Nkonki-Mandleni BM, Analysis of living conditions of Ezakheleni informal settlemenr. Implications for community revitalisation.pdf (1.13 MB)
Analysis of the living conditions at eZakheleni informal settlement of Durban : implications for community revitalization in South Africa.
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posted on 2022-10-21, 08:39 authored by Busisiwe Nkonki-Mandleni, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, David Ikponmwosa Ighodaro, Samuel Babatunde AgbolaThis study investigated the living conditions of the eZakheleni informal settlement, Durban
metropolis of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. The utilized data were collected with the use of a well?structured questionnaire through a multistage sampling of 255 households. The descriptive results
indicated low levels of educational attainment, large number of female headed households, high
unemployment rates, inadequate sources of income, poor security and low government intervention
programmes. The results of inferential analysis indicate that factors such as water accessibility, toilet
accessibility, years of working experience, food security status, educational status and access to good
health were the significant factors that were key to improving the living conditions of the residents
in the study area. The study therefore concluded that education, basic housing services (water
accessibility, toilet accessibility), food security, working experience, social connectivity and health are
key contributors to households’ living condition in the study area and recommended several future
research and policy directions which could improve the living conditions of the informal settlement.