T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Day 1: Key Note Address Li Pernegger: 29 October 2007
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Source: London School of Economics “Technological innovation has shrunk the world, reducing the cost of transmitting information to virtually nothing. Internet users in developing countries could constitute more than half the world total within five years if current trends persist… The metaphor, popularized by Tom Friedman, is that the world is now flat… But population and economic activity are not uniformly distributed across the globe.”
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive People in Poverty in Selected Cities 3,500,000 3,000,000 Population (2005) 2,500,000 Number of people in poverty (2005) 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 e i i y g n n n n a r w i e u w B a o l b u w k T a s e h h e l h r e e s u n p T d T k n a e n E a f C a o h M o y f o J t n i C y f o o t s i C y l e t N i C
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Household Incomes Annual per household income (Rand, current prices) 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 SA 100,000 Rand Gauteng Soweto 80,000 Joburg 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year
T T R I T TT TR RI I Township Establishment & Council houses (pre-Apartheid) 1930-50 T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Growth, Soweto Council houses (forced removals) 1955-68 Council houses (squatter relocations) 1955-68 Private sector housing built after 1976) Hostels Informal Settlements ‘CBD’ Site & Services CBD Change & Continuity, 1999
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Townships – Designed for Exclusion & Control I NK and Um hlanga Ridge in the north of eThekw ini
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Which township is this?
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Township Lay-out & Functioning Masterplan of kW a Mashu, 1 9 5 7
T T R I T TT TR RI I Nodes and Corridors in Sow eto T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Township Lay-out & Functioning
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Township Economy R 200 R 180 R 160 R 140 R 120 R 100 R 80 R 60 R 40 R 20 R - Shopping in Shopping in Fashion town township designer Price Retained in township
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Economy of Townships Fortified shop in kW a Mashu
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Land & Property Markets Diverse residential properties, kW a Mashu
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Ruin or Asset? Ruined store in sub-centre
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Service Delivery Flashpoints Points out of SA Eastern Free Gau- KZN Lim- Mpum- North North- West- 10b Cape State teng popo langa West ern Cape Cape Total 6.0 6.1 7.1 5.7 6.1 5.0 3.9 6.2 7.5 6.1 Black metro 5.9 6.4 6.8 5.6 6.2 Na Na 5.9 Na 6.1 Black small 3.5 7.6 6.1 6.3 7.2 5.0 6.4 5.1 6.4 6.9 towns White metro 6.2 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 Na Na * Na 5.9 White small 6.0 * 6.0 * 6.1 7.0 7.1 5.0 * 6.0 towns Coloured 5.8 6.0 * 5.0 6.9 Na Na Na Na 5.8 metro Coloured 7.9 6.3 6.3 * * * * * * 5.9 small towns Indian/Asian 5.3 * * 5.8 5.3 Na Na * Na * metro Indian/Asian 6.7 * * * 6.7 * * * * * small towns Numbers in green are 7.0 out of 10 and higher, numbers in red are 5.9 out of 10 and lower, shaded blocks represent the best and worst scores Source: TNS, 18 July 2007
T T R I T TT TR RI I Urban Management T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Premium city • Branding Capex management • Visoning & positioning service • Marketing & events • Policing & crime-prevention • Broken windows • Slums & invasions • Safety & compliance • Illegal land uses • Trader & taxi management • All by-law enforcement • Traffic management Potholes – bins – road markings – signage (too Doing the much, not enough) - street lights – stormwater basics & drains – road signs – flyposting – graffitti – litter, getting Opex litter, litter – parks & trees – manhole & drain them right covers – etc. Key Concept: Joined up working vs Silos
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive TTRI Daily Themes 1. Setting the scene 2. Lay-out and functioning of townships 3. Activating township markets 4. Urban management issues & interventions 5. Institutions and partnerships
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive
T T R I T TT TR RI I T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Li Pernegger Neighbourhood Development Programme Unit National Treasury Tel: +27 (0)12 315 5075/5459 Fax: +27 (0)12 315 5779 Cell: +27 (0)82 881 0285 E-mail: li.pernegger@treasury.gov.za
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