#South Africa

#South Africa
Informal settlements


Unplanned settlements and areas where housing is not in compliance with the land planning building regulations. There are many people living in informal settlement in our country. Those people don't have proper boundaries, which means people live on those particular areas don't have ownership of the property. They don't have legal documents to prove that they own the land. That when government come and kick them out of the place. South Africa government try to decrease the number of people live in informal settlement, by building them RDP houses.
Causes of Informal settlements.

Urban areas is the most causes that spread Informal settlement, because lots of people come from rural areas to seek for jobs in urban areas. Some of them they do find jobs and majority of them don't found the job, that when the informal settlement starts. If you have job ,that means you don't have money to pay for rent. Urban areas you have to pay for rent, electricity and water. Those people don't afford to pay those bills. Poverty also lead to informal settlement. In urban areas there's high population, which leads to informal settlement. Government are unable to manage all people responsibilities, because of funds for financial resources. Lack of supply by government to authorities is also a reason why poverty and informal settlement comes rapidly.

Effects of the informal settlements.

People living in informal settlements has to walk distance for services, like health, education and clean water, because its difficult to build roads and other social services. Pressure can also come from environmental hazards such as floods and fire. Their health and living standards often suffer when their settlements are situated close to sources of pollution. They frequently ill as a result of the poor quality of their environment and exposure to disease. Most of people live in informal settlement get diseases easily.


Solutions of informal settlements.

Government should provide enough social needs of the citizens. They also have to develop rural areas, so that people they will find jobs next to their families, not go for job hunting in urban areas. Most people that live informal settlement came to urban areas because they where looking for jobs. Government should provide more RDP houses to poor families. Increasing community engagement, by involving and inviting people to participate in rebuilding and uplifting their communities, ultimately encourages and promotes further betterment in the lives of residents.

#freeEducation

Free education in south Africa

South Africa's giving free education to student from household with a combined annual income below R350 000.Last year President Jacob Zuma announced that the will  be free education. Free education would make our country lack financial, and those people that pay tax they would tax them more. If free education allowed in south Africa it would be hard to get into higher institution in our country, those people where using NSFAS wont pay back the money anymore. People of private businesses(out of campus student accommodation) they will loss their businesses, because in most higher institution 90% of student uses NSFAS, that means only few student can use the private accommodations.

Benefits and Drawbacks of free education

Students from household with a combined annual income of up to R350 000 they will benefit because they will be able to fulfill their dreams. Nowadays higher education has become very important, each and every job has some certain criteria for certain post. Everyone who passed grade 12 and qualify to go to higher institutions, has a chance to go to study in any institutions they want. Most of south African people where not afford to pay for their fees in higher institutions, south African government has given everyone equal chance to pursue higher studies. On the other side free education in south Africa will lead on economically problem in our country. Its going to be hard for people who didn't passed their grade 12 with high average, because they wont admit them in higher institutions, they will be looking for people who passed their grade 12 with distinctions. It will be certainly beneficial to everybody those who could get admissions. If free education continues in our country everything is going to be expensive and people who pay tax they will pay a lot of money.

Outcomes of free education

Education is very important nowadays.Most of south African people will be able to get to higher institutions, although some of them won't use the opportunity. Nowadays to be able to get a job you need to have qualification, skills and experience. Probably this is the best opportunity for south African people to get qualified jobs, and the poverty will decreases from other families. Most people didn't go to higher institution ,because they did not afford to pay. This is the best opportunity for everyone in south Africa.