s.” South Africa – The Impact of World War II The Great Depression and the 1930s. Np, and Web. May 5 2014. .