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Adams, W.J., Aliber, M.A., Cross, R.C., Drimie, S.E., Modiselle, D.S., Randela, R., Tlabela, K.R.U. & Zama, S.B. (2002) The impact of HIV/AIDS on land issues in Kwazulu-Natal province South Africa: case studies from Muden, Dondotha, Kwadumisa and Kwanyuswa. (Report commissioned by the Sub-regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)).
Aliber, M. & Hart, T.G.B. (2009) Should subsistence agriculture be supported as a strategy to address rural food insecurity?. Agrekon. 48(4):434-458.
At first glance South Africa's black farming sector appears to contribute rather minimally to overall agricultural output in South Africa. However, despite the complexity involved in this sector and the often marginal conditions in which agriculture is practised it appears to be important to a large number of black households. Furthermore, the significance they attach to subsistence agriculture...
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Aliber, M., Greenberg, S., Eveleth, A., Kleinbooi, K., Lahiff, E. & Tom, B. (2006) Rural municipality case studies: land reform, farm employment and livelihoods. (Summary of research repots supported with funding from the National Treasury, USAID and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), July).
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Aliber, M. (2006) Small-scale agriculture and micro-enterprise remain best hope for rural poor. HSRC review. 4(1):6-7.
Employment is declining in the commercial farming sector, aggravating an already difficult situation in rural areas. MICHAEL ALIBER shares the findings of a report that investigates the impact of this decline in four provincial cases studies.
Aliber, M., de Swardt, C., du Toit, A., Mbhele, T. & Mthethwa, T. (2005) Trends and policy challenges in the rural economy: four provincial case studies. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
Deepening rural poverty is of great concern. Yet, too little is known about how people survive in the rural areas of South Africa, and in particular how people 's survival strategies are adapting to changing economic circumstances. This study sheds light n the experience of rural dwellers in respect of four areas of economic activity in four provinces, Limpopo, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Kw...
Altman, M. (2010) The context for career guidance in urban & rural areas addressing the challenge of youth unemployment in South Africa. (Paper presented to the National Career Guidance Conference, 14 May).
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Anderson, B.A., Romani, J.H., Wentzel, M. & Phillips, H.E. (2010) Awareness of water pollution as a problem and the decision to treat drinking water among rural African households with unclean drinking water: South Africa 2005. (Paper presented at the Population Association of America, Dallas, Texas, April).
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Anderson, B.A., Romani, J.H., Wentzel, M. & Phillips, H.E. (2010) Awareness of water pollution as a problem and the decision to treat drinking water among rural African households with unclean drinking water: South Africa 2005. (Commissioned by the Population Studies Center (Report 10-701), May).
Factors related to household perception of water pollution as a problem, treatment of drinking water and choice of chemical treatment are examined for rural African households in South Africa in 2005 that use an unclean drinking water source. Only 19% of these households ever treat their drinking water. The less clean the water and the more distant the water source, the more likely the househol...
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Andrew, N. & Jacobs, P. (2010) Nutrindo a pobreza rural - Relacoes agrarias inalteradas na Africa do Sul. In: De Briti, L., Castel-Branco, C.N., Chichava, S. & Francisco, A. (eds). Pobreza, desigualdade e vulnerabilidade: comunicacoes apresentadas na II conferencia do instituto de estudos sociais e economicos. Maputo: IESE. 151-184.
Aphane, M., Dzivakwi, R. & Jacobs, P. (2010) Livelihood strategies of rural women in Eastern Cape and Limpopo. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 84:64-72.
This analysis of new household data collected in rural Limpopo and the Eastern Cape of South Africa reveals that structural inequalities exist between men and women: many rural women might be better educated than men, but they remain at the bottom of the rural social pyramid. This is evidenced by their limited access to farm and non-farm assets as well as household spending levels below common...
Baiphethi, M.N., Viljoen, M.F. & Kundhlande, G. (2009) Rural Women and Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation (RWH&C): anecdotal evidence from the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces. (Poster presented at the HSRC Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, September).
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Balfour, R.J., Mitchell, C. & Moletsane, R. (2008) Troubling contexts: toward a generative theory of rurality as education research. Journal of Rural and Community Development. 3(3):95-107.
The author suggests that rurality as a signifier is transformative, capable of changing behaviour and affecting the motivation of teachers, community workers, and learners. Research from the Rural Teacher Education Project in South Africa, which informs our argument in this article, demonstrates that the very generative and transformative nature of rurality serves both to inform but also to del...
Barnard, D.B. (1999) Research visit to Namibia, Zambia and Botswana. (Visit took place 3-14 August 1999).
This report presents an overview of the outcome of a research visit to three southern African countries, namely, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia, which has been undertaken in support of Prodder's ongoing work in southern Africa.
Benseler, A. (2003) Case study of commonage use in the Khai Ma municipality. (Commissioned by the Department of Land Affairs, December).
Bentley, K. (2006) Are the powers of traditional leaders in South Africa compatible with women's equal rights?: three conceptual arguments. (Paper presented at the 20th International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress, Fukuoka, 9-13 July).
Bentley, K., Cherry, J., George, K., Mafundityala, U., Maphunye, K., Mbatha, l., Mbhanyele, E., Mulaudzi, T., Ngomane, N., Ngqulunga, B., Nxumalo, T. & Yarbrough, M. (2006) Longitudinal study: the effect of the legislated powers of traditional authorities on rural women's rights in South Africa: baseline report. (Report for the Foundation for Human Rights and SANPAD, January).
This is the first report for the project Longitudinal Study: The Effect of the Legislated Powers Of Traditional Authorities On Rural Women?s Rights In South Africa. The project was conceived of, designed and convened by the Democracy and Governance Programme of the HSRC in 2003-4, to respond to new legislation entrenching the powers of traditional leaders in South Africa, and to assess its like...
Bentley, K., Cherry, C., George, K., Mafundityala, U., Maphunye, K., Mbatha, L., Mbhanyele, E., Mulaudzi, T., Ngomane, N., Ngqulunga, B., Nxumalo, B. & Yarbrough, M. (2005) Baseline report for the longitudinal study: the effect of the legislated powers of traditional authorities on rural women's rights in South Africa. (Commissioned by FHR and SANPAD).
