scholarly journals A survey of car guards in Tshwane: Implications for private security policy and practice

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francois Steyn ◽  
Annika Coetzee ◽  
Harriet Klopper
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Private Security ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Formal Economy ◽  
Shopping Centres

Car guards form an integral part of South Africa’s urban landscape. This article reports on a survey of 144 car guards in Tshwane to identify the implications of their work for private security policy and practice. The profile of respondents reflects their low socio-economic status and marginalisation from the formal economy. The study found that some car guards struggle to survive financially because of the daily levies payable to car guard agencies and the managers of shopping centres. The results of the study suggest that, despite positive sentiments and advancements in policy and legislation, regulation of the formal car guarding industry remains constrained due to inadequate implementation and monitoring. The article offers insights into the factors affecting car guarding as a form of private security in South Africa.

scholarly journals To what extent does socio-economic status still affect household access to water and sanitation services in South Africa?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Rhodes ◽  
Tamlyn McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

It is publically acknowledged that South Africa has recently met its millennium development goal of halving water and sanitation services (WSS) backlogs. However, significant deficits remain, especially in the case of sanitation. These shortfalls are unevenly distributed across provinces and can be tracked by socio-economic status. This article seeks to examine and identify the socio-economic factors that may affect poor WSS provision in South Africa. Using the 2014 South African General Household Survey, socio-economic indicators and access to WSS were analysed. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis indicate that access to WSS is largely determined by province, race and geographical location. It appears that higher quality levels of sanitation are less accessible relative to piped water access. Identifying these socio-economic factors affecting WSS provides obvious policy direction and better-targeted water infrastructural development.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Socio-Economic Status of Households in Southern Punjab

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-331
Author(s):  
Salyha Zulfiqar Ali Shah ◽  
Imran Sharif Chaudhry ◽  
Fatima Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Household Head ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
The Government

The Households having low socio-economic status possess less resource in term of wealth and income to resist against any kind of external shocks. Apart from heath shocks (physical and mental disabilities) there are numerous other factors that force them to follow subsistence life style having low per capita income. A primary level data has been collected to examine the socio economic status of households in Southern Punjab for the year 2019.The findings show that household size, occupation, dependency ratio, mental disability and physical disability are negatively affecting economic development across the region. However, age, education of the household head, own house, spouse ‘s participation, remittances, number of earners in the household and value of physical assets are increasing economic development in Southern Punjab. Developing strategies, adequate planning and their timely implementation is very crucial for the government to pursue the process of economic growth and development of the poor countries like Pakistan.

scholarly journals Best Practice Focused Occupationally-Directed Education, Training and Development Practice Prospects Linked to Workplace E-learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Cindy Londt ◽  
Lize Moldenhauer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Education Training ◽  
Development Practice

<p><span lang="EN-US">Currently, South Africa offers learning that is credit bearing and directly linked to workplace based learning programmes and qualifications. However, e-learning in South Africa is under-developed, and information is not readily available on how universities and colleges are dealing with the advent of e-learning, and how it is linked to occupational learning based qualifications. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Learning has changed over the years, but it is assumed that the e-learning model is aimed at people who are technologically more knowledgeable, and who wish to interact electronically with the learning experience.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Considering the various challenges linked to all types of learning, providing critical research on the success of implementing an e-learning approach is required. In addition to this, it is necessary to identify the efficacy of such a model in specific industries.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"> Challenges are identified but not limited to:</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">a)     The profile of the learner</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">b)     Computer literacy of learners</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">c)     Socio-economic status of learners</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">d)     Collecting evidence from workplace </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">e)     Learner motivation and its management</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practice is an innovative opportunity to create e-learning opportunities that are contextualized to industry specific needs. In addition to this, e-learning is no longer linked to a computer but all forms of devices that enable user interaction. Enabling learning to be shared through phones and tablets provides continuous opportunities for improvement of education and access to such education.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">In response to these needs, the e-learning model will attempt to offer learners support specifically for those in an industry where there are time constraints.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">This research attempts to clarify the debates that industry and academia are engaged with surrounding the efficacy of e-learning and how to create opportunities that are linked to the socio-economic status of a country. Furthermore, it provides a practical analysis of a learning intervention in which skills and knowledge are conventionally passed through workplace-based specific e-learning opportunities.</span></p>

Socio-economic Status and Socio-emotional Health of Orphans in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Pappin ◽  
Lochner Marais ◽  
Carla Sharp ◽  
Molefi Lenka ◽  
Jan Cloete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Status

scholarly journals On the Trail of Paediatric Liver Transplant in South Africa: Social Challenges to Equitable Distribution in Organ Transplantation

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina C. Sideris ◽  
June Fabian
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Access To Treatment ◽  
Equitable Distribution ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Life Threatening

This paper tracks the journey of a family from a remote rural area in South Africa – a 2 year old child born with a life threatening liver disease, and his unemployed mother – who, by a series of contingencies, are sent on the trail of organ transplantation to land at the door of a private organ transplant centre. This case brings into focus the dilemmas that social factors present for equitable distribution of organ transplantation. The paper focuses on two interconnected issues: the link between socio-economic status and access to treatment, and existing practices of rationing. The uncritical conjunction of socio-economic status and organ transplantation disadvantages vulnerable sectors of the population. Yet, social circumstances impact the management of specialized medical treatment, which in itself imposes burdens on those with limited resources.  Similarly, although this paper poses questions about indiscriminate practices, it accepts the inevitable rationing of health care.

Explaining the Western Cape Performance Paradox

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Wills ◽  
Debra Shepherd ◽  
Janeli Kotzé
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Hierarchical Governance

In this chapter we consider how well primary school students perform in the Western Cape when compared with their peers in other provinces and countries across Southern and Eastern Africa. We find that while the Western Cape is a relatively efficient education system within South Africa, particularly in serving the poorest students, a less-resourced country such as Kenya produces higher Grade 6 learning outcomes at every level of student socio-economic status. The system performance differentials are not explained away by differences in resourcing, teacher, school inputs, or indicators of hierarchical governance. The results point to the limits of strong Weberian bureaucratic capabilities for raising learning outcomes.

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