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Small, medium and micro enterprise development challenges in a post apartheid South Africa: Lessons learnt
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)A problem of the South African economy is the pervasive unemployment in particular amongst the black population. Double-digit unemployment figures had become the norm within post - apartheid South Africa. The newly elected ... -
Small-scale mango farmers, transaction costs and changing agro-food markets: evidence from Vhembe and Mopani districts, Limpopo Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The main objective of this study was to identify ways in which transaction costs can be lowered to improve small-scale farmers’ participation in and returns from agricultural output markets, with specific reference to ... -
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 ... -
Smallholder farmers response to changes in the farming environment in Gokwe-Kabiyuni, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Following Bryceson's article, 'De-agrarianisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Acknowledging the Inevitable', and other related writings in the volume Farewell to Farms, rural development has become a contested academic and ... -
Smokkel for the pot : the politics of liquor retail in the Western Cape, a case study of Atlantis
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The Western Cape Liquor Act of 2008 was implemented to decrease the amount of shebeens operating in South Africa’s residential areas. This action was taken in order to reduce liquor harm which has been widely reported on ... -
The social and political construction of policies on adolescent pregnancy and child marriage in Zambia (1964-2018)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This thesis explores the social and political construction of adolescent pregnancy and child marriage policy and practices in Zambia between the nation's birth in 1964 and 2018 using a social constructionist approach. This ... -
Social capital and climate change adaptation strategies : the case of smallholder farmers in the Central region of Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Agriculture in Ghana is dominated by smallholder farmers who are faced with unpredictable rainfall and extreme weather events. Climate modelling forecasts that the rate at which precipitation will decrease in the country ... -
Social capital and community-led management of rural water schemes: Evidence from Mulundu Community Managed Water Scheme in Luapula Province of Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The main objective of this study was to assess the contribution of social capital to community-led management of water schemes - using the Mulundu Community Managed Water Scheme in Luapula Province of Zambia - with the ... -
Social capital and developmental outcomes : a case study of black communities in Cederberg and Matzikama municipalities in the mid-2000s
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Transforming economic growth into tangible benefits for poor communities appears to have frustrated development practitioners and policy makers. Despite the net positive growth achieved between 1994 and 2014 the face of ... -
Social capital and role of stokvels in the economic lives of poor people in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study seeks to understand the role and the impact of stokvels, especially on low-income groups living in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. The focus is on the role of social capital and the economic impact on the lives of ... -
Social dynamics and sustainability in three community garden projects in the City of Johannesburg
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Social dynamics and sustainability in three community garden projects in the City of Johannesburg M. Lewis MPhil Master’s full thesis, the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), Faculty of Economic ... -
Social entrepreneurs’ perceptions on the contribution of networking toward organizational sustainability of social enterprises in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The main aim of this study was to make contributions to the body of literature on social enterprises, and more specifically in an African context. The nascent nature of social enterprises as an organisational structure is ... -
Social investment in education a South African case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Although South Africa has made progress in the last decade with regard to political transition, the economic landscape still carries the element of social stratification. This is evident from the continued widening of ... -
Social media technology and the deepening of participatory democracy: A case study of Langa, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study investigates whether residents in informal settlements in Cape Town use social media technology to deepen democracy. It explores the use social media platforms by both the residents of Langa and the City of ... -
Social media, protest and citizen participation in local government: A comparison between the City of Cape Town and Johannesburg metropolitan municipalities: 2010 to 2017
(University of Western Cape, 2022)This study’s central focus is to assess how various classes of people in in distinct localities across Cape Town and Johannesburg use social media in citizen participation concerning municipal governance processes. While ... -
Social movement trade unionism: an investigation of workers' perceptions of the South African Congress of Trade Unions and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions practices on election and living wage issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study investigates workers’ perceptions of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) practices on elections and living wage issues from a social movement ... -
Social movements and planning institutions in urban transformation : housing in metropolitan Harare, Zimbabwe (2000-2015)
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This thesis examines the interaction between social movements and planning institutions in the delivery of low-income housing in metropolitan Harare. Post-2000, the problem of housing in Zimbabwe has been characterised by ... -
Social protection policy in promoting human development outcomes: the cash transfer programme for orphans and vulnerable children in Kiambu, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Cash transfers, integral in social protection, have increasingly been viewed as a viable measure of promoting human development outcomes in low and middle income countries in the face of persistent poverty exacerbated by ... -
Social welfare delivery: a case of government funded NGOs in Worcester
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Social welfare services are essential for development of human capital and eradication of poverty in South Africa generally. Social welfare plays a pivotal role in enabling the impoverished and vulnerable communities and ... -
Social Work services available to vulnerable children: Lessons and best practices for South Africa from selected countries
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Currently, in South Africa, more than half of its children find themselves living in households and communities without adequate child welfare facilities. These conditions render them vulnerable as they have no control ...