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The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: a case study of Limpopo Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
From 1947-1994, South Africans were ruled under apartheid – a racially discriminatory political and economic system. As the name itself implies, apartheid is an Afrikaans name meaning “apartness”. The provision of education ...
Evaluating the impact of social grants and the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) on poverty reduction in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Given that poverty has remained one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa, an in-depth understanding of the poverty reduction measures implemented by government is necessary. It is important to understand the ...
The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo province
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
From 194 7-1994, South Africans were ruled under apartheid - a racially discriminatory
political and economic system. As the name itself implies, apartheid is an Afrikaans name
meaning "apartness". The provision of ...
Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The literature on financial inclusion and poverty connections has received considerable attention recently. There exist a scarcity of local studies examining the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and poverty. ...
Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The literature on financial inclusion and poverty connections has received considerable attention recently. There exist a scarcity of local studies examining the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and poverty. ...
The effects Personal of Income Tax on the savings behaviour of households in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)
The "new" South Africa faces a big challenge. Unemployment, poverty and economic hardship still characterise the life of the majority of South Africans. Most people expect this to change under democracy. This will only be ...
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 ...
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 ...
Comparing the economic development in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces in South Africa since the advent of democracy
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)
There have been many studies investigating multi-dimensional poverty in South Africa since the descent of apartheid. Segregation created during the apartheid era left specific provinces vulnerable to multi-dimensional ...