Abstract
Here we describe an economic development programme termed ARISE – an acronym for African Rural Initiatives for Sustainable Environments. The programme has the potential to contribute to the simultaneous achievement of three goals to which South Africa is committed, namely: • job creation, • broad-based black economic empowerment, and • achieving expressed conservation and environmental objectives. The programme is currently being developed in the form of two ongoing pilot projects that, taken together, employ 576 previously jobless people, have created several small enterprises, and are beneficially affecting thousands of hectares of severely degraded land in South Africa’s rural areas (EOI2, 2006). The programme may be categorised in the context of South Africa’s economy as either “economic development” through poverty alleviation and in future perhaps part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), and clearly has the potential to enable people in South Africa’s rural areas to make the transition from the “second” (informal) to the “first” (formal) economy. ARISE therefore offers an ideal opportunity for a large-scale rollout across South and southern Africa.
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Introduction to sectionIn line with international trends, the SAJEMS editorial board decided to introduce a section in the journal called: Viewpoints, perspectives or letters to the editor
We see this section as an opportunity for senior scholars to provide insight into specific issues or ideas that are unlikely, or not ready, to take the form of a full scientific manuscript. We see this as an opportunity for students and young scholars to share their research results from a less daunting platform
We met with officials of the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality (GSDM) to discuss and evaluate the survey prospects
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In line with international trends, the SAJEMS editorial board decided to introduce a section in the journal called: Viewpoints, perspectives or letters to the editor. We see this section as an opportunity for senior scholars to provide insight into specific issues or ideas that are unlikely, or not ready, to take the form of a full scientific manuscript. We see this as an opportunity for students and young scholars to share their research results from a less daunting (and belligerent) platform. I would wish to extend an invitation to all our readers to submit shorter, focused, robust and well-articulated views, perspectives, comments, letters or papers to this new section. M Jahed Econometrix (Pty)Ltd and School of Public and Development Management, University of Witwatersrand R Mirrilees
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