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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The impact of the recycling industry on poverty levels in South Africa’s informal economy: a case study of waste pickers in Pretoria
(2016)
South Africa is gripped by high and rising levels of unemployment and poverty, which have conspired to create a society that is one of the most unequal in the world today. This is not helped by the fact that the troubled ...