The role of entrepreneurship and innovation are becoming increasingly important for businesses to maintain and enhance their competitiveness. This also holds true for agribusinesses in the agricultural sector as an important ...
Women entrepreneurship is increasing rapidly, women are starting their own business
to take control over their personal and professional lives and the role that these women
entrepreneurs play to eradicate poverty and ...
People, processes and teams form the basis of organisational success. Therefore
the understanding and prediction of people and their behaviour- both individual and
in a team - is a critical management activity. Behaviour ...
The presence of seed- and leaf-gall nematodes (SLGN; Subanguina spp.) in seed of Eragrostis spp. grass is currently a matter of great economic concern to the local grass seed industry. The adverse effect of these parasites ...
Sasol Solvent, a division of Sasol Chemical Industries, is a global manufacturer and supplier of a diverse range of solvents, co-monomers and associated products. This division consist of twelve production facilities, of ...
Background. Considering the experience of the Port of Port Elizabeth where waste
volumes discharged from ships dropped drastically at the time when disposal tariffs
had been increased due to a regional crisis, the question ...
ESKOM is moving towards a price structure for electricity which reflects, as far as
possible, the real cost of generation. It is called real time pricing (RTP). ESKOM
developed this cost structure to coax customers to ...
The North-West Province has the fifth highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country and has an estimated HIV prevalence of 22.9%. On the 24th November 1999 cabinet approved a special allocation of funds to finance a National ...
Chiiosan is a natural polysaccharide that is obtained by the partial deacetylation of
chitin, the second most abundant natural polymer. Chiiosan is currently extensively
utilised in various pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical ...
IAS 39 and recorded structured interviews with the respondents. The accounting treatment of commodity derivatives was investigated by utilising nine transaction types which are typically found when producers sell grain to ...
This study investigates coal discard cover soil fertility and its potential for
degradation, particularly in terms of its salinisation and acidification potential. Seven
rehabilitated coal discard dumps in the Witbank, ...
The study displays an analytical framework of urban sustainability in South Africa and applies the
principles to Clainvood, a suburb in the South Durban Basin in KwaZulu Natal. It is important that
urban areas are ...
The portion of energy converted by non-linear loads in the modern power system is
increasing due to the energy-efficiency and sophistication possible with power
electronics. Higher voltage and energy ratings are continuously ...
The establishment of the Altx exchange provided the opportunity for investors to
invest in small high growth companies which sometimes provide spectacular returns.
The firms listed on the Altx JSE exchange have provided ...
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease(CVD) is increasing in the black South African population. At increased levels, plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) and fibrinogen, which are two ...
Motivation: A variety of factors including food shortage, poor hygiene and low
education levels affects the nutritional status of black women. Women also have a
high risk for the development of iron deficiency because ...
Introduction:
Obesity plays an important role in the development of the metabolic syndrome, with central obesity being included as a required prerequisite in the most recent definition of the metabolic syndrome by the ...
Worldwide. adolescents are at risk of dcvdoping eating disorders since they tire in a
process of negot ia( ing important developmental tasks and are thus vulnerable to the
internalisation of the thin ideal (Polivy 8: ...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine associations between physical activity (PA), blood pressure (BP) and renin in urban black Africans. Methods: The study sample included 137 urban African males (N=68) and ...
During the past decades there has been an increase in longevity. These aging trends have an
enormous economic impact and present challenges to policymakers, families, and health care
providers to meet the needs of aging ...