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Corporate capacity, special purpose vehicles, and traditional securitisation in South African company Law
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The ideals of shareholder and creditor protection are affected by legislation pertaining to the validity of a company’s transactions. Until legislative reforms introduced in the twentieth century, a company’s capacity ... -
Corporate citizenship and the millennium development goals: the case of South African Breweries in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study explores the relationship between companies and society with regards to companies’ social responsibilities. A number of concepts such as Corporate Citizenship (CC), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ... -
Corporate criminal liability in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Criminal law defines certain standards of human behaviour as crimes, which is inherently linked to culpability and requires proof of an accused's mental state and is enforced through a system of state punishment. As a ... -
Corporate criminal responsibility under the Malabo Protocol: A step forward?
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Traditionally, domestic criminal law was focused on individual guilt as can be seen from the principles of punishment, which are closely linked to blameworthiness and the infliction of loss or punishment to the offender. ... -
Corporate governance failures in South Africa: Are pension funds next?
(University of Western Cape, 2021)In recent times, South Africa (‘SA’) has seen many corporate failures due to poor corporate governance. It spans across Johannesburg Stock Exchange (‘JSE’) listed companies, State Owned Enterprises (’SOE’s’)1 as well as ... -
Corporate governance failures in state-owned enterprises in Zimbabwe : an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the corporate governance structure
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Corporate governance failures have been rampant in Zimbabwe’s state owned enterprises and it is necessary to assess if the measures in place are adequate to address the situation at hand. In-order to respond to the above, ... -
Corporate Governance in the Southern African Development Community
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)It has been submitted that an increasingly integrated and globalised economy demands appropriate and effective governance policies with a view to sustainability and well-governed wealth creation. There is a growing consensus ... -
Corporate governance, CEO compensation and total shareholder returns in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The on-going displeasure displayed by the media and business commentators, relating to apparent excessive and unwarranted executive directors' salaries, has increased since the financial turmoil experienced in 2008. The ... -
Corporate social responsibility as a tool to accelerate the achievement of development goals in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The aim of this study is to critically analyse corporate social responsibility as a tool to accelerate the achievement of development goals in Zimbabwe. The main question is how CSR can be used to speed up the achievement ... -
Corporate social responsibility as risk management: An instrumental case study on Santam Limited
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)In a contemporary local context characterised by significant socio-economic challenges, exacerbated by rising systemic risks, and hampered by capacity constraints of the state, we examine the case for a strategic approach ... -
Corporate social responsibility in South Africa : how corporate partnerships can advance the sustainability agenda
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not a new issue. There has and will always be the need for organisations to make profits and the needs of society. CSR has been considered more strongly than ever since the early ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility in the South African forestry industry – a Western Cape perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Globally plantation forestry plays a pivotal role in terms of timber production, ecological services and maintaining local livelihoods. In South Africa commercial forestry occupies a relatively small portion of the total ... -
Corrective rape of black African lesbians in South Africa: the realisation or oversight of a constitutional mandate?
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In South Africa corrective rape is committed by African men as a form of social control to cure women of their homosexuality. The problem with corrective rape is that the victims of this crime are mainly black African ... -
The correlate between fertility and landholding among rural women in kenya: a multivariate analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2013-05)The present study is an understanding of the relationship that exists between landholding and the reproductive behaviour of rural women in Kenya. Traditional women have rights to cultivate land as well as control income ... -
Correlates of substance use disorder among patients in treatment at substance use disorder rehabilitation facilities in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Western Cape has the highest prevalence rates of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) with prevalence rates of 18.5%, versus the national average of 13.3%. Existing studies have emphasised that SUD is associated with exposure to ... -
Correlating the intra-operative position of the inferior alveolar nerve with pre-operative cone- beam computer tomography in bilateral sagittal split osteotomies
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate whether a correlation exists between the intra- operative position of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) and the nerve position as noted on a pre-operative Cone Beam Computer ... -
The correlation between the serious diseases affecting child mortality in Sierra Leone
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Child mortality in Sierra Leone is the highest ranked in the world. Government officials and researchers have tried to understand how and why this has become such a big phenomenon in Sierra Leone. Researchers have come up ... -
The correlation of the self-reported Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs score, clinical neurological examination findings and magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with Lumbo-sacral radiculopathy
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Lumbo-sacral radiculopathy (LSR) is clinically defined as low back and referred leg symptoms accompanied by an objective sensory and/or motor deficit due to nerve root compromise. LSR is a common condition encountered by ... -
Corruption and the judiciary: A critical study of Uganda
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Corruption, or ‘the abuse of entrusted power for private gain’,1 has been identified by the World Bank as one of the greatest obstacles to economic and social development.2 In Uganda, widespread corruption limits access ... -
Corruption as a crime within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court?
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This research paper will examine whether the ICC should de lege ferenda be accorded jurisdiction in respect of the crime of corruption. Through this approach, the paper will contribute to the existing literature on ...