Chikovore, J., Nystrom, L., Lindmark, G. & Ahlberg, B.M. (2009) HIV/AIDS and sexuality: concerns of youths in rural Zimbabwe. African Journal of AIDS Research. 8(4):503-513.
Concerns regarding HIV and AIDS were elicited from 546 school youths (51% female, age range 9-25 years) in a Zimbabwean rural district, through a self-generated question-writing process. Concerns emerged around how to avoid HIV infection at a time when they were undergoing secondary sexual development, had growing feelings of love, and were even engaging in sexual activity, while they had limit...
Chisholm, L.M. (2003) Rural education in South Africa. (Presented at the Kenton-at-Goudini Annual Education Conference, Worcester, South Africa, 30 November).
Cross, C. (2009) Demographics and society. (Presentation made at the CRIR International Transport Conference, 7 December).
De Klerk, M., Drimie, S., Mini, S. & Tlabela, K. (2002) Micro-finance in rural communities in Southern Africa: country and pilot site case studies, policy issues and recommendations. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
Micro-Finance in Rural Communities in Southern Africa was a report prepared by the HSRC for the Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Southern Africa. The IRDP is a core initiative in Foundation?s Africa portfolio of programmes, which aims to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of rural communities. A component of this programme is to help capita...
Desmond, C. & Boyce, G. (2004) Assessing the costs of a rural PMTCT pilot site in the eastern Cape. In (Monitoring HIV/AIDS interventions). Cape Town: HSRC Publishers. 079692063X.
Mother-to-child transmission is by far the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes have been implemented nationally in South Africa since 2000. This report presents the results of research conducted at a pilot site in the Eastern Cape into the use of resources associated with the implementation of a PMTCT pro...
Dhunpath, R. (2004) "I'm not under-standing". Perspectives in education. 22 (1):135-139.
This article presents the experiences and reflections of a South African educational researcher on a recent field trip to schools in a deep-rural part of the country. The data gathering exercise was part of an evaluation of the "Learning Improvement Project" (LIP), a pseudonym for a donor-funded intervention programme instituted to improve the functionality and academic performance of schools t...
Drimie, S.E. (2003) NASFAM funding proposal for the National AIDS Commission. (Prepared by NASFAM. Programmes and Policy Unit: HIV/AIDS Programme, September).
Economic development in rural Malawi lies at the core of the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM). This objective is underpinned by its intention to empower its smallholder farmer members and to improve their incomes. This has an explicit poverty reduction focus that is shared by the Malawi poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP). The success of both the PRSP and NASF...
Faber, M., Kvalsvig, J., Lombard, C.J. & Spinnler Benade, A.J. (2004) The effect of a low-cost micro-nutrient fortified cereal on the nutritional status of infants. (Commissioned by the Thrasher Research Fund, February).
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a low-cost fortified cereal on the nutritional status, growth, morbidity and development of infants in a rural South African community.
Fomundam, H., Mosala, T., Shisana, O., Peltzer, K., Pakade, T. & Dana, P. (2005) The practicalities of using Nevirapine for PMTCT in under-resourced settings: the case of Qaukeni district in the eastern Cape province, South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
This report provides district , provincial and national PMTCT programme managers with information on the challenges of Nevirapine use in rural communities, and a possible solution for women with inadequate access to healthcare facilities.
Goldman, I., Hart, T., Jacobs, P., Mohlabi, S., Kalonge, S. & Mullins, D. (2010) Development of evidence-based policy around homestead food production. (January).
A substantial proportion of South Africans (possibly 50%) are food insecure and many suffer from nutrient deficiencies. Homestead food production is one element of a strategy for combating food insecurity, and it applies both to urban and rural areas. It also can lead to income savings by substituting for bought food and potentially be the beginning of a route for small-scale income generation....
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Hagg, G. (2010) Improving rural service delivery: can traditional institutions of governance contribute?: Giyani case study. (Paper presented at the TUT-HSRC-SAAPAMG Conference on Service Delivery in the Changing Political Landscape: Where is the Missing Link?, Pretoria, 25-26 March).
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Hagg, G. & Emmett, T. (2003) Muddying the elephant's water: policy and practice in community water supply. Politeia. 22(1):67-92.
The South African government that came to power in 1994 was challenged by enormous backlogs in rural water supply. The post-1994 Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) has developed internationally lauded policies. While important successes have been achieved, many problems have been experienced in the implementation of policies and many systems seem to be unsustainable. The relevan...
Harrison, M.G., Malaka, D., Amoateng, A.Y. & Toldson, I. (2005) Perceived competence of rural South-African and rural African-American families: a cross-cultural assessment of structural validity. Ethnicity & disease. 15(3):379-386.
Hart, T. (2011) Reasons for contemporary food intake of poor households in rural areas of South Africa. (Commissioned by the Water Research Commission, February).
Because the reasons for food intake are determined by a range of factors that vary from individual, household, cultural and ethnic group preferences and also by location, season, income and affordability, historical factors, knowledge and education, and social networks as well as the impact of HIV/AIDS on individuals and households, micro-level case studies are the best means of understanding t...
Hart, T. (2010) Against the odds: rural women who drive food and nutrition security in their communities. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 86:111-120.
Despite the international right to food, many African and South African women face serious challenges in providing food for their families. In particular, these challenges relate to institutional and cultural barriers which restrict their access to education, land, credit and official support services. Despite this prevailing situation, some women are acknowledged as being successful in address...
Hart, T. (2008) The ignorance of gender in agrarian livelihoods in rural South Africa. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 78:144-155.
Hart, T. (2005) African vegetables and rural livelihoods. (June).
Hart, T.G.B. (2011) The significance of African vegetables in ensuring food security for South Africa's rural poor. Agriculture and Human Values. 28(3):321-333.
Technologies and services provided to resource-poor farmers need to be relevant and compatible with the context in which they operate. This paper examines the contribution of extension services to the food security of resource-poor farmers in a rural village in South Africa. It considers these in terms of the local context and the production of African vegetables in household food plots. A mixt...
