Thi
s study aims to assess the implementation of the National Development P lan (NDP) and the
impact it has had on the provision of human settlements in Gauteng. Th is dissertation has used
qualitative research methodology. This nuanced approach has enabled an e laborate exploration and
understanding of the NDP as a policy strategy and provided the tools to measure its impact on the
provision of human settlements in Gauteng. For this research, the participants were selected
purposively based on their expertise in the field of human settlements. The researcher conducted in
depth interviews with 15 senior policymakers in the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements
and South Africa’s National Department of Human Settlements and collect ed data on human
settlements, wh ich fed, into the findings and recommendations of the dissertation This study has
argued that housing policies in South Africa have evolved since 1994, moving away from redress
and distribution to an approach of creating sustainable integrated human settl ements. It has also
assessed how the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements set out to generate inclusive and
integrated settlements through the creation of “new towns”. The building of these “new towns” is in
line with the provincial government’s mandate of delivering integrated human settlements in the
province. South Africa’s Department of Human Settlements and the Gauteng provincial government
introduced the Megaprojects in 2014 as a R100billion economic corridor investment, which aims to
provide 800 0 00 housing opportunities across five corridors in Gauteng.
Despite these initiatives, the provincial Department continues to face several constraints such as
population growth, migration, unavailability of land, housing backlogs, a high rate of informal
settlements, corruption, poor implementation of policies, and a lack of economic growth and
budgetary constraints. The dissertation’s findings suggest that t hese challenges need to be tackled at
the policy level the Department of Human Settlements must pr ioritise implementation, good
governance and promote greater professionalism within the housing sector in order to achieve these
targets . The study further found that p olicymakers must also view housing as a specialised field that
requires extensive consul tation and implementation plans that are carefully tailored to address any
challenge s that the Department of Human Settlements could potentially encounter during the
implementation phase . Only with these changes, can these targets be met. / Public Administration and Management / M. Admin. (Public Administration)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/26583 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Mpya, Mahlatse Innocentia |
| Contributors | Khumalo, P. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xiii, 118 leaves), application/pdf |
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