Assessment of challenges and risk factors influencing the operation of emerging contractors in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Linda Bikitsha ◽  
Christopher Amoah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Investigating Factors Influencing Customer Online Buying Satisfaction In Gauteng, South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1187
Author(s):  
Sharon Rudansky-Kloppers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Online Shoppers ◽  
Online Buying

Online shopping has increased significantly worldwide in the last few years. South Africa is no exception, but although this country has experienced an increase in online shopping, it seems to lag behind the rest of the world where this development is concerned. Research into the factors which influence customer online shopping satisfaction is thus imperative in order for South African retailers to develop the correct strategies for online sales. With this information, they can convert potential customers into real customers and retain them. This research investigates the factors which influence customer online buying satisfaction in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The researcher made use of secondary research to construct a model of factors influencing online customer satisfaction and then tested the model among South Africans living in the Gauteng province. A sample of 111 online shoppers was used and quantitative research was conducted by means of a structured questionnaire. It was found that convenience, delivery, and time saving were viewed by customers as the most important reasons for buying online, while branding was viewed as the least important factor. The research results confirmed the model developed by the researcher. Results of the study, as well as recommendations for future research, are presented.

Emerging contractor's management and planning skills to overcome business risk factors

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Amoah ◽  
Linda Bikitsha
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Business Risk ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Grade One

PurposeEmerging construction companies often liquidate due to their inability to institute strategies to handle their business risks. This study investigated the skills and strategies adopted by emerging contractors to overcome business risk factors to make their businesses sustainable.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research approach was adopted for the study. Semi-structured interview questions were used to solicit information from emerging contractors within the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Grade one (1) to four (4) in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The data gathered were analysed using qualitative content analysis to identify the main themes.FindingsThe study's findings indicate that emerging contractors face business risk factors that impact their project execution hugely. Thus to overcome these risk factors, they implement various strategies to curtail the risk they encounter in their businesses. These strategies include; human resource management (employing experienced and skilled labour and training of staff); communication management (with other employees about set goals); financial management (effective pricing of tender documents); procurement management (ensuring materials are available as and when necessary in their projects) and quality management (ensuring effective work supervision); among others.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the study concentrated on the emerging construction firms in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, the findings may be applicable in other provinces and beyond South Africa.Practical implicationsIn order for emerging contractors to prevent the collapse of their businesses, there is the need to be educated on effective project risk management to identify potential business risk, the mirage associated with the notion of the construction business profitability, effective tender pricing and strategic business partnership. These strategies, if well thought, will help sustain their businesses and growth in the construction industry.Originality/valueThe study has identified the management strategies used by emerging contractors to sustain their businesses in the construction industry. Thus, the finding will guide both emerging contractors who are already in the construction business and those planning to enter the construction market.

Risk factors associated with taeniosis-cysticercosis in rural farming communities in Gauteng Province, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1951-1955 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Tsotetsi-Khambule ◽  
S. Njiro ◽  
T. C. Katsande ◽  
L. J. S Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Farming Communities

Demographic and socio-economic risk factors associated with self-reported TB

2022 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
T. Kapwata ◽  
G. Breetzke ◽  
C. Y. Wright ◽  
T. S. Marcus ◽  
O. Eales
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Environmental Health Risks ◽  
Piped Water ◽  
Management Application

BACKGROUND: The infectiousness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known to be shaped by the human environment, with research showing positive associations with poverty, homelessness and overcrowding, among other factors. In this study, the focus is primarily on environmental health risks for TB, particularly on those associated with sociodemographic and household living conditions in South Africa.METHODS: Data for this study were collected between 2014 and 2019 from a number of sites implementing community-oriented primary care (COPC) in the Gauteng Province of the country. Community health workers (CHWs) used AitaHealthtm, a custom-built mobile information management application, to obtain data on the TB status and environmental conditions of households. Statistical models were used to determine associations between various demographic, socio-economic and environmental risk factors, and TB.RESULTS: Approximately 12,503 TB cases were reported among 7,769 households. Substance use and male-headed households were found to have significant associations in households with at least one individual with TB. Overcrowding, as well as lack of access to piped water and adequate sanitation were also found to be positively associated with a ‘TB-household.´CONCLUSION: Improvements in housing and services, particularly the provision of piped water and reticulated flush toilets, are needed to control and prevent TB in South Africa.

