1820 Foundation publications: an evaluation for the 1820 Foundation
- Davies, William J, Stewart, G M
- Authors: Davies, William J , Stewart, G M
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: 1820 Foundation -- Bibliography 1820 Foundation Standard Bank National Arts Festival Standard Bank National Schools Festival 1820 Foundation. Eisteddfod Anglo de Beers English Olympiad Gold Shield Award In-service education and training for teachers
- Language: English
- Type: Book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1639 , vital:20212
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- Date Issued: 1990
- Authors: Davies, William J , Stewart, G M
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: 1820 Foundation -- Bibliography 1820 Foundation Standard Bank National Arts Festival Standard Bank National Schools Festival 1820 Foundation. Eisteddfod Anglo de Beers English Olympiad Gold Shield Award In-service education and training for teachers
- Language: English
- Type: Book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1639 , vital:20212
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- Date Issued: 1990
Resettlement in the Border/Ciskei region of South Africa
- de Wet, Christopher J, Lujabe, Phumeza, Metele, Nosipho
- Authors: de Wet, Christopher J , Lujabe, Phumeza , Metele, Nosipho
- Date: 1996
- Subjects: Relocation (Housing) -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Relocation (Housing) -- South Africa -- Ciskei Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Population Rural population -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Sada (South Africa) -- Social conditions Dongwe (South Africa) -- Social conditions Oxton (South Africa) -- Social conditions Whittlesea (South Africa) -- Social conditions Kat river (South Africa) -- History Citrus fruit industry -- South Africa Gqugesi (South Africa) -- History Fort Beaufort (South Africa) -- History Farmers -- South Africa Farmers -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Upisdraai (South Africa) -- History Ilinge (South Africa) -- History Migrant labor -- South Africa Black people -- Relocation -- South Africa -- Ciskei
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2849 , vital:20335 , ISBN 0868103160
- Description: This paper presents the findings of part of a research project entitled "Population Mobility and Settlement Patterns in the Eastern Cape, 1950 to 1990", which was funded by the Human Sciences Research Council. The part of the project with which this paper is concerned, is the study of resettlement in the Border/Ciskei area of the (new) Eastern Cape Province. It involves two main foci: a) the Whittlesea district of the former Ciskei, where research was done in the resettlement area of Sada (where findings are compared with research done there in 1981) and Dongwe; and b) the Fort Beaufort area, where we looked at the two 'black spot' communities of Upisdraai and Gqugesi which were uprooted and moved to the Fort Beaufort township of Bhofolo in the 1960s, and at the establishment of black citrus farmers in the Kat River Valley in the late 1980s, on previously White owned farms which were bought out by the (then) Ciskei government. In the Conclusion, some important differences are suggested between resettlement in the Eastern Cape and in QwaQwa, one of the areas of South Africa that has been most severely affected by resettlement. Ways in which the South African material may be seen in terms of prevailing models for the analysis of resettlement, and may provide an input for the modification of these approaches, are briefly considered. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1996
- Authors: de Wet, Christopher J , Lujabe, Phumeza , Metele, Nosipho
- Date: 1996
- Subjects: Relocation (Housing) -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Relocation (Housing) -- South Africa -- Ciskei Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Population Rural population -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Sada (South Africa) -- Social conditions Dongwe (South Africa) -- Social conditions Oxton (South Africa) -- Social conditions Whittlesea (South Africa) -- Social conditions Kat river (South Africa) -- History Citrus fruit industry -- South Africa Gqugesi (South Africa) -- History Fort Beaufort (South Africa) -- History Farmers -- South Africa Farmers -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Upisdraai (South Africa) -- History Ilinge (South Africa) -- History Migrant labor -- South Africa Black people -- Relocation -- South Africa -- Ciskei
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2849 , vital:20335 , ISBN 0868103160
- Description: This paper presents the findings of part of a research project entitled "Population Mobility and Settlement Patterns in the Eastern Cape, 1950 to 1990", which was funded by the Human Sciences Research Council. The part of the project with which this paper is concerned, is the study of resettlement in the Border/Ciskei area of the (new) Eastern Cape Province. It involves two main foci: a) the Whittlesea district of the former Ciskei, where research was done in the resettlement area of Sada (where findings are compared with research done there in 1981) and Dongwe; and b) the Fort Beaufort area, where we looked at the two 'black spot' communities of Upisdraai and Gqugesi which were uprooted and moved to the Fort Beaufort township of Bhofolo in the 1960s, and at the establishment of black citrus farmers in the Kat River Valley in the late 1980s, on previously White owned farms which were bought out by the (then) Ciskei government. In the Conclusion, some important differences are suggested between resettlement in the Eastern Cape and in QwaQwa, one of the areas of South Africa that has been most severely affected by resettlement. Ways in which the South African material may be seen in terms of prevailing models for the analysis of resettlement, and may provide an input for the modification of these approaches, are briefly considered. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1996
Politics and communication in the Ciskei, an African Homeland in South Africa
- Authors: Switzer, Les
- Date: 1979
- Subjects: Mass media -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- Ciskei Communication -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- Ciskei Ciskei (South Africa) -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2724 , vital:20320 , ISBN 094998096X
- Description: The Ciskei was gradually ‘consolidated’ by a process of geo-political gerrymandering that included the incorporation of black dormitory townships dependent on ‘white’ cities outside the homeland for survival. By 1973, the Ciskei homeland’s de facto population was estimated at 602 000.4 Since then, the overcrowded rural population has been forced to absorb thousands of refugees removed from South Africa’s ‘white’ areas — including several ‘black spots’ now outside the boundaries of the homeland — and migrants from two districts (Herschel and Glen Grey) formerly in the Ciskei which were ceded by the South African government to Transkei. Any attempt at measuring the extent to which communication affects the political credibility of the present Ciskei homeland in the eyes of its inhabitants must be weighed against these historical realities. This monograph is divided into three parts: 1. An outline of the political system in the Ciskei. 2. The role of the mass media in determining attitudes towards homeland news. 3. Some observations on the status accorded oral channels of communication in the transmission and validation of political news in selected rural and urban areas of the Ciskei. In obtaining data for this study, five surveys were conducted in two rural villages, the biggest urban area in the Ciskei and the Ciskei Legislative Assembly. The villages of Gobozana (or Xengxe) and Nyaniso formed the basis of the rural surveys conducted in April — June 1976. Fifty heads of homesteads in each village, in a universe of about 500 homesteads, were selected at random. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1979
- Authors: Switzer, Les
- Date: 1979
- Subjects: Mass media -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- Ciskei Communication -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- Ciskei Ciskei (South Africa) -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2724 , vital:20320 , ISBN 094998096X
