De Beer, Stephan F.2022-02-112022-02-1120142014*http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83815Dissertation (PhD (Applied Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2014.Poverty is a condition where people's basic needs for food, clothing and shelter are not being met. Poverty is generally of two types: absolute and relative poverty. Some of the causes of poverty include changing trends in a country’s economy, lack of education, high divorce rate which causes feminisation of poverty, having a culture of poverty, overpopulation, epidemic diseases such as AIDS and malaria, and environmental problems such as lack of rainfall (business dictionary.com).en© 2021 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.PovertyTransient povertyPoverty reductionPoverty alleviationPoverty eradication, poverty reliefAbsolute poverty relative povertyInflationSocialUnemploymentUnskilled labourBasic needsDemocracyGovernmentSouth Africa, Squatter camps, AIDSInequalityPopulationQualitativeSocialMigrationUCTDDissertation