Publication Details Reference Mthembu, Ntokozo (2006) The environmental and participation experience of Lamontville Township community . Centre for Civil Society : 1-8. Summary Although the communities of South Africa remains divided in understanding the realities and the true meaning of the political settlement in the country. But what is common to all is that is that in the post apartheid South Africa, community participation has become identical to legitimate governance. This section will help in trying to understand whether communities participate in the development of their neighbourhood or not. In trying to understand this type of development by capturing the experiences of various communities understudy in their differing neighbourhoods. The experiences of the respondents who participated are captured through in-depth interviews. These interviews were scheduled as part of our research concerning the pollution and the role played by the corporate world that is seen to part of the problem that haunts the community under study. Initially, 11 respondents confirmed their participation but later only 6 arrived and the interviews were to begin as it was Saturday of which is the day that “regarded” as the day of attending to family or community matters such as feasts and funeral. Then the respondents were briefed with the purpose of the research and told to feel free in case they feel that they don’t want to answer any question. The questions were open ended to enable the interviewees to say whatever they feel was necessary in order to get the true picture of their understanding of the situation. In addition, all participants were female estimated to be age between 22 years and 37 years of age and all are resident of Lamontville Township. In closure, the section summarises the findings from the study and highlights the voices from the communities and as well as suggestion. Read Publication   Back