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Analysis Of The Factors Influencing Household Expenditure In A South African Township
Sekhampu, T.J.; Niyimbanira, F. (Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)The study reported in this article examined the socio-economic determinants of household expenditure patterns in a South African township of Bophelong. The results are based on a household survey using questionnaires. A ... -
Association of happiness and socio-economic variables in a South African Township
Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph; Muzindutsi, Paul-François (The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)The study reported in this article explored the happiness status of residents in a South African township of Kwakwatsi. The study mainly investigates the relationship between subjective happiness and selected socio-economic ... -
Corporate social investment and a company's image: a case of a CSI initiative in a South African low income community
Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois; Sekhampu, T.J. (Virtus Interpress, 2015)One of the goals of corporate social investment (CSI) is to ensure that a company becomes a responsible entity which acts as a conscientious citizen within a society. CSI plays an important role in enhancing how a company ... -
Determinants of economic growth in Malawi
Tchereni, Betchani H.M.; Sekhampu, Tshediso J. (Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, 2013)Economic growth is an important index among the macroeconomic variables. It plays an integral role in the economic development of a country and the general improvement of living standards. It is therefore important to ... -
Determinants of poverty in a South African Township
Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph (Kamla-Raj Enterprises / Science Publications, 2013)Strategies aimed at reducing poverty need to identify factors that are strongly associated with poverty and that could be influenced by policy changes. The study reported here used household level data to analyze determinants ... -
Determinants of the food security status of households receiving government grants in Kwakwatsi, South Africa
Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph (Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)This study attempts to estimate the food security status and identify the determinants of food security among households receiving government grants in a township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. The results are based on a ... -
Determinants of vulnerability to food insecurity in a South African township: a gender analysis
Ndobo, Fumane; Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph (Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)The results of a study reported in this article comparatively analyse the gender determinants of vulnerability to food insecurity in a South African township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. The results are based on a household ... -
Determinants of wellbeing in a South African Township
Paul-François Muzindutsi; Tshediso Joseph Sekhampu (The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)Life evaluations capture a reflective assessment on a person’s life or some specific aspects of it. Given the relative lack of empirical work on subjective wellbeing (SWB) amongst residents in South African townships, this ... -
Determination of the factors affecting the food security status of households in Bophelong, South Africa
Sekhampu, T.J. (Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)This study investigates the food security status of households in the township of Bophelong, South Africa. The results are based on a household survey using questionnaires. A Logistic regression model was estimated based ... -
The expenditure patterns of households receiving the State’s Old-Age Pension (SOAP) grant in Kwakwatsi Township.
Sekhampu, T J; Grobler, W (North-West University, 2011)The study on which this article is based investigated the expenditure patterns of households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant. The old-age pension grant is the second-largest social grant in terms of the number ... -
The impact of apartheidon urban poverty in South Africa: What we can learn from history
Viljoen, Diana; Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph (2013)South Africa's present day configuration of poverty and inequality bears overriding racial and gender dimensions as a result of the country's history. The distortions created by the now defunct apartheid system are still ... -
The impact of foreign debt on economic growth in Malawi
Tchereni, B.H.M.; Sekhampu, T.J.; Ndovi, R.F. (Wiley, 2013)This study analysed the impact of foreign debt on economic growth in Malawi using time series. Data for the period 1975–2003 from the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the IMF and the National Statistical Office was regressed in ... -
The impact of rising food prices on the households in a low income township in South Africa
Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph; Dubihlela, Dorah (Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2012)Food prices in South Africa have increased significantly in recent years. The impact of these price increases on many residents remains largely unknown. The study reported here analyzed the perceptions of households in a ... -
Interaction between socially responsible investment (SRI) sector and selected macroeconomic variables in South Africa
Muzindutsi, P.F.; Sekhampu, T.J. (The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)The South African Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index was launched in 2004 in order to encourage JSE listed companies to comply with issues of environmental, economic and social sustainability. This study analysed ... -
Perceived benefits and barriers to physical exercise : a comparative analysis of first year and senior students at a South African University : physical activity and health
Muzindutsi, P.F.; Nishimwe-Niyimbanira, R.; Sekhampu, T.J. (AFAHPER-SDLAM PublicationsAJOLSabinet, 2014)The purpose of this research was to determine the perception of university undergraduate students regarding the benefits and barriers to physical exercise. A self-administered survey questionnaire was used to collect data ... -
Poverty amongst households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant: the case of Kwakwatsi (Free State, South Africa)
Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph; Grobler, Wyndand (2011)The study reported in this article, investigated the level of poverty amongst households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant in Kwakwatsi. A questionnaire for measuring poverty was administered to households dependent ... -
Poverty in a South African township: the case of Kwakwatsi
Sekhampu, T.J. (Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals], 2012)South Africa’s world revered democratic transition lies more than a decade in the past, a period long enough to evaluate past achievements and challenges. The study reported here provides a snapshot like view of poverty ... -
Prevalence of household food poverty in a South African Township
Sekhampu, T.J. (The Global Business and Technology Association, 2013)This study analyzed the prevalence of household food poverty in a township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. A household was defined to be in food poverty when its monthly food spending is less than the cost of a basic food ... -
Socially responsible investment and macroeconomic stability in south africa: an application of Vector Error Correction Model
Muzindutsi, Paul F.; Sekhampu, Tshediso J. (Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)The study reported in this article investigated the relationship between the Social Responsible Investment (SRI) sector and macroeconomic stability in South Africa. Johansen co-integration approach and Vector Error Correction ... -
Socio-economic determinants of poverty amongst female-headed households in a South African Township
Tshediso Joseph Sekhampu (The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2012)The study reported here used household level data to analyse determinants of household poverty amongst female -headed households in a South African Township of Bophelong. Poverty is defined and then measured for the sampled ...