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John Weirstrass Muteba Mwamba and Sutene Mwambetania Mwambi
This paper investigates the dynamic tail dependence risk between BRICS economies and the world energy market, in the context of the COVID-19 financial crisis of 2020, in order to determine optimal investment decisions based on risk metrics. For this purp...
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J. An, A. Mikhaylov
From early 2019, South Africa and Russia have planned to increase their energy trade. Russia can become one of the world?s five largest energy exporters. This study examines of the cost of a kilowatt of electricity generated by coal power projects in Sou...
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Flip Schutte
AbstractBackground: Globally, business coaching is an unregulated industry that is not yet considered a profession. In South Africa, two of the regulatory bodies, namely Coaches and Mentors of South Africa and the Institute of Management Consultants...
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R, George
AbstractThe 2010 FIFA World Cup? tournament provided an opportunity for South Africa to showcase its unique beauty and attractiveness as an international tourist destination. However, the trepidation over crime emerged as a key concern in relation to Sou...
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Mazanai Musara
Various methods are used in entrepreneurship education. However, the effectiveness of these methods in inculcating the much-needed improvement in entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, intentions, and ultimately entrepreneurial activity is underexplored in l...
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Molusiwa Ramabodu and Tholang David Nena
Despite South Africa?s unique demographics, shaped by a history of apartheid and ongoing inequality, its built environment has so far been unable to extricate itself from its inglorious past. This portends that the quality and impact of infrastructure de...
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Thobani Ntshiqa, Alfred Musekiwa, Riyadh Manesen, Hetani Mdose, Nqobile Ngoma, Lazarus Kuonza, Thomas Dlamini, Carl Reddy and Seymour Williams
Male circumcision (MC) reduces HIV transmission risk by up to 60% in heterosexual men. However, uptake of medical male circumcision (MMC) is low in traditionally circumcising communities of South Africa. We assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices to...
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Pierre-Andre Mans, Parimalaranie Yogeswaran and Oladele Vincent Adeniyi
Background: Despite the widespread availability of ultrasound machines in South African district hospitals, there are no guidelines on the competency in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) use required by generalist doctors in this setting. This study aimed...
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Tiffany A. Aldworth, Michele L. W. Toucher, Alistair D. Clulow and Anthony M. Swemmer
Over the past century, increases in indigenous woody plant species, also known as woody encroachment (WE), has occurred in grasslands and savannas across the globe. While the impact on grassland and savanna composition and productivity has been well stud...
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Patrick Ssekitoleko and Shepherd Dhliwayo
The objective of this research is to appraise the level of entrepreneurial activity in South Africa and to identify the challenges to implementation of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) that obstruct the leveraging of 4IR technologies to boost entre...
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Nomfundo Patricia Sibiya, Dillip Kumar Das, Coleen Vogel, Sonwabo Perez Mazinyo, Leocadia Zhou, Mukalazi Ahmed Kalumba, Mikateko Sithole, Richard Kwame Adom and Mulala Danny Simatele
Climate change is already a reality, and it is affecting the lives and livelihoods of many people globally. Many scientists argue that adaptation is, therefore, necessary to address the impact of climate change on life-supporting systems. Climate change ...
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Mercy T Musakwa,P. Vacu,N. Odhiambo
In this study, the causal relationship between disaggregated imports and economic growth is investigated in South Africa. The study was motivated by the need to establish how South Africa can achieve the growth trajectory that is much needed by the count...
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Leocadia Zhou, Dumisani Shoko Kori, Melusi Sibanda and Kenneth Nhundu
Evidence is unequivocal that rural and urban areas in South Africa are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; however, impacts are felt disproportionately. This difference in vulnerability between rural and urban areas is presently unclear to guide...
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Eaglet Moditsa Mabetwa, Kebogile Elizabeth Mokwena, Peter Modupi Mphekgwana and Perpetua Modjadji
The occupation of taxi driving predisposes drivers to health risks, including obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Although individual components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) are documented, data is scarce on concurrent metabolic disturbances...
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Perpetua Modjadji, Morongwa Bokaba, Kebogile Elizabeth Mokwena, Tshimangadzo Selina Mudau, Kotsedi Daniel Monyeki and Peter Modupi Mphekgwana
Despite the occupational nature of truckers predisposing them to cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, data is scarce on their prevalence of obesity and its association with developing hypertension (HBP) and diabetes in South Africa. Extracted from t...
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Perpetua Modjadji, Mulalo Caroline Salane, Kebogile Elizabeth Mokwena, Tshimangadzo Selina Mudau and Peter Modupi Mphekgwana
In view of the epidemic proportions of obesity in South Africa and its relationship to cardiometabolic diseases, such as hypertension, a cross sectional study was conducted to investigate the utility of obesity indicators for predicting hypertension amon...
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Mzwanele Ntshwanti
AbstractOrientation: This article assessed the impact of functional income distribution on economic growth, and how it can characterise the growth regime as profit-led or wage-led.Research purpose: This study investigated whether the problem of falling w...
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Njabulo Ndaba,Johannes Sheefeni,Derek Yu
AbstractOrientation: Financial inclusion (FI) and financial health (FH) are important for the country?s economic development, particularly upliftment of people from the lowerend of income distribution.Research purpose: The study investigated the relation...
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Markus Arlindo Monteiro, Bennie Grové and Nicolette Matthews
Grain marketing is complex because important decisions are made on the timing of sales and the quantities sold at every trading activity. The literature suggest various grain-hedging strategies, however these strategies are not adaptable to changing mark...
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Mzwanele Ntshwanti
AbstractOrientation: This article assessed the impact of functional income distribution on economic growth, and how it can characterise the growth regime as profit-led or wage-led.Research purpose: This study investigated whether the problem of falling w...
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