Using three different panel data sets, the authors show: That mark-ups are significantly higher in South African manufacturing industries than they are in corresponding industries worldwide; That competition policy (i.e. a reduction of markups) should have largely positive effects on productivity growth and employment in South Africa. The paper is...
This paper follows Mittelman's conceptualisation of the environment as 'a political space, a critical venue where civil society is voicing its concerns (1998: 848). Collective action in the name of environmentalism in South Africa is extremely diverse and reflects the social divisions of class, race, ideology, geographic location and gender.
South Africa is currently focusing strongly on human resource development. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the quality of nursing service and care in three health districts. To identify deficiencies which could be addressed by education and training, it might be useful to measure the quality...
This paper on the poverty-ageing nexus in South Africa is presented in response to an invitation to the South African Government to participate in the Regional Workshop on Ageing and Poverty organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDESA. The paper is structured in accordance with...
This paper on microinsurance in South Africa was completed thanks to the generous funding of the Dutch Government as part of the Dutch Partnership Program with the International Labour Organization ILO. This paper forms part of a multi-country project that seeks to understand the risks that low-income entrepreneurs face, their...
The paper has been commissioned by the International Labour Office to look at the working conditions of workers in the Public Emergency Services in South Africa. These services are the Police, Fire Fighters and Emergency Medical Personnel. The central theme of the research is to understand the role of social...
South African society exhibits diversity on a large number of typical diversity factors - the most notable being race and ethnicity. It could be argued that the Apartheid system was an attempt at "diversity management" that went seriously wrong. In the spirit of learning and sharing knowledge South Africans have...
The aim of this paper is to discuss the practical issues that relate to the project managed investigation of corruption in South Africa and more particularly within the South African Police Service. Due to the fact that both the corrupter and the corruptee are jointly culpable, the fact that evidence...
Zensar's, consultants gave quality consultancy, to Technology & Operations (T&O) division of a leading bank in South Africa, onsite to develop Quality Management System with a particular reference to SW-CMM and CMMi. The bank engaged Zensar to develop and deploy the software processes for enhancing their customer satisfaction and reducing...
LONDON (Reuters UK) - South Africa-focused platinum producer Lonmin LMI said its prospects were strong with a mine life of over 100 years and reiterated it would vigorously contest a $10 billion (5.3 billion pound) bid approach from miner Xstrata XTA. "Mining companies should be...
Mark Watson is a professor and head of the Psychology Department of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa. his research focuses on career development and career assessment of primary, secondary and tertiary students from all South African population groups. Mark has published extensively in international...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This column includes some observations from my recent participation at the Fourth International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Scotland, and visits to LearnDirect and Careers Scotland. The outcomes of the Symposium and the latter two major initiatives directly link to...
European American Arms, in cooperation with Zastava Arms of Serbia, now imports The EZ series of pistol, the most recent evolution of the Zastava CZ99 line in production since the early 1990s. The CZs are the Serbian service pistol and widely exported across Europe and Asia. Exact copies of the...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/939fbe/self_service_strat) has announced the addition of the "Self Service Strategies in SA 2007" report to their offering. A report on the state of customer self-service in South Africa, its evolution into multi-channel strategies and its integration into CRM, with research conducted among...
Rockwell Diamonds Inc. ("Rockwell" or the "Company") (TSX: RDI)(OTCBB: RDIAF)(JSE: RDI) reports on eight new prospecting permits granted by the South African Department of Minerals and Energy ("DME"). These new prospecting permits are located in the Middle Orange River area in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, and include...
*CRICKET Like the Sirocco, a warm wind blowing in from the south, Kevin Pietersen enthusiastically breezed in to his first full day as England captain yesterday, confidently laying down his immediate vision for the team. When speaking about his side and its prospects...
HAVING FIRED his top military brass over breakfast yesterday, Mauritania's President was probably feeling supremely powerful. But, minutes later, commandos arrived at his suite in the heart of the presidential palace and took him hostage, executing a swift but bloodless coup and toppling the first democratically elected leader this desert...
Like the Sirocco, a warm wind blowing in from the south, Kevin Pietersen enthusiastically breezed in to his first full day as England captain yesterday, confidently laying down his immediate vision for the team. When speaking about his side and its prospects for today's fourth Test against...
As he tosses the coin to signal the start of proceedings in the fourth Test today, Kevin Pietersen's life may flash before him. In the few seconds before the pound falls to earth - it is usually a pound though it would not be entirely beyond England's new captain to...
As he tosses the coin to signal the start of proceedings in the fourth Test today, Kevin Pietersen's life may flash before him. In the few seconds before the pound falls to earth - it is usually a pound though it would not be entirely beyond England's new captain to...
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