Evaluating the Ownership Spirit Displayed by the Golf Course Reconstruction and Development (RDP) Housing Programme Beneficiaries with Evidence Emanating from the 2011-2013 Research Case Study

Exploring the Phenomenon of Youthnization of Poverty in South Africa

“…This in South Africa is the unfortunate and perfidious effects of poverty that continue to be a serious bottleneck to socio and economic development (Ndonga, 2012;Monama, 2006) These authors challenge the government to invest more on youth projects especially training them in various cadres of professions so that they can be employable, or be in a position to create their own jobs. This is why Kang'ethe and Manomano in their article on RDP challenges the government to equip the RDP house residents with informal training of various manual based professions if they are to come out of poverty and stop depending on government assistance in form of grants or accommodation (Kang'ethe & Manomano, 2014).…”

“…This could in a way also reduce the country's state of dependence syndrome that threaten to weaken the country's human capital. Such interventions could possibly also reduce societal crime rates and youth's indulgence in drugs (Kang'ethe & Manomano, 2014;Kang'ethe, 2014a, b).…”

The Milieu Weighing Down Social Workers’ Effectiveness and Efficiency in South Africa: A Literature Review

“…Perhaps the paradox that is apparent in South Africa's social service delivery is that even though various forms of social assistance from housing to food grants are provided, poverty still persists and many more disheartening experiences are apparent (Kang'ethe & Manomano, 2014).…”