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Implicit personality conceptions of the Nguni cultural-linguistic groups of South Africa
(Sage, 2011)
The present study explored the personality conceptions of the three main Nguni cultural-linguistic groups of South Africa: Swati, Xhosa, and Zulu. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 116 native speakers of Swati, ...
Pricing weather derivatives for the chardonnay cultivar in Wellington using a credit default SWAP methodology
(Unisa/Taylor & Francis, 2011)
Most South African farmers employ standard insurance to protect crops from natural disasters such as hail or strong winds, but no insurance contracts exist to compensate for rain damage (although floods are covered), or ...
The significance of festivals to regional economies: measuring the economic value of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in South Africa
(IT Publishing, 2011)
This paper estimates the economic value of South Africa's longest running national arts festival, the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in the Eastern Cape Province. The Eastern Cape is a middle-income province (6.6% of ...
Assimilation of tourism satellite accounts and applied general equilibrium models to inform tourism policy analysis
(IP Publishing, 2011)
Historically, tourism policy analysis in South Africa has posed challenges to accurate measurement. The primary reason for this is that tourism is not designated as an 'industry' in standard economic accounts. This paper ...
Developing a national cadre of effective leadership towards sustainable quality service delivery in South Africa
(Academic journals, 2011)
The application of the three (3) dimensional leadership competency model has the likelihood of having a positive impact on a sustainable developmental local governance framework. The purpose of the study was to explore the ...
Religion in education in South Africa: was social justice served?
(Educational Association of South Africa (EASA), 2011)
The promulgation of South African policy regarding the place of religion in public education was delayed until 2003, after a lively debate. The National Policy on Religion in Education effectively banned confessional, ...
Postcolonial Polysystems: Perceptions of Norms in the Translation of Children's Literature in South Africa
(St Jerome Publishing, 2011)
Polysystem theory provides a useful, though necessarily limited, entry point for an investigation of the complex relationships that underlie the production of children’s books in various languages in South Africa, and the ...
A critical reflection on the participatory action process involved in the development of a congnitive-behavioural based counselling intervention programme for youth living with HIV/AIDS in a rural South African town
(Sage, 2011)
South Africa currently lacks HIV counselling interventions that are youth-specific and
that meet the psychosocial needs of young people living with HIV/AIDS. Indigenous
strategies and interventions need to be developed ...
Shift-share analysis of production in the manufacturing industry of South Africa's Southern District Municipality
(University of Johannesburg Department of Finance and Investment Management, 2011)
In this study, the development and structure of value-added production in the manufacturing industries of the Southern District Municipality (SDM) of South Africa are investigated. The field of study focuses on spatial ...
A critical reflection on the participatory action process involved in the develoment of a congnitive–behavioural based Counselling Intervention Programme for youth living with HIV/AIDS in a rural South African town
(SAGE Publications, 2011)
South Africa currently lacks HIV counselling interventions that are youth-specific and that meet the psychosocial needs of young people living with HIV/AIDS. Indigenous strategies and interventions need to be developed ...