The phonological development of typically developing first language Zulu-speaking children aged 2;6 - 6;5 years : a descriptive cross-sectional study by Jeggo, Zenia M

“…Background: Zulu, one of the eleven official languages in South Africa, is the most spoken language in the country. However, research on children's phonological development in Zulu is minimal. …”
Get full text

The development of a prototype external heat engine based on the Ericsson cycle by Hussey, Joseph

Get full text

Competition and cooperation on the Nile River: a contemporary analysis of Ethiopian - Egyptian relations by Kazickas, Annalina

Get full text

The impact of the United States military aid on Botswana’s defence capability and development by Thaga, Thaga Lucky Steven

Get full text

A matter of survival? An exploratory study of cooperation and benefits for the South African maritime defence industry within the BRICS context by Beukes, Jacobus Petrus

Get full text

Is public debt boosting economic growth in SADC? by Sogoni, Zanele

“…By end March 2014, 13 countries had issued international sovereign bonds, for reasons that include infrastructure building. …”
Get full text

Scenario analysis 2022 : potential political risks facing foreign investors in the PRC by Katainen, R.

Get full text

Catalytic effects of IMF agreements on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in sub-Saharan Africa by Mathebula, Percy

Get full text

Industrial policy, economic growth and unemployment in the wake of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis: The Zambian perspective by M'Shanga, Mayase Chituwa Simone

“…This paper investigates the extent to which the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis impacted economic growth and employment in developing countries, with Zambia as the entity of focus. …”
Get full text

"Beyond the Sparkle" : diversification of mineral-rich economies: The case of Botswana by Modungwa, Bame

“…The government of Botswana (GoB) must ensure that they develop an enabling environment to incentivise increased export development; they should invest in physical and human capital in order to facilitate private sector growth, and they should set policies and targets to support sectors that show potential to become internationally competitive.…”
Get full text

The role of financial literacy in financial inclusion in emerging markets: evidence from South Africa by Kamanga, Tayina

“…The majority of the unbanked population is in the developing countries and mostly in the Sub-Saharan region. …”
Get full text

‘A beggar has no choice' A Mixed Approach Exploring Blended Finance for Africa's Infrastructure by Wildschutt-Prins, Alvino

“…Furthermore, countries receiving concessional support from the International Development Association (IDA) are receiving lower private sector participation in their projects. …”
Get full text

Evaluating commercialisation models in the water supply sector: a comparative case analysis of LWSC, Aguas Andinas and Johannesburg Water (2001-2014) by Banda, Ason

“…The water supply challenges in many developing countries have persisted despite the water sector receiving considerable amount of support from the international organisations and cooperating partners. …”
Get full text

Financial Wellbeing of Non Profit Organisations in the Western Cape by Kreusch, Ashleigh

Get full text

Addressing the adaptation finance gap: scaling up investment in climate change adaptation using blended finance solutions by Brown, Louis Helen

“…Three barriers relate to scaling up public sector investment in adaptation, notably i) failure on the part of developed countries to meet their climate finance pledges, leading to inadequate adaptation funding reaching developing countries, ii) failure to use public budgets strategically to finance climate change resilience, and iii) the scale of the adaptation finance challenge is beyond that which can be funded from public budgets alone. …”
Get full text

Contemporary insights into the dynamics of foreign direct investment in Zambia by Ngubo, Nompumelelo

“…Foreign direct investment ("FDI") has been acclaimed by authors and policy makers alike to be one of the pivotal interventions that African countries need in order to support the capital investment required to sustain economic growth, alleviate poverty, and achieve the Millennium Development Goals in the region. …”
Get full text

Mechanisms for funding youth businesses in South Africa: The role of DFIs by Mabasa, Nhlamulo Collins

“…South Africa has been experiencing an unprecedented increase in youth unemployment in the past 5 years and the level of entrepreneurial activities amongst young people is very low reported at 8.9% below international average of 11.9 % as at 2014. This situation still manifest itself even after the government of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) took a policy stance in tasking the National Development Agency (NYDA) to place youth entrepreneurship at the core of its programs to ensure that young people in their numbers participate in the mainstream economy. …”
Get full text

Putting the poor to work: a conceptual and critical analysis of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South Africa by Kühl, Aimée

Get full text

Cross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understanding by Furusa, Rutendo

“…Volunteer tourism has become a popular phenomenon worldwide and questions have been raised about the work that international volunteers do in Third World countries. …”
Get full text

Supplier Development framework analysis in South Africa's upstream oil & gas sector by Peinke, Laura

“…The South African research has been conducted within the context of existing international research on upstream oil and gas supplier development, and small enterprise development in developing countries.…”
Get full text