LEADER 04234oam 22006735 450 001 9910819439003321 005 20240501064539.0 010 $a1-281-19144-2 010 $a9786611191443 010 $a0-8213-7374-9 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-7373-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484203 035 $a(EBL)459730 035 $a(OCoLC)290514094 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087511 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11987929 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087511 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10053733 035 $a(PQKB)10589463 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459730 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10212653 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL119144 035 $a(The World Bank)ocn221657367 035 $a(US-djbf)15273093 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459730 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484203 100 $a20080423d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aIn search of land and housing in the new South Africa : $ethe case of Ethembalethu /$fStephen Berrisford ... [and others] 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$d2008. 215 $axiv, 40 $cillustrations, map ;$d26 cm 225 0 $aWorld Bank working paper,$x1726-5878 ;$vno. 130 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7373-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Abstract; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; Figure 1. Apartheid Spatial Planning for a City; 2. The Story of Ethembalethu: Our Hope; Figure 2. Map Showing Mogale City (formerly Krugersdorp); 3. Key Lessons Learned; Table 1. Legislative Compliance; Table 2. Time Lines for Various Applications for Township Establishment: Best-case Scenario; 4. Recommendations and Suggestions; 5. Postscript; Appendix: Development Facilitation Act, 67 of 1995 330 3 $aThis study describes the saga of how one community, instead of squatting in an informal settlement or invading a new plot of land, attempted to buy land legally and build their own houses in a peri-urban area, using their own savings. The Ethembalethu story draws attention to the many challenges that poor people face accessing land and housing in South Africa. The purpose of this case study is to highlight the complex challenges that face poor communities that attempt to secure their constitutionally mandated rights to adequate housing. These challenges stem from inconsistent or inadequate policies and legislation, confusion between the myriad agencies involved, lack of clarity over responsibilities and accountability, lack of capacity of the implementing agencies, the rising costs and delays in accessing building materials, corruption, and the absence of information and training of both government officials and the housing hopefuls. Finally, the case highlights the Not-In-My-Back-Yard (NIMBY) ferocity with which wealthier citizens may still resist change in the new South Africa. This report draws practical lessons from the case study and makes suggestions for reforms. This report is organized as follows. It begins with a narrative of events, starting in 1996 and ending in 2006. It draws the key lessons emerging from this experience. It then investigates the main issues, and suggests reforms and improvements in the following areas: (i) improving access to land; (ii) simplifying and aligning legal procedures; (iii) designing a land and housing program for peri-urban areas; and (iv) reforming the land market. The report concludes with a call for further participatory action research. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aHousing$zSouth Africa 606 $aLand reform$zSouth Africa 606 $aLand use$zSouth Africa 615 0$aHousing 615 0$aLand reform 615 0$aLand use 676 $a333.00968 701 $aBerrisford$b Stephen$01647263 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bDJB 801 1$bDJB 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819439003321 996 $aIn search of land and housing in the new South Africa$93994729 997 $aUNINA