10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOKVEL»
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stokvel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
stokvel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Banking on Change: Democratising Finance in South Africa ...
Food and drink is provided at some stokvel meetings. These groups of like-
minded consumers share brand loyalty and relay both good and bad
experiences to one another. Because of their year-end bulk buying, they create
opportunities for ...
David Porteous, Ethel Hazelhurst, 2004
2
Witchcraft, Violence, and Democracy in South Africa
At first I found the famous institution of the stokvel particularly puzzling. The
stokvel is a rotating credit association in which a group of a dozen or so people
combine, agree to contribute a set amount monthly, and meet each month to
make their ...
3
World Englishes: Critical Concepts in Linguistics
1996, s.v. "own ") 1 1 Stokvel is an adaptation of SAE stock-fair, but is perceived
by many to have Afrikaans origins. "The term 'stokvel' comes from the rotating
cattle auctions or 'stock-fairs' of English settlers in the Eastern Cape during the
early ...
Kingsley Bolton, Braj B. Kachru, 2006
4
Business and Communalism: A new paradigm?
Stokvels A stokvel is a South African term for a club or syndicate that serves as a
rotating credit union. The stokvel combines the financial resources of the group to
achieve benefits that members could not achieve on their own. Every year, as ...
5
Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Women's Resistance in the ...
Also providing mutual support and practical organizing experience were the
women's savings organizations known as the stokvel. Somewhat akin to
domestic workers' penny-savers' clubs in the United States," stokvel participants
met in ...
6
Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day
But he prized his informal stokvel, a local word for various kinds of saving club,
even more highly. He had been in the stokvel for many years, and rather than
miss a payment into it, he would borrow—as we saw him do once during the year
.
Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, 2009
7
Defiant Desire: Gay and Lesbian Lives in South Africa
In the early 1990s, Junior started the Jikileza Boys, a gay stokvel for boys and
men mostly from Meadowlands and the Jabulani areas in Soweto. This stokvel,
which closed in 1992, provided money in the event of death in a member's family.
Edwin Cameron, Mark Gevisser, 2013
8
Macro-Economics: A Southern African Perspective
Because of their rapid growth - up to 500 000 new members join every year - the
National Stokvel Association of South Africa (NASASA) was founded in 1989.
The association is a spokesperson for stokvels, stimulates marketing
opportunities ...
A. G. Oosthuizen, T. C. Van Der Vyver, 2002
9
Unlocking Markets to Smallholders: Lessons from South Africa
The most common name for the ROSCA in South Africa is 'stokvel'. The stokvel is
more common in the urban than in the rural areas. Stokvels are informal solidarity
or self-help groups offering nearly all the financial services and some social ...
Herman D. van Schalkwyk, Gavin C. G. Fraser, 2012
In the early 1990s, Junior started the Jikileza Boys, a gay stokvel for boys and
men mostly from Meadowlands and the Jabulani areas in Soweto. This stokvel,
which closed in 1992, provided money in the event of death in a member's family.
Mark Gevisser, Edwin Cameron, 1995
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOKVEL»
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stokvel is used in the context of the following news items.
Investors up in arms over stokvel scam
Pretoria - Members of the so-called Wall Street Stokvel are crying foul after investing thousands of rand into an allegedly illegitimate stokvel, with a promise that ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Wealth Hub stokvel under investigation
According to court papers obtained by Business Times, the NPA has applied to the Johannesburg High Court to have the Wealth Hub's bank accounts frozen as ... «DestinyConnect, Jul 15»
Online 'stokvel' Wealth Hub under the NPA's glare
Founders of the popular online stokvel The Wealth Hub, which has attracted more than 20,000 members, are under investigation for alleged money laundering ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
Illegal stokvel has five bank accounts frozen
A popular online stokvel has been declared illegal and had its five bank accounts frozen. The Wealth Hub was set up by former University of North West ... «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»
Stokvel Academy hosts Stokvel Development Training
The Stokvel Academy is currently hosting a series of Stokvel Development Training classes in Rockville, Soweto. Each session accommodates up to 50 stokvel ... «Bizcommunity.com, Jul 15»
All eyes on the stokvel money pot
Given that stokvels are largely unregulated, figures are sketchy. However, according to Old Mutual, there is about R45-billion plugged in to more than 100 000 ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
Stokvels fly as Wealth Hub reinvents itself
After initially shutting down, the Wealth Hub scheme was then relaunched on Wednesday as a "community stokvel", with members no longer required to pay ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
'EFF is Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu's stokvel'
EFF is not a political party, but Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu's stokvel. People are going to talk and say we were promised positions in the ANC, but we ... «News24, May 15»
Ponzi fears mount as 20000 flock to online 'stokvel' Wealth Hub
The Financial Services Board (FSB) has raised the alarm over a popular new online stokvel, The Wealth Hub, which signed up more than 20000 people within ... «Times LIVE, May 15»
Stokvel group helps vulnerable children
A group of 11 women working for Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb have extended a helping hand to the Tsumeb family support centre, a non-governmental ... «New Era, May 15»
