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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Poverty amongst households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant: the case of Kwakwatsi (Free State, South Africa)
(2011)
The study reported in this article, investigated the level of poverty amongst households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant in Kwakwatsi. A questionnaire for measuring poverty was administered to households dependent ...
The relationship between the provision of basic needs and participation in sport in a low income community : the case of Sicelo township, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)
Decades of subjection to the policies of separate development in South Africa have left the majority of its people in a state of poverty. One of the solutions to address poverty is the provision of basic needs, which assists ...
The relationship between sport participation and life satisfaction in an impoverished South African Community
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)
The unacceptable high levels of unemployment in South Africa have resulted in high levels of poverty and inequality. The purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between participation in sport and life ...
Determinants of perceived causes of poverty among South Africa’s post-apartheid generation
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2015)
Poverty alleviation remains a preoccupation of governments and other non-government
organizations. Understanding how individuals perceive the causes of poverty is vital in developing strategies for
poverty alleviation. ...
Non–Governmental organisations and rural poverty reduction strategies in Zimbabwe: A case of Binga rural district
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies implemented by Non-governmental organisation (NGOs) for poverty alleviation in Zimbabwe with specific reference to Zimbabwe’s Binga Rural District. ...