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Municipal commonage in South Africa: a critique of artificial dichotomies in policy debates on agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Doreen Atkinson --- Centre for Development Support, South AfricaThe paper critiques Vetter's (in this issue) assertion that commercialisation of smallholder agriculture holds dangers for sustainable rangeland management. The paper argues that a range of policy options are required, including commercialisation and subsistence farming, large-scale and smallholder farming, a... -
The State of the Skills Development Expectations and Obligations of Municipal Employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bennie J. Linde --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Carmen Maritz --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaIn this study the psychological contract effects of skills development expectations and obligations of municipal employees in the South African province of the North West were explored. The participants were 547 municipal employees (females = 46%) of all levels. Data... -
By their own bootstraps: municipal commonage farmers as an emerging agrarian class in the Karoo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Doreen Atkinson --- Department of Development Studies, South Africa Mark Ingle --- Department of Development Studies, South AfricaMunicipal commonage land in South Africa is currently utilised by resource-poor black and coloured farmers. This paper analyses information from two case studies – the Karoo towns of Carnarvon and Williston in the Northern Cape. By comparing data between 2009... -
District analysis of poverty dynamics in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manana Mamabolo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Petronella Chaminuka --- Agricultural Research Council, South Africa Charles Machethe --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaPersistent poverty is a major developmental challenge for South Africa and has multifaceted dimensions. This paper profiled and investigated poverty transitions among rural households in 22 district municipalities in South Africa. Foster-Greer-Thorbecke indices were applied to panel data from the...