Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, grade: 75Prozent, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (School of Governmental and Social Science), course: Seminar: Urban Anthropology, language: English, abstract: [...] The paper describes the situation in which the country was after several decades of Apartheid policy. It focuses especially on the problematic issue of housing. The introduction outlines the Urban Development Strategy with its goals and visions as well as its direct criticism. Subsequent to that, the discussion emphasizes the two main issues urban development planning is confronted with namely housing and infrastructure. After that there follows a short chapter on the problematic situation of implementing theory. The final part of the discussion not only concludes and summarises the main aspects, but presents a possible outlook for future urban development in the South African context.