Browsing by Subject "housing"

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    Concomitant Impediments to the Social Acceptance of Sandbag Technology for Sustainable and Affordable Housing Delivery: The Case of South Africa
    (2022-06-20) Adetooto, Johnson; Windapo, Abimbola
    There is a high level of homelessness in South Africa. Sandbag building technologies (SBTs) have been offered as economical and sustainable alternative building materials capable of speeding housing provision in South Africa. However, their degree of adoption in South Africa remains relatively low. Furthermore, limited research has examined the low adoption and social acceptance of SBTs, requiring thorough research. Therefore, this research investigates the key social barriers to accepting SBTs in housing provision. The study adopted a mixed method research approach that employs a comprehensive literature review in identifying 18 social barriers to using SBTs and a questionnaire survey of 228 building experts based in South Africa to obtain empirical data. The study findings indicated that the significant impediments were related to the lack of understanding of the benefits of sandbags, a lack of sandbag courses and training, and a lack of professional knowledge and skills, among others. A comparative analysis of the perceptions of the diverse categories of survey participants was conducted and discussed. This study’s evaluation of significant barriers offers government agencies and construction partners a framework to make realistic and well-informed decisions toward more sustainable and affordable housing delivery.
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    Disability Studies poster collection from Africa Day 2012
    (2012) Disability Studies Division
    This poster collection, developed by the Disability Studies Division and presented for Africa Day in May 2012, address the issue of disability from a range of social justice, inclusion and developmental perspectives. Poster 1 looks at the inclusion of disability in the University of Cape Town; Poster 2 explores residential options for intellectually disabled adults in the Western Cape; Poster 3 outlines the roles, purpose and scope of the Disability Studies Unit itself; and Poster 4 explores how the childhood experiences of community disability workers (CDWs) in rural communities in South Africa, Botswana and Malawi influenced their career choices and how their current experiences influence their work.
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    Government expenditure and health, education and housing outcomes: empirical analysis from South Africa
    (2025) Mbatha, Michael; Alhassan, Abdul Latif
    This study analyses the relationship between government expenditure on health, education, and housing and their corresponding outcomes across nine provinces in South Africa. Notwithstanding considerable public investment in these vital areas, South Africa persists in confronting serious difficulties, such as elevated infant and TB mortality rates, enduring HIV prevalence, inadequate educational achievement, and a substantial housing deficit. These challenges prompt enquiries into the efficiency and efficacy of public expenditure and its congruence with developmental aims. The study utilised panel data from nine provinces between 2004 and 2019, employing fixed and random effects models to examine the influence of government expenditure on sector-specific outcomes. The findings indicate that health expenditure has a positive, statistically insignificant impact on health outcomes, such as infant mortality, TB mortality, and HIV prevalence. Conversely, education expenditure had a negative and statistically significant correlation with educational outcomes, as indicated by senior certificate results, learner-school ratios, and educator-school ratios, underscoring potential inefficiencies and mismatched fiscal objectives. Housing expenditure was determined to have a positive and statistically significant effect on housing outcomes, particularly the total quantity of housing units supplied. The findings indicate that although government investment in housing produces concrete advantages, inefficiencies in health and education funding obstruct the achievement of intended objectives. The study findings highlight the necessity for improved resource allocation, focused interventions, and enhanced monitoring systems to ensure public spending result in substantial advancements in societal well-being.
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    Improving the thermal efficiency of low cost housing in South Africa
    (1995) Topp, Christian; Thorne, Steve; Jochum, Patrick
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    The links between migration, poverty and health: evidence from Khayelitsha and Mitchell's Plain
    (2004) Ndegwa, David; Horner, Dudley; Esau, Faldie
    In the mid-1950s, the City of Cape Town was part of a wider area demarcated as a Coloured Labour Preference Area. The free movement of African people into the city was strictly controlled and the residential areas were segregated along racial lines. In terms of Apartheid’s grand design, an area designated Mitchell’s Plain was demarcated for occupation by Coloured people in 1973 while another designated Khayelitsha was allocated for African people. The two areas were incorporated in one magisterial district, Mitchell’s Plain, in the mid- 1980s. A sample survey of the area was conducted in late November and early December 2000 with a focus on labour market issues. Its aim was to capture occupants of households aged 18 or older. The survey data has been interrogated to describe the connections between migration, poverty and health in a city where recent rapid urbanisation is changing the demographic profile significantly. As a consequence, the need to provide adequate infrastructure, decent housing and employment poses a daunting challenge ten years after the new democracy has been ushered in.