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Underemployment and unemployment in South Africa’s informal sector: a case study of Potchefstroom
(North-West University, 2018)The main aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, type and probable effects of skills-related underemployment in the car-guarding, waste-picking and day-labouring informal sub-sectors of South Africa’s informal ... -
Tourists’ taxonomy as a management tool for destination competitiveness
(North-West University, 2018)The increasing competition for tourist markets among nations calls for destination managers to adopt customer-centric approaches to gain sustainable competitive advantages. In the case of Zimbabwe, (the setting of this ... -
Trophic transfer of metals and OCP’s in organisms from a warm temperate and a subtropical intertidal rocky shore
(North-West University, 2018)Globally, of all the services and functions that ecological systems provide to human welfare, ± 63 % comes from the marine domain. Pollution of the ocean by means of metals and organochlorine pesticides pose a great threat ... -
The nature of participation in internet activism: the case of the #ZumaMustFall movement on Twitter
(North-West University, 2017)Political participation is a key principle in maintaining a healthy democracy by keeping governments and political parties accountable to the constituencies that elected them (Bimber, et al., 2015:22; Issakson, 2014:244; ... -
Dietary intake of the African-PREDICT study population
(North-West University, 2018)Background: Ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) contribute to the dietary intake of individuals, which, in turn, plays an important role in the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). South Africa (SA) is ...
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