An Investigation into the suitability of using GARCH process for pricing options on the SAFEX all share index futures contracts by Miller, Saul

“…Evidence of ARCH presence is determined by examining autocorrelation in the square error terms of the log returns. Although some statistically significant autocorrelations were found, the lags which exhibited these significant autocorrelations showed no pattern. …”
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Vitamin and mineral supplementation in athletes, with special reference to the ergogenic effects and possible toxic side-effects by Weight, Lindsay M

“…Although there appear to be at least some theoretical reasons to suggest that supplementation may enhance athletic performance, there is limited scientific justification for this belief. …”
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The personal liability of directors in terms of section 424 of the Companies Act - does it provide an adequate remedy? by Rose-Innes, Leslie Andrew

“…It is part of commercial life that the business of some companies is conducted in an unlawful or irresponsible manner. …”
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Piercing the corporate veil: a review of the concept and considerations of its relevance in South African tax law by Glaser, M

“…In addition, part II focuses on specific aspects of gross income and deductible expenditure, as well as some related topics. In many instances, the corporate veil concept is linked to the debate of substance versus form. …”
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To what extent does South Africa s legal framework effectively combat child trafficking and comply with international law obligations? by Ertekin, Nesrin

“…It acknowledges that despite some deficiencies in the TIP Act, particularly regarding child trafficking, the legislation predominantly aligns with international and regional standards. …”
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The impact of Beadica on the public policy doctrine in South African contract law by Taylor, Max

“…The thesis contends that Beadica held that the public policy doctrine does not permit courts to override contracts on the stand-alone basis that they are unreasonable or contrary to some other abstract value. It did not, however, take the more far-reaching view, ascribed to it by the dissenting judgment, that abstract values can never be directly applied as override grounds under the public policy doctrine. …”
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The impact of the social relief & distress grant on poverty in South Africa by Fatch, Martha

“…While the SRD could reduce some proportion of household poverty in certain samples, this effect is not large enough to meaningfully impact average household socio-economic status in South Africa. …”
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Investigating the capacity of the cities to manage urban flooding disasters: a case study of Sumbe, Angola by Lemos de Lopes, Ngoia Cidalia

“…While both communities, Assaca and Centralidade da Kibaúla, face comparable challenges, there were some differences in socio-economic status influencing their capacity to respond effectively. …”
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Admiralty jurisdiction in the magistrate's court by Young, Warren F

“…As children we are introduced to the story of the 'Emperor and his clothes' where the Emperor is duped by some scoundrels, much assisted by his vanity and pride, into believing that they have created for him a suit of the finest and most magnificent cloth. …”
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Pirates on the poopdeck: a study of the international law of piracy by Wienburg, Warren

“…The maritime usage of the word has faded as people began to believe that the only piracy on the high seas was the sort that featured Geena Davis and other Hollywood stars.1 Consequently the average citizen of the west believed that pirates were a rather romantic bunch of people who daringly stole from the rich and were motivated by the prospects of some good clean fun. Perhaps unfortunately for the world these quaint folk had never existed, even a century ago. …”
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What is really wrong with insider trading? by Opoku, Kwasi

“…Insider traders gain advantage of non-public information obtained from various sources within the management of the company to trade and make abnormal profits, which seem to be difficult to abate with all the laws in place. The paper examines some of the intricacies of insider trading. It is argued against the backdrop of the two schools of thought of prohibition or allowing insider trading in public listed companies, the extent to which insider trading regulation in South Africa has been effective in reducing private information trading.…”
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Valuing risky income streams in incomplete markets by Johnson, Clare

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Option pricing with non-constant volatility by Lin, Shih-Hsun

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The applicability of discriminant analysis techniques on the multivariate normal and non-normal data types in marketing research. by Van Deventer, Petrus Jacobus Uys

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Effects of foreign exchange listing on the returns of South African companies by Sibiya, Xolani

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Software quality assurance in Scrum the need for concrete guidance on SQA strategies in meeting user expectations by Khalane, Tiisetso

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Empirical evidences of stock split market effects by Mhuru, Trust Taruona

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Studies in the Dryopteris inaequalis (Dryopteridaceae) complex by Kwembeya, Ezekeil Gwinyai

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Late Holocene Climatic Change: The little ice age and El Nino from planktonic foraminifera in sediments off walvis bay, South West Africa by Herbert, Russel S

“…Although similar research, using species and oxygen isotope variations has been completed in similar sediment off northern Venezuela and in the Santa Barbara Basin (Kipp and Towner 1975, Dunbar 1983), these are the first downcore foraminiferal species records of the South West African deposit. The abundances of some of the minor species, most notably G. ruber, show very distinctive peaks at apparently random intervals. …”
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Responses of raptors to habitat fragmentation : from individual responses to population susceptibility by Curtis, Odette Elisabeth

“…Habitat fragmentation has different effects on species and communities, depending on a suite of life-history and population traits: some species are more vulnerable to the effects of fragmentation than others. …”
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