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The economic architecture of the two De Kocks
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)Although the annual budget speech traditionally focused on fiscal matters, the minister of finance regularly covered monetary policy issues in his speech. This paper reviews and compares the monetary policy statements/views ... -
Economic capital for credit risk in the trading book
(2011)The Basel II accord sets out detailed formulations (in its Internal Ratings Based approaches) for determining credit risk capital in the banking book, but until recently, credit risk in the trading-book was largely ignored. ... -
Economic empowerment zone programmes in Soweto, South Africa: a case of urban renewal projects
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2012)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa stipulates guidelines for local government functions. Section 152, of the Constitution lists six objectives of local government. According to the six objectives, local ... -
Economic empowerment zone programmes in Soweto, South Africa: a case of urban renewal projects
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2012)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa stipulates guidelines for local government functions. Section 152, of the Constitution lists six objectives of local government. According to the six objectives, local ... -
Economic evaluation of Nigerian marginal oil and gas field using financial simulation analysis
(EconJournals, 2016)Marginal oil and gas field could contribute immensely to wealth creation, employment generation and confidence in local oil firms if properly exploited by the indigenous firms. Despite the laudable marginal field initiative ... -
The economic impact of hunting in the Limpopo Province
(University of Johannesburg, 2015)This study evaluated the economic impact of hunting on the regional economy of South Africa's Limpopo Province. Data on biltong hunting was derived from a national survey conducted in 2009 and data on trophy hunting from ... -
The economic impact of hunting in the Northern Cape province
(Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2011)We here estimate the economic impact of hunting (both biltong and trophy) on South Africa's Northern Cape province economy. This study used the input-output (social accounting matrix) and multiplier analyses to evaluate ... -
The economic impact of hunting: a regional approach
(University of Pretoria, 2014)The core of South Africa tourism industry is based on wildlife tourism. Private game reserves and game farms which forms part of wildlife tourism constitute most of the wildlife products in South Africa. On these private ... -
Economic impact of the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival: investigating the application of different models
(Sabinet, 2013)This article focuses on an economic assessment of the target obtained in South Africa regarding the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) applying both SAM and CGE models. Since both models have advantages and ... -
Economic impact of visitor spending at the Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour
(Africa Institute of South Africa, 2008)Sport events have become big business as countries as well as cities are competing fiercely to host major events. The purpose of this article is to determine the economic impact of visitor spending during the annual Cape ... -
Economic impacts of Buyel'Ekhaya Pan-African Cultural Music Festival on East London residents, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
(AJHTL, 2017)Festival tourism has shown growth over the years, especially in the context of developing countries such as South Africa. Destinations around the world are utilising festivals as a draw card to boost local economies. The ... -
Economic justice and prophetic discourse in the South African context - towards a dialogical mode of discourse
(School of Religion & Theology, University of KwaZulu Natal, 2013)The prophetic discourse about economic justice in South Africa has been mainly influenced by Black theology, Latin American Liberation theology and African theology. In the case of influences from the Americas, economics ... -
Economic synergy between rural off-farm income and households' poverty in Ekiti State, Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)Off-farm enterprise is important for rural development and poverty alleviation. This study was undertaken to determine the economic synergy between off-farm income and farming households' poverty level. A total of 120 ... -
The economic value of the 2010 soccer world cup.
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Business Management, 2008)Purpose: The purpose of this article is to estimate the potential economic value of the 2010 Soccer World Cup for South Africa. Problem investigated: The Soccer World Cup (SWC) is regarded as the largest sporting event to ... -
Economics of farming household's food intake and health-capital in Nigeria: a two-stage probit regression approach
(Western Illinois University, 2017)Persistent hunger, malnutrition, and public health problems inextricably threaten the ability of several countries to develop. The burdens of these trios on economic development in African continent cannot be overemphasized. ... -
The economistic university: a brave new paradigm?
(South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH), 2013)According to economistic thinkers a paradigm shift in the idea of the university towards the notion of an entrepreneurial university should take place. Their idea is that this transformation should be a cumulative process ... -
Ecosystem services of urban green spaces in African countries: perspectives and challenges
(Springer Verlag, 2013)The concept of ecosystem goods and services is increasingly used to describe how biodiversity and ecosystems are linked to human well-being and that it should be placed at the core of sustainable urban development. ... -
Ecotoxicity of mine tailings: unrehabilitated versus rehabilitated
(Springer, 2018)Earthworms are bioindicators of soil pollution. The ecotoxicity of tailings from selected gold mines in South Africa was investigated utilizing Eisenia andrei bioassays and biomarkers. Samples were obtained from unrehabilitated, ... -
Ecotoxicological assessment of chemical fumigants utilising an earthworm (Eisenia andrei) bioassay and soil microbial communities
(Springer, 2017)Fumigation is an important crop protection practice employed to control soil pathogens and diseases. Metham sodium and cadusafos are two commonly used soil fumigants for this purpose. However, little information is available ... -
Ecotoxicological effects of aflatoxins on earthworms under different temperature and moisture conditions
(MDPI AG, 2022)Aflatoxin contamination remains one of the most important threats to food safety and human health. Aflatoxins are mainly found in soil, decaying plant material and food storage systems and are particularly abundant during ...