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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Langa Township"”.
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Kwaito's Legacy of Aestheticizing Freedom: Amapiano in Langa township and the World
… dance music originating from South African townships around 2012, amapiano (literally ‘the pianos') represents a contemporary musical and cultural form which offers a means of expression for black youth. Currently the most popular music in the country, this thesis examines the form through …
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Aspects of the social and political history of Langa Township, Cape Town, 1927-1948
… the social and political history of Africans in Langa Township from 1927 to 1948. Langa conveniently and justifiably serves as a good case study of the urban African experience because it is the area in Greater Cape Town, during this period, where there was the largest concentration of a …
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ICTs and the reconfiguration of 'marginality' in Langa Township: A study of migration and belonging
… disconnected from mainstream populations. Langa Township in Cape Town, South Africa, the site of this study, is located at the margins of the city. Its residents, local South Africans and African immigrants, are considered a marginalized population and therefore face multiple challenges of …
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Sports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70
… and co-opt the Africans, hence the creation of townships like Langa. This study looks at how the journey from the rural areas to the cities became part of the 'making of Black working class'. Material conditions in the cities were characterized by social squalor and overcrowding. Ghetto-like …
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Community participation in the architectural design : a South African perspective with focus on Langa Township, Cape Town
… considers the planning conventions in "black" Langa Township before, during and afer apartheid. The study accepts the philosophy of one particular author, Henry Sanhoff who is internationally acknowledged for expertise in community participation. His theory is based mainly on the social and …
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Cash transfers and child health: understanding the barriers and facilitators to early application and receipt of the child support grant in Langa Township, Cape Town
… study that ran for 6 years (2016 to 2022) in Langa, Western Cape. The data were analysed using thematic content analysis, and used to formulate themes.
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Dancing with dangerous desires : the performance of femininity and experiences of pleasure and danger by young black women within club spaces
This research was carried out in Langa Township, Cape Town and worked with 7 young black women, between the ages of 19 and 26 years old. The aim was to explore the fluidity of identity, in particular gender identity, by exploring the performance of 'normative' femininity and 'hidden/subversive' …
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‘Asihlali Phantsi!': a study of agency among isiXhosa-speaking women traders in a Cape Town township
… women street traders in Cape Town's Langa Township exercised agency in responding to similar structural constraints and opportunities that affected their livelihoods. Drawing on Giddens's Structuration Theory and Sen's Capabilities Approach, I unpacked and conceptualised agency as …
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An evaluation of the Qhubeka! Youth Development programme: Using a generic qualitative approach
… and (5) Youth development programme in the Langa township, Cape Town, South Africa. The Qhubeka! Youth Development Programme is not a typical Positive Youth Development programme (PYD). It offers academic support that is not typical of PYD's. They tend to focus on cultivating proficiencies …
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Spatialising African indigenous customs in Langa
… 1.4 The Site This project is located in Langa township because of the history of African people who have lived in the urban setting while upholding their traditional practices.
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Fatherlessness among young black South African men
… fathers. These participants resided in Langa township (Western Cape). The interviews were conducted during the third wave of Covid-19, so all the protocols to safeguard the spread of Covid-19 were observed. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. It further drew on the …
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Resilience and risk in the informal economy: a study in the regulation of flooding
… owners in Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa township and Victoria Mxenge informal settlement in Philippi township. The interviews elicited information on business owners' exposure to flooding, their response and the factors that influenced their choice to response mechanism. A survey …