Gated communities are considered by many South Africans as a necessity – a place to
stay in a safer environment in the context of high crime rates. At the same time, these
developments can also challenge planning and development goals towards greater
integration and accessibility. This article considers the views of planning masters’ students
related to gated communities and the inherent tensions and presence of inconsistent
attitudes prevailing within the students. This reflects the growing dichotomy between the
planning ideal and practice in South Africa and raises a number of questions for planning
education. With reference to the different roles of planning theory, the discussion explores
different ways to read and interpret these tensions and attitudes and redirect planning
education not only to reflect this, but also to effectively utilise it in an attempt to bridge the
gap between normative visions and contextual realities.
Geslote gemeenskappe word deur baie Suid-Afrikaners as nodig bestempel – ‘n woonplek
in ‘n veiliger omgewing gesien in die konteks van die hoë misdaadrekords. Terselfdertyd,
kan hierdie ontwikkelings ‘n uitdaging bied vir beplanning- en ontwikkelingsdoelwitte van
groter integrasie en toegang. Hierdie artikel ondersoek die standpunte van meestersgraadbeplanningstudente
oor geslote gemeenskappe en die inherente spanning en
teenwoordigheid van niekonstante houdings algemeen onder studente. Dit reflekteer die
toenemende tweeledigheid tussen die beplanningsideaal en die praktyk in Suid-Afrika
en lig ‘n aantal vrae vir beplanningsonderrig. Met verwysing na die verskillende rolle
van beplanningsteorie, verwys die bespreking na verskeie maniere om die spanning en
houdings te lees en te intrepreteer en rig beplanningsonderrig nie net om dit te reflekteer
nie, maar ook om dit dit effektief te gebruik in ‘n poging om die gaping tussen normatiewe
beskouings en kontekstuele realiteite te oorbrug.
Ma Afrika Boroa a mangata a bona metse e koetsoeng e le ntho e bohlokoa ebile e
hlokahala ka ha e fana ka sebaka se sereletsehileng sa ho dula le ho phela hara boshodu
bo bongata ka hara naha. Ka nako e le ngoe, tswelopele tsena di bontsha diphephetso tse
etsang hore meralo le dintlha tsa tswelopele di se ke tsa fihla phihlelong tse phahameng.
Atekele ena e bontsha dichebisano tsa baithuti ba mangolo a phahameng (Masters) a
meralo. Dichebisano tsena ke tsa metse e koalletsoeng le hohlano tse tebileng le maikutlo
a fapaneng ka taba ena mahareng a baithuti bana. Sena se bontsha ho hanyetsana hoo
matla mahareng a merero ea meralo le phethahatso ea se reroeng ka hare ho naha ea
Afrika Boroa, ebile e phahamisa dipotso ka thuto ea meralo. Ho ipapisitsoe le dikarolo tsa
tsebo ea meralo, mosebetsi ona o sheba mekhoa e fapaneng ea ho bala le ho utloisisa
dikhohlano le maikutlo ana, ebe mekhoa ena e kenyeletsoa dithutong tsa meralo, hore
e se ka tsebahala fela, empa e be e sebeletse hore e mpe e leke ho koala phahla e
mahareng a pono tse tloaelehileng le nnete e bonahalang.
