Women's participation in housing delivery: the case of Ezilweleni, South Africa

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Figure 1: Location of Ezilweleni in the eThekwini municipality

Table 1: Subsidy quantum for 30 m² houses in the 2006/2007 financial year

Income category	Previous subsidy	New subsidy	Contribution	Product price
Individual, project-linked and relocation assistance subsidies
R0 to R1500	R31 929.00	R36 528.00	None	R36 528.00
R1501 to R3500	R29 450.00	R34 049.00	R2479.00	R36 528.00
Aged, disabled or health stricken R1501 to R3500	R31 929.00	R36 528.00	None	R36 528.00
Institutional subsidies
R0 to R3500	R29 450.00	R34 049.00	Institution must add capital	At least R36 528.00
Consolidation subsidies
R0 to R1500	R18 792.00	R21 499.00	None	R21 499.00
R1501 to R3500	R16 313.00	R19 020.00	R2479.00	R21 499.00
Aged, disabled or health stricken R1501 to R3500	R18 792.00	R21 499.00	None	R21 499.00
Source: Adapted from DoH, 2006.

Figure 2: Income level by household head in Ezilweleni

Figure 3: Structure of development committee in Ezilweleni

Table 2: Type of occupation by gender in Ezilweleni

Gender	Formal employment	Informally employed	Unemployed not seeking work	Unemployed seeking work	Pensioner	Total
Male	31% (5)		6.25% (1)	18.75% (3)	6.25% (1)	62.5% (10)
Female	12.5% (2)	12.5%		6.25% (1)	6.25% (1)	37.5% (6)
Total	43.5% (7)	12.5% (2)	6.25% (1)	25% (4)	12.% (2)	100% (16)
Source: Ndinda, 2002.

Figure 4: Household types in Ezilweleni

Ndinda and C . 2002 . Women's participation in housing delivery: the extent of empowerment in the post-1994 era, with reference to specific case studies in KwaZulu-Natal. Doctoral thesis. Faculty of Human Science , Durban : University of Natal .

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