Farre, Albert2015-09-222015-09-222013-09Albert Farré (2013) A broken link: two generations in a rural household in Massinga district, southern Mozambique, Anthropology Southern Africa, 36:3-4, 124-129, DOI:10.1080/02580144.2013.10887036.2332-3256 (print)2332-3264 (online)10.1080/02580144.2013.10887036http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50007Labour migration has long been a recurrent topic in southern Africa, owing to the appearance of industrialised mining production in the mid-nineteenth century, and its overall effects on land and agriculture. In Mozambique, historically one of the main suppliers to mines, the debate on labour migration has been a constant one. I draw on fieldwork research done in southern Mozambique to show the impact of a change in recruitment policies by the South African mines in the 1970s, and how the consequences last until the present. I suggest that the case study presented here helps us to build a broader picture on migration processes in southern Africa, as well as to be aware of the regional challenges underlying local realities.en© 2013 Anthropology Southern Africa. This is an electronic version of an article published in Anthropology Southern Africa, vol. 36, no.3-4, pp. 124-129, 2013. doi : 10.1080/02580144.2013.10887036. Anthropology Southern Africa is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rasa20.MigrationHousehold economyMine dependencyMozambiqueSouthern AfricaPostprint Article