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Youth agricultural entrepreneurship as a vehicle for employment creation in Nigeria: A capability approach
(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
(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, ...
Exploring livelihood strategies employed by women street food vendors in Gaborone, Botswana.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The informal economy has continued to increase in developing countries, giving jobs and income to marginalised groups, the majority being women. The rise of the informal sector is perpetuated by exclusionary social policies ...
An investigation on the experiences, causes and consequences of unemployment amongst Graduate Youths in Ga-Kgapane, Limpopo Province of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
All around the world, graduate youths are experiencing increasing high number of unemployment, compared to older people of the labour force. This rising rate of unemployment amongst graduate youths has been noticed since ...
Information and communication technologies for development: Reshaping poverty in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The aim of this thesis is to examine the association between information and
communication technologies (ICTs) and poverty reduction in South Africa. ICTs
have been argued to be a means to improve household livelihoods ...
A conceptual clarification of the definition of resilience: An African perspective in Gugulethu Township, Cape Town.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
There is a huge gap in literature on resilience especially that which reflects African perspective.
This can be seen from many definitions of resilience that are informed by research done in the American and Eurocentric ...
The extent of public participation in the formulation of the IDP: The case of Beaufort West.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This study analyses public participation in the formulation of the Integrated
Development Planning in the Beaufort West Municipality. The aim of the study
is to examine the nature and extent of public involvement in the ...
Political parties and the protection of democratic rights of sexual minorities
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The protection of sexual minorities’ civil rights and freedoms is paramount in a democratic
state considering that these rights are infringed upon on a daily basis through violent crimes
such as corrective rape, murder ...
Investigating the effectiveness of urban agriculture in addressing the dynamics of food insecurity in Khayelitsha: A case study of Moya Wekhaya Peace Gardens
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Food security is a challenge for most developing countries (Yahaya, 2018). In South Africa, poverty continues to be a stumbling block to food security for most of the population. Due to the socio-economic challenges plaguing ...
Collective action among female street traders: A case study of a street trader organisation in the City of Cape Town CBD
(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 ...