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The relationship between inflation and stock prices in Zambia
(Asian Online Journals, 2013)
— This study examines a relationship between inflation and stock prices for Zambia, over the period
1999–2011, using monthly all share stock prices and inflation rates. The study employed Augmented-Dickey-Fuller
and ...
The relationship between planning strategies and entrepreneurial success for start-up entrepreneurs in the Western Cape
(Sage Publications, 2013)
The total entrepreneurial activity rate in South Africa was 9.1%
in 2011, compared with 8.9% in 2010, which is below the average for
similar economies. This study examines the moderating impact of environmental
difficulty ...
The 2013 Election in Zimbabwe: The end of an era
(Routledge Taylor Francis Group, 2013)
The July 31st 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe ushered in a renewed period of political
domination by ZANU(PF) and its President, Robert Mugabe. This election followed five years
of a SADC- facilitated Global Political Agreement ...
Can personal initiative training improve small business success? A longitudinal South African evaluation study
(Sage Publications, 2013)
High levels of personal initiative will be required to unlock the
potential offered by the many untapped resources in Africa in terms of
business opportunities. Significant resources are ploughed into the development
of ...
Strategies to support South African smallholders as a contribution to government’s second economy strategy. Volume 2: Case studies
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This second volume of Strategies to support South African smallholders as a contribution to government’s second economy strategy contains sixteen case studies that comprise the main data for the analysis detailed in Volume ...
Elite land grabbing in Namibian communal areas and its impact on subsistence farmers’ livelihoods
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This brief examines some emerging
trends and dynamics in changing
power relations in rural Namibian
communities due to emerging new
elites and the threats to subsistence
farmers’ access to communal land
and ...
Understanding IT management in Higher Education
(2015)
A meeting of academics concluded that the management of IT resources in education is sub-optimal and under-researched. The extent of IT-related changes indicates a need for strategic management, proper attention to the ...
Small parties and independents – from also-rans to kingmakers
(SUN Press, 2012)
Small parties and independents play an important role in South Africa’s democracy. It
is on the level of the local that these small parties and independents have some chance
to make indents in terms of winning a few wards ...
An analysis of the effectiveness of inflation targeting monetary policy framework in South Africa
(Journal of Economics, Management and Trade, 2019)
This study is premised on investigating the effectiveness of inflation targeting in South Africa. The
methods of analysis include the Vector Autoregressive model (VAR), the unit root test and
cointegration test. The ...
Impact of WTO policies on developing countries: issues and perspectives
(Ottawa United Learning Academy & Denfar Transnational DevelopmentOttawa United Learning Academy & Denfar Transnational Development, 2012)
About two thirds of the WTO’s around 150 members are developing countries. They play an
increasingly important and active role in the WTO because of their numbers, because they are becoming
more important in the global ...