- Description: The Ciskei was gradually ‘consolidated’ by a process of geo-political gerrymandering that included the incorporation of black dormitory townships dependent on ‘white’ cities outside the homeland for survival. By 1973, the Ciskei homeland’s de facto population was estimated at 602 000.4 Since then, the overcrowded rural population has been forced to absorb thousands of refugees removed from South Africa’s ‘white’ areas — including several ‘black spots’ now outside the boundaries of the homeland — and migrants from two districts (Herschel and Glen Grey) formerly in the Ciskei which were ceded by the South African government to Transkei. Any attempt at measuring the extent to which communication affects the political credibility of the present Ciskei homeland in the eyes of its inhabitants must be weighed against these historical realities. This monograph is divided into three parts: 1. An outline of the political system in the Ciskei. 2. The role of the mass media in determining attitudes towards homeland news. 3. Some observations on the status accorded oral channels of communication in the transmission and validation of political news in selected rural and urban areas of the Ciskei. In obtaining data for this study, five surveys were conducted in two rural villages, the biggest urban area in the Ciskei and the Ciskei Legislative Assembly. The villages of Gobozana (or Xengxe) and Nyaniso formed the basis of the rural surveys conducted in April — June 1976. Fifty heads of homesteads in each village, in a universe of about 500 homesteads, were selected at random. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1979
Financing university education in South Africa: the case for a student loan scheme
- Authors: Dollery, Brian
- Date: 1986
- Subjects: Student loan funds -- South Africa Student aid -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1752 , vital:20222 , ISBN 0868101443
- Description: The fact that not all claims on the central government enjoy equal status in the eyes of policymakers has been vividly illustrated by the recent experience of South African universities. Indeed, it is not alarmist to describe the present financial position of these institutions as approaching a state of crisis. Consequently, there is an urgent need for members of the university community in this country to re-examine the whole question of university finance. The present paper attempts to address precisely this issue, and proposes a radical alternative to the current method of finance. A caveat must be added at the outset. First, the analysis will be restricted to universities per se although it could be extended mutatis mutandis to include some other institutions within the tertiary education sector, and secondly, the primary focus will fall on developing a broad framework rather than on a detailed examination of the minutiae of university funding. Section I evaluates the case for public intervention in the provision of university education, and the various alternative approaches to the problem of university finance are outlined in Section II. A specific proposal for the financing of university education is set out in Section III, together with a rebuttal of some of the more important objections to the scheme. The paper concludes with an overview of the central arguments in Section IV. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1986
- Authors: Dollery, Brian
- Date: 1986
- Subjects: Student loan funds -- South Africa Student aid -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1752 , vital:20222 , ISBN 0868101443
- Description: The fact that not all claims on the central government enjoy equal status in the eyes of policymakers has been vividly illustrated by the recent experience of South African universities. Indeed, it is not alarmist to describe the present financial position of these institutions as approaching a state of crisis. Consequently, there is an urgent need for members of the university community in this country to re-examine the whole question of university finance. The present paper attempts to address precisely this issue, and proposes a radical alternative to the current method of finance. A caveat must be added at the outset. First, the analysis will be restricted to universities per se although it could be extended mutatis mutandis to include some other institutions within the tertiary education sector, and secondly, the primary focus will fall on developing a broad framework rather than on a detailed examination of the minutiae of university funding. Section I evaluates the case for public intervention in the provision of university education, and the various alternative approaches to the problem of university finance are outlined in Section II. A specific proposal for the financing of university education is set out in Section III, together with a rebuttal of some of the more important objections to the scheme. The paper concludes with an overview of the central arguments in Section IV. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1986
Risk and benefit as functions of savings and loan clubs: an examination of the importance of rotating credit associations for poor women in Rhini
- Authors: Buijs, Gina
- Date: 1995
- Subjects: Africans -- Economic conditions Rhini (Grahamstown, South Africa) -- Social conditions Savings and loan associations -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Savings and loan associations -- South Africa Urban poor -- South Africa Women -- South Africa -- Grahamstown -- Economic conditions Women -- South Africa -- Economic conditions Black people -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Manuscript , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2498 , vital:20298
- Description: Paper presented at an ISER Seminar, 25th April 1995: This paper examines the implications of risk taking in the context of rotating credit associations popular among poor women in Rhini. Mary Douglas notes that in the 19th century when the theory of risk taking became important in economics, humans were thought to be risk averse because they chose according to a pleasure calculus. In the 18th century the idea of risk was neutral: it took account of the probability of gains and losses. The concept originally emerged in the 17th century in the context of gambling. Risk then means the probability of an event occurring, combined with the magnitude of the losses and gains which would be entailed. She comments (1992:31) that the evaluation of the outcome is a political, aesthetic and moral matter. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1995
- Authors: Buijs, Gina
- Date: 1995
- Subjects: Africans -- Economic conditions Rhini (Grahamstown, South Africa) -- Social conditions Savings and loan associations -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Savings and loan associations -- South Africa Urban poor -- South Africa Women -- South Africa -- Grahamstown -- Economic conditions Women -- South Africa -- Economic conditions Black people -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Manuscript , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2498 , vital:20298
- Description: Paper presented at an ISER Seminar, 25th April 1995: This paper examines the implications of risk taking in the context of rotating credit associations popular among poor women in Rhini. Mary Douglas notes that in the 19th century when the theory of risk taking became important in economics, humans were thought to be risk averse because they chose according to a pleasure calculus. In the 18th century the idea of risk was neutral: it took account of the probability of gains and losses. The concept originally emerged in the 17th century in the context of gambling. Risk then means the probability of an event occurring, combined with the magnitude of the losses and gains which would be entailed. She comments (1992:31) that the evaluation of the outcome is a political, aesthetic and moral matter. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1995
South African town: some community patterns and processes in the white population of King William's Town
- Authors: Watts, H L
- Date: 1965
- Subjects: King William's Town (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2531 , vital:20301
