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Youth in the South African labour market – the first 25 years since the economic transition
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The South African economy is confronted with various socio-economic problems. In particular,
the persistently high and rising unemployment rate (especially for the youth), which has always
been one of them. Unemployment ...
Intra-race identity formation in democratic South Africa: An investigation of the “coconut
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Post-apartheid South Africa has strived for change through the implementation of preferential procurement policy legislations such as the Black Economic Empowerment Act, Employment Equality Act, as well as the right to ...
The role of diplomatic protocol in constructing a foreign policy identity: The case study of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Diplomatic protocol may come across as entailing red carpets, table settings and dress codes when diplomats come together. However, there is much more to it. This research study explores the role of diplomatic protocol in ...
Investigating chronic unemployment in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The South African economy is faced with a crisis of persistently high and rising unemployment
rates. Although this is a cause for serious concern, the statistic captures a segment of the
working-age population enduring ...
The effect of real exchange rate misalignment on exports in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate econometrically the effects of real exchange rate misalignment on South African exports between the period 1994 and 2015 using quarterly time-series data. Cointegration tests were ...
Technical capabilities of business intelligence systems in South African medium to large organisations
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Companies are putting in place systems that might assist in attaining their business goals and
vision to improve the running of their business processes. Companies are looking at Business
Intelligence (BI) as a means to ...
Townships to CBD: The project of ten informal traders in the formal economy of Cape Town, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The Quarterly Labour Force survey by Statistics South Africa (2019) portrays a very bleak future for the South African economy and labour force. The unemployment rate is 27.6% and youth unemployment stands at 55.2%. The ...
The real exchange rate performance and economic growth in South Africa: 1990 - 2016
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This study estimates the impact of the real exchange rate’s performance on economic growth in South Africa from 1990 to 2016 based on quarterly data. A review of the literature reveals that the real exchange rate can have ...
The role and the functions of the Alternative Exchange (AltX) and its contribution to the development of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Motivated by the number of firms that migrate from the Alternative Exchange (AltX) to the
JSE main board, this research undertakes to examine the role and the functions of the AltX and
its contribution to the development ...
Understanding the experiences of women in senior management positions in the financial services industry in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Within the past two decades, gender equity has been a major issue in the workplace. Legislation has since been implemented to redress inequalities of the past, which have allowed women to move away from their traditional ...