Double Whammy Wicked: Street Vendors and Littering in Mankweng Township and Paarl, South Africa—Towards People-centred Urban Governance

Urban Forum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherina Schenck ◽  
Lizette Grobler ◽  
Kotie Viljoen ◽  
Derick Blaauw ◽  
Josephine Letsoalo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Street Vendors

South Africa urban reforms will weigh on 2016 election

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Executive Turnover ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Power Utility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
2016 Election ◽  
Public Sector Unions

Subject Urban governance in South Africa. Significance Amid preparations for 2016 local elections, the Treasury has warned that 86 out 278 municipalities are in "financial distress". Urban debt woes are causing fiscal risks elsewhere in the state apparatus, notably for power utility Eskom. Political interference in senior appointments and consequent high executive turnover and skills deficits are partly to blame. However, it is also clear that some municipalities are unviable. Impacts Municipalities in former 'homeland' areas will be hard to reform due to the added layer of government created by traditional chiefs. High wage demands from public sector unions may force municipalities to cut capital or maintenance spending, hurting service delivery. The fortunes of large cities such as Johannesburg will continue to diverge from smaller municipalities.

scholarly journals Citizenship, marginality and urban (in)security in contemporary Africa: introduction

2021 ◽  
Vol 9s11 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Kieran Mitton ◽  
Ibrahim Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Mobile Phone Technology ◽  
Basic Services

We introduce four contributions to this special issue exploring insecurity in contemporary African cities, drawing on case studies from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Somalia, and South Africa. We problematise alarmist and decontextualised discourses surrounding Africa�s rapid urbanisation, identifying common findings across empirically rich contributions ranging from gangs and vigilantes to migration, mobile phone technology, and community (dis)connections to basic services. We show that marginal residents traverse blurred boundaries between formal/informal, legal/illegal, and acceptable/subversive in their quotidian struggle for survival, arguing that by reifying rather than reducing structural inequalities, Africa�s growing cities force many into �insurgent� forms of citizenship. Importantly, this is rarely entirely oppositional or supportive of the state and status quo: it occupies ambiguous social space as both resistance and collusion. The complicity of some state elements in producing transgressive or informal modes of urban governance and services underlines our key conclusion: addressing Africa�s urban insecurity requires political change: technological and infrastructural progress alone is insufficient.

scholarly journals ATTITUDES OF FEMALE STREET VENDORS TOWARDS HIV/AIDS IN VHEMBE DISTRICT OF SOUTH AFRICA

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Olaniyi F C ◽  
Tshitangano T G ◽  
Tugli A K ◽  
Amosu A M ◽  
Edokpayi J N
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Vhembe District ◽  
Hiv Aids

Reprint of: Digital and spatial knowledge management in urban governance: Emerging issues in India, Brazil, South Africa, and Peru

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 225-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isa Baud ◽  
Dianne Scott ◽  
Karin Pfeffer ◽  
John Sydenstricker-Neto ◽  
Eric Denis
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Spatial Knowledge ◽  
Emerging Issues

scholarly journals A synthesis of changing patterns in the demographic profiles of urban street vendors in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwendoline Vusumuzi Nani
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Dynamic Phenomenon ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Street Vending ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Demographic Profiles ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Desk Research

Street vending is a phenomenon that has been in existence for hundreds of years. It has since increased owing to economic challenges experienced, especially in developing countries. This article sought to highlight changing patterns in the demographic profiles of urban street vendors in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe through a desk research study. The aim was to sensitize local governments, particularly in Zimbabwe, to develop appropriate policies in line with changing patterns in the demographic profiles of urban street vendors. Findings revealed that there has been an increase in the number of single and married women in urban street vending; more young people have joined this practice and more educated people are also part of urban street vendors. The study concluded that street vending is a dynamic phenomenon with changes having been noticed in gender, marital status, age and level of education of urban street vendors. Recommendations were that local governments need to re-visit policies pertaining to planning for urban street vending in line with the changing circumstances. Keywords: changing patterns, urban street vending, dynamic phenomenon, qualitative analysis. JEL Classification: P25, C13

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