Institute for Social Development

Service delivery protests and the struggle for urban development in Gugulethu and Khayelitsha, Cape Town

Chiwarawara, Kenny (University of the Western Cape, 2021)

This study assesses the role of service delivery protests (SDPs) in promoting access to services such as water, electricity, and housing in Gugulethu and Khayelitsha, Cape Town. The study was conceptualised within the ...

Food insecurity and dietary diversity amongst seasonal women farm workers in South Africa: The case of Cape Winelands district

Calvert, Samantha (University of Western Cape, 2021)

This research study explores seasonal farm working womens’ food insecurity and dietary diversity in Cape Winelands District (CWD). It describes the food difficulties seasonal farm working women are facing that prevents ...

Street children and accessing universal basic education: A case study of Enugu State, Nigeria.

Ogbuabo, Emmanuel Ogbonna (University of the Western Cape, 2021)

The phenomenon of street children presents a global challenge as it continues to increase and affects almost every nation. Nigeria is no exception, with an ever-increasing population of street children, with many of them ...

Community activism and social change of the urban poor in the western cape: Advocating for sustainable sanitation in Cape Town’s informal settlements

Mukiga, Alex Kihehere (University of the Western Cape, 2021)

This research investigates the engagements between community activists and urban authorities in the provision of sustainable sanitation services in the informal settlements of Khayelitsha Cape Town. Since 2008, there have ...

The experiences of homophobia for lesbians who live in Cape Town townships

Mtuse, Nomzamo (University of the Western Cape, 2021)

Democratic South Africa was based on a constitution that is meant to have democratic values that promote human dignity and non-discrimination. Such democratic values were put in place to ensure that the human rights ...

The role of churches as social protection actors: The case of Rwandan refugee migrants in Cape Town

Mukafuku, Clementine (University of Western Cape, 2021)

Migrants and refugees are mostly excluded from the public sector, marginalised from economic activities and threatened by recurrent risks, including unemployment and lack of income. These problems cause vulnerability to ...

Exploring student perceptions on the influence of a university education on up-ward socioeconomic mobility: A case study of students at the University of the Western Cape

Frantz, Leigh (University of Western Cape, 2021)

South Africa is still under construction, with the aftermath of apartheid still lingering in the South African education system and in societal constructs amongst families of colour with low socioeconomic status backgrounds. ...

Development planning for urban food and nutrition security: The need for ‘food sensitive’ planning in the City of Cape Town (CoCT)

Mtoto, Mihlali Hlomla (2021)

Food security along with poverty is often framed as a rural challenge requiring interventions on agricultural production to ensure that food is available for the country‟s households. This framing effectively neglects ...

An analysis of the role of remittances in achieving sustainable development goals in Nkanu east local government area of Enugu state, Nigeria

Mbadugha, Peace Amaka (University of the Western Cape, 2021)

Over the years there has been a tremendous increase in migration because of its benefit to migrants and to their places of origin, particularly in view of the impact of remittances on development. This study analysed the ...

An assessment of the academic literacy (al) modules offered at the University of the Western Cape: Towards an embedded hybrid academic literacies model

Abrahams-Ndesi, Lutasha Ann-Louise (University of the Western Cape, 2021)

This study was about new incoming students’ academic development needs and induction to higher education studies at a historically Black university in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. The overall purpose was ...

South Africa’s land reform trajectory: A case study analysis of the pro-active land acquisition strategy within the Western Cape

Swarts, Michelle (University of Western Cape, 2021)

The South African Constitution is built on the premise of social justice, with the intend to “heal the divisions” of the past (RSA Government,1994). The property rights clause (section 25 of the Constitution) in specific ...

Food security at the University of the Western Cape: An exploration of actions and programmes to address student hunger

Mabharwana, Nolukholo (University of Western Cape, 2021)

Food is a basic human need – for survival, health and productivity. At the national level, South Africa is food secure; however, many households remain food insecure. Hunger among students has been identified as a ...

Collective action among female street traders: A case study of a street trader organisation in the City of Cape Town CBD

Xego, Kumbula Koliseka (University of Western Cape, 2021)

Street trading is a highly contested activity in South Africa because of the different interests held by the government, other stakeholders and street traders. The contradictory nature of the relationship between government ...

Chronic and transitory poverty in Nigeria: Evidence from the Nigerian general household survey

Ohuegbe, Sandra Chiemeziem (University of Western Cape, 2021)

Poverty in Nigeria has always been examined as a static phenomenon, although empirical studies established that, rather than being static, the poverty levels of individuals can change over time and people can enter and ...

Nutritional capabilities of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in Langa, Western Cape, South Africa

Rasmeni ,Akhona (University of Western Cape, 2021)

The opportunities and challenges faced by young people who are not in any kind of employment, education or training (NEETs) are under-reported by scholars in the field of development. In this regard, what NEETs in South ...

Youth agricultural entrepreneurship as a vehicle for employment creation in Nigeria: A capability approach

Ikebuaku, Kenechukwu (University of Western Cape, 2021)

Nigeria is indisputably blessed with both human and material resources. With 74 million hectares of arable land, the country has enormous potential to meet its rising food demand while tackling the challenge of youth ...

The impact of unregistered births of children in South Africa and how their rights to essential services and basic education are affected

Beko, Hombisa (University of Western Cape, 2021)

Civil registration has not been recognised as a matter of concern or public interest in South Africa. It has not been part of discussion in platforms concerned with children’s rights including the government. Consequently, ...