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Poverty and the Economics of Child and Grandmother-Headed Households in Sebokeng I OPSOMMING
POVERTY AND THE ECONOMICS OF CHILD AND GRANDMOTHER-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN SEBOKENG JABULILE LINDIWE MAKHALIMA, HONOURS B.COM (ECONOMICS) Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Magister Commercii (Economics) in the School of Economic Sciences and Information Technology at the North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus) Supervisor: Dr. M.B. Sekatane Vanderbijlpark November 2010 To my mother Nomadhlozi Ellen Makhalima ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost I would like to thank our Heavenly Father for the strength, courage, tenacity and endurance to complete this dissertation. It is by His grace and love that I was able to get where I am today. “In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight”- Proverbs 3:6. To my supervisor Dr. M.B Sekatane, your guidance, support and advice have contributed immensely to the completion of this dissertation. Thank you for having faith in me. I would like to thank Mr. G. Mhlongo (North-West University) for the editing/proofreading of this dissertation and I would also like to thank Dr. T.J Sekhampu for his guidance and support in the data analysis of this dissertation. The North-West University for providing me with a post-graduate bursary. Mrs. D. Moshoeshoe and Mr. A. Gumede (Emfuleni Local Municipality) for their guidance while I was conducting surveys for this study. Sibusiso Mkhandawire for accompanying me to Sebokeng when I was conducting the surveys for this dissertation and to Robert Apetorgbor for his time, support and encouragement while writing this dissertation. Thank you for motivating me even when I felt down and out. -
Effect of Grootvlei Mine Water on the Blesbokspruit
THE EFFECT OF GROOTVLEI MINE WATER ON THE BLESBOKSPRUIT by TANJA THORIUS Mini-dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE in ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT in the Faculty of Science at the Rand Afrikaans University Supervisor: Professor JT Harmse July 2004 The Impact of Grootvlei Mine on the Water Quality of the Blesbokspruit i ABSTRACT Gold mining activities are widespread in the Witwatersrand area of South Africa. These have significant influences, both positive and negative, on the socio-economic and bio -physical environments. In the case of South Africa’s river systems and riparian zones, mining and its associated activities have negatively impacted upon these systems. The Blesbokspruit Catchment Area and Grootvlei Mines Limited (hereafter called “Grootvlei”) are located in Gauteng Province of South Africa. The chosen study area is east of the town of Springs in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality on the East Rand of Gauteng Province. Grootvlei, which has been operating underground mining activities since 1934, is one of the last operational mines in this area. Grootvlei pumps extraneous water from its underground mine workings into the Blesbokspruit, which includes the Blesbokspruit Ramsar site. This pumping ensures that the mine workings are not flooded, which would result in the gold reserves becoming inaccessible and would shortly lead to the closure of Grootvlei. This closure would further affect at least three other marginal gold mines in the area, namely, Springs-Dagga, Droogebult-Wits and Nigel Gold Mine, all which rely on Grootvlei’s pumping to keep their workings dry. Being shallower than Grootvlei, they are currently able to operate without themselves having to pump any extraneous water from their underground workings. -
Gauteng Gauteng
Gauteng Gauteng Thousands of visitors to South Africa make Gauteng their first stop, but most don’t stay long enough to appreciate all it has in store. They’re missing out. With two vibrant cities, Johannesburg and Tshwane (Pretoria), and a hinterland stuffed with cultural treasures, there’s a great deal more to this province than Jo’burg Striking gold International Airport, says John Malathronas. “The golf course was created in 1974,” said in Pimville, Soweto, and the fact that ‘anyone’ the manager. “Eighteen holes, par 72.” could become a member of the previously black- It was a Monday afternoon and the tees only Soweto Country Club, was spoken with due were relatively quiet: fewer than a dozen people satisfaction. I looked around. Some fairways were in the heart of were swinging their clubs among the greens. overgrown and others so dried up it was difficult to “We now have 190 full-time members,” my host tell the bunkers from the greens. Still, the advent went on. “It costs 350 rand per year to join for of a fully-functioning golf course, an oasis of the first year and 250 rand per year afterwards. tranquillity in the noisy, bustling township, was, But day membership costs 60 rand only. Of indeed, an achievement of which to be proud. course, now anyone can become a member.” Thirty years after the Soweto schoolboys South Africa This last sentence hit home. I was, after all, rebelled against the apartheid regime and carved ll 40 Travel Africa Travel Africa 41 ERIC NATHAN / ALAMY NATHAN ERIC Gauteng Gauteng LERATO MADUNA / REUTERS LERATO its name into the annals of modern history, the The seeping transformation township’s predicament can be summed up by Tswaing the word I kept hearing during my time there: of Jo’burg is taking visitors by R511 Crater ‘upgraded’. -