Hart, T.G.B. & Vorster, H.J. (2006) The importance of indigenous knowledge in reducing poverty of rural Agrarian households. (Commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology, May).
the report starts by describing the three different types of agriculture that are currently practiced worldwide and looks at an international understanding of indigenous knowledge, while raking not of the current ways in which indigenous knowledge is considered for the purposes of integrating it with scientific knowledge.
Hemson, C.D.L. (2002) Women are weak when they are amongst men: participation in rural water committees in South Africa. Agenda: empowering women for gender equity. 52:24-32.
Hemson, C.D.L. (2002) Women are weak when they are amongst men: the participation of women in rural water commitees in South Africa. (Integrated Rural and Regional Development, Occasional Paper no. 3). Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
An examination of the cultural push-and-pull factors influencing the participation of women in the management of rural water committees, a key component of the post-apartheid government's rural service delivery efforts
Hemson, D. & Buccus, I (2009) The citizen voice project: an intervention in water services in rural South Africa. IDS Bulletin. 40(6):60-69.
Despite a legal framework for participation in South Africa, poor citizens have not to date been able to access the public services they need, leading some to talk of a 'second democracy', the political system as experienced by the poor. This action-research study involved local government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community leaders and community mobilisation to develop Water Serv...
Hemson, D. (2009) Rural development: strategies and challenges. (Paper presented at the Provincial Monitoring & Evaluation Forum Workshop: Aligning Programmes with the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), Elenageni Hotel, Durban, 24 August).
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Hemson, D. (2009) Social mobilisation in Amathole district municipality. (ADM presentation on 8 September).
Hemson, D. (2007) Closing the circle?: voice, processes and results. (Paper presented to the Steering Committee, 2 March).
Hemson, D. (2006) 'The toughest of chores': policy and practice in children collecting water in South Africa. (Paper presented at the 16th International Sociological Association, Durban, South Africa, 24-28 July).
Hemson, D. (2006) Engaging in local government: prospects for participation among the poor. (Paper presented at the CPP Public Dialogue, Riverside Hotel, Durban, 31 October).
Hemson, D. (2006) Helping or hindering?: traditional leaders and water delivery in rural KwaZulu Natal. (Paper presented to the Traditional Authorities, Local Government and Rural Economic Development Summit, Durban, 3 May).
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Hemson, D. (2006) Innovation and training in community appraisal. (Paper presented at the Presentation and discussion with EWS, 15 December).
Hemson, D. & Leclerc-Madlala, S. (2006) Living with rats. HSRC Review. 4(2):6-7.
An HSRC research team has been to Cato Manor to investigate residents? attitudes to living alongside rodents, with a view to improving living conditions there. David Hemson and Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala report.
Hemson, D. (2006) The long walk: burden of child water collection. South African labour bulletin. 30(4):26-28.
Hemson, D. & Nnadozie, R. Pipe dream for the province's poor?. Mail & Guardian. 1. (28 April 2006)
Hemson, D. (2006) Young drawers of water: the burden on children in rural South Africa. (Paper presented at the International Sociological Association 2006 Congress, Joint session of RC10 and RC53: "Participation and childhood: consequences for social existence", 28 July).
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Hemson, D. (2006) Young drawers of water: the burden on children in rural South Africa. (Paper presented to the Regional Child Labour Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, 4-6 July).
Hemson, D. (2005) Assessment of the INK social strategy document. (Commissioned by INK, March).
Hemson, D. & Dube, B. (2005) Hygiene and health: wash priorities in today's South Africa: research findings from schools and communities in poor communities. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, June).
Hemson, D. & Owusu-Ampomah, K. (2004) Is the water flowing?: equity and efficiency in rural water services.
Hemson, D. (2004) Public health and the quality of drinking water in rural communities in South Africa: issues arising from the cholera epidemic 2000/01. (Paper presented at the Safe Water Conference, Johannesburg, 4-7 November).
Hemson, D. (2004) Race to improve delivery: can promises be met?. HSRC review. 2(2):8-9.
Hemson, D. (2003) The sustainability of community water projects in KwaZulu-Natal. (Report to the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry).
The provision of water to rural communities is going through a significant transition as the responsibility for thousands of community water projects is being transferred to rural local government. The research was undertaken into the sustainability of these projects during this transition. This report represents an assessment of water projects in Kwa-Zulu Natal in late 2002.
Human Sciences Research Council (2006) Preliminary assessment of the impact on downstream communities as a result of the reduction in river flows: findings of three participatory rural appraisals. (Commissioned by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), September).
Human Sciences Research Council (2006) Socio-economic monitoring of the downstream areas of the Lesotho highlands water project: a preliminary review. (Commissioned by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), September).
Human Sciences Research Council & Education Policy Consortium (2005) Emerging voices: a report on education in South African rural communities. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
One of the greatest challenges South Africa faces is rural poverty and education. This book graphically illustrates the conditions that make the dreams of a better life for all virtually unrealisable in rural areas. Through the voices of rural people themselves, the reader is told not only what the problems are but also what can and should be done. Emerging Voices is a richly documented portrai...
Jacobs, P. (2011) Agricultural market reforms and the rural poor in South Africa. (Paper presented at the Norway Seminar, Oslo, Norway, 29 April).
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Jacobs, P. (2011) Outcome 7: vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities and food security for all. (Paper presented at the Appropriations committee: Budget on Outcome 7: Food Security and Rural Development, 20 April).
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Jacobs, P. (2011) Sustainable rural development: employment and household farming. (Paper presented at the Economic Development Department Conference, Spatial Dynamics Panel, 31 May).
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Jacobs, P., Aphane, M. & Dzivakwi, R. (2010) Food buying patterns in rural Eastern Cape and Limpopo. HSRC Review. 8(4):3-4.
How rural households meet their food needs is shifting the food-security policy debate. This became clear from research collected from both female- and male-headed households in rural Eastern Cape and Limpopo. PETER JACOBS, MOGAU APHANE and ROBERT DZIVAKWI report.
Jacobs, P. & Simbayi, L. (2010) HSRC presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations. (Paper presented to the Standing Committee on Appropriations, Parliament, 23 April).
