293 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Fight brain drain or enjoy remittances: The case of Sub-Saharan Africa. DOI: doi.org/10.31920/2075-6534/2019/9n1a14 Victor H. Mlambo 1 Main Road Vulindlela KwaDlangezwa Affiliation: University of Zululand: Public Administration E-mail Address: halavico@yahoo.com Harris Madukhu Main Road Vulindlela KwaDlangezwa Affiliation: University of Zululand: Economics madhukuharris@gmail.com & Mandla A. Mubecua Affiliation: University of Zululand: Anthropology and Development Studies E-mail Address: mubecua@gmail.com Abstract The increasing rate of brain drain in Sub-Saharan Africa has devastated the ability of many states to pursue objectives related to socio-economic development as they lack the needed human capital to do so. Poverty, Conflict and political intolerance are factors identified as contributing to brain drain in SSA. However, on a positive note, the region has also seen an increase in remittance flows, which have proven to be a lifeline for many families. While the principal objective of this paper is to shed light on the effects of brain drain in SSA it also sheds light on the important role that has been played by remittances to SSA. Therefore, using a AFFRIKA: Journal of Politics, Economics and Society ISSN: 1998-4936 (Print) ISSN: 2075-6534 (Online) Indexed at: EBSCO, ProQuest, J-Gate and Sabinet. Also indexed and accredited by IBSS Volume 9, Number 1, June 2019 pp 293-313