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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:Privatisation of State housing: with special focus on the Greater Soweto area
Author:Emdon, EricaISNI
Year:1993
Periodical:Urban Forum
Volume:4
Issue:2
Pages:1-13
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:apartheid
legislation
real property
privatization
External link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03036551
Abstract:Privatization of public sector housing has been a growing issue on the agenda in South Africa since the 1980s. In 1983 the government initiated the Great Sales Campaign in terms of which it embarked on the sale of approximately 750,000 State-owned houses to the occupants. The vast majority of these houses were in African areas, 75 percent being in townships. An examination of the historical apartheid tenure forms shows that privatization of public sector houses in African urban areas was not possible until after 1978. In 1978 special regulations were passed which made it possible for the first time for 99-year leasehold rights to be held by African people in African townships. The Black Communities Development Act created the possibility of full freehold ownership rights in 1986. The Conversion of Certain Rights to Leasehold Act of 1988 made it possible for the State to initiate privatization and transfer certain houses to Urban Areas Act Regulation 6 and 8 permit holders at no cost to such permit holders. The privatization of houses in the Greater Soweto area has been faced with a number of problems, including the inadequacy of occupants' records, overcrowding of houses, and a lack of uniformity in housing transfers. Notes, ref.
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