Critiquing the State of Infrastructure Surrounding RDP Houses: The Case of Golf Course 2011-2013 Study, Eastern Cape

• Published in: Journal of human ecology (Delhi) 2016-01, Vol.53 (1), p.1-9
• Main Authors: Manomano, Tatenda, Kang'ethe, S. M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Clean Water; Health Hazards; Sanitation; Schools; Shopping Malls; Social Amenities; Streetlights
• ISSN: 0970-9274
• DOI: 10.1080/09709274.2016.11906950

This study sought to give a critique of the state of infrastructure surrounding RDP house with a case of Golf Course 2011-2013 study in the Eastern Cape. The study triangulated both the qualitative and quantitative approaches in collecting data with the qualitative as the dominant approach while the quantitative was less dominant. The qualitative approach took the form of a case study while the quantitative approach took the form of a mini survey. The study was explorative, explanatory and descriptive in nature. The study employed one-onone in-depth interviews to solicit the views, opinions and feelings of the participants on issues such as the state of infrastructure while the quantitative employed the likert designed questionnaire interview to solicit the perceptive levels of the participants. An interview guide with unstructured questions was used to administer the in-depth interviews. The findings from the study among other things revealed that there were no tarred roads; streetlights, schools and shopping malls while on the other hand there were drainage and sewerage facilities but the lack of clean water defeated the purpose of the drainage facilities. The researchers recommend for an assessment of the state of infrastructural provision around RDP houses in order to determine the extent of the need to ensure they are provided to all houses without among other things.