To investigate the effect of rural-urban migration on the four districts of the North West Province of South Africa using the Manova technique. INTRODUCTION This proposal concerns the effect of rural-urban migration on the four districts of the North West Province of South Africa. It includes the context of rural-urban migration, as well as the problem statement, main objectives, other specific objectives, rationale, hypotheses, identification of variables, other people's theories regarding rural-urban migration, and review of the literature. Rural-urban migration is a type of migration in which the migrant moves from a rural area to an urban area for particular reasons. This concept will be discussed in depth in the literature review. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Rural-urban migration began in South Africa during the apartheid era, but was then more dominant among males. After 1994 everyone started to emigrate, both women and men, especially the economically active ones. One of the best-known types of rural-urban migration of the time was labor migration. Most men were recruited to go to work in the mines of large cities in order to provide for themselves and those who depend on them (families). Within rural-urban migration there is a place of origin and a place of destination that are both affected by this type of migration. The place of origin is where the migrant comes from (original place of birth/rural areas) and the place of destination is where the migrant is headed (urban areas). The other important aspect that causes rural-urban migration is push and pull factors. Push factors may be lack of employment opportunities, inadequate healthcare facilities and lack of educational facilities.... middle of paper... and ongoing worker migration.3. Governments are able to influence migration, but only through major changes in economic organizations.4. PUSH-PULL THEORY This theory echoes common sense by stating that some people are pushed from their original position by certain factors, while others are dragged by certain factors to other places. Ravenstein noted that pull factors were more important than push factors. Pull factors can be more job opportunities, more developed infrastructure, good health services. Push factors are the opposite of pull factors. (Weeks, 2012)5. DISTANCE MIGRATION THEORY Distance migration theory states that most migration occurs over short distances. The number of migrants arriving at a particular location was thought to decrease as the distance needed to reach that location increased. (Todaro, 1976).