Regional Spatial Development Framework
CHAPTER 03: REGIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Introduction: The Spatial Development Framework (SDF) is a key legislative mechanism that seeks to address the numerous developmental challenges of the District. A number of these challenges considered and interpreted by the SDF include: • Integrating the urban spatial form municipality created under apartheid to separate townships from economic areas; • Addressing the services backlogs for the poorest of the poor and the market-related residential development property boom; • Providing an effective and affordable district-wide public transportation network that takes into account the reliance of the low-income communities on public transport (at a greater relative monthly cost) and conversely, the dependence of middle income communities on private modes; • Balancing and facilitating market and public sector development in an effective and co-ordinated manner; optimising the use of existing resources; • Determining and communicating reasonable and effective development policies and strategies; • Investing in infrastructure in a cost-effective and proactive fashion whilst ensuring that historical backlogs are addressed. The purpose of the SDF is not to infringe upon land rights but to guide future land uses. No proposals in this plan creates any land use right or exempt anyone from his or her obligation in terms of any other act controlling land uses. The maps should be used as a schematic representation of the desired spatial form to be achieved by the in the long term. The Gauteng Spatial -
Magistrates' Courts Act: Definition of Local Limits of Districts Created In
STAATSKOERANT, 31 OKTOBER 2014 No. 38170 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT No. 861 31 October 2014 MAGISTRATES' COURTS ACT, 1944 (ACT NO. 32 OF 1944): DEFINITION OF LOCAL LIMITS OF DISTRICTS CREATED IN RESPECT OF THE GAUTENG AND NORTH WEST PROVINCES I,Tshililo Michael Masutha, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, acting under section 2 1(a) of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944), hereby, with effect from 1 December 2014, in respect of the magisterial districts created in terms of Government Notice No. 43 of 24 January 2014, define the local limits of each such district as indicated in Schedules 1 and 2 respectively. Any amendment to the name of the district, sub-district or place of sitting under this Notice shall be applicable to the place appointed for the holding of a court for each regional division and all seats mentioned in the Schedule to Government Notice No. 219 of 27 February 2004. Given under my hand at on this the4")-\day of 0100 Qe Two Thousand and Fourteen. TM MASUTHA, MP (ADV) MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 Column Acreatedin CourtsColumnestablished B SCHEDULEfor 1: GAUTENG PROVINCEPoint-to-pointCo lum descriptions C No. 38170 2014 GAZETTE,31OCTOBER GOVERNMENT termsEkurhuleniNo.43Magisterial ofof 24 Central JanuaryGovernmentDistrict 2014GazettethePalm districts Ridge Startingproceed from in an the easterly intersection direction of the along N12 the Motorway N12 motorway, with the easternuntilit intersectsboundary ofwith Busoni the eastern Rock, This gazette isalsoavailable freeonline at boundary of Linmeyer Township. -
Organisational Development, Head Office
O R G A N I S A T I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T , H E A D O F F I C E Coordinate System: Sphere Cylindrical Equal Area Projection: Cylindrical Equal Area Datum: Sphere North West Clusters False Easting: 0.0000 False Northing: 0.0000 Central Meridian: 0.0000 Standard Parallel 1: 0.0000 Units: Meter µ VAALWATER LEPHALALE LEPHALALE RANKIN'S PASS MODIIMOLLE DWAALBOOM THABAZIMBI MODIMOLLE BELA--BELA ROOIBERG BELA-BELA NORTHAM NIETVERDIEND MOTSWEDI BEDWANG CYFERSKUIL MOGWASE MADIKWE SUN CITY ASSEN KWAMHLANGA RUSTENBURG JERICHO MAKAPANSTAD ZEERUST PIENAARSRIVIER RIETGATTEMBA BRITS DUBE LETHABONG BRITS LOATEHAMMANSKRAAL LEHURUTSHE LETHLABILE GROOT MARICO KLIPGAT MOKOPONG ZEERUST PHOKENG TSHWANE NORTH MOTHUTLUNGHEBRONSOSHANGUVE CULLINAN BETHANIE SWARTRUGGENS BRITS GA-RANKUWAPRETORIA NORTH BOITEKONG BRAY TLHABANE MMAKAU TSHWANE EAST MARIKANA AKASIA SINOVILLE OTTOSHOOP HERCULES MOOINOOI ATTERIDGEVILLE SILVERTON MAHIKENG RUSTENBURG HARTBEESPOORTDAM MAKGOBISTAD TSHWANE WEST MMABATHO LYTTELTON TSHIDILAMOLOMO KOSTER ERASMIA HEKPOORT VORSTERSHOOP BOSHOEK DIEPSLOOTMIDRAND WELBEKEND LICHTENBURG MULDERSDRIFT LOMANYANENG BOONSMAGALIESBURGKRUGERSDORPJOBURG NORTH TARLTON ITSOSENG JOBURG WEST KEMPTON PARK SETLAGOLE HONEYDEWSANDTON KAGISO BENONI MOROKWENG RANDFONTEIN PIET PLESSIS MAHIKENG EKHURULENII CENTRAL MAHIKENG WEST RAND ALBERTON WEST RAND BRAKPAN VRYBURG MOOIFONTEIN KLERKSKRAAL CARLETONVILLE MONDEOR VENTERSDORP KHUTSONG SOWETO WEST DAWN PARK HEUNINGVLEI BIESIESVLEI COLIGNY MADIBOGO ATAMELANG WESTONARIA EKHURULENII WEST WEDELA ENNERDALEDE DEUR ORANGE -
South African Tourism Annual Report 2018 | 2019
ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 2019 GENERAL INFORMATIONSouth1 African Tourism Annual Report 2018 | 2019 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF TOURISM 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 2019 GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION 5 Message from the Minister of Tourism 15 Foreword by the Chairperson 18 Chief Executive Officer’s Overview 20 Statement of Responsibility for Performance Information for the Year Ended 31 March 2019 22 Strategic Overview: About South African Tourism 23 Legislative and Other Mandates 25 Organisational Structure 26 PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 29 International Operating Context 30 South Africa’s Tourism Performance 34 Organisational Environment 48 Key Policy Developments and Legislative Changes 49 Strategic Outcome-Oriented Goals 50 Performance Information by Programme 51 Strategy to Overcome Areas of Underperformance 75 PART C: GOVERNANCE 79 The Board’s Role and the Board Charter 80 Board Meetings 86 Board Committees 90 Audit and Risk Committee Report 107 PART D: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 111 PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION 121 Statement of Responsibility 122 Report of Auditor-General 124 Annual Financial Statements 131 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF TOURISM ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 2019 GENERAL INFORMATION 3 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF TOURISM 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 2019 GENERAL INFORMATION CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF TOURISM ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 2019 GENERAL INFORMATION 5 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF TOURISM 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 2019 GENERAL INFORMATION SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM’S GENERAL INFORMATION Name of Public Entity: South African Tourism -
South African Journal of Science Volume 113 | Number 3/4 1 March/April 2017 Invited Commentary Mathematics in Mathematics Education Page 1 of 3
Synergies in the mathematical SOUTH AFRICAN sciences Journal of Science Alternative age for Little Foot Characterisation of traditional cosmetic clays Determination of ancient arrow poisons ISSN: 1996-7489 e MARCH/APRIL 2017 volume 113 number 3/4 MARCH/APRIL eISSN: 1996-7489 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF John Butler-Adam Office of the Vice Principal: Research and Graduate Education, University of Pretoria SOUTH AFRICAN MANAGING EDITOR Linda Fick Academy of Science of South Africa Journal of Science ONLINE PUBLISHING ADMINISTRATOR volume 113 Nadine Wubbeling Academy of Science of South Africa number 3/4 ASSOCIATE EDITORS Sally Archibald School of Animal, Plant & Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand Leader Nicolaas Beukes Mathematics and… Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg John Butler-Adam .................................................................................................................... 1 Tania Douglas Invited Commentary Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cape Town Mathematics in mathematics education Jill Adler .................................................................................................................................. 2 Menán du Plessis Department of General Linguistics, Finding synergies between the mathematical and physical sciences Stellenbosch University Daya Reddy ............................................................................................................................. 5 Kavilan Moodley Mathematics and biology School of Mathematics, Statistics -
Table of Contents
ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 FINANCIAL YEAR TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION 4 1. DEPARTMENT GENERAL INFORMATION 5 2. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS 6 3. FOREWORD BY MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 7 4. REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER 9 5. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIRMATION OF ACCURACY 17 FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT 6. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 19 6.1 Vision 19 6.2 Mission 19 6.3 Values 19 7. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES 20 7.1 The Constitutional Mandate 20 7.2 National and Provincial Legislative Mandates 20 7.3 National and Provincial Policy Mandates 24 8. ENTITIES REPORTING TO THE MEC 27 9. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 28 9.1 Management Team 29 PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 31 1. AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT: PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES 32 2. OVERVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL PERFORMANCE 32 2.1 Service Delivery Environment 32 2.2 Service Delivery Improvement Plan 34 2.3 Organisational environment 36 2.4 Key policy developments and legislative changes 37 3. STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS 37 4. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION BY PROGRAMME 38 4.1 Programme 1: Administration 38 4.2 Programme 2: Cultural Affairs 47 4.3 Programme 3: Library and Archival Services 69 4.4 Programme 4: Sport and Recreation 80 GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, ARTS, CULTURE AND RECREATION 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 FINANCIAL YEAR 5. TRANSFER PAYMENTS 102 5.1. Transfer payments to public entities 102 5.2. Transfer payments to all organisations other than public entities 102 6. CONDITIONAL GRANTS 115 6.1. Conditional grants paid 115 6.2 Conditional grants received 117 7. DONOR FUNDS 121 8. -
