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Socio-economic determinants of poverty amongst female-headed households in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2012)
The study reported here used household level data to analyse determinants of household poverty amongst female -headed households in a South African Township of Bophelong. Poverty is defined and then measured for the sampled ...
Determining the factors that influence female unemployment in a South African township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2013)
This paper analyses the factors that determine female unemployment in Bophelong Township. Factors such as level of education, household size, age, marital status, social grants received and poverty status are used to ...
Poverty in a South African township: the case of Kwakwatsi
(Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals], 2012)
South Africa’s world revered democratic transition lies more than a decade in the past, a period long enough to evaluate past achievements and challenges. The study reported here provides a snapshot like view of poverty ...
An application of different methodologies for measuring poverty in Sharpeville Township
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
In this article a more accurate methodology for the measurement of absolute poverty, developed by Slabbert, is discussed and compared to the methodology applied by Statistics South Africa in 2000 for the mapping of poverty ...
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 ...
A Comparative study of coping strategies used by food secure and food insecure households
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)
Food security has become a priority in many developing countries and is considered a fundamental human right. Food security can be defined as "when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to ...
Participation in sport and recreation in a poor community : perceived constraints and opportunities : physical activity and health
(AFAHPER-SDLAM PublicationsSabinetLAM PublicationsSabinetAJOL, 2014)
Participation in physical activity and sport has many health benefits and contributes to well-being of individuals. In a broader context it could even bring communities together and improve social cohesion, especially in ...
Education and poverty linkage in Malawi: A district level analysis
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
The need to reduce poverty in all its forms remains a priority around the world. The fact that countries with higher incidences of growth have an associated reduction in poverty levels is uncontested both in theory and in ...
Self Reported Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in a South African Low Income Neigbourhood
(World Business Institute, 2013)
Food security is defined as a state in which all people in a household at all times have both physical and economic access to sufficient food to meet their dietary needs for a productive and healthy life. Household food ...
A gender and marital status analysis of household Income in a low–income township
(De Gruyter, 2017)
The analysis of income at household level is highly important for understanding the poverty and for supporting the efforts to deal with poverty. Poverty measures can be calculated from a multitude of approaches. A common ...