Urban LandMark Resources on Tenure: The struggle for property ownership in New Crossroads (2010)

This document, written by Josette Cole of the Mandlovu Development Trust, explores the intended and unintended consequences of home ownership for poor citizens living in formal settlements in post-apartheid South Africa.

It focuses on New Crossroads in Cape Town, a relatively small, urban community of 20 000 people.

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