Siyabulela Christopher Fobosi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5152234 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siyabulela Christopher Fobosi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siyabulela Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Fobosi |
| SIGNATURE | FOBOSI S C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Fort Hare |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3806-2835 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Imali yesokisi (sock money) as agency
This article examines the concept of imali yesokisi – sock money – within South Africa’s minibus taxi industry and its implications for the precariat. Imali yesokisi refers to the practice whereby taxi drivers secretly keep extra earnings, typically in their socks, to avoid detection by taxi owners. Drawing on Scott’s (1985) concept of ‘weapons of the weak’ and ‘everyday forms of resistance’, the article argues that this silent act represents a f…
Realising the right to quality basic education in the Eastern Cape through infrastructure norms and standards
This research project provides a comprehensive analysis of the pervasive infrastructural challenges impeding the realisation of the constitutional right to basic education in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Through a mixed-methods approach, combining a detailed review of relevant policy and legal frameworks with qualitative data collected from district schools, this study examines the implementation gaps of the Norms and Standards for Publi…
Systemic barriers to academic success among historically disadvantaged students
Background South African universities have expanded access for historically disadvantaged students (HDS), yet persistent inequalities continue to shape academic success. Empirical evidence remains limited on how institutional, socio-economic, and pedagogical factors intersect to influence epistemic access within historically disadvantaged institutions. Methods This study employed a qualitative case study design at a public South African universit…
Cast in a racial and class mode of transport
Introduction: This paper analyses the precarious working lives of South African minibus taxi drivers and marshals/conductors, focusing on how their experiences intersect with broader debates on informalisation, precarity, and social justice. Drawing on Edward Webster's labour sociology and Karl Marx's analysis of veiled exploitation, the paper examines how labour within the taxi industry remains structurally invisible despite the sector's central…
Social capital in South Africa’s minibus taxi industry
The paper concludes that bridging the gap between existing informal governance and formal institutions is vital for industry stability. It proposes policy interventions that leverage existing social capital while strengthening formal governance, labor protections, and financial inclusion. Recommendations include formalizing taxi associations as cooperative enterprises to access government subsidies and secure legal recognition, implementing stand…
Regimes of Inequality? A Focus on Road Infrastructure in Rural Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
This paper examines the deteriorating rural road infrastructure in South Africa’s Eastern Cape as a manifestation of a regime of inequality, rather than a conventional service delivery failure. Drawing primarily on the South African Human Rights Commission’s 2023 inquiry, the study analyses how infrastructural neglect impairs constitutional rights to health, education, mobility and dignity. Integrating centre–periphery theory, durable inequality …
Unveiling inequality
This paper examines the systemic and multidimensional impacts of inadequate road infrastructure on social inequality in the rural Eastern Cape province of South Africa, focusing on the Hlankomo community from Mdeni to Upper Tsitsana. By integrating a sociological framework, the study explores how deteriorating road conditions perpetuate structural and symbolic violence, exacerbating economic marginalization, social exclusion, and cultural disempo…
The Minimum Effect of the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme on Precarious Working Conditions in South Africa’s Minibus Taxi Sector
The minibus taxi is currently the most common mode of transport in South Africa, particularly for the low-income population living in townships. Minibus taxis are also seen as most people’s only option for mobility. With regards to the public transport system as a whole, the minibus taxi industry accounts for 68% of work journeys, followed by buses and trains. The sector remains, in a structural sense, in the informal economy, but is increasingly…
Unveiling inequality
This paper examines the systemic and multidimensional impacts of inadequate road infrastructure on social inequality in the rural Eastern Cape province of South Africa, focusing on the Hlankomo community from Mdeni to Upper Tsitsana. By integrating a sociological framework, the study explores how deteriorating road conditions perpetuate structural and symbolic violence, exacerbating economic marginalization, social exclusion, and cultural disempo…
The Minimum Effect of the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme on Precarious Working Conditions in South Africa’s Minibus Taxi Sector
The minibus taxi is currently the most common mode of transport in South Africa, particularly for the low-income population living in townships. Minibus taxis are also seen as most people’s only option for mobility. With regards to the public transport system as a whole, the minibus taxi industry accounts for 68% of work journeys, followed by buses and trains. The sector remains, in a structural sense, in the informal economy, but is increasingly…
Unveiling inequality
This paper examines the systemic and multidimensional impacts of inadequate road infrastructure on social inequality in the rural Eastern Cape province of South Africa, focusing on the Hlankomo community from Mdeni to Upper Tsitsana. By integrating a sociological framework, the study explores how deteriorating road conditions perpetuate structural and symbolic violence, exacerbating economic marginalization, social exclusion, and cultural disempo…
Imali yesokisi (sock money) as agency
This article examines the concept of imali yesokisi – sock money – within South Africa’s minibus taxi industry and its implications for the precariat. Imali yesokisi refers to the practice whereby taxi drivers secretly keep extra earnings, typically in their socks, to avoid detection by taxi owners. Drawing on Scott’s (1985) concept of ‘weapons of the weak’ and ‘everyday forms of resistance’, the article argues that this silent act represents a f…
Realising the right to quality basic education in the Eastern Cape through infrastructure norms and standards
This research project provides a comprehensive analysis of the pervasive infrastructural challenges impeding the realisation of the constitutional right to basic education in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Through a mixed-methods approach, combining a detailed review of relevant policy and legal frameworks with qualitative data collected from district schools, this study examines the implementation gaps of the Norms and Standards for Publi…
Systemic barriers to academic success among historically disadvantaged students
Background South African universities have expanded access for historically disadvantaged students (HDS), yet persistent inequalities continue to shape academic success. Empirical evidence remains limited on how institutional, socio-economic, and pedagogical factors intersect to influence epistemic access within historically disadvantaged institutions. Methods This study employed a qualitative case study design at a public South African universit…
Cast in a racial and class mode of transport
Introduction: This paper analyses the precarious working lives of South African minibus taxi drivers and marshals/conductors, focusing on how their experiences intersect with broader debates on informalisation, precarity, and social justice. Drawing on Edward Webster's labour sociology and Karl Marx's analysis of veiled exploitation, the paper examines how labour within the taxi industry remains structurally invisible despite the sector's central…
Social capital in South Africa’s minibus taxi industry
The paper concludes that bridging the gap between existing informal governance and formal institutions is vital for industry stability. It proposes policy interventions that leverage existing social capital while strengthening formal governance, labor protections, and financial inclusion. Recommendations include formalizing taxi associations as cooperative enterprises to access government subsidies and secure legal recognition, implementing stand…
Regimes of Inequality? A Focus on Road Infrastructure in Rural Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
This paper examines the deteriorating rural road infrastructure in South Africa’s Eastern Cape as a manifestation of a regime of inequality, rather than a conventional service delivery failure. Drawing primarily on the South African Human Rights Commission’s 2023 inquiry, the study analyses how infrastructural neglect impairs constitutional rights to health, education, mobility and dignity. Integrating centre–periphery theory, durable inequality …
Legal Issues in South Africa (3 works) · Precarity (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (2 works) · Restructuring (2 works)