Browsing by Subject "Rural development"
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The contribution of small, medium and micro enterprises to rural development in the Matatiele local municipality, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)This study emphasises the importance of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) to national economies all over the world, as they contribute to the creation of jobs, growing the economy, and reducing poverty. This study ... -
Counterurbanisation and the emergence of a postproductivist economy in South Africa’s arid Karoo region, 1994-2010.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)This review article serves to broach the concept of the “post-productivist countryside” where the primacy of agricultural production is supplanted by tertiary industries such as tourism, recreational farming, and arts ... -
Effects of the Thusong service centres project : an integrated approach in addressing needs of rural communities in the North West Province
(2011)Aspects such as poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, poor service delivery, are some of the greatest challenges experienced by most of the people of South Africa. The main objective for the establishment of the Thusong ... -
An exploration of revitalization strategies for rural areas : the case of the Northern Free State
(North-West University, 2013)Rural areas, globally, are characterized as poor regions, with two-thirds of the world’s poor people residing in rural areas. In South Africa, 70 percent of the poor population or 3.6 million households, live in rural ... -
Indigenous social capital in women–led small businesses in rural Zimbabwe
(AJOL, 2014)By taking into account gender differences through which social capital is formed and operates, the article is based on the study that examines how indigenous social capital influences and impacts on women led businesses ... -
An industry analysis of the South African biofuels industry
(North-West University, 2012)Biofuels have been used as an energy source for heating and cooking since the beginning of time. However, recent changes in the demand for energy, and in particular, renewable energy, have spurred the growth of liquid ... -
Local economic development as a tool for job creation: a case of Mafube Local Municipality
(2015)Importance is being placed on local economic development (LED) by the South African government, given the paradigm shift away from viewing local government as simply delivery agents to the concept of developmental local ... -
Perceptions of water access in the context of climate change by rural households in the Seke and Murewa districts, Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)The objective of the study was to assess perceptions of rural household heads with regard to various aspects of water access and climate change, and to evaluate whether there were significant differences in perceptions of ... -
Rural development within the context of development, sustainability and rural issues – some constitutional, policy and implementation perspectives
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)This article provides an overview of some developments, internationally, regionally and in the SADC, in relation to development, that may be expected to influence the South African government’s response to the development ...