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Jacobs, P. & Andrews, N. (2009) Nourishing rural poverty - South Africa's unchanging land relations. (Paper presented at the II IESE conference in Maputo, Mozambique, 22-23 April).
The South African neo-liberal model of development has overall produced greater social differentiation since the end of apartheid in 1994. This is rooted in the soil of an essentially unchanged land system. Land reform is oriented towards 'deracialising' the commercial farming sector through market-based redistribution, creating a modest opening for black farmers. The overwhelming result has be...
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Kanyane, M.H. (2011) Financial viability of rural municipalities in South Africa. Journal of Public Administration. 46(2):935-946.
Public finance is considered to be the overriding factor in determining the viability of local government. Presumably, without sound financial management systems, municipalities will be forced to discontinue their operations. It is imperative that municipal stakeholders, such as municipal officials, mayors, ward councilors, traditional leaders and interest groups, among others, should have a so...
Khosa, M.M. (ed). (2001) Empowerment through economic transformation. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
Empowerment through Economic Transformation is the third in a trilogy studying the transformation process in post-apartheid South Africa. It follows two studies published in 2000, Infrastructure Mandates for Change and Empowerment through Service Delivery. This volume examines some of the theoretical issues around the concepts transformation and empowerment, supplemented by 15 case studies. ...
Kongolo, M. (2009) Factors limiting women's involvement in development: lesson from Ithuseng, South Africa. African Research Review. 3(4):13-30.
This study investigates factors influencing limited involvement in development process by women in South Africa?s semi and rural areas. The influence of government development policy, education and cultural values on rural women was also investigated. The results suggest that the majority of the women in rural areas are illiterate. These women have been involved in development related work with...
Labadarios, D., Steyn, N.P. & Nel, J. (2011) How diverse are our diets?. HSRC Review. 9(3):4.
For many South Africans, particularly those living in rural areas and informal settlements, our diet is simply not diverse enough, find DEMETRE LABADARIOS, NELIA PATRICIA STEYN and JOHANNA NEL.
Lorentzen, J. (2009) Global sugar, regional water, and local people: EU sugar regime liberalisation, rural livelihoods, and the environment in the Incomati River Basin. South African Journal of Science. 105:49-53.
This paper is concerned with how changes in the global economy, triggered by actions undertaken in one part of the world, can affect the lives and the prospects of poor rural people, as well as the environment they live in, in another very distant part of the world. It analyses the linkages between changes in the European Union (EU) sugar regime and the economic fortunes and the environmental ...
Mafukidze, J. (2006) Tradition, representations and public space: a focus on Chitsungo, Mbire. (Paper presented at the ISA Junior Sociologists Workshop, Coastlands Convention Center, Durban, 21 July).
Maphunye, K.J. (2005) "Please do not forget us", examining the challenges to practicable solutions and innovative service delivery practices in South Africa's rural communities. Administratio publica. 13(1):1-23.
Maphunye, K.J. (2003) "Please do not forget us", examining the challenges to practicable solutions and innovative service delivery practices in South Africa's rural communities. (Paper delivered at the 9th International Winelands Conference, 10-12 September 2003, Stellenbosch, Western Cape).
This paper gives a brief description if innovative measures of service delivery that local communities in South Africa have experienced and benefit from. It examines the challenges that they often face whenever they attempt to "catch up" with the rapid pace of developments throughout the country. The paper also examines the practical application of the term "innovative service delivery" in th...
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Masehela, K. Children learn lessons of suffering. City press. 26. (17 April 2005)
The author conducted a study about schooling in rural KwaZulu-Natal and concluded that if no drastic measures are taken, the children will continue to experience pangs of hunger, inadequate schooling and crippling disease. Theses children will also be broken in mind and spirit.
Mashinini, M.S., Sithole, M.M. & Mabuza, M.L. (2011) Contribution of input trade fairs to food security in rural Swaziland: case study of households under the Ngwempisi constituency. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 6(10):2436-2446.
The objective of the study was to determine the contribution of input trade fairs (ITFs) to household food security in rural Swaziland. Given the prevailing drought condition, a number of interventions, including ITFs, have been attempted to mitigate the effects of natural disasters on the livelihoods of rural households. Through a survey of 92 randomly selected households, a regression model w...
Mazibuko, S. (2007) Leakages and costs of eco-tourism: the case of AmaZizi in the Northern Drakensberg. Africa Insight. 37(1):150-168.
The rural people living in the Northern Drakensberg area benefit very little from eco-tourism due to their limited participation in this industry. In addition, the local communities have to carry the hidden costs involved in eco-tourism. This article discusses the nature of both leakages and costs that affect the local communities, and argues that the benefits accruing to local communities at...
McGrath, N., Richter, L. & Newell, M-L. (2011) Design and methods of a longitudinal study investigating the impact of antiretroviral treatment on the partnerships and sexual behaviour of HIV-infected individuals in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 11:121.
Diagnosed HIV-infected people form an increasingly large sub-population in South Africa, one that will continue to grow with widely promoted HIV testing and greater availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART). For HIV prevention and support, understanding the impact of long-term ART on family and sexual relationships is a health research priority. This includes improving the availability of lo...
McGrath, N., Hosegood, V., Chirowodza, A., Joseph, P., Darbes, L., Boettiger, M. & Van Rooyen, H. (2010) Recruiting heterosexual couples from the general population for studies in rural South Africa - challenges and lessons (Project Accept, HPTN 043). South African Medical Journal. 100(10):658-660.
Couples should be included in HIV prevention research, but their recruitment in southern Africa is challenging given high levels of migration and non-cohabitation. We describe the recruitment strategies and experiences of a pilot study in rural South Africa. With the aim of recruiting 20 couples at mobile voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) caravans and community venues, 75 index partners w...
Moletsane, R. & Ntombela, S. (2010) Gender and rurality in southern African contexts: an introduction. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 84:4-8.
There is arguably a strong link between poverty and the lived experiences of women and girls, particularly those in rural areas. This is exacerbated by gender inequalities and the social status of women in these communities, which prescribe how individuals and groups negotiate their daily interactions. As the contributions in this issue of Agenda illustrate, boys and girls growing up and men an...
