Revitalizing Gauteng City-Region Township Economies Through Value Chain Development

Ngwenya, Phindile; Zikhali, Precious

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-67483-4_9

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“…Given that state-led segregation came to an end formally in 1991, well-resourced individuals who feared unregulated urban mixing could regard walled estates as means to engage in a kind of new privatised apartheid (Ballard, 2004;Lemanski, 2004). The core message of apartheid-that black working classes were dangerous-mapped onto a post-apartheid narrative of crime (Bremner, 1998) and a drive to keep 'the underclass' at bay (Murray, 2011).…”

Section: Functions Of Hard Suburban Bordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trickle-out Urbanism: Are Johannesburg’s Gated Estates Good for Their Poor Neighbours?

2021

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In 2015, the billionaire Douw Steyn launched a mixed-use megaproject 27 km north of downtown Johannesburg. Plans for Steyn City include 10,000 high-end residential units along with private hospitals, schools, a golf course, an equestrian centre and 2000 acres of parkland behind a 3-m-high perimeter wall. The launch attracted some critique in the media for the exclusive environment that the development sought to create, an ambition that seemed particularly incongruous given its close proximity to the poor settlement of Diepsloot. In response, the developers argued that the project had created more than 11,000 jobs and that wealthy people should invest close to places that need work and livelihood opportunities. This paper is based on interviews with workers who live in Diepsloot and travel each day into Steyn City to work for subcontractors building infrastructure, housing and social facilities. The empirical material shows that although these workers acknowledge the opportunity of employment, they are aware these jobs are uncertain, mostly low-skilled and insufficient to cover the basic costs of everyday life in Diepsloot.

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Section: Functions Of Hard Suburban Bordersmentioning

confidence: 99%