Exploring the role of township economy on youth empowerment, employment and entrepreneurship

High youth unemployment, growing inequality and poverty are interrelated and have long been teething problems in South Africa. The youth who form the largest proportion of the population of South Africa are marginalized from participating in the economy in any significant way and this places them at the receiving end of these problems. For these youth, micro and small entrepreneurial ventures in the informal or township economy seem to be the only viable solution out of these problems. The objective of this study was to explore the extent to which the township economy fosters entrepreneurship among the youth. The study leverages on the case study of Galeshewe Township in the Northern Cape and undertook an in-depth face-to face interview with small business owners in the township. The study was a qualitative study that allowed the respondents to express and describe their perceptions of whether township economy contributed towards youth empowerment, employment, and entrepreneurship. From the data that was coll

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Graduate School of Business (GSB)

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Mbinda, Zoleka

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Alhassan, Abdul Latif

• development finance

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41065

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/41065