The state and management of hazardous waste discarded by beauty salons of the central business district of Musina, Limpopo Province, South Africa

2022 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marubini R. Ramudzuli ◽  
Happy A. Nematshavhawe ◽  
Martin J. Potgieter
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
The State ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Beauty Salons ◽  
Business District

scholarly journals Symptoms of accounting practices that contribute to small business failures

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jubilant J. Sibanda ◽  
David Charles Manda
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Business Failures ◽  
Business District

The purpose of this study was to examine and evaluate SMEs’ implementation of minimum accounting practices which are some of the real underlying symptoms that lead to small and medium-size (SMEs) business failures, especially in rural and semi-urban areas. The study was conducted in Thohoyandou, the Central Business District (CBD) of Thulamela Municipality in the Vhembe district in Limpopo province, South Africa. The study used data based on responses to a structured questionnaire from randomly selected SMEs in Thohoyandou, an area whose SME business environment is similar to the challenges and opportunities faced by many other rural and semi-urban areas in South Africa. Due to cost and time constraints, the study sample was limited to 40 SMEs. The study findings confirm that SMEs often fail to comply with fundamental accounting practices like maintaining complete accounting records, which limits business information vital for decision making, as they think there is no need to keep them and that it exposes their financial position. The relevance of the study is to show how non-adherence to adequate accounting practices can negatively affect SMEs financial performance which consequently contribute to their inevitable failure. The study recommends development of training policy guidelines to sensitize SMEs of the need to comply with relevant accounting practices including internal controls and the legal requirements. Keywords: accounting practices, SMEs, symptoms, record keeping, failures. JEL Classification: M41

scholarly journals Xenophobic attacks on foreign shop owners and street vendors in Louis Trichardt Central Business District, Limpopo Province

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kholofelo Mothibi ◽  
Cornelis Roelofse ◽  
Thompho Tshivhase
Keyword(s):  
Central Business District ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Contributory Factors ◽  
Police Action ◽  
Business District

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa in 2008 and 2015 sent shockwaves through the country and the world. In these events, around 70 people were killed while thousands were displaced; and, property and products of street vendors and shop owners were destroyed. This phenomenological research project is confined to Louis Trichardt in Limpopo Province wherefrom a cohort of foreign street vendors and shop owners were interviewed. The lived experiences of being verbally and physically abused as well as of some acquaintances being killed, has clearly left them traumatised and living in fear. The article finds that contributory factors to xenophobic attacks experienced by foreign shop owners and street vendors range from competition over scarce resources, stereotypes and inter-group anxiety. Finally, it offers some recommendations about education for South Africans and measured police action.

CORPORATE FINAL NODAL DESTINATION CHOICES IN THE EXODUS FROM JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nthatisi Khatleli
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Independent Observation ◽  
City Center ◽  
Destination Choices ◽  
Internal Migrations ◽  
Business District ◽  
The City ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Blue Chip

The opening up of the invisible barriers after the fall of apartheid in South Africa led to massive internal migrations and relocations to bigger cities. Johannesburg as the biggest economic hub not only in South Africa but in Africa, pulled the majority of the new opportunity seekers from across the Africa continent. This uncontrolled influx led to overcrowding, increased crime and grime in the city center of Johannesburg. The loss of value of property in this part of the city led to a lot of corporate organizations relocating to budding economic nodes in and around Johannesburg. The study seeks to understand the processes that were applied in deciding the suitable new Headquarters for these blue chip companies. The new nodes that accommodated the new relocators have over time assumed identities of their own in terms of the type of companies that are mostly found in these areas. Although these identity nuances are not pronounced at first glance, they are accentuated with greater scrutiny. The study sought to see if there is a fit between the independent observation of the characteristics of these locations and the perceived attractors to the blue chip firms. This was achieved by interviewing the executives of these companies and sending emails to some in order to understand the processes and triggers affecting their decisions. It was generally observed that prestige and locational characteristics that complemented the company’s ethos were the overriding triggers in deciding on the final nodal destination.

