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An analysis of the short and long-run effects of economic growth on employment in South Africa
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)
In any economy, employment growth at faster rates than economic growth is essential in reducing unemployment levels and facilitating economic development. Employment creation is one of the main cornerstones of any economy. ...
An analysis of the relationships between the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), economic growth and employment in the manufacturing sector in South Africa
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)
Employment growth in the South African economy has been dismal, and unemployment has been gradually increasing since the 2000s. The high rate of unemployment at more than 27 percent, is mainly due to weak gross domestic ...
Marine fish parasitology in South Africa: history of discovery and future direction
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
Almost 200 years have passed since the first description of a marine fish parasite from South Africa. It is therefore
an opportune time to look back, take stock of and reflect on the history of discovery within this field ...
Determinants of the food security status of households receiving government grants in Kwakwatsi, South Africa
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
This study attempts to estimate the food security status and identify the determinants of food security among households receiving government grants in a township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. The results are based on a ...
Black Generation Y students attitudes towards the demarketing of tobacco and alcohol consumption
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)
This article reports on a study undertaken to determine Black Generation Y students' attitudes towards the demarketing of tobacco and consequent attitudes towards the demarketing of alcohol consumption in South Africa. As ...
Attitudes towards information privacy amongst black South African Generation Y Students: A study of loyalty cards
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
Aim: In this era of globalisation characterised with rapid spread and usage of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the capacity to store personal information, the issue of information privacy is becoming an ...
Black Generation Y Students’ attitudes towards web advertising value
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
The study reported on in this article sought to determine black Generation Y students’ attitudes towards Web advertising value. The black Generation Y cohort (individuals born between 1986 and 2005) represent 84 percent ...
Best practice management principles for business chambers to facilitate economic development: evidence from South Africa
(Copernicus, 2017)
Local economic development (LED) is seen as one of the prominent and emerging tools in the facilitation of development of on a local and regional level. On the local level, the partners in LED are government, business and ...
Coping with diversity in dormitories in a historically white HEI in South Africa
(Unisa Press, 2013)
The dormitories of historically white higher education institutions (HEIs) are becoming increasingly diverse in South Africa. We were interested in finding out how white students cope with this increased diversity. We ...
Time-to-onset of treatment for hypertension and hyperlipidaemia in South African diabetes mellitus patients: a survival analysis using medicine claims data
(Wiley, 2019)
What is known and objective
Hypertension and hyperlipidaemia have high prevalence among diabetics and increase patients’ risk of cardiovascular diseases, ultimately affecting prognosis negatively. Medicine claims data ...