Maria C Marchetti-Mercer is a clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Leslie Swartz is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University. He is the author of How I Lost My Mother (2021). Loretta Baldassar is a professor in Anthropology and Sociology and Director of the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab at Edith Cowan University, Australia. She is Vice-President of the International Sociological Association Migration Research Committee. Maria C Marchetti-Mercer is a clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Leslie Swartz is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University. He is the author of How I Lost My Mother (2021). Loretta Baldassar is a professor in Anthropology and Sociology and Director of the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab at Edith Cowan University, Australia. She is Vice-President of the International Sociological Association Migration Research Committee. Gonzalo Bacigalupe is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Thembelihle Coka works for a non-governmental organisation in Johannesburg as a bursary support officer. Glory Kabaghe is programme manager (maternal and child health) for the Joyful Motherhood project in Lilongwe, Malawi. Sonto Madonsela is a PhD candidate in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She is a research assistant in the School of Human and Community Development. Lactricia Maja is a PhD candidate in Public Health at the University of Cape Town. Risuna Mathebula is a counselling psychologist at Westville Girls High School in Durban. Siko Moyo is a PhD candidate in Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannsesburg. Esther Price works at FVB Psychologists in Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. Daniella Rafaely is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Ajwang' Warria is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary, Canada

• Foreword – Gonzalo Bacigalupe AcknowledgmentsPart 1 Theoretical ContextChapter 1 Setting the Scene – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarChapter 2 Methodological Challenges and Opportunities: Our Work, Our Selves – Daniella Rafaely, Loretta Baldassar, Leslie Swartz and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerPart 2 Participants’ Stories of African Migration, Family Relations and ICTsChapter 3 ‘Ah! Do I Know What Data Is, My Child?’ Rural–Urban Migration and the Struggle to Stay in Touch – Lactricia Maja, Risuna Mathebula, Sonto Madonsela and Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer Chapter 4 ‘They Will Be Yearning’: Zimbabwean Migration to South Africa and Keeping the Family Connected – Siko Moyo, Sonto Madonsela and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerChapter 5 ‘You Do Not Finish All Stories’: Malawian Families and the Struggle to Stay Connected – Esther Price and Glory KabagheChapter 6 (Dis)connections: The Paradox of Intergenerational WhatsApp Communication in Transnational Kenyan Families – Ajwang’ Warria Chapter 7 Making a World of Care: DRC Refugees’ Barber Shop Stories – Thembelihle Coka and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerChapter 8 The Luxury of Longing: Experiences of ICTs by South African Emigrants to Non-African Countries and Their Families – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer and Leslie SwartzPart 3 Final Considerations Chapter 9 Analysis of Important Data Emerging from the Study – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarChapter 10 Looking Ahead: Paradox, Criticality and a Way Forward – Daniella Rafaely, Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarContributorsIndex

Maria C Marchetti-Mercer is a clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Leslie Swartz is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University. He is the author of How I Lost My Mother (2021). Loretta Baldassar is a professor in Anthropology and Sociology and Director of the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab at Edith Cowan University, Australia. She is Vice-President of the International Sociological Association Migration Research Committee. Maria C Marchetti-Mercer is a clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Leslie Swartz is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University. He is the author of How I Lost My Mother (2021). Loretta Baldassar is a professor in Anthropology and Sociology and Director of the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab at Edith Cowan University, Australia. She is Vice-President of the International Sociological Association Migration Research Committee. Gonzalo Bacigalupe is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Thembelihle Coka works for a non-governmental organisation in Johannesburg as a bursary support officer. Glory Kabaghe is programme manager (maternal and child health) for the Joyful Motherhood project in Lilongwe, Malawi. Sonto Madonsela is a PhD candidate in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She is a research assistant in the School of Human and Community Development. Lactricia Maja is a PhD candidate in Public Health at the University of Cape Town. Risuna Mathebula is a counselling psychologist at Westville Girls High School in Durban. Siko Moyo is a PhD candidate in Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannsesburg. Esther Price works at FVB Psychologists in Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. Daniella Rafaely is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Ajwang' Warria is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary, Canada