- Description: The town chosen for examination was King William’s Town, in the Border region of the Cape Province. Dating back over a century and more to the days of the old British Kaffraria, the town has existed long enough to build up an apparently stable population with its own way of life. Today about fourteen-and-a-half thousand souls live in the borough, of whom under seven thousand are Whites. The community lie s in a region of small towns, dominated by the nearby city of East London, which is about 40 miles away on the coast, and provides one of the smaller of the harbours on the eastern coastline of the Republic. King William's Town is a compact, apparently static community, and seems to be typical of many small inland towns in South Africa. Its ways of life and problems probably match those of not a few other towns in the Republic. What types of people live in a small town such as King William’s Town, and what do they think about their community? Where have the people in the town come from, and are they likely to stay on in the community, or leave it? How do they earn their living, and does the town provide a living for the younger generation, or must they leave to seek work elsewhere? These are key questions, involving important aspects of town life, which there search project attempts to answer. The study concentrates on the Whites living in the community, and analyses them in some d e tail. It describes the different types of people to be found in the town, and shows how they earn their living. Attitudes towards life in the town are investigated. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1965
- Authors: Watts, H L
- Date: 1965
- Subjects: King William's Town (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2531 , vital:20301
- Description: The town chosen for examination was King William’s Town, in the Border region of the Cape Province. Dating back over a century and more to the days of the old British Kaffraria, the town has existed long enough to build up an apparently stable population with its own way of life. Today about fourteen-and-a-half thousand souls live in the borough, of whom under seven thousand are Whites. The community lie s in a region of small towns, dominated by the nearby city of East London, which is about 40 miles away on the coast, and provides one of the smaller of the harbours on the eastern coastline of the Republic. King William's Town is a compact, apparently static community, and seems to be typical of many small inland towns in South Africa. Its ways of life and problems probably match those of not a few other towns in the Republic. What types of people live in a small town such as King William’s Town, and what do they think about their community? Where have the people in the town come from, and are they likely to stay on in the community, or leave it? How do they earn their living, and does the town provide a living for the younger generation, or must they leave to seek work elsewhere? These are key questions, involving important aspects of town life, which there search project attempts to answer. The study concentrates on the Whites living in the community, and analyses them in some d e tail. It describes the different types of people to be found in the town, and shows how they earn their living. Attitudes towards life in the town are investigated. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1965
Economic conditions among blacks in rural Ciskei
- Authors: Roux, Andre , Gilmour, David
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: Black people -- South Africa -- Ciskei -- Economic conditions Black people -- South Africa -- Ciskei -- Social conditions Manpower policy -- South Africa -- Ciskei Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Rural conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1674 , vital:20215 , ISBN 0868102245
- Description: This report is based on fieldwork which was conducted in 1984. A number of factors, beyond the control of the Development Studies Unit, have delayed the publication of the research findings until now. Though the data may be somewhat dated, the work deals with a much neglected research area, and is published in this Working Paper in the interests of a wider understanding of the nature of the circumstances which characterise the living environments of disadvantaged rural African communities in the Eastern Cape region. As the country enters a period of socio-political transition, rapidly rising social and economic expectations abound. The challenge is to devise appropriate strategies which can be applied in order to initiate a process of development aimed at improving the life-chances and livelihoods of all of the people. In this regard, a strong case can be formulated for some priority to be accorded to marginalised African rural communities. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
- Authors: Roux, Andre , Gilmour, David
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: Black people -- South Africa -- Ciskei -- Economic conditions Black people -- South Africa -- Ciskei -- Social conditions Manpower policy -- South Africa -- Ciskei Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Rural conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1674 , vital:20215 , ISBN 0868102245
- Description: This report is based on fieldwork which was conducted in 1984. A number of factors, beyond the control of the Development Studies Unit, have delayed the publication of the research findings until now. Though the data may be somewhat dated, the work deals with a much neglected research area, and is published in this Working Paper in the interests of a wider understanding of the nature of the circumstances which characterise the living environments of disadvantaged rural African communities in the Eastern Cape region. As the country enters a period of socio-political transition, rapidly rising social and economic expectations abound. The challenge is to devise appropriate strategies which can be applied in order to initiate a process of development aimed at improving the life-chances and livelihoods of all of the people. In this regard, a strong case can be formulated for some priority to be accorded to marginalised African rural communities. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
The search for power and legitimacy in Black urban areas: the role of the Urban Councils Association of South Africa
- Authors: Atkinson, Doreen
- Date: 1984
- Subjects: Urban Councils Association of South Africa Neighborhood government -- South Africa Black people -- South Africa -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1864 , vital:20234 , ISBN 0868101141
- Description: Since their establishment in 1977, Community Councils, like their predecessors, have been severely criticised by urban blacks for their powerlessness. Councillors themselves are disappointed with their inability to improve the living and working conditions of their constituents, and are aware of the rejection of councils as a meaningful political forum by many sectors of black society. In 1978 the Urban Councils Association of South Africa (UCASA) was formed to tie together the ineffective Councils into a more forceful power bloc, which would provide Councils with greater legitimacy and political credibility in the community. By doing so, UCASA acts as a counter to the Administration Boards manned predominantly by whites; UCASA is therefore in the difficult position of operating within government- created structures, while challenging the very structure on which itself is based. This report will outline UCASA's structure and activities within the context of the controversial position of local black urban authorities. It will also be necessary to describe UCASA's political standpoints, both on issues relating to Community Councils and broader South African problems. Three dominant themes constantly recur: structural deficiencies within UCASA itself; tension between UCASA and white officials within Administration Boards and the Department of Co-operation and Development; and UCASA's reaction to left-wing critics who adhere to the non-collaborationist approach with regard to government-created institutions. These divergent attitudes to UCASA will be discussed in more detail towards the end of the paper; finally, an evaluation of UCASA's success in establishing itself as a focal point of pressure for reform from within the ranks of Community Councils will be presented. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1984
- Authors: Atkinson, Doreen
- Date: 1984
- Subjects: Urban Councils Association of South Africa Neighborhood government -- South Africa Black people -- South Africa -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1864 , vital:20234 , ISBN 0868101141