Moletsane, R., Mitchell, C., De Lange, N., Stuart, J., Buthelezi, T. & Taylor, M. (2009) What can a woman do with a camera?: turning the female gaze on poverty and HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 22(3):315-331.
This article explores the use of participatory video in finding solutions to challenges faced by schools and communities in the contexts of poverty and the AIDS pandemic in one rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Locating the analysis within the study of feminist visual culture and the notion of the female gaze, the article focuses on a close reading of the production of a three mi...
Moletsane, R., De Lange, N., Mitchell, C., Stuart, J., Buthelezi, T. & Taylor, M. (2007) Photo-voice as an analytical and activist tool in the fight against HIV and AIDS stigmatisation in a rural KwaZulu-Natal school. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 19(1):1-10.
In a project involving learners, parents, teachers and community health care workers the participants identified stigma as a persistent problem and barrier against prevention and care efforts around HIV and AIDS in their schools and communities. This paper focuses on the use of participatory approaches to research and intervention and explores the uses of photo-voice as a means of promoting ch...
Monde, N., Fraser, G., Botha, J.J. & Anderson, K. (2006) Making home gardening a viable livelihood option in rural areas of South Africa: the case of Guquka and Khayalethu in central Eastern Cape. (Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities, Steven's Point, Wisconsin, USA, 26-30 June).
Morojele, N.K., London, L., Olorunju, S.A., Matjila, M.J., Davids, A.S. & Rendall-Mkosi, K.M. (2010) Predictors of risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies among women in an urban and a rural area of South Africa. Social Science & Medicine. 70:534-542.
The study sought to determine the prevalence and predictors of being at risk of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) among women of child-bearing age in an urban and rural location in South Africa. We conducted a cross-sectional household survey of 1018 women aged 18-44 years in one urban (n = 606) and one rural (n = 412) site. The women were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. We defin...
Motala, S. (2010) Expanding and enhancing employment opportunities in the social sector, particularly for rural and marginalised women. (Paper presented at "Overcoming Inequality and Structural Poverty in South Africa: toward inclusive growth and development, Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg, 20-22 September).
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Mthethwa, T., Du Toit, A., De Swardt, C., Mbhele, T. & Aliber, M. (2004) Trends and policy challenges in the rural economy: four provincial case studies. (February).
This chapter seeks to summarize and synthesize the findings from the four provincial case studies, as well as put the case studies' findings into perspective by looking at evidence from national-level data sets. The chapter is organized according to the four main themes touched upon in this exercise, that is, labor absorption in commercial agriculture's mall-scale/subsistence agriculture, the ...
Mulaudzi, M.V., Pengpid, S. & Peltzer, K. (2011) Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and coping related to HIV and AIDS in a rural hospital in South Africa. Studies on Ethno-medicine. 5(1):25-32.
The aim of this study was to determine nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and coping related to HIV and AIDS in a rural hospital in South Africa. A randomly selected sample of 222 nurses was asked to respond to a self-administered questionnaire. Results indicate that the majority (83.8%) of the sample had a medium level of HIV knowledge and had a positive attitude towards caring of HIV/AIDS patient...
Myer, L., Wilkinson, D., Lombard, C., Zuma, K., Rotchford, K. & Adool Karim, S.S. (2003) Impact of on-site testing for maternal syphilis on treatment delays, treatment rates and perinatal mortality in rural South Africa: a randomised controlled trial. Sexually transmitted infections. 79:208-213.
Syphilis remains a significant cause of preventable perinatal death in developing countries, with many women remaining untested and thus untreated. Syphilis testing in the clinic (on-site testing) may be a useful strategy to overcome this. We studied the impact of on-site syphilis testing on treatment delays and rates, and perinatal mortality. We conducted a cluster randomised controlled trial...
Ndinda, C., Uzodike, U.O., Chimbwete, C. & Mgeyana, M.T.M. (2011) Gendered perceptions of sexual behaviour in rural South Africa. International Journal of Family Medicine. April:Online.
This paper discusses sexual behaviour findings collected through eleven homogenous focus group discussions conducted among women and men in a predominantly Zulu population in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The objective of this paper is to shed light on sexual behaviour in a rural community. The findings suggest that sex is a taboo subject and the discussion around it is concealed in the...
Ngema, S., Van Rooyen, R. & Richter, L. (2007) Strategies and barriers to delivery of post test support services in rural KwaZulu Natal. (Poster presentation at the 3rd South African AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa, 5-8 July).
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Ntsebeza, L (2006) Rural development in South Africa: tensions between democracy and traditional authority. In: Padayachee, V. (ed). The development decade: economic and social change in South Africa, 1994-2004. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 444-460.
Ntsebeza, L. (2006) Democracy compromised: chiefs and the politics of land in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
Democracy Compromised puts the spotlight on traditional authorities and addresses two main issues: first, how despite their role in the apartheid state, traditional authorities not only survived, but have won unprecedented powers of rural governance in South Africa's democracy, and second, how they derive their authority. In this original and compelling study, Lungisile Ntsebeza carefully detai...
Ojo, O.A., Louwagie, G., Morojele, N., Rendall-Mkosi, K., London, L., Olorunju, S. & Davids, A. (2010) Factors associated with female high-risk drinking in a rural and urban South African site. South African Medical Journal. 100(3):180-182.
Objective. To assess and compare the extent of high-risk drinking and factors associated with high-risk drinking in the adult female population of a rural and an urban region in South Africa. Design. Cross-sectional household survey using multistage sampling methods. Setting. A rural wine farming area of the Western Cape and an urban site in Gauteng. Subjects. Women of reproductive age (18 - 44...
Peltzer, K., Ladzani, R., Mlambo, M.G., Majaja, M., Phaweni, K., Matseke, G., Shikwane, E. & Rozani, A. (2010) Implementing a rural programme of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Nkangala, South Africa: a baseline evaluation. (Report for PMTCT, Mpumalanga, July).
HIV related health problems have robbed about 2 million lives. About 1.9 million of the 2.7 million new infections that have documented occurred in sub-Saharan Africa (UNAIDS, 2008). Women and children bear a disproportionate share of the burden, and in many settings continue to experience high rates of new HIV infections and of HIV-related illness and death. In 2008 alone, an estimated 430 000...
