The role of locally-owned Small, Medium and Micro enterprises on poverty reduction, Rustenburg South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 653-672
Author(s):  
SJ CHIROMO ◽  
◽  
GV NANI ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Micro Enterprises

scholarly journals Micro-Enterprises and Household Income

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Active Population ◽  
The Family ◽  
Micro Enterprises

This study assesses the role of micro-enterprises in rural poverty reduction and reveals many facts concerning the role of micro-enterprises and some socio-economic and demographic factors in rural poverty reduction in Parbat district. The study has observed a positive role of micro-enterprises in the household income consequently reducing the rural poverty. It has also found that the size of economically active population in the family and secondary or higher level of education of the principal earner of the households also have positive influence in the household income. The Journal of Nepalese Business Studies Vol. IV, No. 1(2007) pp. 110-118

The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Pursuit of a Sustainable Development Agenda in South Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 203-221
Author(s):  
Mbekezeli Comfort Mkhize ◽  
Wela Wellman Manona ◽  
Phathutshedzo P. Madumi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
National Development ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Development Agenda

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the role of civil society organizations in the pursuit of sustainable development agenda in the post-apartheid South Africa. The chapter examines the factors impeding civil society groups in relation to national development prior and post-apartheid era and how this role/s will affect the future of civil society in the country. This chapter adopts secondary source and argues that the fundamental role civil society plays in society compliments the role of government agencies in terms of solutions for development and poverty reduction. There seems to be a lack of focus in these areas in the post-apartheid South Africa. The chapter concludes that civil society groups in developing countries face challenges ranging from donor dependency, material scarcity, hostile legal environment, fragmentation, public legitimacy, and accountability. It is recommended that civil society groups need to be strengthened to ensure effective service delivery.

A reconnaissance of tropical resources during Revolutionary years: the role of the Paris Museum d'Histoire Naturelle

1991 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
MADELEINE LY-TIO-FANE
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Scientific Principles ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Joseph Ii

SUMMARY The recent extensive literature on exploration and the resulting scientific advances has failed to highlight the contribution of Austrian enterprise to the study of natural history. The leading role of Joseph II among the neutral powers which assumed the carrying trade of the belligerents during the American War of Independence, furthered the development of collections for the Schönbrunn Park and Gardens which had been set up on scientific principles by his parents. On the conclusion of peace, Joseph entrusted to Professor Maerter a world-encompassing mission in the course of which the Chief Gardener Franz Boos and his assistant Georg Scholl travelled to South Africa to collect plants and animals. Boos pursued the mission to Isle de France and Bourbon (Mauritius and Reunion), conveyed by the then unknown Nicolas Baudin. He worked at the Jardin du Roi, Pamplemousses, with Nicolas Cere, or at Palma with Joseph Francois Charpentier de Cossigny. The linkage of Austrian and French horticultural expertise created a situation fraught with opportunities which were to lead Baudin to the forefront of exploration and scientific research as the century closed in the upheaval of the Revolutionary Wars.

Role of agriculture in poverty reduction in India

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-132
Author(s):  
Dr Aroon Sharma ◽  
◽  
Hasib Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction

ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY IN ZIMBABWEAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinashe Mugwisi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
The University

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) and the Internet have to a large extent influenced the way information is made available, published and accessed. More information is being produced too frequently and information users now require certain skills to sift through this multitude in order to identify what is appropriate for their purposes. Computer and information skills have become a necessity for all academic programmes. As libraries subscribe to databases and other peer-reviewed content (print and electronic), it is important that users are also made aware of such sources and their importance. The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching of information literacy (IL) in universities in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and the role played by librarians in creating information literate graduates. This was done by examining whether such IL programmes were prioritised, their content and how frequently they were reviewed. An electronic questionnaire was distributed to 12 university libraries in Zimbabwe and 21 in South Africa. A total of 25 questionnaires were returned. The findings revealed that IL was being taught in universities library and non-library staff, was compulsory and contributed to the term mark in some institutions. The study also revealed that 44 per cent of the total respondents indicated that the libraries were collaborating with departments and faculty in implementing IL programmes in universities. The study recommends that IL should be an integral part of the university programmes in order to promote the use of databases and to guide students on ethical issues of information use.

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