Social assistance, gender, and the aged in South Africa

Burns, Justine; Keswell, Malcolm; Leibbrandt, Murray

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“…Old age pension played a significant role in reducing the rate of poverty in households with most of this money primarily used in acquiring food. Studies found that more than 90% of black South African old age adults have access to pension (Burns et al, 2005 andFerreira, 2006).…”

Section: Determinants Of Food Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Welfare Shocks and Food Insecurity in Ephraim Mogale and Greater Tubatse Municipality Of Sekhukhune Districts, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Agboola¹,

Oyekale²,

Samuel³

2017

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Section: Determinants Of Food Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Welfare Shocks and Food Insecurity in Ephraim Mogale and Greater Tubatse Municipality Of Sekhukhune Districts, Limpopo Province, South Africa

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2017

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“…This differentiation had bearing on men's eligibility to access state pensions. This was challenged by the Communicare Residents Association (Burns et al 2005) in the High Court in the case of Christian Roberts and Others v the Minister of Social Development and Others, when four male applicants aged between 60 and 64 succeeded in their argument that the provisions discriminated against them unfairly on the grounds of age and gender, and contradicted the equality clause in the Constitution (Wachipa 2006). The Social Assistance Amendment Act, No 6 of 2008 made provision for a phased-in change in legislation which would include men aged 63 in 2008, 61 in 2009 and 60 in 2010.…”

Section: Defining the Older Personmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…The majority of South Africa's older population is income poor (Moller and Devey 2003) and lives in large, multigenerational, female-dominated and femaleheaded households (Chigali et al 2002;Burns et al 2005). Older black households are concentrated more in the rural areas, although a similar proportion of urban and rural older black households include members of three generations (Moller and Devey 2003).…”

Section: Defining the Older Personmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The gender-bias and age-differentiated definition of an older person prior to 1994 has been contested in post-apartheid South Africa (Burns et al 2005). Despite this, the definition was retained for 16 years into the new democratic South Africa.…”

Section: Defining the Older Personmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is projected that by 2015 the proportion of older persons in South Africa will have increased to 9.5% of the population, that is, 4.24 million (South Africa Progress Report on implementation of Madrid Plan... 2002). As they do worldwide, women (with an estimated 61, 6%) represent the largest number and proportion of older people in South Africa (RSA, Minister of Social Development 2009;Udjo 2006;Burns et al 2005;Edmonds et al 2005).…”

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Older Persons: the Case of South Africa

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2009

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The South African Constitution (Act 108 of 1996) laid the foundation for the transformation agenda of the new democracy to protect the human rights of older persons and to terminate all the forms of racial discrimination and inequality that had been instituted against them by the apartheid state. New legislation was passed in 2006, making provision for the protection of the rights of older persons and shifting services from primarily institutional care to community-based care, with a view to keeping the elderly in the community as long as possible. The old age pension, which is received by the majority of older persons in South Africa, targets household poverty rather than facilitating older persons' independent living. Recurring themes in qualitative studies conducted in South Africa include the erosion of the traditional extended family, which impacts on families' ability to care for older people, and the high incidence of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Consequently, the elderly have become primary care-givers for sick children and orphaned grandchildren. They now face financial hardship, because they have to share their meagre income with their intergenerational households. In their caregiver role, the elderly experience renewed meaning for their lives in contributing to society, which instils resilience and a sense of empowerment. Despite this, they remain a vulnerable group who can be exploited. The South African government and society are challenged to implement the Act on Older Persons, No 13 of 2006, which forms the cornerstone for services that will facilitate older people's protection and their full integration into South African society.

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Ageing in Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Analysis of the “Nearly Old”

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May

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Social assistance, gender, and the aged in South Africa

Cited by 73 publications

References 16 publications

Assessment of Welfare Shocks and Food Insecurity in Ephraim Mogale and Greater Tubatse Municipality Of Sekhukhune Districts, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Assessment of Welfare Shocks and Food Insecurity in Ephraim Mogale and Greater Tubatse Municipality Of Sekhukhune Districts, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Older Persons: the Case of South Africa

Ageing in Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Analysis of the “Nearly Old”

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