Habitat International 31 (2007) 291–302 www.elsevier.com/locate/habitatint Sustainable urban development? Low-cost housing challenges in South Africa Allison Goebelà Environmental Studies and Women’s Studies‚ Queen’s University‚ Kingston‚ Ont.‚ Canada K7L 3N6 Abstract Low-cost housing provision has been a major focus of government in post-apartheid urban South Africa. While successes can be noted‚ there is growing concern regarding the social and environmental sustainability of housing programs and
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high government official in South Africa charged with rape‚ reveals a widespread problem of gender violence. The rape trial of Former Deputy President Jacob Zuma has brought attention to the alarming fact that South African women experience high levels of violence. People Opposing Woman Abuse (POWA)‚ an organization whose aim is to draw attention to social and legal problems around sexual violence in South Africa‚ estimate that a woman is raped in South Africa approximately every twenty-six
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Steckley (2014) defines discrimination as the action of treating individuals differently because of their race. Stereotypes are overstated generalized descriptions made about a race or group (Steckley‚ 2014). Prejudice and stereotypes are closely related in the sense that prejudice involves having a pre-judge perception about a race (Steckley‚ 2014). Racism on the other hand is formed when a certain group creates a stereotype about a race‚ which leads to the construction of prejudice regarding that race
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination There are several differences between the Arab and Muslim groups. The actuality is that Arabs are an ethnic group and Muslims are a religious group. A Muslim is a person who practices the Islam religion. In the world‚ most Muslims are not necessarily Arabs and most Arabs are not necessarily Muslims. “Orientalism is the simplistic view of the people and history of the Orient‚ with no recognition of change over time or the diversity
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Challenges: energy supply (South Africa) Capacity constraint that has arisen precisely because of the country’s strong economic performance in recent years is the largest immediate menace to South Africa’s continued economic growth. This growth‚ coupled with the rapid industrialisation and mass electrification programme of the last decade‚ eventually led to demand for electricity outstripping supply in January 2008. At the end of 2007‚ South Africa began to experience an electricity crisis. State
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Assignment 1 JMSJAS001 Jason Jamieson 21/8/2008 South African society has undergone rapid change over the last two decades‚ it has shifted from an almost socialist apartheid society whereby segregation and class struggle were rife to a post apartheid society that is still home to segregation and class division but has changed constitutionally to allow for freedom and expression free of oppression. South African society is however still facing inequality that is increasing
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down using a concept of International migration as its main focus and foundation and more importantly the main causes of international migration in South Africa. Using a South African case this discussion will also ask why the country is losing its skilled workers to developed countries and answer that using theory and historical factors. South Africa is a favorite destination for most African immigrants more especially the Zimbabwean Nationals this discussion will attempt to explain the reasons for
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South Africa and the Aids Epidemic Political Chaos and Denial among the responsible … Where is the South African Government?…And what about the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers?... There is no surprise for the US reaction… Nowhere in the world is the HIV/AIDS epidemic more widespread than the continent of Africa. For South Africa‚ political disturbance and government denial has fed an epidemic that has reached catastrophic proportions. As the numbers of infected and dead continue to rise‚ the impact
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A) SHORT ESSAY IF I WAS THE MINISTER OF HEALTH IN SOUTH AFRICA I WOULD: • Understand and accept the responsibility of maintaining and improving the health care system in South Africa. • Use this great opportunity to: ✓ Implement various strategies to improve the quality of life of all South African citizens. AIDS Firstly I understand that AIDS has an extremely crippling effect on the health care system. As Minister I would first provide free ARV
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just physically‚ but also psychologically. Psychologists play an important role in the treatment of individuals psychologically affected by these things. In my opinion the role of psychologists in South Africa is treating individuals affected by the above mentioned. Take illness for example‚ South Africa has one of the highest statistics of individuals infected with HIV/AIDS (Hayes‚ 2000). This illness doesn’t just affect people infected by the virus but it also affects those around them. Children
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