Shanty town/Squatter settlement - Khayelitsha

Question 1

Reasons residents live in Khayelitsha (1)

Answer 1

-Forced relocation under the Apartheid regime, where black South Africans were forcibly relocated.
-Apartheid South Africa was segregated along ethnic lines, in favour of white citizens.
-Khayelitsha was a gov. specified black neighbourhood where black South Americans were allowed to live.

Question 2

Reasons residents live in Khayelitsha (2)

Answer 2

-Urbanisation & Rural urban migration as ppl seek better life quality
-Khayelitsha has :
+CBD with wide range of local businesses
+Transport links with Cape Town’s city centre (capital city)
+37 prim school, 21 sec school
+KCT shopping mall
+Newly built, upgraded brick housing
+Khayelitsha District hospital, 3 large government run clinics

Question 3

Challenges before attempts at improvements

Answer 3

-High unemployment rate around 47%, very few people are employed in skilled and high paid jobs -> cant access necessities
-Food insecurity, impacted 89% of households
-Lack of clean water : 1/3 of residents have to walk more than 200m/day to get clean water -> reduce productivity
-Lack of gov. recognition so lack of service provision

Question 4

Evaluate success of attempts to overcome challenges mentioned

Answer 4

-Reconstruction and Development Programme : funds from gov.
+37 prim schools, 21 sec schools (FREE)
+create jobs
+Khayelitsha District Hospital and other 3 gov. health clinics
+Lower impact of food insecurity
=MODERATELY SUCCESSFUL : unemployment rate still 40%, people don’t have the skills to find jobs

-Slum Dwellers International South Africa Alliance, a collection of NGOs
+1000 new houses made out of concrete and zinc
+houses planned neatly in blocks
+taps, drainage systems
=SUCCESSFUL TO SMALL NUMBER OF RESIDENTS
because 70% residents still live lin shacks

OVERALL SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IN REDUCING PPL LIVE IN ILLEGAL HOUSES BUT DOESNT