Baseline Information on Poverty in the City of Tshwane
Welfare and safety nets are an integral part of the government’s response to poverty and inequality. The Division: Integrated Community Development in the Tshwane Metropolitan Council aims to ensure that the needs of women, children, youth, people with disabilities and older person are catered for in an integrated manner. The division commissioned the Human Sciences…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: The Availability of Government Indicator Systems for Monitoring the National Integrated Plan for ECD
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. This paper reviews the extent to which input and outcome indicators are currently available in the government’s administrative data system, which can be utilised for…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: Child and Caregiver Outcome Indicators for ECD Programme Monitoring
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. The primary purpose of this paper is to provide a minimum set of health and psychosocial outcome indicators and measures for children and caregivers that…
read more >>A Review of the SA Automobile Assembly and Component Manufacturing Sector in the Context of HIV/Aids
This paper forms part of the Human Sciences Research Council’s research programme on the impact of HIV/Aids on critical economic sectors. The automotive sector has been described as a ‘star performer’ in the South African economy, given its drive towards global competitiveness and its recent growth in output, real fixed investment and export. It is…
read more >>Identifying targets for household food security in South Africa
Jacobs uses South African food spending and consumption information to develop a conceptual and methodological approach for a food security target for low-income households. A food security target is a well-defined and measurable goal to reduce the number of people who lack enough food of the right quality to live healthy lives. Policies and programmes…
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