Projecting population, numbers of households and dwelling units in South Africa 2011-2021

A situational analysis of child-headed households in South Africa.

The aftermath of the HIV and AIDS pandemic has resulted in great suffering in terms of loss of income, poor quality of life, morbidity and mortality, with children being destitute and orphaned at an alarming rapid rate. Families and communities are currently unable to cope with the effects of HIV and AIDS with special emphasis on the care and support of the affected orphans and vulnerable child...

Trade Reform in South Africa: Impacts on Households

Using a calibrated general equilibrium model of the South African economy, with 24 types of households identified by ethnic background and income classification, and labor disaggregated into 13 different categories, this paper assesses the impacts of trade reform on household incomes and income distribution. Our general conclusion is that trade reform will most likely improve the average welfar...

The Effect of South African Geopolitical Position in the Development of Cinema in South Africa

This paper will discuss about the role of the geopolitical location of South Africa in the development of movie and the cinema industry in this country. Despite of bringing ci-nema to South Africa by white Europeans, but the development of this phenomenon is mostly due to the geopolitical position of this country. It is interesting to know that ci-nema reached Africa in much the same time as it...

Treating adolescents in South Africa: time for adolescent medicine units?

Sexual maturation and physical growth to almost adult size are attained early in adolescence, while psychological maturation takes longer. These factors lead to characteristic behaviours that can conduce to various diseases, and even death, and which influence the sick adolescent’s response to the health care process. Adolescents are generally regarded as the healthiest segment of any populatio...

Time for adolescent medicine units in South Africa?