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Peltzer, K., Tabane, C., Matseke, G. & Simbayi, L. (2009) Lay counsellor-based risk reduction intervention with HIV negative diagnosed patients at HIV counselling and testing sites in a rural South African setting. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 19(4):541-548.
The study evaluated the feasibility, fidelity, and effectiveness of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention intervention delivered to HIV-uninfected patients by lay counsellors during routine HIV counselling and testing (HCT) service in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were 543 HIV negative diagnosed persons (males =383, females =163, age range=18 - 68). They were assessed at b...
Peltzer, K. & Pengpid, S. (2008) Knowledge, attitudes and management of alcohol problems in general practice in rural South Africa. South African Family Practice. 50(1):66-66d.
There has been increasing emphasis on the role of primary health care in the prevention and management of alcohol-related harm. The aim of this study was to determine attitudes to and management of alcohol problems in general practice in rural South Africa. Methods: A total of 61 general practitioners (GPs) were interviewed with the aid of a structured questionnaire (response rate 50%) in two r...
Peltzer, K. (2007) Evaluation of HIV/AIDS intervention prevention messages on a rural sample on South Africa's youth knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours over a period of 15 months. (Poster presentation to 2007 Vancouver HIV messages evaluation).
Peltzer, K., Seakamela, M.J., Manganye, L., Mamiane, K.G., Motsei, M.S. & Mathebula, T.T.M. (2007) Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in a rural primary care population in South Africa. Psychological Reports. 100:1115-1120.
Peltzer, K., Mosala, T., Dana, P., Mngqundaniso, N. & Nqeketo, A. (2006) Follow-up survey of women who have undergone PMTCT in a resource poor setting.
Peltzer, K. (2006) Prevalence of alcohol use by rural primary care outpatients in South Africa. Psychological reports. 99:176-178.
Peltzer, K., Mosala, T., Shisana, O., Nqeketo, A. & Mngqundaniso, N. (2006) Prevention of HIV from mother to child (PMTCT) in a resource poor setting in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: baseline survey of pregnant women.
Peltzer, K. (2006) Sexuality among adolescents in rural and urban South Africa. South African review of sociology. 37(2):189-199.
The aim of this article is to better understand the sexuality and social change of adolescents in the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. By better linking HIV prevention to research on human sexuality and social change it should prove possible to advance the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts.
Peltzer, K. & Seoka, P. (2004) Evaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention intervention messages on a rural sample of South African youth's knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours over a period of 15 months. Journal of child and adolescent mental health. 16(2):93-102.
The aim of this study is to evaluate HIV/AIDS prevention intervention messages in a large rural youth population (15-24 years) in South Africa over a period of 15 months. A representative community sample of 421 youth at time one and 416 at time two participated in the study using a three-stage cluster sampling method for a household survey. Results show that over a period of 15 months sexual...
Peltzer, K. & Promtussanannon, S. (2004) Knowledge, barriers, and benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption and lay conceptions of nutrition among rural and semi-urban black South Africans. Psychological reports. 976-982.
Peltzer, K. & Seoka, P. (2004) Prevalence and perception of alcohol use in a rural community in South Africa: a pre-intervention survey. (Paper presented at the Symposium on Screening and Brief intervention of alcohol problems in South Africa, 7 April, Turfloop, University of the North).
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and perception of alcohol use in a rural community in South Africa and to correlate this with socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and risk perception of alcohol use. Results are discussed in view of community interventions of harmful and hazardous alcohol use.
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Peltzer, K., Seoka, P. & Mashego, T. (2004) Prevalence of alcohol use in a rural South African community. Psychological reports. 95:705-706.
Peltzer, K. (2003) HIV/AIDS/STD knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in a rural South African adult population. South African journal of psychology. 33 (4):250-260.
The aim of this study was to evaluate data ion behavioural indicators in relation to HIV/AIDS/STD prevention and occurrence in a rural adult population in South Africa.
Peltzer, K. & Promtussananon, S. (2003) Perceived vulnerability to AIDS among rural black South African children: a pilot study. Journal of child and adolescent mental health. 15 (2):65-72.
The aim of the study was to examine black primary school age children's perceptions of vulnerability to AIDS in rural South Africa. There were important age- and gender-related differ3ences regarding vulnerability and fears about AIDS, which have relevant implications for AIDS education addressing developmentally appropriate concerns.
Peltzer, K.F. & Promtussananon, S. (2004) Knowledge, barriers, and benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption and lay conceptions of nutrition among rural and semi-urban black South Africans. Psychological reports. 94:976-982.
This study investigated fruit and vegetable consumption and psycho-social variables among rural and semi-urban black adults in South Africa.
Pengpid, S. & Peltzer, K. (2005) Perceptions of healthy eating, physical activity and weight control among a rural sample of black adolescents in South Africa: implications for health promotion. African journal for physical, health education, recreation and dance (AJPHERD). 11(3):183-201.
Petersen, I., Lund, C., Bhana, A., Flisher, A.J. & Mental Health and Poverty Research Programme Consortium, (2011) A task shifting approach to primary mental health care for adults in South Africa: human resource requirements and costs for rural settings. Health Policy and Planning. February:Online.
A recent situational analysis suggests that post-apartheid South Africa has made some gains with respect to the decentralization and integration of mental health into primary health care. However, service gaps within and between provinces remain, with rural areas particularly underserved. This study aims to calculate and cost a hypothetical human resource mix required to populate a framework fo...
Petersen, I., Bhana, A., Campbell-Hall, V., Mjadu, S., Lund, C., Kleintjies, S., Hosegood, V., Flisher, A.J. & Mental Health and Poverty Research Programme Consortium, (2009) Planning for district mental health services in South Africa: a situational analysis of a rural district site. Health Policy and Planning. 24(2):140-150.
The shift in emphasis to universal primary health care in post-apartheid South Africa has been accompanied by a process of decentralization of mental health services to district level, as set out in the new Mental Health Care Act, no. 17, of 2002 and the 1997 White Paper on the Transformation of the Health System. This study sought to assess progress in South Africa with respect to deinstitut...
