UPGRADING GAUTENG’S INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS Volume 2 : Baseline study of Soshanguve South Ext. 4 and Johandeo RESEARCHED FOR The Gauteng Department of Housing and Land Affairs BY Lucy Stevens and Stephen Rule COMMUNITY AGENCY FOR SOCIAL ENQUIRY August 1998 Published by: The Community Agency for Social Enquiry (C A S E) PO Box 32882 Braamfontein 2017 Telephone: +27 (11) 403 4204 Fax: +27 (11) 403 1005 e-mail: [email protected] Web site address: http://www.case.org.za Researched for: Gauteng Department of Housing and Land Affairs © Gauteng Department of Housing and Land Affairs ISBN: 1-919776-09-5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................ III LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................................................. IV LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................ IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. VI INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 1 OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Selecting respondents for the survey ............................................................................................................. 5 Note on statistical techniques used ................................................................................................................ 7 SOSHANGUVE SOUTH EXTENSION 4 .......................................................................................................... 8 1. BACKGROUND TO SOSHANGUVE SOUTH EXT. 4 ........................................................................................ 8 2. GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS OF RESIDENTS ....................................................................................................... 10 Home language ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Migration histories ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Length of time in Soshanguve South Ext. 4 and Gauteng ............................................................................ 11 Cities are better places to live than rural areas .......................................................................................... 12 Reason for coming to Soshanguve South Ext. 4........................................................................................... 13 3. COMMUNITY AND HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS ...................................................................................... 14 Household structure .................................................................................................................................... 14 Community age-sex distribution .................................................................................................................. 16 Characteristics of heads of household ......................................................................................................... 17 Employment, dependence and poverty in the community ............................................................................ 21 4. HOUSING ................................................................................................................................................. 26 Subsidies ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 Tenure .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 Type of dwelling .......................................................................................................................................... 28 Upgrading ................................................................................................................................................... 31 5. FACILITIES, PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ..................................................................... 33 What services exist at the moment? ............................................................................................................. 33 Priorities for services .................................................................................................................................. 34 Developments .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Payment for services .................................................................................................................................... 36 6. PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY ............................................................................................................... 37 Crime ........................................................................................................................................................... 37 7. COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND DYNAMICS ........................................................................................ 38 Organisations and membership ................................................................................................................... 38 Settling conflicts .......................................................................................................................................... 39 Community meetings ................................................................................................................................... 40 Relationship between the community and local government ....................................................................... 40 8. INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY ............................................................................... 40 How well established are individuals? ........................................................................................................ 40 Powerlessness and isolation ........................................................................................................................ 42 C A S E research for the Gauteng Department of Housing and Land Affairs. ii JOHANDEO ........................................................................................................................................................ 45 1. BACKGROUND TO JOHANDEO .................................................................................................................. 45 2. GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS OF RESIDENTS ....................................................................................................... 47 Home language ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Migration histories ...................................................................................................................................... 48 Length of time in Johandeo and Gauteng .................................................................................................... 49 Cities are better places to live than rural areas .......................................................................................... 50 Reason for coming to Johandeo .................................................................................................................. 51 3. COMMUNITY AND HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS ...................................................................................... 53 Household structure .................................................................................................................................... 53 Community age-sex distribution .................................................................................................................. 56 Characteristics of heads of household ......................................................................................................... 57 Employment, dependence and poverty in the community ............................................................................ 61 4. HOUSING ................................................................................................................................................. 66 Subsidies ...................................................................................................................................................... 66 Tenure .......................................................................................................................................................... 67 Type of dwelling .......................................................................................................................................... 68 Upgrading ..................................................................................................................................................