ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in South Africa can enhance their role as prime vehicles for the Government to achieve the social objectives of meeting the millennium goals. This can be achieved by ensuring that higher ratios of resources available to the DFIs are...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The traditional form of delivering infrastructure and services by government is fraught with problems. These include cost overruns, time overruns and neglect of maintenance resulting in dilapidated and aged infrastructure. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are emerging as an...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE”) is an imperative economic tool that the South African government established to achieve its transformational objectives which are meant to grow the economy, decrease inequalities and create more job and business opportunities for the South...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The need for Small, Micro and Medium Enterprise (SMME) growth in South Africa isbeyond question. Government sees SMMEs as an important vehicle to boost theeconomy of the country because of the contribution they make to job creation.According to recent estimates by the...

In form of a qualitative single case study this thesis examines what people from industrialized countries such as Germany can learn about sustainability from Lynedoch EcoVillage, South Africa, and the associated 'Sustainability Institute', a non-profit trust based at and operating from Lynedoch...

Recent theoretical research on rotating savings and credit associations (Roscas) suggests that identical individuals prefer a random to a bidding Rosca when participants save for a lumpy durable or an investment good. Here, in contrast, under the assumption that Rosca funds are used for...

Government accepts responsibility for stimulating and supporting research and development for the welfare of the entire community. Research is therefore a matter of serious concern which should be approached with the greatest degree of responsibility by those trained and qualified to engage in...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are regarded as core drivers of private sectordevelopment in many countries. By their nature, SMEs encounter enormous problems,ranging from usage of appropriate technology, access to raw materials, lack of skills, etc.However, access to...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines whether there is a solution to the challenges being faced in the capitalmarkets in Zambia. Literature on how other countries have overcome these challenges isreviewed to determine whether there is a solution to these challenges. The study also testsfor the...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Infrastructure and related services are crucial for facilitating economic activities, creatingemployment opportunities and generating economic growth. The African continent has ahuge infrastructure gap estimated by the World Bank at US$75 billion per annum.However, the current...