Investigation of the effect of rural-urban migration on the four districts of the North West Province of South Africa using the Manova technique.INTRODUCTIONThis proposition focuses on the effect of rural-urban migration on the four districts of the North West Province of South Africa. It includes the background of rural-urban migration along with problem statement, main objectives, other specific objectives, rationale, hypotheses, identification of variables, other people's theories regarding rural migration -urban and literature review. Rural-urban migration is a type of migration in which the migrant moves from a rural to an urban area for particular reasons. This concept will be discussed in detail in the literature review. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Rural-urban migration began in South Africa, during the apartheid era, but at the time it was more dominant among men. After 1994, everyone migrated, both women and men, especially those who are economically active. One of the most well-known types of rural-urban migration at the time was labor migration. Most men were recruited to work in the mines of large cities in order to earn a living and that of those who depend on them (families). In rural-urban migration, there is a place of origin and a place of destination which are different. both affected by this type of migration. Place of origin is the migrant's place of origin (original birthplace/rural areas) and place of destination is the migrant's destination (urban areas). The other important aspect driving rural-urban migration is that of push and pull factors. Push factors may be lack of employment opportunities, poor health facilities and lack of educational facilities....... middle of document...... and migration existing workers.3. Governments are able to influence migration, but only through major changes in economic organizations.4. PUSH-PULL THEORYThis theory echoes common sense in saying that some people are pushed out of their place of origin by certain factors, while others are pulled by certain factors elsewhere. Ravenstein noticed that pull factors were more important than push factors. Pull factors may be more employment opportunities, more developed infrastructure and good health services. Push factors are the opposite of pull factors. (Weeks, 2012)5. DISTANCE MIGRATION THEORYDistance migration theory states that most migrations occur over short distances. The number of migrants arriving at a given location was thought to decrease as the distance required to get to that location increased. (Todaro, 1976).