Can social housing help South Africa overcome its legacy of apartheid?

By Irène Salenson, PhD, chargée de recherches, Agence française de développement (AFD)
Andreas Scheba, Research Specialist in the Economic Performance and Development unit, Human Sciences Research Council
Ivan Turok, Executive Director, Human Sciences Research Council
Justin Visagie, Research Specialist: Human Sciences Research Council, Human Sciences Research Council

Despite millions of free homes built since 1994, spatial inequality in South Africa remains high. A study evaluating a programme to boost rentals in well-located areas found mixed results, however.

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