Tsweletswele : Problems and prospects for development in a peri-urban closer settlement in Ciskei

In: Development Studies / Working Papers, 13

Abstract

This volume reports on Tsweletswele, a new settlement situated in a tribal area within thirty kilometres of East London. Its residents who came from farms in the region work in East London. Their level of living is low, their access to state services minimal, and their tenure in the settlement uncertain. This report aims to establish what strategies these people choose to survive in their settlement. Subsequently, a set of recommendations are made which are aimed at improving the levels of living in the community, the delivery of essential services, and the tenure arrangements in the settlement