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Persistent poverty and systemic inequality remain among South Africa’s most pressing challenges, impacting education, healthcare, employment, and overall economic stability. Despite numerous government and NGO-led interventions, millions continue to struggle with limited access to opportunities and resources. In an era of rapid technological advancement and shifting political landscapes, finding innovative and inclusive approaches to poverty alleviation has never been more urgent.
Empowering Communities: A Roadmap to Poverty Alleviation in South Africa provides a comprehensive analysis of the structural barriers that sustain poverty while offering a strategic framework for breaking the cycle. This edited volume explores effective policy interventions, sustainable economic strategies, and grassroots initiatives that have successfully empowered marginalized communities. Through a combination of conceptual frameworks and empirical case studies, this edited collection highlights the importance of governance reforms, community participation, and technology-driven solutions in addressing poverty. By examining real-world examples of successful interventions, this work presents a compelling case for rethinking traditional approaches to economic and social development in South Africa.
Bringing together policymakers, development practitioners, and scholars, this essential resource offers practical insights for those committed to fostering inclusive growth and sustainable poverty alleviation.
Devi Datt Tewari is a Professor of Economics at University of Zululand, South Africa.
Pradeep Brijlal is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Sukanta Kumar Baral is the Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Management and Professor of the Department of Commerce at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India.
Chapter 1. South Africa’s Path to Achieving the SDGs: Confronting Poverty and Inequality; Mulugeta F. Dinbabo and Perfect Mazani
Chapter 2. Entrepreneurial Mental Health and Burnout in Poverty-Stricken Areas of South Africa; Tadiwanashe Murgorgo, Sithokozile Mamba, and Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj
Chapter 3. Leveraging Education for Socio-Economic Empowerment: A Strategic Framework for Poverty Alleviation in South Africa; Saladi Jaswanth Seshasai, Shriya K, and Timilehin Olasoji Olubiyi
Chapter 4. Multidimensional Poverty and Technology Adoption in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era: The Mediating Role of Higher Education; Tochukwu Timothy Okoli and Sukanta Kumar Baral
Chapter 5. Harmonizing Equity and Ecology: A Nexus-Based Evaluation of South African Developmental Policy; Lethukuthula Mtshali, Sithokozile Mamba, and Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj
Chapter 6. Role of Human Capital Endowment in the FDI-Poverty Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Interactive and Threshold Effect Analysis; Moses Owede Vincent and Okey Onuchuku
Chapter 7. Establishing Cottage Industries to Manufacture Hemp Fabric and Traditional Attire in Rural Areas in Kwazulu-Natal and Eastern Cape for Job Creation and Poverty Alleviation; Moses Mbendela Mlangeni, Lorraine Greyling, and Devi Datt Tewari
Chapter 8. The Role of Digital Connectivity in Reducing Poverty in South Africa: A Systematic Literature Review; Wilbert Manyanga, Ephrem Habtemichael Redda, and Gaikar Vilas Bhau
Chapter 9. Transforming South Africa through Digital Innovation to Poverty Alleviation and Igniting a Socio-Economic Renaissance; Ram Singh, Vinay Pal Singh, and Fazla Rabby
Chapter 10. Understanding Persistent Poverty in South Africa: A Time Series Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants; Snigdharani Panda, Sushanta Kumar Tarai, Kharabela Rout, and Sonto Mkhabela
Chapter 11. Informal Entrepreneurship as a Pathway out of Poverty in South Africa’s Marginalized Communities; Nsindiso Nkwanyana, Sithokozile Mamba, and Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj
Chapter 12. Technology-Driven Model for Sustainable Economic Empowerment in South Africa; M Zaheer Ahmed and Imade Bibowei-Osuobeni
Chapter 13. Innovation Champions Model for Sustainable Rural Local Economic Development: A South African Case Study; Irrshad Kaseeram
Chapter 14. Conceptual Framework for Community Approach to Combat Food Insecurity in the Eastern Cape, South Africa; Malefetsane Alphons Mofolo
Chapter 15. Breaking the Poverty Cycle: Reimagining South Africa's Youth Employment through ETI Innovation and Beyond; Naboshree Bhattacharya, Peter R. Makgwane, Mahi Chakraverthy, and Ambika Raj