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DVA3705EXAM PACK
+27 81 278 3372
, UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May – June 2022 Exam
DVA3705
EMPOWERMENT AND POPULAR INITIATIVES
100 Marks
Duration 4 Hours
This paper consists of FOUR (4) pages.
Instructions:
This is a portfolio examination conducted on the myExams platform. As this is an open-book
examination, you must use your study guide and prescribed reading material (articles, e-
reserves, marked assignments and feedback). You should also consult and integrate material
from additional sources into your essays.
This module is USING the invigilator app: Please note that you should scan the QR Code as soon
as you have downloaded your question paper during the 15-minute download window before the
official exam start time per the timetable.
Follow the guidelines in Tutorial Letter DVAALLD/301 for essay writing, citation and
referencing. You must provide evidence-based arguments and acknowledge the sources of
your information by means of consistent and correct in-text citations. Direct quotations must
be placed in inverted commas (“…”) with a page reference as explained in Tutorial Letter
DVAALLD/301. Please keep this tutorial letter (DVAALLD/301) at hand and read it carefully.
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, You can download the tutorial letter from the module site on myUnisa. It is available in
English, Sepedi, and isiZulu.
Plagiarism will be severely penalised. Your essays must be your own work, in your own
words. Group work will be equally penalised as will any form of copying from any student, or
any attempt to commit academic dishonesty. No hand-written exam answer scripts will be
accepted. No scanned-in exam answer scripts will be accepted. Only submit word-processed,
correctly PDF-converted scripts. Any unacceptable formats or corrupted exam answer files will not
be marked.
You will be guided on completing a Departmental Honesty Declaration when downloading the
examination paper. For your convenience, we have attached the Honesty Declaration as
Annexure A. (A copy has been added for you in the Additional Resources tab on the module
site). Please complete it and add it to your portfolio.
You have 4 hours in which to submit your portfolio on myExams.
Answer any TWO questions below. Each essay should be a minimum of 1000 words and
maximum of 2000 words, excluding the cover page, honesty declaration. DO NOT include the
table of contents and list of references. Use Arial 12 point, 1.5 spacing. Your answer to both
questions must be submitted as a single document in PDF format. Each answer must be
numbered accordingly.
Create a cover page with the following information:
• Your full name
• Your student number
• The module code
• The module name
• List the two questions you answered (for example, Question 2 and Question 3)
• The date of the exam
QUESTION 1
Analyse the characteristics of black capitalism in South Africa after 1994. (50 marks)
Required Reading: Study Guide: Unit 6; Popular initiatives in development: Reader, 2016 o r E-
reserves: Contributions by Southall (2004); and Southall (2014).
QUESTION 2
Critically evaluate the internal and external factors that contributed to the fall of Abahlali
base Mjondolo. (50 marks)
(i) In a paragraph, state the internal and external factors that contributed to the fall of
Abahlali base Mjondolo (10)
(ii) Critically evaluate those internal and external factors (40)
In this question, you do not have to write an introduction or conclusion. However, you must
acknowledge the source of your information by means of consistent and correct in-text citations.
Required Reading: Study Guide: Units 4, 7 and 8: Popular initiatives in development: Reader,
2016 o r E - r e s e r v e s – contribution by Mdlalose (2014).
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, QUESTION 3
Analyse the role that has been played by women’s movements in the development of Africa.
Give examples to support your argument. (50 marks)
(i) Describe women’s movements in Africa
(ii) Outline the role played of women’s movements
(iii) Discuss the extent to which women’s movements contributed to development in Africa
Required Reading: Study Guide: Unit 4; Popular initiatives in development: a reader, 2016 o r E -
r e s e r v e s – Contributions by Bebbington, Mitlin, Mokgaladi, Scurrah and Bielich (2010); Berger
(2014); and Bhattacharjya, Birchall, Caro, Kelleher and Sahasranaman (2013)
QUESTION 4
This question consists of 4 sub-questions that carry a total of 50 marks and you must do all of them.
Two of the sub-questions carry 15 marks each while the other two carry 10 marks each. Please
number the questions according to the same number as in the question. You do not have to write an
introduction or conclusion. However, you must acknowledge the source of your information by means
of consistent and correct in-text citations.
(50 marks)
Your neighbour owns a spaza shop in Gugulethu Township since 2010. Answer the
following questions related to his/her experience with a few paragraphs for each question.
(i) What factors contributed to the emergence of the informal traders in Third world
countries? (10)
(ii) What are the characteristics of informal traders and what other types of informal
economic activities do you see around the township? (15)
(iii) What are the advantages and disadvantages of operating in this informal economic
sector? (10)
(iv) Do informal economic activities have potential to contribute to the development of the
country? Explain briefly. (15)
Required Reading: Study Guide: Units 3 and 5; Popular initiatives in development: Reader,
2016 o r E - r e s e r v e s – contributions by Meagher (2011); Abor & Quartey (2010); and Lindell
(2008).
(Total: 100 marks)
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