An exploratory study of the impact of land redistribution on the rural poor : the case of Nkonkobe municipality
- Authors: Hule, Zwelandile Cyril
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Land reform -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Land tenure -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9077 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1251 , Land reform -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Land tenure -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (South Africa)
- Description: This is an exploratory study of the impact of the land redistribution programme on the rural poor of Nkonkobe Municipality. There is a brief historical overview of land redistribution in the South African context. The study demonstrates the impact of the programme of land redistribution and its challenges for the rural poor. The critical question is whether the programme benefitted the rural poor of Nkonkobe Municipality. Chapter one deals with the aims of the research, background of the study, sub-related questions, delimitation of the study and the research method. Chapter two deals with the theoretical framework, a brief description of the study area, a discussion of the land question in South Africa including land reform experiences, redistribution policy and the government land reform programme. Chapter three deals with methodology, discussing the research design and research methods used. Chapter four deals with findings and recommendations.
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- Date Issued: 2009
- Authors: Hule, Zwelandile Cyril
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Land reform -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Land tenure -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9077 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1251 , Land reform -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Land tenure -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (South Africa)
- Description: This is an exploratory study of the impact of the land redistribution programme on the rural poor of Nkonkobe Municipality. There is a brief historical overview of land redistribution in the South African context. The study demonstrates the impact of the programme of land redistribution and its challenges for the rural poor. The critical question is whether the programme benefitted the rural poor of Nkonkobe Municipality. Chapter one deals with the aims of the research, background of the study, sub-related questions, delimitation of the study and the research method. Chapter two deals with the theoretical framework, a brief description of the study area, a discussion of the land question in South Africa including land reform experiences, redistribution policy and the government land reform programme. Chapter three deals with methodology, discussing the research design and research methods used. Chapter four deals with findings and recommendations.
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- Date Issued: 2009
A model for user requirements elicitation specific to users in rural areas
- Authors: Isabirye, Naomi
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Internet marketing , Electronic commerce , Land reform -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Information resources management
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MCom (Information Systems)
- Identifier: vital:11130 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/145 , Internet marketing , Electronic commerce , Land reform -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Information resources management
- Description: Dwesa is a rural town situated in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province that has been selected as a testing site for an e-commerce project to address some of the challenges faced by the community. These challenges include difficulties stemming from poverty, poor access to public services, unemployment and low levels of literacy. The Siyakhula Living Lab project’s aim is to develop an e-commerce platform that will 'connect' the residents with the necessary access to services and markets by providing them with the necessary tools that can help in alleviating some of their challenges. In order for the project to achieve its objectives, a deeper understanding into the needs of the prospective users is required. User requirements elicitation deals with the process of interacting with the prospective users to understand and document their needs. This research aims at evaluating existing requirements elicitation techniques and methodologies in the context of rural information technology implementations. The primary objective is to develop a model for user requirements elicitation in Dwesa. Many requirements elicitation techniques and frameworks exist, but few have been evaluated in the context of rural software implementations. Requirements elicitation techniques should not be applied simply as steps to gather information. Instead this research project proposes a model that can be applied to assimilate the contribution of knowledge regarding the stakeholders, problem and solution characteristics, and other characteristics into the software development process for the effective elicitation of requirements.
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- Date Issued: 2009
- Authors: Isabirye, Naomi
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Internet marketing , Electronic commerce , Land reform -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Information resources management
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MCom (Information Systems)
- Identifier: vital:11130 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/145 , Internet marketing , Electronic commerce , Land reform -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Information resources management
- Description: Dwesa is a rural town situated in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province that has been selected as a testing site for an e-commerce project to address some of the challenges faced by the community. These challenges include difficulties stemming from poverty, poor access to public services, unemployment and low levels of literacy. The Siyakhula Living Lab project’s aim is to develop an e-commerce platform that will 'connect' the residents with the necessary access to services and markets by providing them with the necessary tools that can help in alleviating some of their challenges. In order for the project to achieve its objectives, a deeper understanding into the needs of the prospective users is required. User requirements elicitation deals with the process of interacting with the prospective users to understand and document their needs. This research aims at evaluating existing requirements elicitation techniques and methodologies in the context of rural information technology implementations. The primary objective is to develop a model for user requirements elicitation in Dwesa. Many requirements elicitation techniques and frameworks exist, but few have been evaluated in the context of rural software implementations. Requirements elicitation techniques should not be applied simply as steps to gather information. Instead this research project proposes a model that can be applied to assimilate the contribution of knowledge regarding the stakeholders, problem and solution characteristics, and other characteristics into the software development process for the effective elicitation of requirements.
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- Date Issued: 2009
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