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Item Economic conditions that leads to illegal electricity connections at Quarry Road Informal Settlement in South Africa(International Journal of Special Education, 2022) Geyevu, Mawuena; Mbandlwa, ZamokuhleCrime statistics in South Africa seems to increase every year. Illegal electricity connection is considered a crime and a punishable offence. Crime can be caused by different aspects, e.g. poverty, drug abuse and alcohol abuse. Unemployment seems to be the leading cause of crime which may indirectly lead to poverty. Unemployment rate has gone up and people are looking for alternative solutions to support themselves and their families. Unemployment is one of the reason stated by people who illegally connect electricity. The illegal connection of electricity can be categorized into two groups. The first group is the group of people that utilize illegally connected electricity because they claim not to afford to pay for the electricity. The second group is the group of people who illegally connect electricity as a form of employment and illegally connect electricity for community members for a specific amount of money as remuneration. The study investigated illegal electricity connections in Quarry Informal Settlements. The main objective of this study was to explore the reason of illegal electricity connections in informal settlements focusing on Quarry Informal Settlement. Illegal electricity connections are lethal and the residents of Quarry Informal Settlements are aware of these consequences yet they seem to have no other alternatives to connecting electricity and no intervention from the municipality. Findings of this study also revealed that connecting electricity in Quarry Road Informal Settlement has since become a norm. It has since become an acceptable act to connect electricity illegally. A minority bought their houses with an already installed illegal connection while most have become accustomed to this act.Item An exploration of the relationship between retirement age and youth unemployment in South Africa(2020-07-28) Mbandlwa, Zamokuhle; Shezi, LindelaniThe legal retirement age in South Africa is 60 for women and 65 for men however, so many people continue working even after they passed their retirement age. The retirement age does not force people to retire or force employers to terminate the employment of individuals who have reached the retirement age. This paper therefore emphasize that poor control of retirement system affect the youth employment. The objective of this paper was to show a correlation between youth unemployment and having elderly employees in private and public sector institutions. Proper and effective control of retirement system in South Africa will create employment opportunities for the unemployed youth. This study found that youth unemployment in South Africa is growing and failure to put a stop or trying to minimize it might be a problem for the people and the government soon. This article explored the impact of failure to retire by those who have reached retirement age in government and private sector institutions. Effective implementation of the retirement age of the prescribed legal age would increase job opportunities in government and private institutionsItem The impact of the 4TH Industrial Revolution on labour in South Africa.(2019-10-13) Mbandlwa, ZamokuhleThe 4th industrial revolution is best placed in developed countries because developing countries such as South Africa are still left behind. South Africa as part of globalization has to adapt to the 4 th industrial revolution however, the country does not seem to be ready for this revolution. Some key fixtures of the 4th industrial revolution are however seen in South Africa but the resistance is high in the labor market. For this paper, it was necessary to review qualitative data and quantitative data that was used in other journal articles that are similar to this paper. The findings of this paper are based on how the labor market, trade unions and the society at large understand and welcome the 4th industrial revolution. Trade union activists and job seekers are against the introduction of the 4th industrial revolution in South Africa. The 4th industrial revolution is commonly termed as the Internet of Things (IoT) which suggests that the presence of a human in industries is no longer necessary. Others say the 4th industrial revolution is the Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). South African people are divided when it comes to the 4th industrial revolution, others think the revolution will speed up the work while others think the revolution will take away their jobs. The main objective of the paper was to examine how labour will cope with the 4th industrial revolution in South Africa. The paper addressed the fundamental concerns associated with the fourth industrial revolution and the impact of this revolution in South Africa. The paper has examined how people will benefit from the 4th industrial revolution due to easy upskilling/training in their lines of work. The paper also investigated if all workers will necessarily be affected negatively or positively by the 4th industrial revolution.