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Local government revenue leakages through corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa: The case of Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Zimbabwe has over the years experienced rampant corruption in all sectors of the economy. At local government level, there have been several allegations of corruption in areas such as revenue collection, procurement and ...
A review of spaces of local participation to promote service delivery in South Africa
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2019)
In many developing countries, there is a continued decline in public participation at the local level
which often results in poor service delivery and as a result, a rise in protests. South Africa has experienced a ...
Rights and representation support justice across aquatic food systems
(Nature Research, 2022)
Injustices are prevalent in food systems, where the accumulation of vast
wealth is possible for a few, yet one in ten people remain hungry. Here,
for 194 countries we combine aquatic food production, distribution
and ...
Examining the news media reaction to a national sugary beverage tax in South Africa: A quantitative content analysis
(Springer Nature, 2021)
: South Africa was the first sub-Saharan African country to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage
(SSB) tax called the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) in April 2018. Given news media can increase public awareness
and sway ...
Are intentions to change, policy awareness, or health knowledge related to changes in dietary intake following a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa? A before-and after study
(BMC, 2022)
Background In April 2018, South Africa implemented the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), one of the first sugarsweetened
beverage (SSB) taxes to be based on each gram of sugar (beyond 4 g/100mL). The objectives of this
study ...
Authentic leadership, organisational citizenship behaviours, and intention to quit: the indirect effect of psychological ownership
(South African journal of Psychology, 2020)
The aim of this study was to explore the influence of perceived authentic leadership on followers’ citizenship behaviour and their intention to quit their jobs, and to examine the indirect effect of psychological ownership ...
An overview of trends in depressive symptoms in South Africa
(Sage Journals, 2019)
The relationship between mental health and socioeconomic status is well established in the literature. The socioeconomic standing of a number of South Africans remains poor and slow changing, while the mental health of the ...
Scoping review of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on unplanned pregnancy
(AOSIS, 2022)
: Increased pressure on the healthcare system because of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) along with national lockdown policies had consequences on the sexual and
reproductive health of women. While the pandemic has ...
Cash transfers for sustainable rural livelihoods? Examining the long-term productive effects of the Child Support Grant in South Africa
(Elsivier, 2020)
Cash transfers have received increased scholarly and policy attention, as a means of reducing poverty in the global South. While cash transfers are primarily intended to prevent impoverishment and deprivation, several ...
Comparison of multifactor asset pricing models in the South African stock market [2000–2016]
(MDPI, 2023)
The quest for parsimonious models has been a key objective in asset pricing. However, there
appears to be no consensus on the most successful asset pricing strategy in the literature, especially
for the South African ...