Essays about: "south africa economic"

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1. 1. Human Trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa : How do socio-economic factors influence the vulnerability of women to engage in sexual services and potential trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Linnéa Lundqvist; [2024]
   Keywords : Human Trafficking; exploitation; socio-economic; GBV; corruption;

   Abstract : This research aims to investigate how socio-economic factors influence the vulnerability of women to engage in sexual services and potential trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa. This province is South Africa’s most prosperous one with an enormous flow of migrants and is therefore of interest to investigate. READ MORE

3. 2. Education, Employability and Imagining the Future: A Minor Field Study of Goals and Motivations in a South African Small-Scale Development Programme

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Melina Pettersson; Julia Rönnbäck Finocchio; [2023]
   Keywords : Youth unemployment; Development; Education; Inequality; South Africa; Employability; Horizons of opportunity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world, and that shows in the distribution of opportunities amongst South Africans. In the face of political failures to deliver improvements for unemployed youth NGO projects become more important avenues for young people to acquire resources needed to improve their lives. READ MORE

4. 3. Between Africa and the South of Sweden – Challenges faced by small businesses importing African products in Malmö and Lund

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Karin Wennberg; [2023]
   Keywords : EU-Africa trade; Technical barriers to trade; Phytosanitary and sanitary requirements; African businesses; Afroshops; Import process; Export capacities; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : International trade has been put forth by the EU as Africa’s most significant opportunity for economic development. Yet, challenges for African exports to the EU persist. This bachelor’s thesis explores the challenges faced by small businesses importing African products in Malmö and Lund, Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. Analyzing the impact of marine protected areas on coastal zones : A case-study of Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area, South Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Laura Elana Babette Obbink; [2023]
   Keywords : Marine Protected Areas; Sustainability; Coastal Zones; Biodiversity; Local Environmental Awareness; South Africa;

   Abstract : The ocean is, with its extraordinary ability to regulate the climate and absorb carbon dioxide, a vital ecosystem for all life on the planet. Moreover, the ocean is highly important for coastal communities as a source of income and nutrition, and as a consequence of increasing dependence it is becoming more significant to mitigate the effects of these anthropogenic activities on the ocean and its resources. READ MORE

6. 5. How Has the Current Electricity Crisis in South Africa Affected the Development of Renewable Energy within the Independent Power Producer Procurement Programmes?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sophie Jahns; [2023]
   Keywords : South Africa; Electricity Crisis; Energy Insecurity; Renewables; IPP; Eskom; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of South Africa’s electricity crisis on the government-driven development of renewable energy from 2007 to 2023 by testing the applicability of the energy security framework. The electricity crisis presents itself through regular electricity cuts, extreme power tariff rises and a lack of long-term sustainability due to the high reliance on coal and Eskom, the monopolistic electricity utility. READ MORE