Intro
Contents
About the Editors
List of Authors
Abbreviations &
Acronyms
Foreword
Introduction: Complexities, Transitions and Developmental Challenges
Why does the Eastern Cape Province matter?
The premise of the book
Theoretical and conceptual framework
Through an artistic lens
The structure of the book
Theme 1: Socio-historical Perspectives and Population Dynamics of the Eastern Cape
1: Eastern Cape Population Patterns and Trends
AMA-CHEAPER
Introduction
Settlement patterns in South-Eastern South Africa
Historical dynamics
Patterns of family and households
Recent migration patterns
Profile of migrants
Health and mortality patterns
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
2: Unpacking the Cultural Heritage of the amaMpondo in the Eastern Cape
ZITYEBIL' IILWIMI ZETHU/OUR LANGUAGES ARE RICH
Introduction
The amaMpondo and cultural heritage during the colonial and apartheid eras
AmaMpondo cultural heritage after 1994
The Pondo Culture and Heritage Festival
Promoting amaMpondo culture and heritage: Some challenges
Mpondo cultural heritage: The way forward
Theme 2: Poverty, Dissatisfaction and Social Exclusion
3: Multiple Deprivations in the Eastern Cape
blue gold
Introduction
Conceptualising and defining multiple deprivation
Setting the Eastern Cape in context - province and national level comparisons
Deprivation in the Eastern Cape's district municipalities
Deprivation in the Eastern Cape's local municipalities
The Eastern Cape's most deprived wards
Former homeland analysis
What accounts for high levels of multiple deprivation in the Eastern Cape?
Conclusion
4: Income Poverty and Unemployment in the Eastern Cape
SINOBUDLELWANO NAMANZI/OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WATER
Introduction
Methodology.

Results: Income poverty in the Eastern Cape
Results: Employment deprivation in the Eastern Cape
Results: NEETs in the Eastern Cape
Interventions to tackle poverty and unemployment in the Eastern Cape
Conclusion
5: Yearning for Basic Municipal Services: The Trajectories of Community Protests in the Eastern Cape
INDLALA/POVERTY
Introduction
Conceptual framework of public trust
Methodology
Results and analysis
Conclusion
6: Population Health, Healthcare Systems and Access to Healthcare: The Case of the Eastern Cape
BOY
Introduction
The apartheid system and national health: South Africa and the Bantustans
Transkei and Ciskei: The independence of the Bantustans and healthcare
Healthcare systems challenges
The state of the Eastern Cape health services
Death, Dying and Silence in the Eastern Cape
Two steps forward, three steps back - A tale of the Eastern Cape clinics
The state of sexual and reproductive health in the focal areas
Conclusion
Theme 3: Family Dynamics and Societal Expectations
7: 'Smooth Seas Do Not Make Skilful Sailors': The Shifting Dynamics of Family Structures and Social Roles
UKUTSHINTSHA KWAMAXESHA/CHANGE OF TIMES
Introduction
Background and context
Research methods
Historicising the migration phenomenon and translocality in the Eastern Cape
Changes in the family structure: Household structure, composition, and family types
Factors associated with family changes in Eastern Cape
Migration and leaving families behind
Cultural beliefs, adjustment and migration
Why you cannot take families with to a place of work
Impact on those left-behind
Plural families and abandoned spouses and children
Marriage and reproduction as a marker of femininity andachievement
Conclusion.

8: "Left Out" Xhosa Mens' Experience of and Adjustment to Divorce
MOTHERLESS FATHERS WITH CHILDREN
Introduction
Social and cultural context
Family structures
Apartheid and the South African family
Fatherhood and identity
Pre-divorce experience
Experiencing divorce
Adjustment process
Post-divorce experience
Masculinity in Xhosa culture
Masculinity and divorce
Conclusion
9: The Black Charismatic Church Ministries and the New Social Practice of Family in the Eastern Cape
IBANDLA/THE CHURCH
OOMAVUK' ENGCENI/THE SPROUTS
Introduction
Methodology
Failed development and the role of BCCMs in Eastern Cape
Thinking through Ubuntu: A parenting community
BCCMs as extended family : Presentation and discussion
Conclusion
10: A Glance at the State of Education in the Eastern Cape
IMFUNDO/EDUCATION
Introduction
Historical and political context of education in the Eastern Cape
Socio-economic factors that have a bearing on learning and teaching
Infrastructure
Classroom activities
School management
Conclusion
Conclusion
Conclusion.