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Implicit personality conceptions of the Nguni cultural-linguistic groups of South Africa
(Sage, 2011)
The present study explored the personality conceptions of the three main Nguni cultural-linguistic groups of South Africa: Swati, Xhosa, and Zulu. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 116 native speakers of Swati, ...
The significance of festivals to regional economies: measuring the economic value of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in South Africa
(IT Publishing, 2011)
This paper estimates the economic value of South Africa's longest running national arts festival, the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in the Eastern Cape Province. The Eastern Cape is a middle-income province (6.6% of ...
Assimilation of tourism satellite accounts and applied general equilibrium models to inform tourism policy analysis
(IP Publishing, 2011)
Historically, tourism policy analysis in South Africa has posed challenges to accurate measurement. The primary reason for this is that tourism is not designated as an 'industry' in standard economic accounts. This paper ...
Developing a national cadre of effective leadership towards sustainable quality service delivery in South Africa
(Academic journals, 2011)
The application of the three (3) dimensional leadership competency model has the likelihood of having a positive impact on a sustainable developmental local governance framework. The purpose of the study was to explore the ...
Religion in education in South Africa: was social justice served?
(Educational Association of South Africa (EASA), 2011)
The promulgation of South African policy regarding the place of religion in public education was delayed until 2003, after a lively debate. The National Policy on Religion in Education effectively banned confessional, ...
An inorganic water chemistry dataset (1972-2011) of rivers, dams and lakes in South Africa
(South African Water Research Commission, 2013)
A national dataset of inorganic chemical data of surface waters (rivers, lakes, and dams) in South Africa is presented and
made freely available. The dataset comprises more than 500 000 complete water analyses from 1972 ...
Climate change, complex interdependence and development: assessment of Lesotho-South Africa relations
(Business Perspectives, 2015)
Climate change and its negative effects on the developing states are a reality of which there is a need to focus on likely
mitigation and adaptive strategies to ensure sustainable development. Industrial development back ...
Studies since 2005 on South African primary schoolchildren suggest lower anaemia prevalence in some regions
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
The objective of this study was to report on the iron status of South African primary schoolchildren, as reported in independent studies
conducted since the last National Food Consumption Survey-Fortification Baseline ...
Informing history students / learners regarding an understanding and experiencing of South Africa's colonial past from a regional / local context
(South African Society for History Teaching, 2013)
South Africa has delivered several voices of standing on the country's colonial historiography. The impact of especially 19th and 20th century colonialism on the southern tip of Africa is deeply rooted in all spheres of ...
South Africa's youth unemployment dilemma: Whose Baby is it anyway?
(IFRD, 2017)
Youth unemployment is a major concern to various different countries, including South Africa, which ranked fourth-worst in the global youth unemployment ratings in 2013 and 2014reaching rates of more than 50 percent. ...