Petersen, I., Bhana, A., Campbell-Hall, V., Mjadu, S., Lund, C., Kleintjies, S., Hosegood, V., Flisher, A.J. & Mental Health and Poverty Research Programme Consortium, (2009) Planning for district mental health services in South Africa: a situational analysis of a rural district site. Health Policy and Planning. February:Online.
Phakathi, Z., Van Rooyen, H., Fritz, K. & Richter, L. (2011) The influence of antiretroviral treatment on willingness to test: a qualitative study in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research. 10:173-180.
Previous quantitative studies suggest a mutually reinforcing relationship between HIV counselling and testing (HCT) and antiretroviral treatment (ART). HCT is the entry into ART, and access to ART appears to increase HIV-testing uptake in settings with historically low uptake. Adopting a qualitative approach, this study examined the influence of ART on willingness to test for HIV, in a rural co...
Phakathi, Z.A., Van Rooyen, H.E., McGrath, N., Chirowodza, A., Boettiger, M. & Hosegood, V. (2009) Understanding the reproductive health, family planning and HIV prevention needs of couples in a rural community: preliminary findings from a pilot study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (Poster presentation at the 4th South African AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa, 31 March - 4 April).
Phaswana-Mafuya, N., Peltzer, K., Ladzani, R., Mlambo, G., Davids, A., Phaweni, K., Dana, P. & Ndabula, M. (2011) Pre- and post-intervention assessment of a PMTCT-programme-strenghtening initiative in a rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research. 10(1):83-93.
The research assesses prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-HIV (PMTCT) services following implementation of programme-strengthening activities in a municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A pre-intervention and post-intervention design was used to conduct facility assessments and client exit interviews at baseline and after 28 months. For the facility assessments, unst...
Phaswana-Mafuya, N. & Ramalepe, M. (2008) Experience of abuse among women in a rural subdistrict of Limpopo province, South Africa. Acta Criminologica. 21(2):46-55.
An exploratory study was conducted to determine the experience of abuse among women in a rural subdistrict of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Women visiting local clinics were screened for signs of abuse and those who indicated that they had any form of abuse were asked whether they would like to participate in the study. Thirty five women participated. Five trained research assistants condu...
Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2008) Potential hygiene motivators and de-motivators among rural communities in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. In: Anderson, P.L. & Lachan, J.P. (eds). Hygiene and its role in health. New York: Nova Science Publishers. 263-277.
This study describes potential personal, household and community hygiene motivators and de-motivators among 494 villagers in the Eastern Cape. Over 50% were 26-50 years, male, married, employed and had secondary education. Individual interviews were conducted using an interview schedule with open ended questions. More than 50% viewed access to regular water supply as a hygiene motivator and the...
Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2008) Safe hygiene practices in a rural municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. In: Olsson, F.M. (ed). New developments in the psychology of motivation. New York: Nova Science Publishers. 25-43.
Background: Unsafe hygiene practices have negative effects on health, economy, and environment. Objective: To explore success factors and constraints in adopting safe hygiene practices as well as perceived target groups for promotion of safe hygiene practices and hygiene promotion techniques that communities can employ to ensure adoption of safe hygiene practices. Methods: A purposive sample ...
Phaswana-Mafuya, N. & Kayongo, D. (2007) PMTCT services in a rural district municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Paper presented at the 19th IUHPE Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 10-15 June).
Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2006) Health aspects of sanitation among Eastern Cape (EC) rural communities, South Africa. Curationis. 29(2):1-10.
Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2006) Hygiene status of rural communities in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. International journal of environmental health research. 16(4):289-303.
A descriptive study was conducted to determine hygiene status of rural communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, using a purposive sample of 145 villagers: 71 male and 74 female. Participants were divided into 14 groups (by community) and group interviews were conducted with them. Communities neither had enough water (92.9%) nor treated drinking water (71.4%); sizeable numbers did not stor...
Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2006) An investigation into the perceived sanitation challenges in the Eastern Cape rural communities. Health SA Gesondheid. 11(1):18-29.
Potgieter, C., Pillay, R. & Modisane, T. (2006) A heavy load to carry: women and rural transport. HSRC review. 4(3):4-5.
Safe movement and transport are integral parts of our daily lives, and the fact that these travel activities affect men and women differently must form part of policy- makers? agenda
Potgieter, C.A. (2006) Gender, development and transport in rural South Africa: methodological, policy and implementation challenges. (Paper presented at the Gender, Transport and Development Gender, Transport and Development Conference, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, 27-30 August).
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Potgieter, C.A., Pillay, R., Van Niekerk, T. & Rama, S. (2005) An audit of women's travel activities, experiences and needs in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa. (A report for the South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL)).
Promtussananon, S. & Peltzer, K. (2003) Health actions and health promotion among a sample of rural black South African children. Journal of child and adolescent mental health. 15 (1):39-44.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the daily activities that young South African children perceived as health related activities. This study showed that children have insufficient knowledge and understanding about health related activities. Results suggest that health professionals and teachers should consider providing more information about health related activities for young chil...
Promtussananon, S. & Peltzer, K. (2003) Health care-seeking behaviour for child illnesses among rural mothers in South Africa: a pilot study. Health SA Gesondheid. 8 (2):3-13.
The aim of this study was to examine the health care-seeking behaviour of mothers when their children under five years suffer from common childhood sicknesses such as diarrhoea, fever, cough and worms. The study was conducted in a rural community in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
Promtussananon, S. & Peltzer, K. (2003) Incidence and consequences of injury in a sample of a semi-urban and rural population in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Journal of psychology in Africa. 13 (2):118-132.
This household-based survey aimed at exploring factors related to injury, the mechanism of injury, the part of the body that got injured and type of injury, consequences and treatment for injury amongst 470 residents in a semi-urban and rural area in the Limpopo Province.
Randela, R. (2003) An economic assessment of the value of cattle to the rural communities in the former Venda region. Development Southern Africa. 20(1):89-103.
Reddy, V., Munthree, C. & Wiebesiek, L. (2010) Rural women, HIV and human rights abuses in South Africa: a critical review. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 84:26-36.