- Description: Since their establishment in 1977, Community Councils, like their predecessors, have been severely criticised by urban blacks for their powerlessness. Councillors themselves are disappointed with their inability to improve the living and working conditions of their constituents, and are aware of the rejection of councils as a meaningful political forum by many sectors of black society. In 1978 the Urban Councils Association of South Africa (UCASA) was formed to tie together the ineffective Councils into a more forceful power bloc, which would provide Councils with greater legitimacy and political credibility in the community. By doing so, UCASA acts as a counter to the Administration Boards manned predominantly by whites; UCASA is therefore in the difficult position of operating within government- created structures, while challenging the very structure on which itself is based. This report will outline UCASA's structure and activities within the context of the controversial position of local black urban authorities. It will also be necessary to describe UCASA's political standpoints, both on issues relating to Community Councils and broader South African problems. Three dominant themes constantly recur: structural deficiencies within UCASA itself; tension between UCASA and white officials within Administration Boards and the Department of Co-operation and Development; and UCASA's reaction to left-wing critics who adhere to the non-collaborationist approach with regard to government-created institutions. These divergent attitudes to UCASA will be discussed in more detail towards the end of the paper; finally, an evaluation of UCASA's success in establishing itself as a focal point of pressure for reform from within the ranks of Community Councils will be presented. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1984
Living in Grahamstown East/Rini: a social indicators report
- Moller, Valerie, Manona, Cecil Wele, Van Hees, C, Pillay, E, Tobi, A
- Authors: Moller, Valerie , Manona, Cecil Wele , Van Hees, C , Pillay, E , Tobi, A
- Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Type: Book , text
- Identifier: vital:540 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010769
- Description: [From the preface]: The ‘Living in Grahamstown East/Rini’ project takes its title from a series of reports on social indicators initiated by Statistics South Africa. The popular series aims to communicate to ordinary people the statistics on living conditions in various parts of the country. The first two booklets in the series, Living in South Africa and Living in Gauteng, were based on survey data for South Africa and Gauteng Province (CSS: 1996; 1997). In similar vein, this booklet presents statistics on living conditions in Grahamstown East/Rini for ready reference by community organisations, local planning and policy-makers, scholars, and the general public. [From the introduction]: This report is intended to serve the needs of information users. The source of information is a representative sample survey of 862 Grahamstown East/Rini households conducted in May 1999. The report serves as a reference work for municipal planners and policymakers, community organisations, and interested citizens. It is hoped that the reported social indicators will be useful for drawing up business plans for community development projects. The information in this report is mainly factual. It is based on self-reports collected from households in Grahamstown East/Rini. In time, the facts contained in this report will date. They will then gain historical value for scholars with an interest in learning "how things were" to compare the situation in Grahamstown East/Rini in 1999 with later developments and changes in living conditions and lifestyles , This was edited by Valerie Møller, with contributions by Cecil W. Manona, Charlotte van Hees, Edmund Pillay and Andile Tobi , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 2001
- Authors: Moller, Valerie , Manona, Cecil Wele , Van Hees, C , Pillay, E , Tobi, A
- Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Type: Book , text
- Identifier: vital:540 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010769
- Description: [From the preface]: The ‘Living in Grahamstown East/Rini’ project takes its title from a series of reports on social indicators initiated by Statistics South Africa. The popular series aims to communicate to ordinary people the statistics on living conditions in various parts of the country. The first two booklets in the series, Living in South Africa and Living in Gauteng, were based on survey data for South Africa and Gauteng Province (CSS: 1996; 1997). In similar vein, this booklet presents statistics on living conditions in Grahamstown East/Rini for ready reference by community organisations, local planning and policy-makers, scholars, and the general public. [From the introduction]: This report is intended to serve the needs of information users. The source of information is a representative sample survey of 862 Grahamstown East/Rini households conducted in May 1999. The report serves as a reference work for municipal planners and policymakers, community organisations, and interested citizens. It is hoped that the reported social indicators will be useful for drawing up business plans for community development projects. The information in this report is mainly factual. It is based on self-reports collected from households in Grahamstown East/Rini. In time, the facts contained in this report will date. They will then gain historical value for scholars with an interest in learning "how things were" to compare the situation in Grahamstown East/Rini in 1999 with later developments and changes in living conditions and lifestyles , This was edited by Valerie Møller, with contributions by Cecil W. Manona, Charlotte van Hees, Edmund Pillay and Andile Tobi , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 2001
"It takes a whole village to raise a child": youth development in Grahamstown
- Authors: Van Hees, Charlotte
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Households -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Income -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Non-governmental organizations -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Non-governmental organizations -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Schools -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Youth -- Employment -- South Africa Youth -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Youth -- South Africa -- Social conditions Youth -- South Africa -- Societies, etc. Youth, Black -- Employment -- South Africa Youth, Black -- South Africa -- Social conditions Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2431 , vital:20290 , ISBN 0868103691
- Description: This research report is an edited version of a thesis written by Charlotte van Hees for a Master’s degree in organisational anthropology. The degree was awarded by the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands in May 2000. The fieldwork for her thesis was carried out in the first half of 1999 when Charlotte joined the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) project team investigating development opportunities for local youth. For a town of its size Grahamstown has an exceptionally large number of development organisations and community initiatives. In short, it is the ideal setting for an organisational anthropologist. Over a six-month period Charlotte met with members of local organisations to compile a directory or, as she prefers to call it, a ‘social map’. The social map, published as ISER Research Report No. 3, sets out the manner in which local organisations are linked in their activities and services. Report No. 3 should be read in conjunction with this report. In her thesis Charlotte analyses the ideal characteristics of youth organisations and matches local examples to the ideal. On a ladder of perfection, an organisation run by youth for youth optimises youth development. Youth will benefit most if organisations join forces to offer comprehensive and coordinated services. Charlotte observed that although Grahamstown boasts a large number of organisations serving the youth, their services tend to be fragmented or overlapping. As a young outsider, Charlotte van Hees has the advantage of ‘seeing’ the local maze of organisations from a fresh vantage point. Her sizing up of the local situation has benefited from her considerable experience of youth work in the Netherlands. Apart from theoretical insights the report offers practical guidelines to enhance the success of local initiatives for youth. One recommendation, which youth volunteers might wish to adopt as their project, is to continuously update the social map. South Africa is a country experiencing rapid social change. Charlotte’s analysis is based on time- bound observations and a particular constellation of organisations. There have been major changes in the local government system since the study was written up which will inevitably affect the operations of organisations serving the youth. However, the basic lessons to be learnt from her analysis will remain valid in future and continue to serve as useful pointers for scholars and practitioners. Charlotte revisited Grahamstown briefly in April 2000 to present results to local organisations which had participated in the social mapping research. The workshop participants asked the ISER to make Charlotte’s analysis more widely available to stimulate debate and action among local youth and their organisations. It is in response to this wish that ISER has published this report. Thanks go to ISER’s publication officer, Nova de Villiers, for undertaking to edit Charlotte’s thesis for this publication. Anjanette Haller assisted with typing. Readers will appreciate their handiwork. This report is dedicated to the youth of Grahamstown. It is hoped it will revitalise their enthusiasm for personal development, and shape fresh ideas and action to make Grahamstown a better place to grow up in. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 2000
