Browsing Masters Degrees (Development Studies) by Advisor "Ngcoya, Mvuselelo."
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Banking on agriculture:an assessment of Absa Bank’s Shared Growth Strategy for Agriculture.
(2018)The study assesses whether Absa Bank lives up to its Shared Growth Strategy for Agriculture. The objectives of this study are to examine how Absa Bank is supporting and contributing strategically to the development of the ... -
Corporate social responsibility in the case of Rio Tinto and rural community of KwaNdaya and Port Dunford.
(2020)In 2004 Richards Bay Minerals, a subdivision of Rio Tinto, the multibillion global mining company that specialises in titanium, iron ore, and zircon signed an agreement to expand mining in northern KwaZulu-Natal on the ... -
Deliberative or instrumental participation? : perceptions of households on the development and implementation of the One Home One Garden programme in KwaMashu Township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2014)Home gardening has great potential to enhance urban food security. This has led to the mushrooming of food security interventions to reduce food insecurity. In South Africa, community gardens have been touted as significant ... -
The factors influencing youth participation in agricultural co-operatives: evidence from the semi-rural areas of eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)Co-operatives, as microeconomic community economic development (CED) strategies, have demonstrated to have the ability to create jobs and alleviate poverty. Agricultural co-operatives, in particular, stand a better chance ... -
Gender and the precariousness of producing and selling indigenous vegetables : a case study of farmers in Northern KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)The cultivation and consumption of indigenous vegetables in rural communities, over successive generations, has been an integral livelihood strategy of both households and communities to ensure food security and concomitantly ... -
Gender-based violence and human security in Cape Town : a case study of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children.
(2013)This study investigates the relationship between human security, gender, and the activities of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children, an NGO serving women who have experienced gender-based violence. Gender-based ... -
Key drivers & effects of corruption in rural areas: a case study of Jozini local municipality.
(2018)Corruption in post-apartheid South Africa continues to remain a critical challenge and obstacle to rural development. Each and every day in rural South Africa, myriad public officials are reported to have been implicated ... -
Land restitution and poverty alleviation in KwaZulu-Natal: the case of Hlomendlini Community.
(2020)Unequal land access and poverty skewed along racial lines remains one of the major legacies of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa. Massive poverty amongst the black South African population in particular is associated ... -
Memory, identity and food production among Zimbabwean migrants in Durban, South Africa.
(2018)This study answered questions about the experiences and factors considered in food identification and choice among Zimbabwean migrants, the value chain of food choices among Zimbabwean migrants and how this food production ... -
Race and participation in coastal governance : the case of the eThekwini golden mile competency group.
(2018)In recent years, there has been a heightened global interest in coastal governance and management. The focus has been on development of policies, administrative regulations and on expert analysis to address coastal management ... -
Researching QoL change from ICT training, access and use at South African telecentres : empowerment through participatory research.
(2014)A participatory action research project, Community-based Learning, ICTs and QoL (CLIQ) conducted in four areas within KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) between 2008 and 2011, investigated whether information and communication ... -
The role of horizontal philanthropy in mitigating the impacts of HIV/AIDS in rural areas : a case study of Mathulini Rural Area.
(2014)This Masters dissertation documents the results of a qualitative research study on how horizontal giving lessens the impacts of HIV/AIDS in the rural Mathulini area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The main objective of ... -
The ruralization of urban spaces in the context of subsistence farming : the case study of Gwabalanda Township, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
(2013)The burgeoning of subsistence agriculture in the townships of Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabwe symbolizes a change in the use of urban space in many cities of the global South. The activity of subsistence ... -
Thinking race thinking tourism: a critical race approach to heritage and cultural tourism in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)South Africa’s tourism industry continues to grow and has come to be part of the government’s developmental strategy which seeks to alleviate poverty and uplift previously disadvantaged groups. In the South African ...