A theme that reflects rural women's experiences is appropriately captured in an Amnesty International (AI) report titled "I am at the lowest end of all": Rural women living with HIV face human rights abuses in South Africa (2008). The study reported in the publication, undertaken in two provinces, namely Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, examines patterns of human rights abuses of women who are ...
Rochat, T.J., Richter, L.M., Doll, H.A., Buthelezi, N.P, Tomkins, A. & Stein, A. (2006) Depression among pregnant rural South African women undergoing HIV testing. Journal of the American Medical Association. 295(12):1376-1378.
Rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in southern Africa are high, with up to 45% of pregnant women being HIV-positive.1 Depression is associated with lowered adherence to antiretroviral medication2 and poor use of antenatal care.3 It frequently persists into the postnatal period, raising the risk of adverse child outcomes.3 Because little is known about the rates of depression ...
Sanger, N. (2008) A history of hurt: locating the experiences and subjectivities of living patriarchy for lesbian women in rural areas. (Paper presented at the River Club, Observatory, Cape Town, 30 June).
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Sethosa, E. & Peltzer, K. (2005) Evaluation of HIV counselling and testing, self-disclosure, social support and sexual behaviour change among a rural sample of HIV reactive patients in South Africa. Curationis. 28(1):29-41.
The aim of this study was to evaluate HIV counselling and testing, self-disclosure, social support and sexual behaviour change among HIV reactive patients among a rural sample of HIV reactive patients in South Africa. The sample consisted at the post-test counselling exit interview of 55 participants (41 women and 14 men) who tested HIV-positive conveniently selected from a rural hospital and a...
Setswe, G. (2010) Health in South African township communities. (Paper presented at the AMREP World Health Day Conference, Monash University, Burnet Institute & Compass, 7 April).
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Setswe, G. (2010) Township communities and urbanisation in South Africa. (Discussion guide for the 4th AMPREP World Health Day Workshop sesion on Current Challenges in Urbanisation & Health, Burnet Institute, Monash University and Compass, 8 April).
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Simbayi, L., Jooste, S. & Managa, A. (2005) Orphans and vulnerable children in distress. HSRC review. 3(3):4-5.
More than one third of children in two rural townships are missing at least one parent - often the breadwinner. The authors present their findings with this article.
Sithole, T., Ngubane, T., Chirowodza, A. & Van Rooyen, H. (2008) Working with community based mobilisers (CBMs) to promote community-based voluntary counseling and testing in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (Paper presented at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, 12th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 13 October).
Swartz, S. & Bhana, A. (2009) Teenage tata: voices of young fathers in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
Teenage Tata: Voices of young fathers in South Africa provides a fresh and in-depth portrait of impoverished young South African men who became fathers while teenagers. It provides space for their articulate and impassioned voices to be heard amidst the outcry against the absence of fathers, and offers insights into young fathers' personal, emotional, financial and cultural struggles as they co...
Tamasane, T. (2009) Investigation of the quality of care of orphans provided by grandparents in semi-rural communities of South Africa. (Paper presented to the South African Sociological Association's Conference, University of Witwatersrand, 28 June until 2 July).
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Temple, N.J., Steyn, N.P., Fourie, J. & De Villiers, A. (2010) Price and availability of healthy food: a study in rural South Africa. Nutrition. 27:55-58.
We investigated the availability of healthier food choices and whether a healthier diet costs more than a diet commonly eaten by low-income families in South Africa. We visited 21 food stores in 14 rural towns of the Western Cape province of South Africa. We recorded the price and availability of 66 food items, including both commonly consumed foods as well as healthy options. Healthier food ...
Terreblanche, Y.O. (1999) Research visit to Swaziland, Lesotho and Mauritius. (Visit took place 11-23 October 1999).
This report presents an overview of the outcome of a research visit to three southern African countries, namely Lesotho, Swaziland and Mauritius, which has been undertaken in support of Prodder's ongoing work in southern Africa.
Turok, I. Don't underestimate cities' role in rural growth. Business Day. 10. (25 May 2011)
Viljoen, J. & Tlabela, K. (2007) Rural tourism development in South Africa: trends and challenges. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
The steadily increasing popularity of tourism in both developed and developing countries has led to an intriguing debate around its role in sustainable development. In this concise overview, Johan Viljoen begins by defining rural tourism and examining international trends in rural tourism development in both developed and developing contexts. He then examines post-1994 tourism policy develo...
Viljoen, J. (2007) Rural tourism hampered by national marketing. HSRC Review. 5(4):18.
Rural tourism consists of leisure activities carried out in rural areas and includes different types of tourism activities, such as community-based tourism, ecotourism, cultural tourism, adventure tourism, guest farms, backpacking, riding and agri-tourism. Developing tourism in rural areas increases participation of the poor and brings wider benefits, for instance, involving ownership and manag...
Whitehead, K.A., Kriel, A.J. & Richter, L.M. (2005) Barriers to conducting a community mobilisation intervention among youth in a rural South African community. Journal of community psychology. 33(3):253-259.
Zama, S.B. (2001) Investment into eco-tourism projects: KwaZulu-Natal coastal belt: South Africa. (Paper presented at the 5th Africa GIS conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 5-9 November 2001).
This paper attempts to bring light as to the actual spin-offs of investing heavily into eco-tourism as against other economy activities, eg. mining. It will further highlight the relevance of using geo-knowledge in socio-economic planning and decision-making for effective and sustainable development. The paper focuses on the Kwazulu Natal province and its Provincial Growth and Development Str...
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Zuma, K., Lurie, M.N., Williams, B.G., Mkaya-Mwamburi, D., Garnett, G.P. & Sturm, A.W. (2005) Risk factors of sexually transmitted infections among migrant and non-migrant sexual partnerships from rural South Africa. Epidemiology and infection. 133(3):421-428.
In October 1998, cohorts of circular migrant men and their non-migrant sexual partners, and non-migrant men and their non-migrant sexual partners from rural South Africa were recruited and followed-up every 4 months until October 2001. At each visit, information on sociodemographic, sexual behaviour, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV was collected. In total, 553 individuals aged be...