- Authors: Van Hees, Charlotte
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Households -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Income -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Non-governmental organizations -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Non-governmental organizations -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Schools -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Youth -- Employment -- South Africa Youth -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Youth -- South Africa -- Social conditions Youth -- South Africa -- Societies, etc. Youth, Black -- Employment -- South Africa Youth, Black -- South Africa -- Social conditions Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2431 , vital:20290 , ISBN 0868103691
- Description: This research report is an edited version of a thesis written by Charlotte van Hees for a Master’s degree in organisational anthropology. The degree was awarded by the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands in May 2000. The fieldwork for her thesis was carried out in the first half of 1999 when Charlotte joined the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) project team investigating development opportunities for local youth. For a town of its size Grahamstown has an exceptionally large number of development organisations and community initiatives. In short, it is the ideal setting for an organisational anthropologist. Over a six-month period Charlotte met with members of local organisations to compile a directory or, as she prefers to call it, a ‘social map’. The social map, published as ISER Research Report No. 3, sets out the manner in which local organisations are linked in their activities and services. Report No. 3 should be read in conjunction with this report. In her thesis Charlotte analyses the ideal characteristics of youth organisations and matches local examples to the ideal. On a ladder of perfection, an organisation run by youth for youth optimises youth development. Youth will benefit most if organisations join forces to offer comprehensive and coordinated services. Charlotte observed that although Grahamstown boasts a large number of organisations serving the youth, their services tend to be fragmented or overlapping. As a young outsider, Charlotte van Hees has the advantage of ‘seeing’ the local maze of organisations from a fresh vantage point. Her sizing up of the local situation has benefited from her considerable experience of youth work in the Netherlands. Apart from theoretical insights the report offers practical guidelines to enhance the success of local initiatives for youth. One recommendation, which youth volunteers might wish to adopt as their project, is to continuously update the social map. South Africa is a country experiencing rapid social change. Charlotte’s analysis is based on time- bound observations and a particular constellation of organisations. There have been major changes in the local government system since the study was written up which will inevitably affect the operations of organisations serving the youth. However, the basic lessons to be learnt from her analysis will remain valid in future and continue to serve as useful pointers for scholars and practitioners. Charlotte revisited Grahamstown briefly in April 2000 to present results to local organisations which had participated in the social mapping research. The workshop participants asked the ISER to make Charlotte’s analysis more widely available to stimulate debate and action among local youth and their organisations. It is in response to this wish that ISER has published this report. Thanks go to ISER’s publication officer, Nova de Villiers, for undertaking to edit Charlotte’s thesis for this publication. Anjanette Haller assisted with typing. Readers will appreciate their handiwork. This report is dedicated to the youth of Grahamstown. It is hoped it will revitalise their enthusiasm for personal development, and shape fresh ideas and action to make Grahamstown a better place to grow up in. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 2000
The venture capital industry in South Africa and the potential for participation by Black entrepreneurs
- Ferreira, F H, Potgieter, J F
- Authors: Ferreira, F H , Potgieter, J F
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Venture capital -- South Africa Entrepreneurship -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1910 , vital:20238 , ISBN 0868101958
- Description: This Working Paper reports on the results conducted into the nature and extent of the embryonic venture capital industry in South Africa. It represents part of an on-going research programme dealing with Black economic development undertaken by the Development Studies Unit (DSU) at Rhodes University. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
- Authors: Ferreira, F H , Potgieter, J F
- Date: 1989
- Subjects: Venture capital -- South Africa Entrepreneurship -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1910 , vital:20238 , ISBN 0868101958
- Description: This Working Paper reports on the results conducted into the nature and extent of the embryonic venture capital industry in South Africa. It represents part of an on-going research programme dealing with Black economic development undertaken by the Development Studies Unit (DSU) at Rhodes University. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1989
Industrial development in East London, Berlin and King William's Town (EBK)
- Authors: Wallis, Joe
- Date: 1986
- Subjects: East London (South Africa) -- Economic conditions King William's Town (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Berlin (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Industries -- South Africa -- East London Industries -- South Africa -- Berlin Industries -- South Africa -- King William's Town
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1992 , vital:20245 , ISBN 0868101478
- Description: This report analyses manufacturing in East London - Berlin - King William's Town (EBK). The analysis will focus on the pattern of industrial interlinkages indicated by the study by Davies, Lochner and Wait (DLW) of input-output relationship in the EBK area in 1979. This study does not, however, determine a complete input-output matrix nor does it calculate Leontieff inverse multipliers for each sector. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1986
- Authors: Wallis, Joe
- Date: 1986
- Subjects: East London (South Africa) -- Economic conditions King William's Town (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Berlin (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Industries -- South Africa -- East London Industries -- South Africa -- Berlin Industries -- South Africa -- King William's Town
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1992 , vital:20245 , ISBN 0868101478
- Description: This report analyses manufacturing in East London - Berlin - King William's Town (EBK). The analysis will focus on the pattern of industrial interlinkages indicated by the study by Davies, Lochner and Wait (DLW) of input-output relationship in the EBK area in 1979. This study does not, however, determine a complete input-output matrix nor does it calculate Leontieff inverse multipliers for each sector. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1986
Community-based development organisations in the Eastern Cape: towards survival and sustainability
- Davies, Bill, Madlavu, Mzukisi
