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    Initial investigation into the factors related to employment of individuals living with a spinal cord injury in a specific South African population
    (2015-09-07) Michell, Lauren Anne
    Many factors have been shown to play a role in employment after a spinal cord injury. Globally the rates of employment post-injury have been disappointing with a rate of 36.8% 1. METHODS This mixed methods study was divided into two phases. During phase one qualitative data was gathered. This data was used to design a questionnaire which was emailed to members of the Quadpara Association of South Africa in phase two. Bivariate data analysis was performed and a logistic regression. RESULTS Eleven themes emerged from phase one. There was a high employment rate of 79.55% at the time of the study and 92.13% had worked for remuneration since injury. There was a statistically significant association between employment at the time of the study and six factors. CONCLUSION This study had a surprisingly high employment rate post-injury. Despite few results being statistically significant there were many that are of clinical importance.
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    The financialization of the South African economy and its implications for employment
    (2015-02-02) Mvelase, Mncedisi Siphosethu
    After 20 years in existence democratic South Africa is at the crossroads while people lives have changed significantly after 1994, the country has faced increasing levels of unemployment and inequality. Drawing from the Keynesian theory of employment and recent financialization literature, this paper looks at the trends in financial income as a share of profits in the mining sector and how this has affected real investment in the sector and linking with the theory we look at how his behaviour has contributed to the employment levels in the sector. This retrospective look at the mining sector is done in order to pick trends that might give us better insight for policy interventions in the sector in order to create employment opportunities for the population going forward
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    Access to employment : work and citizenship in Diepkloof.
    (2014-09-15) Masemola, Rebone
    The report is divided into four main chapters: The first chapter introduces the topic, relevant literature and details surrounding the event and context. The second chapter gives a detailed ethnographic and historical background of Soweto and Diepkloof, and will discuss the conditions under which the Township was founded. It also shows how the development of the Diepkloof Square only served to reinforce existing social differences that have been imagined by the employed and the unemployed residents over the years. Chapter three focuses on the tensions between the employed and the unemployed members of Diepkloof, and will discuss and analyze the resident’s perspectives on work and citizenship. Chapter four looks at the dynamics that I have observed between Diepkloof Business Forum (DBF), state representatives and the developers, discusses and highlights many of the contradictions which I came across during the research. It came to my attention that there was a sufficient amount of press coverage from prominent newspapers around the scandals that overshadowed the building and the opening of the shopping centre, and as a result I begin by looking through the newspaper archives covered by the media as part of the methodology. The process allowed me to reconstruct a timeline of events leading to the hiring of workers and the opening of the retailers, and to understand the role played by the media in the recreation of the narrative around the Diepkloof Square project. I also got in contact with many of the participants through references from existing participants and through being referred. It concludes that the controversial promises of jobs were never kept by the developers and state representatives, thus has looked at how parties within the Township contested the sense of what the developers owed to the residents. The focus is particularly on questions about the link between work on the one hand and the dynamics of citizenship or belonging on the other.
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    Can South Africa use the hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup to address issues of unemployment and poverty?
    (2009-01-20T11:21:54Z) Kunene, Merryman
    Abstract: The South African government has boldly set a target for economic growth at 6 percent annually in an effort to reduce unemployment, create wealth and prosperity – effectively working towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in 2015. While there are several other measures already put in place to achieve these goals, another aspect that could help the country reach its target for economic growth and development could be the successful hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. The aim of this research is to interrogate ways in which the preparation and the subsequent hosting of the event could be managed in a manner that would enable the country to achieve its growth targets through infrastructure development and effective allocation of resources
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    Gender employment practices amongst small and medium scale enterprises: A comparitive study of different industries in Gauteng
    (2006-10-30T13:02:21Z) Onukogu, Chioma
    The study investigated gender employment practices and conditions of work among small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Gauteng Province of South Africa. A comparison of the practices and conditions between productive and service industries is clearly the major focus of the research. Interviews were conducted on two productive and two service industries (all private) situated in Benoni and Johannesburg respectively. The research found that generally, SMEs, in the productive and the service sectors contribute to job creation. Evidence shows that women are going into previously male dominated jobs like electrical and mechanical jobs, but the movement is quite minimal. This is a sign of progress on the part of women and a shift from the traditional belief that certain jobs are exclusively meant for men. The study found a salient discrepancy between the rhetoric of gender equality and the practice of gender equality in all the industries. There are clear signs that the legislation on minimum conditions of employment is followed in the productive industries than in the service industries but both still stick to the traditional gender division of labour.