Townships as Crime ‘Hot-Spot’ Areas in Cape Town: Perceived Root Causes of Crime in Site B, Khayelitsha

Manaliyo, Jean-Claude

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n8p596

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“…Violence and other contact crimes abound within its communities. 3,4 Khayelitsha’s proportion of violent crimes, captured as crimes against a person (contact crimes), are considerably higher than the national average, and crime is also prevalent in Mitchells Plain. 24 Previous studies have shown violence to be a considerable problem within South African psychiatric centres.…”

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A profile of adult acute admissions to Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, South Africa

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Background: The Western Cape province has the highest documented lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders in South Africa. To ensure the efficient, equitable and effective distribution of current resources, there is a need to determine the profile of patients requiring psychiatric admission.Aim: To describe patients admitted to the acute adult admissions unit at Lentegeur Hospital.Setting: Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital is situated in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, and serves about 1 million people from nearby urban and rural areas.Methods: This retrospective study involved an audit of all patients (18–60 years of age) admitted between 01 January 2016 and 30 June 2016. The clinical records of 573 adult patients were examined.Results: The median age of the cohort was 29 years. Most patients (63%) were educated to the secondary level. Only 12% of the patients were employed, and 37% received disability grants. More than 90% of the patients presented with psychotic symptoms. Of these, 28% presented with a first-episode of psychosis. Of all patients, 20% were referred with manic symptoms and 7% with depressive symptoms. Many patients (62%) used substances concurrently in the period leading up to admission. Significantly more males (73%) used substances compared to females (38%). Cannabis was the most widely used substance (51%), followed by methamphetamine (36%). Recent violent behaviour contributed to 37% of the current admissions. A total of 70 patients (13%) tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and 49 (9%) tested positive for syphilis.Conclusion: Substance use and a history of violence contributed to admissions in this population.

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“…2 The catchment area of the hospital includes two urban townships, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha; both of which are characterised by high levels of crime and substance use, and poor socio-economic status. 3,4 Recent data confirm that Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha have one of the highest rates of contact crimes in the province (SAPS). 5…”

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“…According to Yiftachel (2009), this violence in design is evident in most cities of the South that exhibit signs of "creeping urban apartheid" showing how the "gradations of rights and capabilities commonly based on inscribed classifications" trigger crime and violence. The South African case of the Apartheid planning systems shows how the spatial segregation has also contributed to some insecurity and safety issues in most poor suburbs that were positioned on the city edges and also with limited services such as police stations and integrated transport systems that often places the commuters at risk, especially those navigating the first/last mile in the early hours of the morning before daylight or later in the day after sunset (Breetzke, 2012;Jean-Claude, 2014). The distance from services and economic opportunities, such as schools and work forces the residents to leave homes early and come back late, compromising their safety as they navigate this last mile (Nche, 2020).…”

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Urban (in) security in an emerging human settlement: Perspectives from Hopley Farm Settlement, Harare, Zimbabwe

Mphambukeli¹

2022

Front. Sustain. Cities

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This article examines the urban (in) security landscape in a postcolonial emerging human settlement in Africa. Hopley Farm Settlement is used as a case study focusing on the perspectives of this urban (in) security on spatial justice. This study contributes to the emerging scholarship on African cities that focuses on urban security, which is increasingly becoming a critical issue owing to multiple socioeconomic, political, and environmental risks inherent in Africa. We argue that the poor residing in emerging human settlements are victimized mainly and subjected to different forms of violence exposing them to urban (in) securities. This insecurity makes it challenging to achieve the envisaged sustainable development goal that aspires to create safe and resilient cities and settlements by 2030. The study employed an exploratory phenomenological research design where data were collected from 450 questionnaires administered to residents and 20 in-depth interviews with residents from Hopley. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The study maps Hopley's (in) security terrain, focusing on different parameters that bring insights to the security scape of the settlement. The strategies employed by the community to navigate this complex terrain are explored in light of infrastructural violence theory, which brings insights into spatial justice. The findings reveal that the envisaged mixed used settlement form considers urban security in the design of Hopley. However, the realities of the settlement show complex urban insecurities, including unsafe living environments, political victimization, lack of tenure, crime and violence that manifest even through severe cases such as murder and rape. Marginalization of the poor is thus prevalent in this community and calls for the government to reconsider the planning, development, and management of emerging settlements where the poor reside in the shadow of the state.

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“…In South Africa, townships were established to provide low-cost housing for black workers so that they may live closer to their places of employment in cities and towns (Kooijmans, 2014). Today's township life is characterized by poverty, violence, and abuse, and residents' safety has been compromised (Manaliyo, 2014). Most schools are classified quintiles 1, 2, and 3 schools due to the high rate of unemployment and poverty in the townships, with parents unable to contribute to school fees due to their poor socioeconomic level.…”

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Fostering Resilience in South African Township Primary School Teachers

Luzaan,

Gawie,

Matjeane

2023

IJLTER

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Resilience is needed for township teachers to overcome their stressful classroom and school environment. The main objective of this paper is to examine the role of teacher resilience in enabling them to respond positively to challenges they encounter. To address these challenges, the study explored the fostering of resilience in township primary school teachers in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State Province in South Africa. A qualitative approach was followed as it allowed the researchers to gather the necessary in-depth data based on the opinions, experiences, and beliefs of the participants. The sample of the study consisted of two principals, two heads of department, and thirty-three teachers from two township primary schools. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires. The study's major findings revealed that the most common challenges adversely affecting teachers’ resilience were a lack of teaching and learning resources, a negative work atmosphere, and overcrowded classes. The study recommends that the fostering of resilience should be brought about by school management teams (SMT) implementing the Resilience Wheel model in support of teachers’ resilience regardless of the challenges they faced.

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Townships as Crime ‘Hot-Spot’ Areas in Cape Town: Perceived Root Causes of Crime in Site B, Khayelitsha

Abstract: Crime in South Africa

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A profile of adult acute admissions to Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, South Africa

A profile of adult acute admissions to Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, South Africa

Urban (in) security in an emerging human settlement: Perspectives from Hopley Farm Settlement, Harare, Zimbabwe

Fostering Resilience in South African Township Primary School Teachers

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