- Authors: Davies, Bill , Madlavu, Mzukisi
- Date: 1993
- Subjects: Community development corporations -- South Africa Community development -- Eastern Cape Community development -- Finance Community development -- Research -- South Africa Community development -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1708 , vital:20218 , ISBN 0868102520
- Description: Community-Based Development Organisations (CBDOs) appear in many shapes and sizes, and a variety of (often confusing) terminology is used to describe them. The term CBDO is a generic one which refers to a broad class of organisations that are involved in one form or another of "community development" activities. Probably all CBDOs would describe themselves as non-governmental organisations (NGOs); and they could be service organisations, resource organisations (or both), or even welfare organisations. Some would see themselves as development agencies or as performing an advocacy/lobbying function on behalf of a more or less clearly defined constituency. Many CBDOs have a relatively narrow focus (for example, on some particular aspect of education or training - like literacy, teacher upgrading or technical skills)- whilst others pursue a broader range of activities associated with a spectrum of "community development" initiatives, projects or programmes. Much depends on the motivation for establishing a particular CBDO and its access to human and financial resources. They are part of the burgeoning Non- Profit Voluntary Sector in South Africa whose worth, in 1987, was estimated at a minimum of R2 billion - "and probably much more than that" , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1993
- Authors: Davies, Bill , Madlavu, Mzukisi
- Date: 1993
- Subjects: Community development corporations -- South Africa Community development -- Eastern Cape Community development -- Finance Community development -- Research -- South Africa Community development -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1708 , vital:20218 , ISBN 0868102520
- Description: Community-Based Development Organisations (CBDOs) appear in many shapes and sizes, and a variety of (often confusing) terminology is used to describe them. The term CBDO is a generic one which refers to a broad class of organisations that are involved in one form or another of "community development" activities. Probably all CBDOs would describe themselves as non-governmental organisations (NGOs); and they could be service organisations, resource organisations (or both), or even welfare organisations. Some would see themselves as development agencies or as performing an advocacy/lobbying function on behalf of a more or less clearly defined constituency. Many CBDOs have a relatively narrow focus (for example, on some particular aspect of education or training - like literacy, teacher upgrading or technical skills)- whilst others pursue a broader range of activities associated with a spectrum of "community development" initiatives, projects or programmes. Much depends on the motivation for establishing a particular CBDO and its access to human and financial resources. They are part of the burgeoning Non- Profit Voluntary Sector in South Africa whose worth, in 1987, was estimated at a minimum of R2 billion - "and probably much more than that" , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1993
Small business development in Duncan Village: towards a new development framework
- Bank, Leslie John, Jekwa, Mandisi, Lujabe, Phumeza, Mlomo, Bongani
- Authors: Bank, Leslie John , Jekwa, Mandisi , Lujabe, Phumeza , Mlomo, Bongani
- Date: 1996
- Subjects: Community Bank of Southern Africa (Firm) Duncan Village Hawkers Association Duncan village (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Duncan village (South Africa) -- History Duncan village (South Africa) -- Social conditions Peddlers and peddling -- South Africa Unemployment -- South Africa -- East London East London (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Unemployment -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2036 , vital:20249 , ISBN 0868103225
- Description: The main aim of this research project is to explore the nature and extent of the informal business sector in Duncan Village and to consider what actions and interventions might stimulate growth and development in this sector. In order to achieve this objective we have organised this report around five main themes: the socio-economic context, a profile of small business operators, supply and marketing strategies, finance and training programmes, and community involvement. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1996
- Authors: Bank, Leslie John , Jekwa, Mandisi , Lujabe, Phumeza , Mlomo, Bongani
- Date: 1996
- Subjects: Community Bank of Southern Africa (Firm) Duncan Village Hawkers Association Duncan village (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Duncan village (South Africa) -- History Duncan village (South Africa) -- Social conditions Peddlers and peddling -- South Africa Unemployment -- South Africa -- East London East London (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Unemployment -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2036 , vital:20249 , ISBN 0868103225
- Description: The main aim of this research project is to explore the nature and extent of the informal business sector in Duncan Village and to consider what actions and interventions might stimulate growth and development in this sector. In order to achieve this objective we have organised this report around five main themes: the socio-economic context, a profile of small business operators, supply and marketing strategies, finance and training programmes, and community involvement. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1996
Man, machines, and society: lectures in industrial sociology
- Authors: Irving, James
- Date: 1968
- Subjects: Industrial sociology Automation -- Social aspects
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2576 , vital:20305
- Description: The machine had been slowly developing for centuries before it became incorporated as the leading element in a new type of civilisation significantly different from any previous society or culture the world had seen. It required a particular set of circumstances to integrate it and these circumstances determine its emergence and the specific form the emergence took. We are looking at a new and complete society in which previously existing elements are rear ranged into a new pattern. Throughout this discussion the relativity of the industrial order to other aspects of the modern society must be seen; it cannot be isolated from its complex back grounds else the effects it has upon simpler societies will not be grasped. It is a complete way of life competing with other complete ways of life and, its power being greater, it substitutes where the competition takes place. It will be observed that it is not identical with a specific kind of economic order so far as it appears to be able to operate in the great capitalist states like America and Britain and yet to function as well in a socialist order. No greater mistake could be made than to confuse industrialisation with a specific economic system although, historically , its association is greater in time than with the newer forms of society of a socialist type. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1968
- Authors: Irving, James
- Date: 1968
- Subjects: Industrial sociology Automation -- Social aspects
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2576 , vital:20305
- Description: The machine had been slowly developing for centuries before it became incorporated as the leading element in a new type of civilisation significantly different from any previous society or culture the world had seen. It required a particular set of circumstances to integrate it and these circumstances determine its emergence and the specific form the emergence took. We are looking at a new and complete society in which previously existing elements are rear ranged into a new pattern. Throughout this discussion the relativity of the industrial order to other aspects of the modern society must be seen; it cannot be isolated from its complex back grounds else the effects it has upon simpler societies will not be grasped. It is a complete way of life competing with other complete ways of life and, its power being greater, it substitutes where the competition takes place. It will be observed that it is not identical with a specific kind of economic order so far as it appears to be able to operate in the great capitalist states like America and Britain and yet to function as well in a socialist order. No greater mistake could be made than to confuse industrialisation with a specific economic system although, historically , its association is greater in time than with the newer forms of society of a socialist type. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1968
