Residents of affluent suburbs like Bryanston and Sunninghill just like the majority in Soweto are satisfied with their neighbourhoods.

A survey conducted by the Gauteng City Region Observatory found that residents in affluent areas dominated by estate or cluster housing were overwhelmingly happy with their neighbourhood.

Except for Sowetans‚ most residents in townships and in areas like Boksburg and Bekkersdal however are not happy with their surroundings.

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Residents of backyard shacks and informal settlements‚ even though they live in poor settlements‚ were pleased with their neighbourhoods that received substantial investments.

Residents of Mogale City on the West Rand noted substantial improvement in their areas‚ while in Mfuleni there were no visible changes to the environment.

Of participants surveyed across the province‚ over half said affirmative action and BEE should be sped up‚ but most white people were opposed to it.

Most respondents were also of the opinion that Indians should not benefit from affirmative action.

“A third of respondents agreed with the statement that South Africa belongs more to black Africans than coloureds‚ Indians or whites‚ whilst almost (49%) disagreed.”

A high number of people (43%) who were interviewed agreed that “there are too many people coming to Gauteng‚ we should bring back influx control“.

Of those who agreed to the influx control‚ 44% were black‚ 44% coloured‚ 39% Indians‚ and 40% white.