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Smart informality: the use of social networking during the national lockdown
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| author | Davids, Herschell Charles |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/125032 Smart informality: the use of social networking during the national lockdown Davids, Herschell Charles Geyer, Herman Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept of Geography and Environmental Studies. Social media Social networks Informal sector (Economics) COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 -- Social aspects UCTD Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of social media and Social Networking has taken the world over, and during the National Lockdown Period, this became evident. During the National Lockdown Period informal traders was not able to trade in a normal manner, and the reason for this was the COVID-19 pandemic and the serious health issues which were attached to it. Social Media and Social Networking was used as the primary communication platform for informal traders to resume their economic activities during the Lockdown Period. As the informal economy contributes a large part of economic development, the aim of this study was to investigate how local informal traders used social media and social networking to trade informally and to access job opportunities during the lockdown period through the use social networking. The study concluded and confirmed that social media was largely used during National Lockdown Period and this had a positive impact on small businesses. Recommendations based on how informal traders can continue to use social media and social networking as communication platforms were made to improve trading skills. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die gebruik van Sosiale Media en Sosiale Netwerking het die wêreld oorgeneem, en die inperkingstydperk het dit bevestig. Gedurende die Nasionale Inperkingstydperk was informele handelaars nie veronderstel om handel te dryf op ‘n normale wyse nie, en die rede daarvoor was as gevolg van die KOVID-19 pandemie en die gesondheids kwessies wat daaraan verbonde is. Sosiale Media en Sosiale Netwerking was gedurende hierdie tydperk gebruik as ‘n primêre kommunikasie platform vir informele handelaars om hul ekonomiese aktiwiteite voort te sit. In die lug dat die informele ekonomie ‘n groot deel uit maak van ekonomiese ontwikkeling, was die doel van hierdie studie om ondersoek in te stel oor hoe informele handelaars sosiale media en sosiale netwerking gebruik het om steeds informeel handel te dryf en werkgeleendhede te soek met die gebruik van sosiale netwerking. Die studie sluit af en bevestig dat sosiale media was grootliks gebruik gedurende die inperkingstydperk en dat dit ‘n positiewe impak gehad het op informele besighede. Aanbevelings is gemaak op grond van hoe informele handelaars die gebruik van sosiale media en sosiale netwerking kan aanhou gebruik as ‘n kommunikasie platform en deur hul handels tegnieke te verbeter. Masters 2022-02-10T15:29:09Z 2022-04-29T12:51:09Z 2022-02-10T15:29:09Z 2022-02-10 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125032 en Stellenbosch University vi, 49 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Social media Social networks Informal sector (Economics) COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 -- Social aspects UCTD Davids, Herschell Charles Smart informality: the use of social networking during the national lockdown |
| title | Smart informality: the use of social networking during the national lockdown |
| title_full | Smart informality: the use of social networking during the national lockdown |
| title_fullStr | Smart informality: the use of social networking during the national lockdown |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smart informality: the use of social networking during the national lockdown |
| title_short | Smart informality: the use of social networking during the national lockdown |
| title_sort | smart informality the use of social networking during the national lockdown |
| topic | Social media Social networks Informal sector (Economics) COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 -- Social aspects UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125032 |
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