scholarly journals Value added choice Factors influencing value-added agricultural choice within smallholder farming agribusinesses of Gauteng Province in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-191
Author(s):  
Tumiso Melembe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Food Preservation ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Value Addition ◽  
Smallholder Farming ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Factors Influencing

This paper investigated factors influencing value addition agricultural choices of smallholder farming agribusinesses in the Gauteng Province, South Africa, using the Ordinary Least Squares regression model. The study used randomly sampled data collected from 102 smallholder farmers by the National Agricultural Marketing Council and the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Four types of value addition were identified, namely postharvest, food preservation, milling, and post-slaughter. The results revealed that the number of people in the household, permanent workers, and access to training influences smallholder farmers’ choice of post-harvest, food preservation, and post-slaughter value addition. Besides, milling value addition is influenced by the size of the farm, grain, and livestock production, together with access to information and training. These results call for government intervention in promoting agro-processing and value addition activities to encourage farmer participation, income generation, and poverty alleviation, thus improving the farmers’ livelihoods.

scholarly journals Bovine Brucellosis in Gauteng, South Africa: Seroprevalence amongst Cattle Handlers and Variables Associated with Seropositive Cattle Herds, 2014–2016

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1547
Author(s):  
Krpasha Govindasamy ◽  
Peter N. Thompson ◽  
Bernice N. Harris ◽  
Jennifer Rossouw ◽  
Darrell A. Abernethy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Herd Health ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Cattle Herds ◽  
Cattle Farms ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Private Farm

In South Africa, the prevalence of cattle handler exposure to Brucella on cattle farms is unknown and risk factors and cattle symptoms associated with infected cattle herds are unavailable. To address this gap, a case-control study of cattle herds was conducted in Gauteng province and farm workers and veterinary officials were tested for exposure to Brucella. Seroprevalence amongst farm workers exposed to case herds ranged from 4.0% (BrucellaCapt®) to 16.7% (IgG ELISA®), compared to those exposed to control herds, where seroprevalence ranged from 1.9% (BrucellaCapt®) to 5.7% (IgG ELISA®). Seroprevalence amongst veterinary officials was significantly greater compared to farm workers exposed to case herds for the outcome RBT+ IgM- IgG+ (OR = 11.1, 95% CI: 2.5–49.9, p = 0.002) and RBT- IgM- IgG+ (OR = 6.3, 95% CI: 2.3–17.3, p < 0.001). Risk factors associated with being an infected herd were: being a government-sponsored farm vs. private farm (OR 4.0; 95% CI: 1.4–11.3; p = 0.009), beef vs. dairy herd (OR 7.9; 95% CI: 1.4–44.9; p = 0.020), open vs. closed herd (OR 3.3; 95% CI: 1.1–10.4; p = 0.038) and the presence of antelope on the farm (OR 29.4; 95% CI: 4.0–218.2; p = 0.001). Abortions (OR = 5.1; 95% CI: 2.0–13.3; p < 0.001), weak calves in the herd (OR = 8.0; 95% CI: 2.6–24.4; p < 0.001), reduction in number of calves born (OR = 9.0; 95% CI: 2.1–43.6; p < 0.001), reduction in conception rate (OR = 3.9; 95% CI: 0.8–18.3; p = 0.046), hygromas in cattle (p = 0.011) and farmers reporting brucellosis-like symptoms in their farm workers or in him/herself (OR = 3.4; 95% CI: 1.3–8.7; p = 0.006) were more likely to be associated with Brucella infected herds than control herds. This evidence can be used in strategic planning to protect both human and herd health.

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