Abstract
The lack of access to housing in South Africa is among key reasons ascribed to continuous service delivery protests. This perpetual challenge is further compounded by demands that emanate from lack of economic empowerment opportunities and growing inequality. Furthermore, the housing provided by government has been on periphery of cities, which reinforces the spatial legacy of apartheid. This shift is illustrated by the introduction of the Comprehensive Plan for Sustainable Human Settlements in 2004. The Shift is not a matter of sending power down to the lowest level possible but that of building communities that can react successfully to the needs of the least fortunate and weakest community members...
M.Com. (Public Management and Governance)