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Civic associations in Khayelitsha : transition from politics of resistance to community development
Bibliography: pages 157-165.
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| author | Netshiswinzhe, Rembuluwani Bethuel |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22440 Civic associations in Khayelitsha : transition from politics of resistance to community development Netshiswinzhe, Rembuluwani Bethuel Louw, Lionel Community organization - South Africa - Khayelitsha Blacks - South Africa - Khayelitsha - Politics and government Social Work Administration Bibliography: pages 157-165. The new political dispensation gave way to much questioning of the importance of the organs of civil society, and the role they play in development of our society. Civic Associations are but one of such institutions of civil society, and this study seeks to explore the role they will continue to play in a post-apartheid South Africa (SA). Civics truly played a major role in bringing about democracy in our country. Now the political changes that have occurred forces Civics to redefine their role within a democratic society. Widespread speculations are that Civics will focus in development and/or that they will be watchdogs to government. This is a qualitative study and data was collected mainly through interviews (structured and unstructured) and use of secondary sources. The study was conducted in Khayelitsha in the period July to December 1995, before the local government elections. Two Civic organisations participated in this study, that is, Western Cape United Squatter Association (WECUSA) and South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) of Khayelitsha. The respondents were mainly members of the executive committees of the two organisations. The sample was drawn through non-probability sampling, using purposive and snowball sampling. This allowed the researcher an opportunity to choose respondents who best meet the purpose of the study. The major conclusions of the study are that Civics are aware of the need to redefine their role, though to date they have achieved very little in this regard. The perception is that Civics will continue to exist, and shift their focus to development work. The other role that Civics see themselves as playing is that of acting as watchdogs to government. This view is rejected by some people because of the close relationship that Civics have with the political parties. Civics are aligned to specific political parties, for example, both Civics (WECUSA and SANCO) who participated in this study are aligned to the African National Congress (ANC). In the local government elections, these Civics canvassed people to vote for the ANC. The findings of the study have also shown that Civics are playing a significant role in their communities. They are concerned with provision of basic services such as water, electricity, building of roads, schools and health facilities. The major challenge that still remains facing Civics is for them to redefine their role and the question of their alliance with political parties. 2016-11-07T17:49:02Z 2016-11-07T17:49:02Z 1996 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22440 eng application/pdf Department of Social Development Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
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| title | Civic associations in Khayelitsha : transition from politics of resistance to community development |
| title_full | Civic associations in Khayelitsha : transition from politics of resistance to community development |
| title_fullStr | Civic associations in Khayelitsha : transition from politics of resistance to community development |
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| title_short | Civic associations in Khayelitsha : transition from politics of resistance to community development |
| title_sort | civic associations in khayelitsha transition from politics of resistance to community development |
| topic | Community organization - South Africa - Khayelitsha Blacks - South Africa - Khayelitsha - Politics and government Social Work Administration |
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