Income and Expenditure Patterns in Diepsloot

Ngwenya, Phindile; Zikhali, Precious

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“…One of Diepsloot's distinctive traits is its relative proximity to economic hubs attracting mainly people of employable age (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014). The average age of the population in the area is reported to be 25 years (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014). Diepsloot shows an unemployment rate of 30.2% (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014) As a result of the rapid growth of informal settlements, Diepsloot is characterised as an area that is vulnerable to several urban hazards, including biological, chemical and physical hazards (Himlin et al 2014).…”

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“…The average age of the population in the area is reported to be 25 years (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014). Diepsloot shows an unemployment rate of 30.2% (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014) As a result of the rapid growth of informal settlements, Diepsloot is characterised as an area that is vulnerable to several urban hazards, including biological, chemical and physical hazards (Himlin et al 2014). These hazards include potential structural fires, flash flooding and electrical hazards because of illegal electrical connections.…”

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“…One of Diepsloot’s distinctive traits is its relative proximity to economic hubs attracting mainly people of employable age (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014 ). The average age of the population in the area is reported to be 25 years (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014 ). Diepsloot shows an unemployment rate of 30.2% (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014 ).…”

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“…The average age of the population in the area is reported to be 25 years (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014 ). Diepsloot shows an unemployment rate of 30.2% (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014 ). While 73.7% of the residents are considered to be economically active, only 47.0% are considered employed in mostly elementary or blue-collar jobs, including craft and related trades, service work, shop and market sales, and machine assembly (Johannesburg Development Agency 2012 ).…”

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“…While 73.7% of the residents are considered to be economically active, only 47.0% are considered employed in mostly elementary or blue-collar jobs, including craft and related trades, service work, shop and market sales, and machine assembly (Johannesburg Development Agency 2012 ). The gender composition in Diepsloot is fairly balanced and shows a racial distribution of 97.0% black people and 23.0% shared amongst other races (Ngwenya & Zikhali 2014 ).…”

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Private companies and community collaboration: Towards building disaster resilience in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Fourie³

2021

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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The responsibility for building community resilience cannot and should not rest with the public sector alone. It requires all sectors to collaborate for the benefit of the entire community. Specifically, it is important for private sector organisations to participate in building community resilience because they have vested interest in the area because of their physical assets, suppliers, customers and corporate value of social responsibility. This article explores collaboration between private companies and community of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa, to build disaster resilience in the community. The study applied qualitative research methods. Data were collected through focus group interviews with the community of Diepsloot and semi-structured individual interviews with representatives of private companies operating in the vicinity of Diepsloot. A total of 55 respondents participated in the study. Respondents included five corporate social responsibility (CSR) managers from private companies and 50 community members. The findings of the study showed that private companies are involved in addressing socio-economic challenges in Diepsloot. Addressing such challenges contributes a great deal to reducing exposure to hazards and the vulnerability factors to disasters, thereby contributing to building resilience. Whereas some respondents preferred the private companies to work with the communities directly, the study recommends the use of community structures such as Community Based Organisations (CBOs) when private companies engage in community initiatives. The article contributes to better understanding of the private sector’s contribution to build community resilience.

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confidence: 99%