Author:Matsebula, MichaelDate:May 2001The objective of this working paper is to highlight the major issues facing sugar industries in SADC. This is achieved within a framework that recognises the existence of distortions in global sugar markets. To this end, a conceptual framework ...Read morecbna
Author:Archer, SeanDate:28 May 2015One of the most dangerous aspects of the global knowledge-based economy lies in the tensions created by the growing knowledge gap between the knowledge-rich countries of the North and the (generally) knowledge-poor countries of the South. ...Read more
Author:Seekings, Jeremy; Moore, ElenaDate:2013The provision of financial assistance and personal care in contemporary South Africa entails a distinctive combination of state, market and kin. The state assists financially the deserving poor, but provides little personal care. Better-off ...Read morecbnd
Author:Dalvie, Mohamed A; London, Leslie; Mbuli, Simphiwe; Cairncross, EugeneDate:2004There is a need for pesticide water monitoring in South Africa and for community awareness with regard to chemical contamination of rural water sources. The results of two descriptive studies in the rural Western Cape are reported. One assessed ...Read more
Author:Nattrass, Nicoli; Conradie, Beatrice; Conradie, IngeDate:17 Sep 2014This paper discusses a community-led fencing project in the Koup, an arid predominantly sheep farming district in the South African Karoo. It highlights the role of supportive government officials in sourcing funding and the importance of ...Read morecb
Author:de Oliveira, RuthDate:2019http://www.univ-paris3.fr/la-theorie-des-actes-du-langage-comme-outil-de-decodage-de-l-im-politesse-dans-le-rituel-des-salutations-en-francais-metropolitain-603530.kjspRead more
Author:Ardington, Cally; Case, Anne; Hosegood, VictoriaDate:28 May 2015In many parts of the developing world, rural areas exhibit high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Understanding what prevents people living in rural areas from migrating to find better jobs is central to the development process. This ...Read more
Author:Lam, David; Leibbrandt, Murray; Ranchhod, VimalDate:28 May 2015This paper analyses labour market behaviour of the elderly in South Africa,
focusing on the Black/African population group. The analysis uses data from the
2001 census and 1996 census, the Labour Force Surveys for September 2000
and 2001, and ...Read more
Author:Allanson, Paul; Atkins, JonathanDate:Dec 2001The central theme of this working paper is the way that the racial wage hierarchy evolved in South Africa over the period 1993 to 1999 amongst full-time regular employees of normal working age, but excluding those in the primary sector and ...Read morecbna
Author:Ranchhod, Vimal; Dinkelman, TarynDate:28 May 2015We generate a longitudinal dataset using the rotating panel component of the nationally representative Labour Force Surveys from 2001 to 2003. We then estimate the transition probabilities across different labour market states over a six month ...Read more
Author:Cichello, Paul; Leibbrandt, Murray; Woolard, IngridDate:28 May 2015This paper provides a brief summary of key labour market outcomes in Wave 2 of NIDS and also examines labour market transitions that occurred between Wave 1 and Wave 2. This corresponds approximately to changes between 2008 and 2010. The ...Read more