A century of human geography at Stellenbosch University: Reflections on urban and tourism geography

Donaldson, Ronnie; Ferreira, Sanette

doi:10.1080/03736245.2020.1795916

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“…Again, Gilbert (2002) study identified problems such as the construction of buildings with small rooms and poor-quality units outside the main cities and towns, thus challenging the programme's feasibility in alleviating poverty as proposed. Most houses constructed have also been identified as structurally poor, lacking basic amenities, health facilities and other essential services (Donaldson, 2001). In its report, DHS (2009) recognised the strives made by the government on housing provision to the citizens and mentioned challenges such as the poor nature of the constructed houses and their locations and inadequate provision of social and economic amenities.…”

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Quality management framework for government social housing construction in South Africa

Amoah

2023

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PurposeIn addressing the housing deficits for the less privileged citizens, the South African government began constructing social housing after coming to power in 1994. However, the construction of these houses is bedevilled with many issues; prominent among them are poor quality of the constructed houses. This study seeks to develop a quality management framework for achieving quality and efficiency in public-sector housing construction, a hallmark of the country's procurement goals.Design/methodology/approachTelephone interviews were conducted with construction professionals involved in constructing government social houses across South Africa, chosen randomly. The data gathered were analysed using the content analysis method.FindingsThe study found that the most significant cause of poor quality government-constructed social housing is multifaceted, categorised into project management-related, procurement-related, contractor-related, corruption-related and political-related.Practical implicationsFailure to develop and implement a quality management framework on government-constructed social housing leads to poor quality social housing.Originality/valueThe study has identified quality-related issues and has developed a Quality Management (QM) framework for the stakeholders involved in the construction of the houses to guide them in the project implementation process to ensure project success and quality standards.

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Quality management framework for government social housing construction in South Africa

Amoah

2023

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“…It was only in the late 1970s that critical engagements with the impacts of apartheid policies on Black communities first emerged, alongside critiques of the relevance of 'metropolitan' T A B L E 1 Indicative representation of NSFAS-funded working-class students across the three tiers of universities in 2018 (Source: RSA NSFAS, 2018). theories to the South African context (Beavon & Rogerson, 1981;Donaldson, 2020;Donaldson & Ferreira, 2020;Maharaj & Ramutsindela, 2021). However, the discipline remained mired in structural inequalities, dominated by white scholars, and expected to conform with national development agendas (Maharaj & Ramutsindela, 2021;Wellings & McArthy, 1983).…”

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“…Geography emerged as a discipline of study in South Africa in the early twentieth century, linked to the colonial project and influenced by conservative religious ideals, environmental determinism and notions of racial superiority (Ballard et al, 2016; Maharaj & Ramutsindela, 2021). It was only in the late 1970s that critical engagements with the impacts of apartheid policies on Black communities first emerged, alongside critiques of the relevance of ‘metropolitan’ theories to the South African context (Beavon & Rogerson, 1981; Donaldson, 2020; Donaldson & Ferreira, 2020; Maharaj & Ramutsindela, 2021). However, the discipline remained mired in structural inequalities, dominated by white scholars, and expected to conform with national development agendas (Maharaj & Ramutsindela, 2021; Wellings & McArthy, 1983).…”

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“…The increase in publication outputs from South African human geographers sits against a growing ‘publish or perish’ culture across the sector (Sariyah, 21 November 2022) linked to annual performance appraisals (Donaldson & Ferreira, 2020), pressures to increase the global profile of South African universities, and South Africa's transition towards a knowledge economy (see Ramutsindela, 2015; Ssentongo, 2020). To support these aims, investments were made by the Department for Higher Education and Training to support the South African Research Chair Initiative, the National Research Foundation's (NRF) researcher rating scheme (whereby individual academics opt in to be rated based on international peer review of their research outputs and impact, with a research fund then provided based upon this rating), and to expand the Research Outputs Policy (DHET, 2021).…”

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‘Whispered in corridors’: Intra‐national politics and practices of knowledge production in South African Human Geography

