Pub Date : 2023-09-20DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2257737
Farirai Rusere, Lori Hunter, Mark Collinson, Wayne Twine
ABSTRACTThis study examines patterns and trends in household food security in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, from 2010 to 2019. We use data from a household panel nested in the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System. Findings indicate that there have been improvements in household food security in this rural setting over the last decade. By polychoric principal component analysis, an aggregate food security index was constructed and we observed a small, yet important, proportion of households (7.8%) that remained chronically food insecure. An ordered probit model was used to estimate the determinants of food security. Findings reveal that the observed differences in household food security status are as a result of differences in socioeconomic status. We therefore recommend that focus must be placed on identifying economic opportunities and empowering the chronically food insecure households if universal household food security is to be attained in rural South Africa and beyond.KEYWORDS: Food availabilitydietary diversityfood accessfood securityrural households AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful to the respondents, field staff and management of SAMRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa for their respective contributions towards the collection and production of the data used in this study. The SUCSES study was made possible with funding from the National Research Foundation, ACCESS, and the World Agroforestry Centre. The study was supported indirectly with funding or support for the operation of the Agincourt HDSS from the Wellcome Trust, UK (grant 085477/Z/08/Z), the South African Medical Research Council, and the South African Department of Science and Innovation through the South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN).Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis research was conducted as part of the Sustainability in Communal Socio-Ecological Systems (SUCSES) which was made possible through funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and the Applied Centre for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS). Indirect support was provided by the Wellcome Trust (grant 085477/Z/08/Z) through its support of the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS). The study also benefited from research, administrative, and computing support provided by the University of Colorado Population Center (Project 2P2CHD066613-06), funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2249022
Ronette Engela
ABSTRACTThis article discusses the spending review methodology developed in the South African government. A typical spending review combines a deep institutional and policy evaluation with extensive expenditure analysis and cost modelling. The article discusses how, in the context of a developing country, the spending review methodology had to adapt to local conditions, such as constraints around political and institutional autonomy and cooperation, the skills level of government officials, data availability and communication around a reform agenda. The article outlines how, in responding to these challenges, the South African spending review methodology developed a six step modularised approach that standardised the methodology and provided clear guidance to civil servants, consultants and political leadership. This has allowed a sophisticated analytical process to be widely adopted in the public sector and could be of methodological value to developed and developing countries alike.KEYWORDS: Spending reviewpublic finance management reformsdeveloping countrySouth Africabudget reform Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 And indeed, in only one case out of 227 spending reviews did the line ministry object to the findings.2 ‘make a plan – do not complain’.3 In 2000, the Departments of Finance and State Expenditure amalgamated to form National Treasury.4 In the South African Treasury, the divisions of Inter-Governmental Relations, Public Finance and Budget Office forms the Budget group; the Budget Group is equivalent to a Budget Office in most other Departments of Finance.5 There was one department that objected, but they could not provide any real data to support their position and the objection was seen as purely ideological and not linked to the analysis in any way.6 Director-General is the most senior post in a government department and they function as the accounting officer of a department. This is the equivalent of a permanent secretary in the UK system.7 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICADate of hearing: 24 August 2021 Date of judgment: 28 February 2022 National Education Health and Allied Workers Union and Others v Minister of Public Service and Administration and Others.South African Democratic Teachers Union and Others v Department of Public Service and Administration and Others.Public Servants Association and Others v Minister of Public Service and Administration and Others.National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers v Minister of Public Service and Administration and Others.CCT 21/21; CCT 28/21; CCT 29/21; and 44/218 This excludes the large state-owned enterprises who report directly to the Assets and Liabilities Management (ALM) branch of National Treasury.9 In 2022.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-08DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2252449
Charlize Tomaselli, Jacques P. de Wet
{"title":"Policy on trial: Participatory vs neo-liberal development","authors":"Charlize Tomaselli, Jacques P. de Wet","doi":"10.1080/0376835x.2023.2252449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2252449","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51523,"journal":{"name":"Development Southern Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47721985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-05DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2252462
