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The growth of space science in African countries for earth observation in the 21st century
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013)
The vulnerability of Africa to the impact of climate change, which results in natural disasters and environmental degradation, accelerates hardship and poverty for millions of Africans. However, Africa still lacks the ...
Social Protests and Water Service Delivery in South Africa
(2013-09-13)
To develop:
• Clear understandings of the linkage between social protests and water service delivery.
• An evaluation framework to enable government, municipalities and other stakeholders to more effectively address ...
A constricted agricultural system: Cartels, collusion and corporate farming
(2014-07)
A constricted agricultural system: cartels, collusion and corporate farming
Nothing happens in a vacuum, let alone an agricultural system. South Africa’s has been shaped by very particular
historical forces: colonisation, ...
The targeting of zero-rated basic foodstuffs under value-added tax (VAT) in South Africa
(Bureau for Economic Research (BER), 2013)
Since the inception of VAT in South Africa, various studies have been conducted to investigate the distributional impact of the tax as well as the effectiveness of zero-rating as tool to alleviate the burden on poor ...
Small medium micro enterprise business goals and government support: a South African case study
(APM, 2013)
Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMMEs) form the majority of the enterprises in the South African economy. The South African government has identified the SMME sector as one of the potential enablers to achieve its ...
South Africa's space programme - Past, present, future
(Routledge, 2010)
This article introduces and analyses South Africa’s space programme. This divides into three phases. First was the age of amateurs 1947-1962.
Second, between 1963-1993, South Africa’s apartheid ancien regime started ...
Smallholder irrigation schemes, agrarian reform and ‘accumulation from above and from below’ in South Africa
(Wiley & Blackwell Publishing, 2013)
A key issue in debates on agrarian reform in South Africa is the potential for small-scale
farming, in conjunction with redistributive land reform, to make a significant contribution to
employment creation and poverty ...
Strategies, practices and skills for competitiveness in the digital economy: a perspective on large companies in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, University of Stellenbosch Business School & Ikamva National e-Skills Institute (iNeSI), 2014)
The impact of the digital developments of our time - new digital devices, new software, and new areas of applications - can be felt in more and more areas of life and work. In fact, in some areas of business the impact is ...
An institutional approach for developing South African inland freshwater fisheries for improved food security and rural livelihoods
(Water Research Commission, 2014)
South Africa has over 4 700 storage dams, about 700 of which are owned and controlled by Government. Public dams were primarily constructed for domestic, irrigation and industrial water supply. Over time secondary uses for ...
Supporting smallholders into commercial agriculture: The role of private sector partnerships
(2016-07-25)
• SSCA is a research project started by the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) and the South Africa Food Lab (SAFL).
• Commenced in April 2012 with a specific focus on private sector support to ...