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Government intervention to alleviate poverty in South Africa, with a specific focus on poverty in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
When the new democratic government in South Africa came to power in 1994, it inherited a legacy of inequality, unemployment and poverty. Mindful of this triple challenge the government’s first socioeconomic policy framework, ...
Smallholder agriculture as local economic development (LED) strategy in rural South Africa: exploring prospects in Pondoland, Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The aim of this study was to explore the role and the prospects of smallholder agriculture as local economic development in Eastern Pondoland, in the former Transkei homeland. The study explored the role of agriculture in ...
Land demand and rural struggles in Xhalanga, Eastern Cape: who wants land and for what?
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The study explored and investigated demand and struggles for land in the communal areas of South Africa with particular reference to Luphaphasi in the former Xhalanga magisterial district, in the Eastern Cape. The study ...
Crafting a livelihood: local-level trade in mats and baskets in Pondoland, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This study explored the dynamics of local-level trade in plant-based mats and baskets in Khanyayo village, Eastern Cape. These dynamics include social aspects of harvesting, resource tenure and trade. It also includes ...
The role of land reform in addressing women empowerment in the rural communal area of Nqandu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Endless debates on the land reform policy and the ‘radical’ proposed strategy of expropriating privately-owned land without compensation had South Africans questioning the effects of the strategy, and the unpopular decision ...
Government intervention to alleviate poverty in South Africa, with a specific focus on poverty in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
When the new democratic government in South Africa came to power in 7994, it inherited a legacy of inequality, unemployment and poverty. Mindful of this triple challenge the government's first socio-economic policy framework, ...
A comparative analysis of multidimensional poverty in South Africa focusing on the Western Cape and Eastern Cape between 1996 and 2016
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Remarkable progress has been made in South Africa since the transition from Apartheid to a democracy. Despite this, socio-economic challenges persist, and poverty remains a major problem in post-apartheid South Africa. ...