Cost contribution agreements: The South African tax implications of research and development costs incurred by multinationals participating in joint research projects with offshore associates

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-145
Author(s):  
M Steyn
2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (H16) ◽  
pp. 544-544
Author(s):  
M. Pović ◽  
P. Nkundabakura ◽  
J. Uwamahoro

Until 2009, astronomy was undeveloped in Rwanda, without astronomy courses at universities and schools, astronomical facilities, or any outreach programmes. With the international year of astronomy in 2009, Dr. Pheneas Nkundabakura and Dr. Jean Uwamahoro from the KIE Maths-Physics department, both graduates from the South African NASSP Programme (http://www.star.ac.za), started a program of implementing the astronomical knowledge at schools and universities. During the same year 2009, IAU donated 100 galileoscopes for the secondary schools, and several astronomy workshops were organised for the teachers. IAU donated also 5 laptops to help students and lecturers to learn and use astronomy software. With this, KIE students have now a possibility to choose astronomy/space science for their undergraduate final year research projects. Moreover, there is an ongoing effort to look for further collaboration towards establishing the first astronomical facility (observatory) in the country.


2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Stanley ◽  
Sue Wise

Feminist fractured foundationalism has been developed over a series of collaborative writings as a combined epistemology and methodology, although it has mainly been discussed in epistemological terms. It was operationalised as a methodology in a joint research project in South Africa concerned with investigating two important ways that the experiences of children in the South African War 1899-1902, in particular in the concentration camps established during its commando and ‘scorched earth’ phase, were represented contemporaneously: in the official records, and in photography. The details of the research and writing process involved are provided around discussion of the nine strategies that compose feminist fractured foundationalism and its strengths and limitations in methodological terms are reviewed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 618-619 ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Damm ◽  
Willie du Preez

Through focused investment by the CSIR, the South African Innovation Fund, the Automotive Industry Development Centre and the Department of Science and Technology over the past eight years, the national Light Metals Development Network has been established and grown into a well aligned collaborative research and development programme. The research and development focus has been primarily on aluminium and titanium technologies as applied in the automotive and aerospace industry sectors, with the latter growing in prominence over the past three years. Since 2009 the titanium-related research and development activities have been consolidated in a Titanium Centre of Competence. This paper provides an overview of the current status of the programme, the R&D focus areas, the collaborating entities and the industry involvement. It also highlights some of the significant achievements of the network and notable outputs produced. The Titanium Centre of Competence as a vehicle for strengthening industrial research and innovation capabilities in specific fields of technology is discussed and some initial experiences are shared.


1982 ◽  
Vol 1 (18) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
K.S. Russell

The paper presents a review of the historical movement of ships around the South African coastline, traces the evolution and development of the harbours of South Africa, describes the development of coastal engineering and summarises the organisations and their activities in both basic and applied research projects contributing towards coastal works.


1990 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette Mitchell

Following a two-year survey of current research at the eight University Physiotherapy Departments in South Africa, the major articles published in the South African Journal of Physiotherapy over the last five years were reviewed to establish authorship, research methodology and subject matter covered. It was found that of the total of 81 papers published during this time, 25 (30,9%) were produced by University Physiotherapy Departments. The first authors of the remaining 56 papers were physiotherapists employed elsewhere (41,1%); doctors/dentists (25,0%); other members of the allied medical disciplines (10,7%), other professionals (12,5%), and authors with unspecified qualifications (10,7%). Of the 25 articles written by University Physiotherapy Department authors, there were more descriptive papers (72,0%) than experimental (16,0%) or clinical reports (12,0%) or surveys (0,0%), and there were more articles on education/administration (36,0%) than on any other topic. Of the 56 papers published by non-University authors, there were again more descriptive articles (76,8%) than experimental (12,5%) or clinical reports (1,8%) or surveys (8,9%). These findings suggest a need for more scientifically orientated research, such as clinical and experimental trials, and for the publication, in the South African Journal of Physiotherapy, of more of the research projects of the University Physiotherapy Departments.


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marichen Van der Westhuizen ◽  
Jacques W. Beukes ◽  
Thomas Greuel

The South African people continuously engage in social actions characterised by intolerance, pointing to frustrations and disillusionment in a post-apartheid era. A need to find creative ways to engage diverse communities to work together to participate in their own development and well-being was identified. This article is based on long-term transdisciplinary discourse and work. The aim is to explore how the disciplines of social work, theology and the arts could contribute together towards the development of communities where participation, collaboration and cooperation as key principles of authentic community development are actively implemented. Within a transdisciplinary framework, the disciplines engaged in participatory research projects that resulted in findings that informed the development of a process where people at grassroots level become aware and more tolerant of each other, begin to work together and as such become involved in their own futures. It is concluded that by encouraging participation, collaboration and cooperation in social change processes, the South African people can be empowered towards working together and becoming involved in their own futures.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The disciplines of social work, theology and the arts entered into a transdisciplinary dialogue and work over the past years. The transdisciplinary team engaged in four participatory research projects to include input from grassroots levels to inform their understanding of how the different disciplines can better contribute towards a process of authentic community development in the diverse South African society. This resulted in the process


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