List of slums in South Africa
Slums in South Africa exist in all major cities. There are also rural informal settlements.[1] The slums are listed below under the city or town they are nearest to.
Amanzimtoti
Ballito
- Shaka's Head
Cape Town
- Bonteheuwel
- Crossroads
- Du Noon[2]
- Flamingo Crescent[3]
- Gugulethu
- Joe Slovo[4]
- Khayelitsha[3]
- Langa
- Mfuleni
- Mitchells Plain- 310,485 inhabitants in 2011.[5]
- Nyanga
- Philippi
- Santini[3]
Durban
- Chatsworth
- Inanda
- Kennedy Road[6]
- KwaMashu - 175,663 inhabitants in 2011.[5]
- Ntuzuma
- Piesangriver[7]
Durbanville
East London
- Duncan Village
- Mdantsane - 156,835 inhabitants in 2011.[5][8]
Fish Hoek
George
Hout Bay
Johannesburg
- Alexandra - 179,624 inhabitants in 2011.[5]
- Kanana Park[7]
- Soweto - 1,271,628 inhabitants in 2011.[5]
Kempton Park
Kraaifontein
- Bloekombos
- Wallacedene
KwaDukuza
- Nkobongo (adjoining Shakaskraal)
Margate
- KwaMasinenge
Mbombela
- KaNyamazane
- Matafeni (Mataffin)
- Matsulu
oThongathi
- Hambanathi
Paarl
Pinetown
- Clermont
- KwaDabeka
- Mpumalanga (Hammarsdale)
- Tshelimnyama
Port Elizabeth
- Ibhayi - 237,799 inhabitants in 2011.[5]
- Motherwell
Port Shepstone
Randburg
- Cosmo City
Rustenburg
- Freedom Park - estimated size 25,000 people in 2008.[9]
Stellenbosch
Strand
Verulam
- Waterloo
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Milne, Nicky (14 December 2016). "The tale of two slums in South Africa as residents seek to upgrade lives". Reuters. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Staff writer (24 August 2008). "'It's our duty not to be silent'". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Staff Writer (14 August 2016). "These are the biggest townships in South Africa". Business Tech. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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- ^ a b Huchzermeyer, Marie (September 2003). "A legacy of control? The capital subsidy for housing, and informal settlement intervention in South Africa". International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 27 (3): 591–612. doi:10.1111/1468-2427.00468.
- ^ "Njabulo Ndebele: Behind sweaty windows – reflections on the boxing Mecca of South Africa". Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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- ^ Smit, Suzanne; Musango, Josephine Kaviti; Kovacic, Zora; Brent, Alan C (February 2017). "Conceptualising slum in an urban African context". Cities. 62: 107–119. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2016.12.018.