The potential impact of the Doha Development Agenda on the South African economy: liberalising OECD agriculture and food trade

This article examines whether there is any relationship between the institution of polygynous marriages in Islam and the incidence or spread of the disease. It is suggested that, while polygyny may be a contributing factor, it is not the institution of marriage per se that relates to the disease (although the prospect of greater infection intra marriage must be present in polygynous marriages, if the husband is the infecting party), but the conduct of the parties to the marriage relationship, whatever its nature.The focus and thrust lies with the institution of polygyny in Islam, the South African response to polygyny, the (potential) impact of polygyny on the incidence of AIDS, and the contribution that both an informed approach to HIV and an enlightened approach to the application of Islamic values could or would have on the limitation of the disease's spread

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Assessing the potential impact of the Marikana incident on South African mining companies: An event method study

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences ◽

10.4102/sajems.v18i4.1345 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 586-607 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Nicholas Hill ◽

Warren Maroun

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

South African ◽

Mining Industry ◽

The South ◽

Statistical Research ◽

Share Prices ◽

Mining Companies ◽

Potential Impact ◽

Corporate Social

This study examines the potential impact of industrial unrest and the outbreak of violence at Marikana on 16 August 2012 on the share prices of mining companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) using an event methodology. Contrary to expectations, the Marikana incident does not appear to have had a widespread and prolonged effect on the South African mining sector. This may be the result of the strike action already having been discounted into the price of mining shares, implying that the market was only reacting to the unusually violent (but short-lived) protest. Alternately, the results could be indicative of investor confidence in the corporate social responsibility initiatives of the South African mining industry as a whole. This paper is the first to examine the potential impact of the Marikana incident on the share prices of mining companies listed on the JSE. It should be of interest to both academics and practitioners wanting to understand how share prices react to exogenous events. It is also relevant for corporate-governance researchers concerned with the relevance of social and governance practices in a South African setting. This research is faced with the limitations associated with most statistical research: that causality cannot be ascribed to tested relationships. Notwithstanding these limitations, it is argued that these findings are important, given the significant coverage of the Marikana incident and the ongoing debate on the need for corporate social responsibility.

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Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the South African Development Agenda Post Democratization: An Appraisal.

African Journal of Development Studies (formerly AFFRIKA Journal of Politics, Economics and Society) ◽

10.31920/2634-3649/2021/sin1a10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Si (1) ◽

pp. 183-198

Author(s):

Daniel N. Mlambo ◽

Siphesihle Edmund Mpanza ◽

Mandla A. Mubecua

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

The South ◽

African Development ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Development Agenda

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The contribution of copyright-based industries to the South African economy

South African Journal of Science ◽

10.17159/sajs.2017/20160286 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 113 (11/12) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anastassios Pouris ◽

Roula Inglesi-Lotz

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Intellectual Property ◽

South African ◽

World Intellectual Property Organization ◽

The South ◽

The World ◽

Agriculture And Food

We report the results of an effort to measure the contribution of copyright-based industries to the South African economy. Following the methodology of the World Intellectual Property Organization, we identify the copyright industry’s contribution to GDP, employment, imports and exports in South Africa for the period 1970–2009. It was estimated that the sector contributed 4.1% to GDP – more than the contributions of other sectors such as agriculture and food, beverages and tobacco. Because of this quantified importance of the copyright-based industries, we recommend that relevant South African policy authorities and policymakers should monitor and publicise regularly the performance of the copyright-based industries as well as promote programmes for their development and growth.

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