Grahamstown and its environs
- Daniel, J B M (John Benjamin McIntyre)
- Authors: Daniel, J B M (John Benjamin McIntyre)
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Miscellanea Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Description and travel Grahamstown (South Africa) -- History
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2601 , vital:20308 , ISBN 094998051X
- Description: The aim of this brochure is to provide a reasonably comprehensive guide to Grahamstown and its environs. The area has much to offer the person who is prepared to explore and to observe the many facets offered by the human and physical landscapes. It is hoped that the sections on the development of the town and selected historical aspects, the geology, the vegetation, the mammals and the birds will provide sufficient information for the region to be seen and appreciated as a whole, while still leaving room for new discoveries. The interrelationships between geology, altitude, vegetation and the use of the land form a valuable starting point in the study of the countryside. In the towns the buildings and the street grids often help to unravel complex aspects of growth and development. These are some of the features which can be observed on the recommended excursion routes. If the brochure contributes to a greater understanding, and therefore appreciation, of Grahamstown and its environs its purpose will have been fulfilled. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 2000
- Authors: Daniel, J B M (John Benjamin McIntyre)
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Miscellanea Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Description and travel Grahamstown (South Africa) -- History
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2601 , vital:20308 , ISBN 094998051X
- Description: The aim of this brochure is to provide a reasonably comprehensive guide to Grahamstown and its environs. The area has much to offer the person who is prepared to explore and to observe the many facets offered by the human and physical landscapes. It is hoped that the sections on the development of the town and selected historical aspects, the geology, the vegetation, the mammals and the birds will provide sufficient information for the region to be seen and appreciated as a whole, while still leaving room for new discoveries. The interrelationships between geology, altitude, vegetation and the use of the land form a valuable starting point in the study of the countryside. In the towns the buildings and the street grids often help to unravel complex aspects of growth and development. These are some of the features which can be observed on the recommended excursion routes. If the brochure contributes to a greater understanding, and therefore appreciation, of Grahamstown and its environs its purpose will have been fulfilled. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 2000
Living in Rhini : a 2007 update on the 1999 Social Indicators Report
- Authors: Moller, Valerie
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Book , text
- Identifier: vital:541 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010770 , ISBN 9780868104461
- Description: [From the preface]: This report is a sequel to ‘Living in Grahamstown East/Rini – A Social Indicators report’ published by the Institute of Social and Economic Research in 2001 as Number 6 in its Research Report series. The No. 6 monograph was based on results of a sample survey of householders conducted in May 1999 in the area of Makana generally known as Grahamstown East or Rini at that time. This report is based on information collected in November 2007 in the same area. The ‘Living in Rhini’ project takes its title from a series of reports on social indicators initiated by Statistics South Africa (then Central Statistical Services). The popular series aimed to communicate to ordinary people the statistics on living conditions in various parts of the country. The 1999 sample survey conducted among 862 households from all neighbourhoods of Grahamstown East/Rini was a large survey by most standards. The 2007 sample similarly comprises over 1000 households spread over all neighbourhoods of Rhini including the ones developed since 1999.
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- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Moller, Valerie
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Book , text
- Identifier: vital:541 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010770 , ISBN 9780868104461
- Description: [From the preface]: This report is a sequel to ‘Living in Grahamstown East/Rini – A Social Indicators report’ published by the Institute of Social and Economic Research in 2001 as Number 6 in its Research Report series. The No. 6 monograph was based on results of a sample survey of householders conducted in May 1999 in the area of Makana generally known as Grahamstown East or Rini at that time. This report is based on information collected in November 2007 in the same area. The ‘Living in Rhini’ project takes its title from a series of reports on social indicators initiated by Statistics South Africa (then Central Statistical Services). The popular series aimed to communicate to ordinary people the statistics on living conditions in various parts of the country. The 1999 sample survey conducted among 862 households from all neighbourhoods of Grahamstown East/Rini was a large survey by most standards. The 2007 sample similarly comprises over 1000 households spread over all neighbourhoods of Rhini including the ones developed since 1999.
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- Date Issued: 2008
The working poor in South Africa, 1997-2012
- Rogan, Michael, Reynolds, John
- Authors: Rogan, Michael , Reynolds, John
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Income distribution -- South Africa Working poor -- South Africa Income -- South Africa South Africa -- Social policy Public welfare -- South Africa Grants-in-aid -- South Africa Household surveys -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/3115 , vital:20370 , ISBN 9780868106069
- Description: Despite the intentions of government and commitments by its social partners, South Africa continues to experience one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world and almost half of its households live below the minimum living level used by the National Planning Commission. Persistent calls for deregulation and lower wages to encourage job creation have been countered by arguments that the depth of income poverty and the extent of income inequality require consolidation and deepening of gains made by working people since 1994 and as expected in terms of international commitment to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO’s) Decent Work Agenda. It is in this context that we undertake a closer examination of the shifts in the patterns of working poverty over the period 1997-2012. Challenges in calculating the rate of working poverty include defining the poverty line(s) to be used, and linking data on household incomes and individual employment status. We analyse data collected by Statistics South Africa through its October Household Surveys in 1997-1999 and General Household Surveys in 2004-2012, to examine trends in the rates of working poverty at various poverty lines, as well as trends in respect of employment amongst the poor, the depth of poverty, sources of income, and selected aspects of household composition. Our analysis shows that although the rate of working poverty decreased during the period under examination, 14% of workers still lived in households below the lower bound official poverty line, more than a fifth lived below the upper bound official poverty line, and more than a third of workers lived in households with just enough income to cover the minimum of their most basic needs. The poverty gap decreased for the working poor and for the poor in general, with the expansion of social grants in the early 2000s playing a role. We find that changes in the labour market over the post-apartheid period have not added appreciably to the demonstrable income effects achieved through the expansion of the social grant system. The implications of these findings for labour market regulation and social policy are briefly considered.
