There is a growing number of studies concerning the nature of communities settled on the fringes of the Durban metropolitan area. To date, these (Moller, 1978; Moller and Stopforth, 1980; Schlemmer and Moller, 1982) have provided their readers with an invaluable insight and understanding into these communities in terms of their social composition and employment patterns, amongst other considerations. The studies together reveal the intricate mesh of interrelations which exist between those communities on the urban fringe and those of the urbanised centre......