Stefano Farolfi, Damien Jourdain, Eric Mungatana, Nicky Nicholls, Marc Willinger, Eleni Yitbarek
{"title":"Beliefs and preferences as predictors of prophylactic adherence and lockdown compliance in South Africa","authors":"Stefano Farolfi, Damien Jourdain, Eric Mungatana, Nicky Nicholls, Marc Willinger, Eleni Yitbarek","doi":"10.1080/0376835x.2023.2252462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2252462","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51523,"journal":{"name":"Development Southern Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46208003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-05DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2249016
Michael Sachs, Arabo Ewinyu, Olwethu Shedi
{"title":"The government wage bill: Employment and compensation trends in South Africa","authors":"Michael Sachs, Arabo Ewinyu, Olwethu Shedi","doi":"10.1080/0376835x.2023.2249016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2249016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51523,"journal":{"name":"Development Southern Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49166821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2243971
A. Thornton
{"title":"Trends in household formation and living alone in South Africa, 1995–2011","authors":"A. Thornton","doi":"10.1080/0376835x.2023.2243971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2243971","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51523,"journal":{"name":"Development Southern Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43136465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-15DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2244530
A. Fourie, D. Blaauw, Vickey De Villiers
{"title":"‘It’s a disaster, nobody is coming’: International travel bans’ effect on Cape Town's informal traders","authors":"A. Fourie, D. Blaauw, Vickey De Villiers","doi":"10.1080/0376835x.2023.2244530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2244530","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51523,"journal":{"name":"Development Southern Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42310384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-03DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2234399
M. Mtotywa, M. A. Seabi, Thulani J. Manqele, Smilo P. Ngwenya, Mankodi Moetsi
{"title":"Critical factors for restructuring the education system during the era of the fourth industrial revolution in South Africa","authors":"M. Mtotywa, M. A. Seabi, Thulani J. Manqele, Smilo P. Ngwenya, Mankodi Moetsi","doi":"10.1080/0376835x.2023.2234399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2234399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51523,"journal":{"name":"Development Southern Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47710002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2234403
Conrad Barberton, J. Carter
{"title":"Using models to cost government policies and programmes in South Africa","authors":"Conrad Barberton, J. Carter","doi":"10.1080/0376835x.2023.2234403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2234403","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51523,"journal":{"name":"Development Southern Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46019317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-27DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2231025
Jean C. Kouam, Simplice A. Asongu, Robert Nantchouang, Denis Foretia
The present study contributes to the extant literature by assessing how financial and human developments moderate the incidence of vulnerable female employment on female labour force participation in Cameroon for the period 1987 to 2020 using the generalised least squares (GLS) estimation approach. It is apparent from the findings that human development in the perspective of the human development index (HDI) and broad money supply are necessary and sufficient conditions to moderate vulnerable female employment for female labour force participation. Accordingly, HDI thresholds of between 0.591 and 0.634 are needed to reverse the negative incidence of female vulnerable employment on female labour force participation. Furthermore, a threshold of 30.294 (% of GDP) of broad money supply is also needed to reverse the negative incidence of vulnerable female employment on female labour force participation. Other implications for policy are discussed.
{"title":"Gender analysis of labour force outcomes: Evidence from Cameroon","authors":"Jean C. Kouam, Simplice A. Asongu, Robert Nantchouang, Denis Foretia","doi":"10.1080/0376835x.2023.2231025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2023.2231025","url":null,"abstract":"The present study contributes to the extant literature by assessing how financial and human developments moderate the incidence of vulnerable female employment on female labour force participation in Cameroon for the period 1987 to 2020 using the generalised least squares (GLS) estimation approach. It is apparent from the findings that human development in the perspective of the human development index (HDI) and broad money supply are necessary and sufficient conditions to moderate vulnerable female employment for female labour force participation. Accordingly, HDI thresholds of between 0.591 and 0.634 are needed to reverse the negative incidence of female vulnerable employment on female labour force participation. Furthermore, a threshold of 30.294 (% of GDP) of broad money supply is also needed to reverse the negative incidence of vulnerable female employment on female labour force participation. Other implications for policy are discussed.","PeriodicalId":51523,"journal":{"name":"Development Southern Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135708469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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