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Background Report 3: Informal Settlement Practice in South Africa’s Metropolitan Cities Marie Huchzermeyer Ted Baumann Salah Mohamed University of the Witwatersrand Research Team 28 August 2004 Study into the Support of Informal Settlements For the Department of Housing, Pretoria Contents: 1. Ekurhuleni 4 1.1. Introduction 4 1.2. Governance structure 4 1.3. Scale and nature of informal settlements in Ekurhuleni 5 1.4 Approach to information about its informal settlements 6 1.5 The Citys approach to intervention in informal settlements 7 1.5.1 Basic Services Programme 7 1.5.2 Emergency Housing 7 1.6 Approach to interacting with informal settlement dwellers 9 1.7 Approach to rights of the informal settlement dwellers 10 1.8 Approach to upgrading and its flexibility 11 1.9 Approach to incorporating livelihoods and social capital 12 1.10 Conclusion 13 1.10.1 Identifying good practice 13 1.10.2 Implications for national policy and frameworks 14 1.11 References and interviews: 15 2. Johannesburg 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2. Governance Structure 17 2.3 Scale and nature of Informal settlements in the City of Johannesburg 19 2.4 The City’s approach to intervention in informal settlements 19 2.5 Approach to Interacting with informal settlement communities 20 2.6 Approach to Rights of the Informal Settlement Dwellers 22 2.7 Approach to upgrading and its flexibility 23 2.8 Approach to incorporating livelihoods and social capital 23 2.9. Conclusion 23 2.9.1 Identifying good practise 23 2.9.2 Implications for national policy and frameworks 24 2.10. References: 24 1 City of Tshwane 26 3.1 Introduction to City of Tshwane 26 3.2 Governance Structure 26 3.3 Scale and nature of Informal settlements 27 3.4 Approach to intervention in informal settlements 29 3.5. Approach to Interacting with informal settlement communities 31 3.6. Approach to rights of the informal settlement dwellers 32 3.7 Approach to upgrading and its flexibility 33 3.8 A