Browsing TD The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa by Subject "Poverty"
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Assessing the role of civil society in poverty alleviation: a case study of Amathole district in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2019)The purpose of this study was to conduct an assessment of the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in poverty alleviation, with a particular focus on three CSOs operating in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape ... -
Drivers of community xenophobic attacks in South Africa: poverty and unemployment
(2015)This paper argues that attacks of foreign nationals in most local communities were sparked by desperation precipitated by high rates of poverty and unemployment in South Africa. Additionally, there is citizens’ frustrations ... -
The expenditure patterns of households receiving the State’s Old-Age Pension (SOAP) grant in Kwakwatsi Township.
(North-West University, 2011)The study on which this article is based investigated the expenditure patterns of households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant. The old-age pension grant is the second-largest social grant in terms of the number ... -
Livelihood strategies and diversification amongst the poor : Evidence from South African household surveys
(AOSIS, 2020)South Africa faces persistent challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality. Recently, there has been growing literature trying to effectively address such challenges as the livelihood strategies of the poor need to ... -
The phenomenology of experiencing poverty – an exploration
(2006)There is a plethora of research on poverty. Definitions of poverty are provided from various perspectives, reasons and causes for poverty are analysed, and descriptions are provided of the impact of poverty on adults and ... -
The psychosocial well-being of orphans in Southern Africa : the perception of orphans and teachers
(2010)The escalation in numbers of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa has become a human catastrophe. If governments do not deal with this phenomenon as a priority it might spiral beyond control. Very few studies have been done to ... -
Water and the public trust doctrine – a South African perspective
(2008)The legal principles concerning rights to water have been changed considerably by the provisions of the National Water Act 36 of 1998. The National Water Act aims to redistribute water rights to previously disadvantaged ...