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    Consequences of illegal electricity connections at Quarry Road Informal Settlement
    (2022) Geyevu, Mawuena; Mbandlwa, Zamokuhle
    Crime statistics in South Africa seem 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 seem 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 people that utilize illegally connected electricity because they claim not to afford to pay for it. 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. This cannot be stopped by the numerous awareness programmes made and the arrest. People are fully aware that what they are doing is wrong and have dire consequences but they keep doing it. The study investigated illegal electricity connections in Quarry Informal Settlements using the qualitative approach. Qualitative methodology relies on collecting first hand data and live experiences of participants. Qualitative research methodology will be fitting for this research as it will assist in providing insight into the research objective. The researcher applied semi-structure interviews to collect data with a sample size of 15 participants from Quarry Informal Settlements. The main objective of this study was to explore the consequences 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. The researcher has gathered some recommendations that can help in easing up these illegal connections especially in informal settlements as well as strategies municipalities can adopt.
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    An analysis of the quality of life of people living in urban, formal, low-cost housing settlements : a case of Mount Moriah
    (2020-01) Govender, Lydia Trisha; Msweli, Pumela
    Apartheid left a legacy of extreme poverty, high levels of unemployment, and have marred the housing context in the country. This makes South Africa a unique landscape for quality of life research. The aim of quality of life research is to advance human and social development to improve quality of life and standards of living. The aim of this study is to analyse the quality of life of people living in urban, formal, lowcost housing settlements, through a case study of Mount Moriah in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The study analysed how the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) housing project improved the quality of life of RDP beneficiaries. The study utilised a quantitative methodology approach. The quantitative design took the form of a questionnaire with close-ended questions and served as an instrument of data collection. The questionnaire was administered to the housing beneficiaries in the Mount Moriah housing project. A total of 110 participants responded to the questionnaire. The data was analysed using the SPSS version 25.0. Descriptive statistics such as tables, frequency, percentage, bar and pie charts were utilised, and inferential statistics such as chi-square test was employed. The findings showed that there were more female-headed households than males; and that the majority of the beneficiaries were Blacks. The findings also showed that unemployment rates and level of crime was high and the majority of the respondents earned below the upper bound poverty line. On the basis of the findings of this study, it is recommended that government implements and promotes socio-economic opportunities and programmes to promote quality of life of people living in urban, formal, low-cost housing settlements.
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    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, Zamokuhle
    Crime 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.
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    Corruption and the challenge of accountability in the post-colonial African states : a discourse
    (Adonis and Abbey Publishers, 2019-04-15) Fagbadebo, Omololu; Mtshali, Khondlo
    Scholars and commentators have described the African state in different forms and versions based on their assessments, rightly or wrongly, of the development‟s strides. Reports by international and local developmental agencies often present gloomy descriptions of a continent suffering from the resource curse. The scorecards of most of the African leaders seem to confirm the assertions of failures in the midst of abundant resources. The corruption pandemic in Africa has rendered the societies as the exporter of potential human resources needed for developments and innovation to the countries of the West. While the continent‟s deplorable social and economic situations worsened, the leadership cadres exploit their power to widen the inequality gaps through unethical conduct. This paper interrogates the leadership-accountability nexus in some countries in Africa with a view to understanding the nature of the pervasiveness of governance crisis. The paper argues that African leaders are more of political predators than freedom fighters against the legacies of colonialism. Rather than explore the state‟s power to promote the public interest, African leaders are more concerned with their personal welfare, exploiting the vulnerability of the citizens. Cases of leadership corruption and malfeasances are swept away thereby engendering the unprecedented culture of leadership deficiency with impunity. This paper submits that the crisis of governance in Africa could be dealt with only if the citizens are liberated from the grip of leadership insensitivity and the rhetoric of colonialism.
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    An exploration of the relationship between retirement age and youth unemployment in South Africa
    (2020-07-28) Mbandlwa, Zamokuhle; Shezi, Lindelani
    The 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 institutions
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    The impact of the 4TH Industrial Revolution on labour in South Africa.
    (2019-10-13) Mbandlwa, Zamokuhle
    The 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.
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    Dividing the spoils? Mining and tourism in South Africa
    (MCSER Publishing, 2014-01) Giampiccoli, Andrea; Mtapuri, Oliver
    This article looks at the mining and tourism sectors through the prisms of a society still attempting to redress the evils of the apartheid past. In so doing, it provides a typology of the dominant characteristics active in both sectors to upack the structural factors which oppress the precariats in these sectors. Precariats are the employees in a precarious situation in these sectors trying to eke out a living under extermely difficult working conditions. From the analysis, the common denominator in the two sectors is the low ‘slavery’ wages. The poor has not benefited materially from economic growth such that unemployment, poverty and inequality still remain as the country’s major challenges. The Black Economic Empowerment policy has been found wanting in empowering previously disadvantaged groups due partly to the co-option of black elites by white capital resulting in the maintenance of the pre-1994 concentration patterns. This article advocates a paradigm shift towards a system in which redistributive justice should be instituted, including a balanced distribution of power/control, resources, knowledge, capacities and benefits in these sectors for the benefit of all.
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    Dividing the spoils? mining and tourism in South Africa
    (MCSER Publishing, 2014-01) Giampiccoli, Andrea; Mtapuri, Oliver
    This article looks at the mining and tourism sectors through the prisms of a society still attempting to redress the evils of the apartheid past. In so doing, it provides a typology of the dominant characteristics active in both sectors to upack the structural factors which oppress the precariats in these sectors. Precariats are the employees in a precarious situation in these sectors trying to eke out a living under extermely difficult working conditions. From the analysis, the common denominator in the two sectors is the low ‘slavery’ wages. The poor has not benefited materially from economic growth such that unemployment, poverty and inequality still remain as the country’s major challenges. The Black Economic Empowerment policy has been found wanting in empowering previously disadvantaged groups due partly to the co-option of black elites by white capital resulting in the maintenance of the pre-1994 concentration patterns. This article advocates a paradigm shift towards a system in which redistributive justice should be instituted, including a balanced distribution of power/control, resources, knowledge, capacities and benefits in these sectors for the benefit of all.