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Assessing the impact of social grants in alleviating poverty in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Amongst many challenges, South Africa is still struggling to address the problem of high levels of poverty in the country more than two decades after the apartheid regime has ended. The government has however remained ...
Investigating transitory and chronic poverty in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In post-apartheid South Africa, the thrust of macroeconomic framework and corresponding policies
inaugurated by the first democratically elected government have been geared towards, amongst
others, poverty alleviation, ...
Evaluating the impact of social assistance on poverty alleviation in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
In the past two decades of liberal transformation the post-apartheid Republic of South Africa
has been well described as an upper middle-income economy. Despite the country’s strong
political and economic affiliations ...
An investigation into farming enterprises under the land redistribution program in the Southern Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
In 1994, the first democratically elected South African government promised to redistribute 30 % of white-owned farmland to the formerly disadvantaged people in order to rectify the racially-based unequal distribution of ...
International migration and poverty alleviation: Understanding how remittances help in alleviating poverty in Zimbabwean households. A case study of Epworth, Zimbabwe.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Over the past years, Zimbabwe has witnessed enormous amounts of economic challenges
which have forced many to migrate out of the country in search of better living conditions and
employment. The money and goods sent by ...
Investigating financial inclusion in rural households: A South African case
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
People residing in rural areas generally struggle with many socio-economic problems, such as transport, health access, employment opportunities, poverty, inequality, access to essential services and facilities (e.g., piped ...
Employing developmental mentorship to enhance the livelihoods and entrepreneurial capabilities of waste pickers
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Waste pickers are individuals who collect waste from household and commercial bins
as well as at landfills. The vast majority are unskilled with a low-level of education.
Waste pickers find themselves in poverty for ...
Impacts of inconsistent water billing: Case study of Litha park, Khayelitsha, Cape Town from 2010 to 2018
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This study investigates the impacts of inconsistent water billing in Litha Park. The study
highlights the challenges faced by the community in accessing water through automatic water
billing meters that were introduced ...
The role of civil society organisations in exercising the right to food in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This study was about the role of civil society organisations in promoting the right to have
access to food for households and communities living in the Western Cape Province of South
Africa. The aim was to understand how ...
An assessment of household food wastage: A study of Wallacedene in Kraaifontein, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Several studies identify food wastage as a global challenge which has a major negative impact on
poverty reduction and addressing food insecurity. Food wastage also poses many challenges in
terms of food security to South ...