Local government and housing development: challenges and prospects facing the Tygerberg municipality
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1998
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University of the Western Cape
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During the apartheid era, local government was based on principles that were in conflict with the tenets of democracy . As a result of apartheid policies, the majority of South Africans were either homeless or inadequately housed. In several instances, racially-based municipalities such as the Black Local Authorities (BLAs) failed to embark on an effective programme geared toward the delivery of services in general, and housing in particular. While 2 February marked the beginning of the democratisation process in South Africa , the majority of people living in Black townships experienced a total collapse of services. It was expected that the formation of new local authorities in terms of the Local Government Transition Act (LGTA) will materially and fundamentally change the conditions under which the majority of people lived. However, the compromises reached at the Local Government Negotiating Forum (LGNF) continue to perpetuate and broaden old organisational forms, which in turn have retarded social and economic development by sustaining spatial arrangements .The focus of this study is located in the Western Cape Province, and in particular the sprawling township of Khayelitsha. This study will consider the effectiveness of local authority structures before and after 1994. In this regard, an assessment will be made of housing policy during the apartheid era as well as that of the Government of National Unity (GNU). Moreover, the study will critique the Tygerberg municipality with regard to housing delivery in Khayelitsha. For the successful implementation of an integrated housing policy this study will trace the function of local authority institutions through a literature review.
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local government, racially-based municipalities, housing, Tygerberg municipality, majority of people