Browsing by Author "Selemela, Philemon"
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- ItemA comparative analysis of urban growth and development in traditional authority and non-traditional areas : the case of Rustenburg and Mahikeng municipalities in the North West Province, South Africa(2015-12) Selemela, Philemon; Du Plessis, Danie; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Geography & Environmental Studies.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Urban areas in South Africa have been growing rapidly over the last twenty years. The focus of the study is comparing the growth and development of those parts of cities located in traditional authority (TA) areas in relation to areas that do not fall within the traditional authorities. This study draws comparisons of the urban development and growth of the intermediate cities of Rustenburg and Mahikeng in the North West province The study uses ward level census data for 1996, 2001 and 2011 aligned to census 2011 boundaries. The three dimensions of growth and development evaluated in the study include a range of socio-demographic, housing and basic services, and density indicators. The study deploys descriptive analysis and multivariate analysis in comparing the variation between tribal and non-tribal areas. Statistically significant differences in the levels of development were only identified in 7 of the 17 indicators considered, and significant differences in the rate of change in only 4 of the 17 indicators. Development dimensions where TA wards had statistically significant higher values than non TA wards are the proportion of households living in formal housing (1996 & 2001), percentage female headed households (1996) and unemployment rate (1996). Non-TA wards had statistically significant higher values compared to TA wards for the percentage households with access to piped water (1996), percentage households with access to sanitation (1996, 2001 & 2011), the percentage households living in informal housing (2001 and 2011) and informal housing density (2001 and 2011). Statistically significant differences in the growth rates were only identified in the percentage households living in formal housing, population density, formal housing density, and informal housing density indicators (where the rates of increase of non-tribal areas were statistically significantly higher than in tribal areas. The results of the study thus revealed only limited statistically significant differences in the level and rate of growth for TA and none TA areas based on the indicators considered.