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Reducing male violence : a peace education project among juvenile offenders.
(2009)Violent behavior is one of the most critical problem facing the world in general and South Africa in particular. The level of violence in our society is of wide concern. Many people are caught in a cycle of violence as ... -
Relevance of the Todaro model in explaining Black migration to and within the Durban Functional Region.
(1994)Until recently it was fashionable to describe Durban as one of the fastest growing cities in the world. For those who held this view, the proliferation of informal settlements in and around the city pointed to massive ... -
Remittances as development tools in the Eritrean economy.
(2005)Migrant workers in the developed countries remit part of their earnings to their families, relatives, and friends left behind in their old communities in the less developed countries. Remittances, as financial resources ... -
Resistance to change : a comparison between causes of resistance, gender and employment level.
(2005)The most important component of change management is the employee's endorsement or "buy in" of the new process. Many managers underestimate this aspect (Wilbur, 1999:12). Developing new processes and systems are relatively ... -
Responses of rural agricultural households to agricultural policies in South Africa.
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Restorative justice as a tool for peacebuilding : South African study.
(2012)In this study a component of long-term peacebuilding practice - restorative justice processing - was examined in South Africa’s unequal, transitional context. Based on multidisciplinary literature, Galtung’s (1996) notion ... -
The rise in female labour force participation in South Africa : an analysis of household survey data , 1995-2001.
(2003)In the 1990s nationally representative and detailed household survey data became available for the first time in South Africa, opening up opportunities to examine some of the key movements in the labour market especially. ... -
The rise of micro and small-scale entrepreneurial activity in a melting down economy : a case of Zimbabwe.
Entrepreneurship is viewed as a pertinent vehicle for economic growth, development, employment creation and income generation (entrepreneurial effects). Small-scale, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) are the dominant ... -
The role of narrative in healing in Rwanda.
(2010)In 1994, almost a million Tutsi and some Hutu were massacred in Rwanda during the 100 day genocide. Between 1995 and 1998, nearly the same number of Hutu and some Tutsi died, while in flight, primarily in the former ... -
The role of small, medium and micro enterprises in Lesotho's economy.
(2000)A vibrant industrial sector that includes growing small and medium-sized enterprises is a boon to any economy. By increasing output and incomes, providing jobs for unskilled labourers, and improving prospects for efficiency ... -
The role of tourism development and of HRD in the tourism sector in promoting economic growth in Eritrea.
(2004)Eritrea is a young state and a developing country faced with major problems and constraints, one of which is a shortage of professional, skilled and semi-skilled human resources. With the country's considerable and diverse ... -
Should the Southern African customs union form an optimum currency area?
(2010)Southern Africa's viability as a monetary union has long been under discussion. The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is the world's oldest operating customs union, and one of the most efficient and it has the potential ... -
A socio-economic survey of the Indian community in the Tongaat-Verulam region.
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Socio-economic, environmental and institutional sustainability and economic growth within BRICS: what are the best policy options?
(2020)Due to diverse socio-economic, environmental, institutional characteristics and different levels of industrial development, a major problem in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries is how bloc ... -
"The solidarity group programme : a mechanism for delivering credit to informal sector microenterprises".
(1993)No abstract available. -
South Africa's international financial relations, 1970-1987 : history, crisis and transformation.
(1989)This thesis examines South Africa's relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and private international banks in the period 1970-1987. The thesis is written in the language, and uses the conceptual tools, of ... -
South Africa's seaborne commerce and global measurement of shipping costs.
(2006)No abstract available. -
The South African commodity plastics filiere : history and future strategy options.
(1994)The world chemical industry is one of the most basic and important manufacturing businesses globally. Petrochemicals have played a pivotal role in industrial modernisation. In the 1970s and 1980s South Africa developed an ... -
Stability of money demand and monetary policy in a small developing economy - Uganda : an econometric investigation into some basic issues.
(2004)A stable money demand function is the essence of planning and implementing monetary policy. This thesis explores the stability of the M2 money demand function in Uganda for the period 1980-2002. We estimate and interpret ...