Done by: Thandokuhle Manzi

Done by: Thandokuhle Manzi

The Study Area Cato Manor is a working class area located seven kilometers from Durban's city center. It is characterized by an array of housing settings which range from proper housing to government built houses(rdp houses), informal settlements to Tin houses (transit camps, provided by the government). Mostly Africans are situated within the area but a few Indians are present as they have formed shops that locals can purchase from daily. Cato Manor is though separated into three sections which are Umkhumbane, Cato crest and Wiggins.

Sample spread

Who were interviewed during the sample? Sample Profile Categories (% sample) Women 71 Men 29 Age (% sample) 20 to 29 22.1 30 to 39 30.7 40 to 49 27.1 50 and above 20.1 The survey was conducted within a range of informal settlement dwellers to those with provided RDP houses-30m square houses with prepaid meters, flush toilets and shower The majority of respondents are women whom are mainly househeads, pensioners, care takers and unemployed. 67.9% participants are single 24.3% Married

There is little mobility as residents relocate within Cato Manor A small proportion of 5% have lived in Cato Manor there whole lives 33.6% have lived in the same household for 11-15 years 16.4% have live 6-10 years and 9.3% have lived 1 to 5 years 75.8% own their households 21.1% live in rented rooms

Some residents reside in Cato Manor due to short distance to city center Reasons for settling in Cato Manor (%) Employment 52.5 RDP houses 32.4 Violence 9.4 Family Issues 5.7

Sources of income 39% participants depend on Social Grants as there main source of income. 12% are in the informal trade sector 35% are formally employed 65% are unemployed 9% have no sources of income Total household income (Rands) % 500-1000 27.9 1001-1500 28.6 1500+ 19.3 Participants who didn t feel comfortable to answer 24.2

Water and Sanitation

Accessibility to drinking water 64.2% are satisfied with the quality of water 42% have private access to water for domestic usage 27.5% use communal taps and 29.7% purchase water from water vendors. There seems to be a fare share in the ways that people within the settlement receive water as most have their own taps or buy water from vendors and even use the communal tap

Situation of drinking water in Cato Manor 32.6% Cato Manor residents pay between 0-R5 per month. Only 2.2% receive free water. Different tariffs are charged for domestic use based on the type of water connection they have and also the amount of water they use in a 30 day period. Households with a full pressure water connection pay a fixed charge (based on the size of the water meters) if monthly consumption is greater than 6kl. Each unit is allocated 9kl of free basic water for each 30 day period.

Most individuals in Cato manor are fortunate enough to have flush toilets though in some areas of the community a large proportion of people are still using the old fashion system of digging pits to get rid of their waste Toilet system used % No Facility/flying toilets 0.7 Public/shared latrine 24.3 Flush 48.6 Individual pit latrine 26.4 Maintenance of toilets % Private owner 3.6 Household 33.6 Group of households 9.3 Government 53.6

Sanitation Cont. 52.9% households have access to clean toilets Only 0.7% pay to use sanitation infrastructure Participants indicated that they preferred flush toilets

Many members of the community believe that proper toilet services should be provided by the government as it is only a basic human right and thus this service should be provided Sewage system used % Connection to public sewer 38.3 Informal connection to public sewer 33.6 Septic tank/soak pit 33.6 Pit latrine 21.8 Of the 21.8% who use the pit latrine: -29.6% have it emptied -33.7% dig new pits

Methods of disposing water and Methods of disposing grey water Drainage over flow What do you do when drainage overflows? Disposed grey water % Poured into an open drainage channel 51.3 Pour it into the road pavement 30 Pour it into the pit latrine 15.8 Flush down the toilet 2.9 Drainage over flow % Nothing 35.7 Repairs done by the individual 36.6 Community alias 1.8 Private company 8 Government 17.9

Disposal of Garbage Garbage collected at a public spot. Mode of disposing refuse from this household % Dump/ burn it on open land 13.3 Bring it to a public collection point 25.8 Community brings it to a public spot 40.1 City collection system 8.3 Organised private collection 12.5 The situation of garbage is worst in informal settlement surrounding as they do not have an organized mode of refuse collection resulting to the polluting of Umkhumbane river bank

Health Care Cato Manor Community Health Centre is situated at Umkhumbane; it has a total of 16 beds in Medical Outpatient Unit Access is made easy by the fact that the facility is situated within the catchments area near informal and formal houses It directly serves a population of 70 000 people

Health and Illness 56.9% have not experienced any severe health threats for the past 6 months. Majority 90.3% visited a government hospital whenever they fell ill. 55.8% do not pay for medical attention 60.2% are satisfied by the services you received

Education

Education is seen as an important tool to eradicate the continuous poverty cycle experienced in Cato Manor Majority 60% participants have secondary education 24.3% have primary education An astonishing 7.9% have a tertiary degree or diploma 7.9% have never had any education opportunities

71.6% participants pay for their children s education

Most parents work in low paying jobs therefore it would be tough for them to send their children to school. 80.5% children attend public schools

HOUSING AND RESIDENCY 75.8% participates own their houses 21.1% are renting rooms 53% rent backyard rooms for monthly income Majority 61.8% have 3-5 tenants renting backyard rooms 62.5 have verbal agreements with their tenants 67.1% pay between R700-R800 per month for a backyard room 69.2 renting tenants have not had any increase on there rent charge since arrival

Electricity used per household

Cato Manor is home to about 93000 people with a future population estimated to be 170 000

Housing is a major issue which requires immediate attention 62% own free hold tittle 19.4% been evicted RDP Houses have water leakages This results to lack of trust between the people and the government 59.7% households have access to electricity Some RDP houses do not have access to electricity and water. Tin house were built as transit camps- people where relocated from their 2 bedroom shack to a one room tin house which they had to bath, sleep, cook and eat in.

Security is a major issue in Cato Manor In the past 6 months 68.7% participants have been victims of criminal activities. 50% participants feel safe while 49% feel unsafe and 1% are unsure. Participants believe that mob justice is the cure for criminal activities in Cato Manor as security should be provided by the police but recently mob justice has been increasing. Types of crime % Burglary 59 Violent crime 33 Other types of crime 8

Security The youth is of major safety concern of 38.9% 82% prefer neighbourhood action against crime over the police 49.6 participants believe that they need more police enforcement in their settlements 59.7% youth participant in drug and alcohol abuse

Political Participation Cato manor has a vibrant political community. 86.6% normally register as a voter. 87.9% voted the previous year. Due to poor service delivery, corruption and that people have been promised a number things but only a minority benefit only 68.9% participants will register to vote for the upcoming elections. The majority of the people do not like the councillor, 57% participants know the councellor s name.

Political Participation 50% Attend political rallies % Very Often 46.6 Rarely 53.4 People are loosing hope in the ANC which is their main political party due to certain individuals which exploit powers given to them to cater for the community

Conclusion In Cato Manor people are not satisfied with their living conditions. Government promised to keep residents in transit camps for 3 months and some have been living in the same conditions for over 8 years. Residents seem to be satisfied with water, electricity, roads and street lights which they have been provided with. Informal settlements are unhealthy, there is no garbage collecting services, garbage is disposed in the river. People living in slums use pit latrines as main toilet systems.

Conclusion Contd... The main problem in Cato Manor is of burglary followed by the high number of youth that participates in drug and alcohol abuse. Political participation has decreased due to insufficient service delivery and corruption whereby the counselors sell RDP houses to willing buyers and on going Cato Manor protests.

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