Revisiting Gender and Housing: Housing as Seen Through the Eyes of Women in Social Rental Housing in Gauteng, South Africa

Sobantu, Mziwandile

doi:10.15270/56-1-790

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“…As a legacy of apartheid, poverty, inequality, and unemployment posed a threat to reconciliation, nation building, and economic growth (Gray et al, 1996). Pre-1994, the majority of blacks were excluded from housing access and other essential services (Noyoo, 2015;Sobantu, 2020). In 1994, South Africa had a shortfall of 1.5 million houses, while more than 7 million people had resorted to informal settlements, most of which were dislocated from economic opportunities, in far-flung urban peripheries (Noyoo & Sobantu, 2019).…”

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Housing and Social Development: Linking Social and Economic Aspects of Development through Housing Delivery

Sobantu¹

2020

Social Development Issues

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The aim of this article is to highlight the nexus between housing delivery and social development. Social development as a theoretical lens aims at harnessing economic dividends toward social investments that will improve people's lives. South Africa's housing and social policies are well developed. However, housing delivery planning and practice requires thoughtful appreciation of the role of housing delivery in ameliorating poverty, inequality, and unemployment. Currently, the country faces interrelated challenges of a sluggish economy, unemployment, and low social collegiality evidenced by crime, gender-based violence, and abuse against children. Drawing from literature, this reflective paper underscores the centrality of adequate housing delivery in generating employment, stimulating home-grown economic enterprises, boosting health, and growing the economy. Housing-based partnerships are critical in driving social and economic growth. The author recommends that housing, as a social policy, should be integrated with economic planning.

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confidence: 99%