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Exploring student engagement practices at a South African university : student engagement as reliable predictor of academic performance
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2016)
Student engagement is one avenue to explore how the experiences within and beyond the classroom impact student persistence behaviours. This article contributes to the sparse research in South Africa on the correlates of ...
The impact of bank-specific determinants on commercial banks’ liquidity in Namibia
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2016)
This paper examined the bank-specific determinants for commercial bank’s liquidity in Namibia. The
study was based on quarterly data covering the period 2001:Q1 to 2014:Q2, utilizing the technique of unit root and
ordinary ...
Evidence-based practices of promoting entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions in Africa
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2016)
This research applies the changing of cognitive mechanisms of University students through Entrepreneurship Education (EE). The study hypothesises that entrepreneurial orientation (achievement orientation, personal control, ...
Affirmative action in education and Black Economic Empowerment in the workplace in South Africa since 1994: policies, strengths and limitations
(BCES Conference Books, 2017)
This paper explains the concepts of Affirmative Action (AA) and Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and the policies developed in post-Apartheid South Africa. It compares it to similar policies adopted in different contexts ...
On the suitability of group lending model in South Sudan’s Small and medium enterprises sector
(The African Finance & Economics Consult, 2016)
Post-conflict societies, such as South Sudan are characterised by weak regulatory frameworks and lack of political will to implement much needed reforms. This often impacts directly on the economy. The legal, social and ...
Determinant of the relationship between labour force participation in South Africa for both male and female
(University of Cape Town, 2016)
Reducing poverty and inequality are key challenges in South Africa. Access to the labour market and earnings differentials are the main drivers of poverty and inequality in South Africa (Leibbrandt et al.,2010). Educational ...
The comparability of the statistics South Africa October household surveys and labour force surveys
(Stellenbosch University, 2017)
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has been collecting labour market data with household surveys and in a fairly comparable format since 1993. These datasets have been studied and compared extensively in order to better ...
Improving the targeting of zero-rated basic foodstuffs under value added tax (VAT) in South Africa - An exploratory analysis
(Stellenbosch University, 2012)
VAT without any exemptions or zero-rating is regressive. Since the inception of VAT in South Africa, there has been an ongoing debate around the issue of zero-rating to alleviate the burden on poor households. This paper ...
Measuring willingness-to-pay for water and sanitation by people living with HIV and AIDs in South Africa
(IWA Publishing, 2016)
The ill-provision of water and sanitation services poses the greatest risk to people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa – a majority of whom reside in slum settlements. People living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) die ...
Poverty and inequality trends in South Africa using different survey data
(Stellenbosch University, 2010)
There is an abundance of literature adopting the monetary approach (i.e., using per capita income or expenditure variables) to derive poverty and inequality trends for South Africa since the transition. The most commonly ...