scholarly journals Thohoyandou’s central business district and the hypothetical accessibility challenges for emergency services

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Godfrey Anyumba
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Hypothetical Situation ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Retail Development ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Business District

Thohoyandou is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa, with a population of 69 453 according to 2011 Census. It has rapidly filled up the spatial limits of its central business district (CBD) to such an extent that the latest retail development, the Thavhani Mall, has leapfrogged the P-East residential area into the open spaces to the south of the CBD across the R 254. The objective of this study was to determine if emergency services - that is, police, ambulance and fire brigade - could access all parts of the CBD in a hypothetical situation of multiple disasters occurring simultaneously. The study method mapped the CBD’s urban morphological elements and determined, through qualitative descriptions, the frictional spaces each of the emergency services would face in attempting to access all parts of the CBD. The findings were, firstly, that in a ‘worst case scenario’ the emergency services would face formidable infrastructure, human and mobility obstacles in their pathways. The second finding is that the emergency services would not be able to cope with a high-impact disaster or a multiplicity of disasters. The study identified precautions that should be considered by the municipality and other stakeholders in order to mitigate the potential risks of human-induced disasters in the CBD.

The Central Business District of Melbourne and the Dispersal and Reconcentration of Capital

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1447-1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
S T Moser ◽  
N P Low
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
The State ◽  
Private Capital ◽  
Spatial Dynamic ◽  
State Capital ◽  
Business District

This paper is a discussion of the complex spatial dynamic at work in the second largest state capital in Australia. What is happening to the central business district, it is argued, has to be seen in the context of the interaction between the state government and private capital. The evolving sociospatial structure of Melbourne will continue to be conditioned by the changing balance between the opportunities for capital which arise in the course of suburbanisation and the need for the state government and large-scale property interests to maintain a higher rate of investment in the central area.

scholarly journals Passenger choice attributes in choosing a secondary airport: A study of passenger attributes in using Lanseria International Airport

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmarie Kriel ◽  
Jackie Walters
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Airline Industry ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Access Time ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
International Airport ◽  
Business District

Background: The economic deregulation of the airline industry in South Africa in 1991 was a landmark event and brought about various changes in the air transport market, both locally and internationally. One important after-effect of deregulation was the entry of low-cost carriers (LCCs) in 2001, which increased competition in the market and offered passengers the freedom to choose between full-cost carriers and LCCs. It is generally accepted that LCCs have been very successful across the globe, and the main reason for this lies in their simplified lower cost business models. One way of achieving lower costs is for LCCs to operate from secondary or alternative airports. This trend is observed in most regions of the world. In South Africa, and more specifically the Gauteng province, Lanseria International Airport is considered as an alternative airport to OR Tambo International Airport (the main international airport of South Africa and located about 30 km east of the Johannesburg Central Business District [CBD]). Currently, two LCCs operate from this airport with a third LCC airline indicating that it will shortly begin operations from this airport.Objectives: The research presented here reflects on the aspects passengers consider when selecting a secondary airport for their travel needs. It also compares the research findings of passenger attributes when choosing Lanseria Airport as a secondary airport in 2010 to a similar study in 2013 after another LCC commenced operations from the airport.Method: In this exploratory research a face-to-face survey was used as the quantitative data collection method in order to identify the factors that influenced passengers’ airport choice decisions at Lanseria International Airport.Results: From this research it emerged that when airports in a metropolitan area are close to one another, one of the main considerations for passengers is access time when selecting an airport. Even after a second LCC started operating from Lanseria International Airport, the attributes passengers regard as important in their decision to fly from the airport remained unchanged.Conclusion: The aim of the research is to gain a deeper understanding of the factors involved in secondary airport selection and, building on this knowledge, to assist airport owners and managers in positioning their airports in a multi-airport competitive environment. Similarly, the findings of the research could assist airlines in their decision-making process to operate from secondary airports

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