Apartheid legacy still reflected in urban areas
Data collected in the recent General Household Survey suggests that the country has become more racially integrated.
SOUTH African municipalities have become more racially integrated. That’s according to the results of the recent General Household Survey (GHS). Despite this finding, the report also shows that the country’s urban spaces still heavily reflect the ‘legacy of apartheid’.
Of the country’s six largest municipalities Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth) is said to be the most segregated municipality (0.70 per cent), while Johannesburg is the least (0.57 per cent). EThekwini was listed as the second most segregated municipality (0.69 per cent).
Interestingly, the census data collected during the survey also revealed a number of general characteristics in all of the cities:
– The highest percentage of black African residents are found in central business districts (CBDs).
– The CBDs are surrounded by suburbs with a high percentage of white communities.
– The CBDs are disconnected from the high-density townships, which are dominated by coloured, Indian/Asian or black African communities.
– Racial integration is primarily evident in previously white-dominated communities.
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