Design, Development and Deployment of a Mobile E-Commerce Application for Rural South Africa -A Case Study

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Chipangura ◽  
A. Terzoli ◽  
H. Muyingi ◽  
G.S.V.R.K. Rao
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Rural South Africa

scholarly journals Rural transport and climate change in South Africa: Converting constraints into rural transport adaptation opportunities

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Chakwizira
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Rural South Africa

This study explored the implications of climate change for rural transport in South Africa. The article was seeking to convert existing rural transport adaptation constraints into rural transport adaptation opportunities. Challenges and constraints to rural transport adaptation transitions were also explored. The research methodology adopted was a review of the literature and references to case study examples. Then a four-stage multi-analytical approach was used to unravel and decode the major rural transport and climate change issues in South Africa. Consequent to the analysis, a framework of analysis for strongly integrating climate change to rural transport interventions was advanced. The findings indicated the existing rural transport adaptation measures and options in South Africa. The article concludes by highlighting the complexity and intricate dynamic nature of interactions, networks and systems that impact rural South Africa. Recommendations revolve around properly situating rural transport and climate change within the wider rural development challenges and matters facing contemporary South Africa.

scholarly journals A Case Study of an Effective and Sustainable Antiretroviral Therapy Program in Rural South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 466-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl W. Le Roux ◽  
Emily C. Davis ◽  
Charles Benjamin Gaunt ◽  
Catherine Young ◽  
Maryann Koussa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Therapy Program ◽  
Rural South Africa

scholarly journals Assessing the effectiveness of a longitudinal knowledge dissemination intervention: Sharing research findings in rural South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhian Twine ◽  
Kathleen Kahn ◽  
Gillian Lewando Hundt
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Knowledge Brokerage ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Rural South Africa ◽  
Local Leaders

Knowledge dissemination interventions (KDIs) are integral to knowledge brokerage activities in research as part of the ethics of practice, but are seldom evaluated. In this case study, we critically reflect on an annual KDI as part of knowledge brokerage activities in the MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in rural South Africa from 2001 to 2015. The HDSS findings on births, deaths and migrations, as well as nested research project results, were shared with villagers, village leaders and service providers. The data used for this case study comprised secondary analysis of 13 reports and 762 evaluation forms of annual village-based meetings; records of requests for data from stakeholders; and qualitative analysis of 15 individual and five focus group interviews with local leaders and service providers involving 60 people. Over time, the KDI evolved from taking place over one week a year to being extended over six months, and to include briefings with service providers and local leaders. Attendance at village-level meetings remained low at an average of 3 per cent of the total adult population. Since 2011, the KDI village-based meetings have developed into an embedded community forum for discussion of topical village issues. There has been a decrease in requests for health-care and other services from the research unit, with a concurrent increase in research-related questions and requests for data from service providers, village leaders and political representatives. We conclude that, in this setting, the dissemination of research findings is not a linear exchange of information from the researchers to village residents and their leadership, but is increasingly multi-directional. KDIs are a key component of knowledge brokerage activities and involve, influence and are influenced by other aspects of knowledge brokerage, such as identifying, engaging and connecting with stakeholders and supporting sustainability.

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