John Ntema
Biographic Data
| ID | 6279947 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Ntema |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Ntema |
| SIGNATURE | NTEMA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5462-1895 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The housing market, mine closure and urban management in Welkom in the Free State Goldfields, South Africa
Mine closure seldom considers planning for decline or tactical urbanism. • Mine closure could harm homeowners in mining areas. • Matjhabeng has lost about 160 000 mineworkers over three decades. • House prices have grown by far less than inflation over three decades. • Municipal property ta earnings have declined in real terms. When a mine closes, it puts households at risk of economic harm from depreciation in the property market. South African …
Mine closure in Matjhabeng in the Free State goldfields, South Africa
The Africa Mining Vision emphasizes the importance of mining for creating development. But it does not take into account the adverse consequences of mine closure. The literature on social aspects of mine closure is increasing but consists largely of descriptive case studies. We still do not know enough about how mine closure affects households. This paper compares longitudinal data (1998–2021) from household surveys in two low-income neighborhood…
Reinforcing Housing Assets in the Wrong Location? The Case of Botshabelo, South Africa
Towards an Understanding the Outcomes of Housing Privatisation in South Africa
From informality to formality to informality
The paper discusses the nature of extralegal land transfers in an upgraded informal settlement in South Africa. The paper investigates these extralegal transfers in terms of the notion of property and property law as a social construct. The paper researches two main but contradictory conclusions, namely that either extralegal transfers are the result of the current social construct of property (also related to the historic lack of formal property…
Comparing Low-Income Housing Outcomes in Self-Help and Contractor-Driven Projects
The upgrading of an informal settlement in South Africa
Comparing Low-Income Housing Outcomes in Self-Help and Contractor-Driven Projects
The upgrading of an informal settlement in South Africa
Towards an Understanding the Outcomes of Housing Privatisation in South Africa
From informality to formality to informality
The paper discusses the nature of extralegal land transfers in an upgraded informal settlement in South Africa. The paper investigates these extralegal transfers in terms of the notion of property and property law as a social construct. The paper researches two main but contradictory conclusions, namely that either extralegal transfers are the result of the current social construct of property (also related to the historic lack of formal property…
Reinforcing Housing Assets in the Wrong Location? The Case of Botshabelo, South Africa
Mine closure in Matjhabeng in the Free State goldfields, South Africa
The Africa Mining Vision emphasizes the importance of mining for creating development. But it does not take into account the adverse consequences of mine closure. The literature on social aspects of mine closure is increasing but consists largely of descriptive case studies. We still do not know enough about how mine closure affects households. This paper compares longitudinal data (1998–2021) from household surveys in two low-income neighborhood…
The housing market, mine closure and urban management in Welkom in the Free State Goldfields, South Africa
Mine closure seldom considers planning for decline or tactical urbanism. • Mine closure could harm homeowners in mining areas. • Matjhabeng has lost about 160 000 mineworkers over three decades. • House prices have grown by far less than inflation over three decades. • Municipal property ta earnings have declined in real terms. When a mine closes, it puts households at risk of economic harm from depreciation in the property market. South African …
Economics (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Business (3 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Human geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (3 works)