PUB1602 Assignment 2
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2026 - DUE
April 2026;
Kenneth Githaiga
, PUB1602 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE April 2026; Explain
how the Native Land Act contributed to unequal land ownership and settlement patterns in South
Africa. Discuss how this historical land inequality continues to influence housing shortages,
informal settlements and land reform challenges after apartheid. Discuss the impact of apartheid-
era legislation on the spatial planning and human settlement patterns in South Africa. In your
answer, refer to at least two key laws and explain how they continue to influence post-apartheid
housing challenges. Critically discuss the impact of apartheid planning policies on the
development of townships and informal settlements. In your answer, show how the lack of
investment in Black residential areas during apartheid affects living conditions today. Examine
how apartheid era housing policies treated Black South Africans as temporary urban residents.
Discuss how this mindset influenced housing provision and how it continues to shape urban
overcrowding and informal housing growth. Discuss the relationship between apartheid spatial
planning and present day service delivery challenges. In your answer, explain how distance from
city centres, poor infrastructure and fragmented settlements increase the cost of housing
development and service provision. Evaluate the long term social and economic consequences of
apartheid era spatial planning on low income communities. Focus on transport costs, access to
employment and the cycle of poverty linked to settlement location. Analyse how apartheid era
legislation created fragmented cities in South Africa. Discuss why post apartheid housing
policies struggle to integrate communities and promote inclusive human settlements. Discuss the
impact of apartheid-era legislation on the spatial planning and human settlement patterns in
South Africa. In your answer, refer to at least two key laws and explain how they continue to
influence post-apartheid housing challenges. Discuss the challenges faced by the post apartheid
government in addressing the spatial legacy of apartheid legislation. In your answer, refer to land
availability, urban planning systems and stakeholder interests in housing development. Using
examples, explain why addressing apartheid era spatial planning requires more than just building
houses. Discuss the importance of land reform, integrated planning and social justice in
transforming human settlement patterns in South Africa.
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2026 - DUE
April 2026;
Kenneth Githaiga
, PUB1602 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE April 2026; Explain
how the Native Land Act contributed to unequal land ownership and settlement patterns in South
Africa. Discuss how this historical land inequality continues to influence housing shortages,
informal settlements and land reform challenges after apartheid. Discuss the impact of apartheid-
era legislation on the spatial planning and human settlement patterns in South Africa. In your
answer, refer to at least two key laws and explain how they continue to influence post-apartheid
housing challenges. Critically discuss the impact of apartheid planning policies on the
development of townships and informal settlements. In your answer, show how the lack of
investment in Black residential areas during apartheid affects living conditions today. Examine
how apartheid era housing policies treated Black South Africans as temporary urban residents.
Discuss how this mindset influenced housing provision and how it continues to shape urban
overcrowding and informal housing growth. Discuss the relationship between apartheid spatial
planning and present day service delivery challenges. In your answer, explain how distance from
city centres, poor infrastructure and fragmented settlements increase the cost of housing
development and service provision. Evaluate the long term social and economic consequences of
apartheid era spatial planning on low income communities. Focus on transport costs, access to
employment and the cycle of poverty linked to settlement location. Analyse how apartheid era
legislation created fragmented cities in South Africa. Discuss why post apartheid housing
policies struggle to integrate communities and promote inclusive human settlements. Discuss the
impact of apartheid-era legislation on the spatial planning and human settlement patterns in
South Africa. In your answer, refer to at least two key laws and explain how they continue to
influence post-apartheid housing challenges. Discuss the challenges faced by the post apartheid
government in addressing the spatial legacy of apartheid legislation. In your answer, refer to land
availability, urban planning systems and stakeholder interests in housing development. Using
examples, explain why addressing apartheid era spatial planning requires more than just building
houses. Discuss the importance of land reform, integrated planning and social justice in
transforming human settlement patterns in South Africa.