• Foreword – Gonzalo Bacigalupe AcknowledgmentsPart 1 Theoretical ContextChapter 1 Setting the Scene – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarChapter 2 Methodological Challenges and Opportunities: Our Work, Our Selves – Daniella Rafaely, Loretta Baldassar, Leslie Swartz and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerPart 2 Participants’ Stories of African Migration, Family Relations and ICTsChapter 3 ‘Ah! Do I Know What Data Is, My Child?’ Rural–Urban Migration and the Struggle to Stay in Touch – Lactricia Maja, Risuna Mathebula, Sonto Madonsela and Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer Chapter 4 ‘They Will Be Yearning’: Zimbabwean Migration to South Africa and Keeping the Family Connected – Siko Moyo, Sonto Madonsela and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerChapter 5 ‘You Do Not Finish All Stories’: Malawian Families and the Struggle to Stay Connected – Esther Price and Glory KabagheChapter 6 (Dis)connections: The Paradox of Intergenerational WhatsApp Communication in Transnational Kenyan Families – Ajwang’ Warria Chapter 7 Making a World of Care: DRC Refugees’ Barber Shop Stories – Thembelihle Coka and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerChapter 8 The Luxury of Longing: Experiences of ICTs by South African Emigrants to Non-African Countries and Their Families – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer and Leslie SwartzPart 3 Final Considerations Chapter 9 Analysis of Important Data Emerging from the Study – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarChapter 10 Looking Ahead: Paradox, Criticality and a Way Forward – Daniella Rafaely, Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarContributorsIndex

Maria C Marchetti-Mercer is a clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Leslie Swartz is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University. He is the author of How I Lost My Mother (2021). Loretta Baldassar is a professor in Anthropology and Sociology and Director of the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab at Edith Cowan University, Australia. She is Vice-President of the International Sociological Association Migration Research Committee. Maria C Marchetti-Mercer is a clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Leslie Swartz is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University. He is the author of How I Lost My Mother (2021). Loretta Baldassar is a professor in Anthropology and Sociology and Director of the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab at Edith Cowan University, Australia. She is Vice-President of the International Sociological Association Migration Research Committee. Gonzalo Bacigalupe is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Thembelihle Coka works for a non-governmental organisation in Johannesburg as a bursary support officer. Glory Kabaghe is programme manager (maternal and child health) for the Joyful Motherhood project in Lilongwe, Malawi. Sonto Madonsela is a PhD candidate in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She is a research assistant in the School of Human and Community Development. Lactricia Maja is a PhD candidate in Public Health at the University of Cape Town. Risuna Mathebula is a counselling psychologist at Westville Girls High School in Durban. Siko Moyo is a PhD candidate in Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannsesburg. Esther Price works at FVB Psychologists in Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. Daniella Rafaely is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Ajwang' Warria is an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary, Canada

• Foreword – Gonzalo Bacigalupe AcknowledgmentsPart 1 Theoretical ContextChapter 1 Setting the Scene – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarChapter 2 Methodological Challenges and Opportunities: Our Work, Our Selves – Daniella Rafaely, Loretta Baldassar, Leslie Swartz and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerPart 2 Participants’ Stories of African Migration, Family Relations and ICTsChapter 3 ‘Ah! Do I Know What Data Is, My Child?’ Rural–Urban Migration and the Struggle to Stay in Touch – Lactricia Maja, Risuna Mathebula, Sonto Madonsela and Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer Chapter 4 ‘They Will Be Yearning’: Zimbabwean Migration to South Africa and Keeping the Family Connected – Siko Moyo, Sonto Madonsela and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerChapter 5 ‘You Do Not Finish All Stories’: Malawian Families and the Struggle to Stay Connected – Esther Price and Glory KabagheChapter 6 (Dis)connections: The Paradox of Intergenerational WhatsApp Communication in Transnational Kenyan Families – Ajwang’ Warria Chapter 7 Making a World of Care: DRC Refugees’ Barber Shop Stories – Thembelihle Coka and Maria C. Marchetti-MercerChapter 8 The Luxury of Longing: Experiences of ICTs by South African Emigrants to Non-African Countries and Their Families – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer and Leslie SwartzPart 3 Final Considerations Chapter 9 Analysis of Important Data Emerging from the Study – Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarChapter 10 Looking Ahead: Paradox, Criticality and a Way Forward – Daniella Rafaely, Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer, Leslie Swartz and Loretta BaldassarContributorsIndex