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    The contribution of rural entrepreneurship to poverty reduction in South Africa: The case of Amathole District Municipality (ADM) in the Eastern Cape Province
    (University of Fort Hare, 2015-04-18) Fiseha, Gebregziabher Gebreyesus
    Today, the main challenge of the Eastern Cape Province is unemployment. According to the report release by Statistics of South Africa in 2015 the unemployment rate among the youth in the Eastern Cape is forty one percent (41 %). The prime objective of the study was to investigate whether rural entrepreneurship contributes to poverty reduction in Amatole District Municipality (ADM). The study employed mixed research methodology. Face-to-face interview was utilized to collect the primary data from the research participants. The participants in this study were entrepreneurs, entrepreneur employees, customers (people who purchase goods and services from the entrepreneurs) and government officials.