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Assessment of the viability of housing co-operatives for low income groups in Zimbabwe : a case of Emganwini Bulawayo
(University of Fort Hare, 2012-01) Mabusa, Olgah
Housing provision is considered to be a human right internationally, however the problem of inadequate housing is persistent especially in developing countries, and Zimbabwe is not an exception. Housing co-operatives can offer an alternative provision especially to the low income earners who are less likely to obtain houses through conventional housing finance schemes. However, the viability of housing co-operatives in Zimbabwe is questionable because they encounter a myriad of problems which threaten their operations. The objective of the study was to assess the potential viability of Emganwini housing co-operative in facilitating the provision of housing to the homeless low income earners in Bulawayo province of Zimbabwe. The study specifically sought the challenges that housing co-operatives usually encounter in a bid to identify measures which may be used to capacitate them as housing provision agents. The study followed a qualitative methodology and data was collected through the use of a case study research design. Primary data was obtained from members of the
co-operative through the use of questionnaires. In-depth interviews were also conducted with the key informants being the housing co-operative's executive committee members.
Data collected was analysed through the use of Statistical Packages for Social Scientists (SPSS) and was presented through the use of descriptive statistics. Findings indicated that the housing co-operative has the ability to meet the housing needs of its members. However, the main constrains were a lack of access to capital and high costs of constructing houses, especially due to continued increase of building material prices, hiring land developers and labour. Macro-economic conditions such as high inflation rates were also a major set back for the housing co-operative. Transparency within the co-operative's management committee was an outstanding factor that needed to be addressed.
Computational Methods: MNU 122, Degree Examinations October/November 2025
(University of Fort Hare, 2025-10) Katywa, N.; Mahlasela, Z.
Complex Analysis: MAT 322, Degree Examinations October/November 2025
(University of Fort Hare, 2025-10) Prins, A.L.; Seretlo, T.T.
Criminal Procedure A: LEC 411/2E, Degree Examinations May/June 2025
(University of Fort Hare, 2025-05) Seti, S.; Van der Walt, T.
A visual past in East London : the photography of Daniel Morolong (1950-1970)
(University of Fort Hare, 2013) McNulty, Claire
As I sit writing, the sounds of song carrying Madiba's name reverberate through the air, sharing these voices with my heart. Two years ago, another son of the Eastern Cape, Daniel Kgomo Morolong, passed away, leaving an entirely different legacy: another small but significant mark on our world and our history as a nation. He was not a big man, nor a particularly well-known man. He was a worker, a musician, a photographer - a person people trusted to capture their memories forever. The images he captured were not massively important political milestones or of anyone famous, just ordinary people getting on with the business of living their lives the best way they could. Taken during apartheid, they show us a side of our history that was hidden from many people through our separation. Seeing them now illustrates and teaches us that the separation was more physical than real in any other sense. Underneath it all, we all have aspirations, celebrate, play sport and generally like to enjoy ourselves and be remembered for the best that we can be. Morolong's photographs preserve and reveal these memories and moments.