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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 ...
An analysis of maternal and child nutritional status in South Africa and its impact on maternal labour supply
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The significance of malnutrition in public health has increasingly gained recognition in South Africa due to its negative effect on the quality of life, both at the individual and societal levels. The most vulnerable groups ...
International migration and social welfare policies: Assessing the effect of government grants on the livelihoods of migrants in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa is paradoxically an interesting case study. On the one hand, it is characterised by widespread and persistent poverty and extra-ordinary levels of unemployment. On the other hand, South Africa is quintessentially ...
Effects of Microcredit on Beneficiaries’ Livelihood Improvement: A Case Study of Engage Now Africa (ENA) In Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
In Ghana, the number of people living in extreme poverty has reduced. Yet the poverty rate is
currently 24.2 %, which is still high considering that Ghana is a lower middle-income country
(Emmanuel, Frempong, Opareh & ...
An assessment of the academic literacy (al) modules offered at the University of the Western Cape: Towards an embedded hybrid academic literacies model
(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 ...
Community activism and social change of the urban poor in the western cape: Advocating for sustainable sanitation in Cape Town’s informal settlements
(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 ...
Service delivery protests and the struggle for urban development in Gugulethu and Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(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 ...