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- Date Issued: 2015
- Authors: Rogan, Michael , Reynolds, John
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Income distribution -- South Africa Working poor -- South Africa Income -- South Africa South Africa -- Social policy Public welfare -- South Africa Grants-in-aid -- South Africa Household surveys -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/3115 , vital:20370 , ISBN 9780868106069
- Description: Despite the intentions of government and commitments by its social partners, South Africa continues to experience one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world and almost half of its households live below the minimum living level used by the National Planning Commission. Persistent calls for deregulation and lower wages to encourage job creation have been countered by arguments that the depth of income poverty and the extent of income inequality require consolidation and deepening of gains made by working people since 1994 and as expected in terms of international commitment to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO’s) Decent Work Agenda. It is in this context that we undertake a closer examination of the shifts in the patterns of working poverty over the period 1997-2012. Challenges in calculating the rate of working poverty include defining the poverty line(s) to be used, and linking data on household incomes and individual employment status. We analyse data collected by Statistics South Africa through its October Household Surveys in 1997-1999 and General Household Surveys in 2004-2012, to examine trends in the rates of working poverty at various poverty lines, as well as trends in respect of employment amongst the poor, the depth of poverty, sources of income, and selected aspects of household composition. Our analysis shows that although the rate of working poverty decreased during the period under examination, 14% of workers still lived in households below the lower bound official poverty line, more than a fifth lived below the upper bound official poverty line, and more than a third of workers lived in households with just enough income to cover the minimum of their most basic needs. The poverty gap decreased for the working poor and for the poor in general, with the expansion of social grants in the early 2000s playing a role. We find that changes in the labour market over the post-apartheid period have not added appreciably to the demonstrable income effects achieved through the expansion of the social grant system. The implications of these findings for labour market regulation and social policy are briefly considered.
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- Date Issued: 2015
Means and ends: the Development Forum movement in the greater Eastern Cape region
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1994
- Subjects: Community development -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1741 , vital:20221 , ISBN 0868102709
- Description: The emergence of development and other kinds of forums in South Africa is but one manifestation of the process of dynamic change that characterises the nineties. The Eastern Cape is no exception in this regard and, in terms of regional forums, its people and institutions have been in the vanguard of the phenomenon in the country. By providing opportunities for discussion, consultation and interaction at an unprecedented scale, the forum movement has brought many diverse people together and forged hitherto unlikely relationships. The Development Studies Unit has been part of that process, and this Working Paper reflects upon the origins, intent and prospects of the forum movement up to the run-up to the April 1994 elections. It is a baseline document that will be revisited in due course to assess the extent to which the movement has made a difference and where its subsequent future lies. The work was undertaken principally with the DSU’s own resources, together with assistance from the Urban Foundation, and reflects the outcome of a significant proportion of the DSU’s recent research involvements. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1994
- Authors: Davies, William J
- Date: 1994
- Subjects: Community development -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1741 , vital:20221 , ISBN 0868102709
- Description: The emergence of development and other kinds of forums in South Africa is but one manifestation of the process of dynamic change that characterises the nineties. The Eastern Cape is no exception in this regard and, in terms of regional forums, its people and institutions have been in the vanguard of the phenomenon in the country. By providing opportunities for discussion, consultation and interaction at an unprecedented scale, the forum movement has brought many diverse people together and forged hitherto unlikely relationships. The Development Studies Unit has been part of that process, and this Working Paper reflects upon the origins, intent and prospects of the forum movement up to the run-up to the April 1994 elections. It is a baseline document that will be revisited in due course to assess the extent to which the movement has made a difference and where its subsequent future lies. The work was undertaken principally with the DSU’s own resources, together with assistance from the Urban Foundation, and reflects the outcome of a significant proportion of the DSU’s recent research involvements. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1994
Controlling the burgeoning masses: removals and residential development in Port Elizabeth's black areas, 1800s - 1990
- Authors: Taylor, Beverley J
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: South Africa -- Group Areas Act Black people -- Housing -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- History Black people -- Relocation -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- History South Africa -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1796 , vital:20226 , ISBN 0868102172
- Description: This Working Paper is the culmination of several years of dedicated and meticulous research conducted by Bev Taylor. It represents a comprehensive step into Port Elizabeth's planning past in order to identify the principal events, issues and decisions which were instrumental in forming the city as it is today. The work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of ideological influences on the dynamics of urban form; and, more particularly, of the extent to which these have played a part in the morphology of the apartheid city. It is imperative that future development decision-making should take cognisance of this kind of research in order to avoid making the mistakes of the past and to address the inequities and unfairness of previous urban "development" policies. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991
- Authors: Taylor, Beverley J
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: South Africa -- Group Areas Act Black people -- Housing -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- History Black people -- Relocation -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- History South Africa -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1796 , vital:20226 , ISBN 0868102172
- Description: This Working Paper is the culmination of several years of dedicated and meticulous research conducted by Bev Taylor. It represents a comprehensive step into Port Elizabeth's planning past in order to identify the principal events, issues and decisions which were instrumental in forming the city as it is today. The work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of ideological influences on the dynamics of urban form; and, more particularly, of the extent to which these have played a part in the morphology of the apartheid city. It is imperative that future development decision-making should take cognisance of this kind of research in order to avoid making the mistakes of the past and to address the inequities and unfairness of previous urban "development" policies. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1991