R42 Million in Box Office Earnings
Page | 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v South Africa’s (SA) total Box Office earnings in the first half of 2019 amounted to the sum total of R590 million - 8% less than in the first half of 2018 (which was a total of R631 million). v A total of 102 films were released in SA cinemas, 14 of which were SA produced1; v These 14 SA produced titles earned a total of R42 million in Box Office earnings; v The Market Share of SA produced films for the first half of 2019 (H1, 2019) was therefore 7%; v The highest-grossing films in 2019 were: o Avengers: Endgame (grossing over R104 million) o Captain Marvel (at R49 million) o Aladdin (at R43 million) v Action/Adventure/Sci-fi was the highest-earning genre in this period; this was followed by Animation, then Comedy; v A total of 23 3D/4DX/IMAX format films were released during the period and these accounted for 65% of the total box office revenue. 1 “SA produced” refers to films that are produced by South Africans, and shot in South Africa, and further includes films classified as national films by virtue of having received official co-production status. Page | 2 1. SOUTH AFRICA’S GROSS BOX OFFICE South Africa’s performance at the box office was very impressive in the first half of the year (referred to H1 2019 hereafter). 14 local films were released with the total box office earning R42 million - an increase from R17 million in the previous period (H1 2018). Figure 1: Gross Box Office - SA produced films Gross Box Office - SA produced films R 50 R 47 R 45 R 44 R 42 Millions R 40 R 35 R 33 R 30 R 30 R 28 R 25 R 23 R 20 R 17 R 15 R 10 R 5 R 0 H1 2012 H1 2013 H1 2014 H1 2015 H1 2016 H1 2017 H1 2018 H1 2019 2. -
The State of the Railways in South Africa During the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 Maj
The state of the Railways in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 Maj. B.A. Zurnamer* The railways in South Africa were badly dam- forces of the two Republics during their retreat aged during the Anglo-Boer War by the armed and the guerilla campaign which followed. Klas H.2 Lokomotlef gebruik gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog In Natal Shortly after the declaration of the War on 11 from the various ports to the operational area~. October 1899, the Republican forces occupied Thus, it was essential to establish a military rail- the railways at many key points in Natal and the way organization for the conduct of war in South Cape Colony. In less than six weeks the Boer Africa. So it was that Major E.P.C. Girouard was forces had penetrated deep into enemy territory appointed Director of Railways of the South Afri- and were in control of the railway line from Ma- can Field Force. He was at that time president of feking to a point just north of the Orange River on the Egyptian State Railways and the situation in the Cape Main Line. In Natal the line had been South Africa made it imperative for the Imperial occupied to a point some three miles north of Army to transfer him to this country. Mooirivier station. The Republican forces were determined to hold The Republican forces also held the line be- the railways where they were in control of them, tween Aliwal North and Molteno and the line but when the build-up of enemy forces made this between Norval's Pont on the Cape-OFS border impossible, the Boers' strategy was to destroy and as far as Arundel near Noupoort. -
4 Spatial Development Framework 4 Spatial Development Framework
4 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 4 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 4.1 IntrodUCtion and BaCKgroUnd be demarcated and enforced in order to strengthen the existing urban areas and nodes, to contain urban sprawl, to The purpose of the Sedibeng District Municipality Spatial promote more compact urban development and to protect Development Framework (SDF) is firstly to assess the position the agricultural and ecological potential of the rural hinterland of the District in relation to Provincial and National perspective within the district. Future urban development should consist and secondly to serve as a guide for the Local Municipalities primarily of infill and densification within the proposed urban in order to ensure that the Spatial Development Framework of edge. the Local Municipalities are linking to the overall development • The existing major development opportunities in the perspective of the District. The main objective will therefore be district should be maximized, namely tourism development to ensure that the Local Municipalities contribute towards the opportunities around the Suikerbosrand and along the orderly spatial development structure of the District and the Vaalriver, and economic development opportunities along Gauteng Province. Provincial Routes R59. The area abutting Route R59 is seen as a major future economic development corridor. The SDF is included into the IDP in terms of Chapter 5 of the • High density development should be promoted along main Municipal Systems Act that states that each local authority in public transport links. South Africa is required to compile an Integrated Development • Upgrading of services should be focused primarily on Plan for its area of jurisdiction and in Section 26 of the Municipal previously disadvantaged township areas.