Author:Ingle, KimDate:2014Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is widely applied as an appraisal technique particularly for use as an input into public decision-making processes. Done properly CBA both helps inform decision-makers and helps hold them accountable for their ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, ToughedahDate:2007In many of the small communities of South Africa's West Coast, the economic driver has traditionally been the fishing industry. Employment opportunities were largely located either on board the vessels or in a fish-processing factory which ...Read more
Author:Hewitson, Shaun BDate:2012Poor mine closure policy threatens both society and the environment. Some of the more prominent threats that have manifested are acid mine drainage, slimes dams and toxic dust from dumps. Current legislation requires that new mines set aside ...Read more
Author:Kieck, CharlesDate: 2021The potential existence of a high-volume asteroid-derived platinum supply is examined from an economic perspective to assess the possible impact on long-term platinum supply. It is hypothesized that space-mined resources will increasingly ...Read more
Author:Conradie, Beatrice; Goldin, Jacqui; Leiman, Anthony; Standish, Barry; Visser, MartineDate:Mar 2001The aim of this working paper is to investigate the optimal regulatory routes from a competition and public interest point of view for the South African water industry. The working paper presents the basic conditions of the water sector by ...Read morecbna
Author:Lishman, DuncanDate:2013In an attempt to provide much-needed finance for road investments, the government’s national road agency has introduced numerous toll roads over the last three decades. It is currently in the process of introducing open road tolling on a ...Read more
Author:Munitz, Stephen MichaelDate:1991This thesis treats the role of the jitney in urban transportation from an economic perspective. The method of enquiry begins with a theory review including a description of the jitney, the distinction between passenger and operator costs, ...Read more
Author:Pestana, J A XDate:1994Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a generic medical term which is applied to any malfunctioning of the circulation of blood in the body. lschaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, cardiac failure and aneurysm are among the specific ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, LeandriDate:2012Growing consumer awareness of animal welfare has co-evolved with increases in intensive farming, particularly of battery chickens. This rise in consumer awareness recently saw bans on battery farming in parts of Europe. This thesis addresses ...Read more
Author:Koitsiwe, MonicahDate:2001This study discusses urban water use and affordability by different consumers in Botswana. It outlines the potential urban water requirements that are expected to accompany the continuing economic developments in the country.Read more
Author:Moussi, Sopp Louis RomainDate:2018Many of Africa’s economies are mineral based. Their sustainability and their macroeconomic vulnerability to market fluctuations are accordingly matters of direct concern. This thesis asks how much of the proceeds of mining in such countries ...Read more
Author:Pedrosa Garcia, Jose AntonioDate:2017This thesis identifies the gaps in the literature on foreign aid, and tries to fill some of them focusing particularly on Niger, a country that has received aid since its independence in 1960, yet remains one of the world's poorest. The work ...Read more
Author:Modise, BoipusoDate:2009The Overberg region in the Western Cape is an area rich in conservation value. This region has another distinctive feature in that there are three different landowners adjacent to one another, each boasting land rich in biodiversity value. ...Read more
Author:Snyman, SusanDate:2013This thesis argues that at high end ecotourism sites in southern Africa good relationships with local communities are not merely a normative ‘good thing’, but are a likely prerequisite for the long-term viability of both natural resources and ...Read more
Author:Leiman, AnthonyDate:1985This thesis covers the constraints, both theoretical and practical, on the growth and evolution of the Zimbabwean informal sector, in particular of informal clothing and footwear production. The aim of the study was to provide a foundation ...Read more
Author:Higginson, LisaDate:2016In South African cities institutional practices and market forces are seen to reinforce spatial divisions. This dissertation reflects on the relationship between location fixed resources, market forces and state intervention and how the ...Read more
Author:Sultan, Mohammed Akthar RiadDate:2019This thesis examines spatial patterns of effort by fishers in waters adjoining a marine protected area, and their impacts on the reserve’s ability to reduce the impacts of overfishing. The artisanal fisheries operating near Blue Bay Marine ...Read more
Author:Smith, Trevor AllenDate:1995[The aim of this paper] is to analyse and discuss the proposed ANC minerals policy, with particular reference to taxation. This is the subject of chapter four of this paper. Chapters two and three will lay the foundation upon which the analysis ...Read more
Author:Madinginye, Thulani D SDate:2011Within a context of political posturing and intimidation it can become difficult for fruitful discussion to emerge and real debate can be stifled. The nationalisation of mines in South Africa is a discussion that has been debated in such an ...Read more