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Urban struggles apartheid local and civic and the transformation of the state: the case of community organizations in Durban

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1996
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31 Mar 2023

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The pressure for change at the local level from civic, community, ratepayers and residents' associations has significantly informed national events. This paper examines the role of civic and community struggles in influencing the transformation of the local state in Durban from the early 1980s to the present time. The Durban Housing Action Committee resisted rent increases for low-income groups and opposed evictions, while the Campaign for a Democratic City initiated demands for a non-racial democratic city. These grassroots initiatives forced the local state to negotiate with the civic and community organizations.

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South African History Online. (2023, March 31). Urban struggles apartheid local and civic and the transformation of the state: the case of community organizations in Durban. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151978

South African History Online (2023) 'Urban struggles apartheid local and civic and the transformation of the state: the case of community organizations in Durban', South African History Online, 31 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151978 (Accessed: 28 August 2026).

South African History Online, Urban struggles apartheid local and civic and the transformation of the state: the case of community organizations in Durban [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151978, (accessed 28 August 2026).

"Urban struggles apartheid local and civic and the transformation of the state: the case of community organizations in Durban." South African History Online, 31 Mar. 2023, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151978. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Urban struggles apartheid local and civic and the transformation of the state: the case of community organizations in Durban." South African History Online. March 31, 2023. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151978.

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