Hammett,

Hoogendoorn,

Masutha

2023

Trans Inst British Geog

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Reflections on the state of Geography around the globe have noted multiple challenges and opportunities—including a call for the reconfiguring of the discipline as a critical space of care and praxis (Daya, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 47, 9, 2022). Such a call is indelibly connected to broader conversations on the politics of knowledge production and critical engagements with cultures of knowledge production. In order to realise the reconfiguring of the discipline, it is imperative to engage with the multi‐scalar politics and practices of knowledge production, to look beyond global inequalities and critically examine the intra‐national inequities and structural biases of knowledge production. Through a focus on South African Human Geography and detailed analysis of publication data and interviews with staff at universities across the country, we critically examine how the ‘haunting’ of apartheid legacies contributes to a double‐peripheralisation of staff at historically disadvantaged institutions while critical conversations remain ‘whispered in corridors’. This more granular engagement with the politics and practices of knowledge production highlights the entwining of intra‐ and inter‐national privilege which produces a mosaic of ‘cores’ and ‘peripheries’ in the uneven landscape of knowledge production that requires critical scholars to engage with on multiple scales in order to realise a more just and equitable knowledge economy.

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“…Other scholars such as Aribigbola (2006) have looked into the social housing affordability in Nigeria. On the other hand, an attempt has also been made to look into the challenges of the government social housing provision in South Africa (Gilbert, 2002; Donaldson, 2001). More recently, Hui et al (2014) tried to investigate the expectation of the inhabitants in social housing in Hong Kong, but the researchers focused on the elderly people and their expectations of the government intervention regarding social housing provision.…”

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Meeting the expectations of the social housing recipients in South Africa: a myth or reality?

Amoah

Kajimo‐Shakantu

Schalkwyk

2020

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PurposeThe majority of South Africans were deprived of participation in the socio-economic activities in decades of the apartheid rule. The ANC government after coming to power in 1994 thus promised to improve the livelihood of people deprived of social intervention benefits by the apartheid regime through the provision of social housing. This research, therefore, sought to investigate if the expectations of the beneficiaries of the social housing scheme have been met by the government.Design/methodology/approachThe research approach adopted for this study is a quantitative survey. Questionnaires made up of closed-ended and open-ended questions were used to solicit data from 1893 randomly selected government social housing inhabitants in Bloemfontein. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data collected.FindingsThe results indicate that the government has been able to meet the expectation of the social housing recipients in some aspects such as improved living conditions as compared to the shack structures, good sanitary surroundings and a comfortable environment. However, the inhabitant's expectations such as a safe environment, houses with good finishes and fittings, good roads network and adequate houses to accommodate the family sizes have not been met. More so, where respondents acknowledged expectation achievement, they were benchmarking the conditions to the informal settlement (shack) environments rather than being actually happy with what they currently have. Thus, meeting the expectations of the social housing recipients by the government is currently a myth rather than a reality.Research limitations/implicationsThe survey was limited to only government social houses inhabitants in communities around the periphery of Bloemfontein, the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa.Practical implicationsThe implication from these findings is that the government has been providing social houses that do not meet the expectation of the recipients since 1994. The government should, therefore, appraise the social housing scheme thoroughly and reconstitute the delivery strategy in order to supply houses that meet the need and expectations of the beneficiaries and thereby fulfilling the goal of improving the living standards of previously disadvantaged individuals through the social housing scheme.Originality/valueThe study has come up with recommendations that if followed by the government supply houses that meet the need and expectations of the beneficiaries and thereby fulfilling the goal of improving the living standards of previously disadvantaged individuals through the social housing scheme and make the programme sustainable.

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A century of human geography at Stellenbosch University: Reflections on urban and tourism geography

Cited by 4 publications

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Quality management framework for government social housing construction in South Africa

Quality management framework for government social housing construction in South Africa

‘Whispered in corridors’: Intra‐national politics and practices of knowledge production in South African Human Geography

Meeting the expectations of the social housing recipients in South Africa: a myth or reality?

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