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Table L15: A typology <strong>of</strong> social categories in the informal urban fringe surrounding<br />
Durban.<br />
Category Description<br />
1. Original or earlier settlers: owners Such a population group with a rural orientation.<br />
has traditional land tenure rights and comprises<br />
10 - 15 % <strong>of</strong> the total population in the urban<br />
fringe. This home-owning group is a relatively<br />
affluent social elite. occupying larger sites and<br />
with the resources to develop the sites. The<br />
residents are permanent with children likely to be<br />
formally employed. Some houses are occupied<br />
by the children <strong>of</strong> these early settlers<br />
2. Original or earlier settlers: landlords This permanent group comprising some 5 - 7.5%<br />
<strong>of</strong> the total urban fringe population. shares many<br />
characteristics with the first group. A major<br />
difference is the presence <strong>of</strong> shack-dwelling<br />
tenants ("shack-farming"' on their properties. as<br />
a means <strong>of</strong> increasing income and status. The<br />
group tends to have high prestige and sociall<br />
political power. although they are sometimes<br />
resented<br />
3. Urban overspill: tenants<br />
4. Urban overspill: female tenants<br />
The group forming 20 - 25% <strong>of</strong> the urban fringe<br />
population. consists <strong>of</strong> permanent residents <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
employed in the formal sector. The group is<br />
composed inter alia <strong>of</strong> the children <strong>of</strong> residents<br />
in formal townships who cannot find<br />
accommodation. or township residents requiring<br />
larger. cheaper or more flexible accommodation.<br />
There. is a desire to return to the formal<br />
townships if suitable accommodation is available.<br />
This category includes householders who may<br />
have a house in a formal township. but who need<br />
other accommodation for a second wife or<br />
relatives from a rural area<br />
This permanent category is essentially the same<br />
as the above. comprising 10 -1 5% <strong>of</strong> the urban<br />
fringe population. The group consists primarily <strong>of</strong><br />
households headed by women including older<br />
widows. divorcees. or unmarried mothers unable<br />
to find accommodation in a formal township.<br />
Also included in this group are some pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
women such as nurses
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