Browsing by Subject "Social security"
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The administration of old age grants : determining its influence on poverty alleviation in the Kgautswane rural community
(2015)Poverty and inequality remain high in South Africa. Social grants are a mechanism implemented by the government to eradicate poverty. Post-apartheid South Africa has achieved significant transformation to adjust the ills ... -
Appraisal of Selected Themes on the Impact of International Standards on Labour and Social Security Law in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2022)For many years, South African courts have relied on International Labour Organisation conventions to interpret and give meaning to the fundamental social security and labour law rights enshrined in the Constitution, 1996. ... -
A critique of the unemployment insurance amendment bill, 2015
(2015)The contribution critically reflects on the proposed amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001 (the UIA / the Act), introduced via the provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill of 2015 (B25-2015). ... -
Developing a socially inclusive management framework for sustainable social security in South Africa : the case of the Eastern Cape Province
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The social contract serves as a tacit agreement between the state and its citizens, with the citizens abiding by the statutes of their government in return for the provision of public services. This contract has a critical ... -
Food Security of Social Grant Recipients in a Low Income Neighborhood in South Africa
(World Business Institute, 2013)The origins of social security in South Africa can be traced back to attempts by the previous apartheid government to create a welfare state for whites during the apartheid era. Since the first democratic election in South ... -
The impact of HIV/AIDS regarding informal social security: Issues and perspectives from a South African context
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)The purpose of the article is to examine the right to social assistance for households living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. In particular, the article focuses on the impact of this pandemic on households' access to ... -
Impact of social grants on food security : evidence from neighbourhoods in the Gauteng Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)The extent of household food insecurity in South Africa varies from 20 percent to 80 percent, although food security for all citizens is guaranteed in sections 26 and 27 of the constitution. The urban poor face particular ... -
Perspectives on determining permanent disablement in South African occupational law
(North-West University, 2012)The right to be entitled to compensation for injuries sustained in the course of employment has always been an essential component of basic social security rights. Provision is made in the international sphere by the ... -
A policy-making framework for social assistance in South Africa : the case of the Department of Social Development and the South African Social Security Agency
(2015)After coming into government in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) committed and became a signatory to some of the international, regional and national instruments for human rights and social security such as the ...