Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 72
‘Demonstration fields’, anticipation, and contestation: agrarian change and the political economy of development corridors in Eastern Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
In much of Eastern Africa, the last decade has seen a renewed interest in spatial development plans that link mineral exploitation, transport infrastructure and agricultural commercialisation. While these development ...
Bureaucrats, investors and smallholders: contesting land rights and agro-commercialisation in the Southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Since the triple crises of food, fuel and finance of 2007/8, investments in agricultural growth corridors have taken centrestage in government, donor and private sector initiatives. This article examines the politics of ...
Growing and eating food during the COVID-19 pandemic: Farmers’ perspectives on local food system resilience to shocks in Southern Africa and Indonesia
(MDPI, 2020)
The COVID-19 outbreak forced governments to make decisions that had adverse effects on local food systems and supply chains. As a result, many small-scale food producers faced difficulties growing, harvesting, and selling ...
A synthesis of evidence from four local municipality studies: Sakhisizwe Local Municipality – Eastern Cape, Nkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality – KwaZulu-Natal, Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality – Limpopo, Matzikama Local Municipality – Western Cape
(2020-03-31)
This paper sets out to provide an accessible summary of the key findings which have emerged from the extensive research conducted as part of a project to develop a draft policy framework for employment intensive land reform. ...
Mose: A Mobile Application for Women Street Vendors in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
psychological and many other forms of abuse. This trait is more prominent in African
homes and especially poor African homes [1]. Despite women's contribution to society,
they are still seen as inferior and the gender ...
Changing livelihoods in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa (2002–2016): Diminishing employment and expanding social protection
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
This is evident in South Africa’s former ‘homelands’, the site where this study examined changes in rural livelihoods over a 14-year period. Detailed survey data (collected in 2002 and 2016) from two villages in the Pondoland ...
Commodity Study: Small-Scale Sugar Production
(GTAC, 2020-03-31)
The South African sugar industry has long been one of South Africa’s most substantial agro-industries. The South African Sugar Association (SASA) estimates that around R16bn in value is annually created by 85,000 directly ...
Subgroup differences in situational judgment test scores: Evidence from large applicant samples
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
To promote diversity in organizations it is important to have accurate knowledge
about subgroup differences associated with selection procedures. However, current
estimates of subgroup differences in situational judgment ...
International initiative prepares students for citizenship
(José Frantz, 2020)
We live in an era of complexity, uncertainty, grave challenges
and global development threats. These include extreme
poverty and inequality, identity politics, intolerance, societal
polarisation and populist politics ...
Matzikama Local Municipality, Western Cape
(GTAC, 2020-03-31)
This study is part of the CBPEP/GTAC Project: Employment Intensive Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities which aims to develop a set of options for rural land reform in South Africa aimed at ...