• Determinants of innovation capability in the informal settings 

  Jegede, O.; Jegede, O.E. (2018-12-14)

  This study contributes to the growing literature on innovation capability in the informal sector in Nigeria. It explores the role of openness as a facilitator for measuring innovation capability, and proposes openness as ...
• Executive ethics reform is urgent as yet another cabinet minister is in serious breach 

  Pienaar, G.; Fischhoff, A. (2018-12-12)
• Executive ethics reform has made grindingly slow progress since Zuma's first breach 

  Pienaar, G.; Fischhoff, A. (2018-12-12)

  The last we heard of proposed amendments to the Executive Members' Code of Ethics was back in 2011 when draft amendments to the Executive Members' Ethics Act were published for public comment. This was intended to fill the ...
• Sexual behaviour and its correlates among adolescents in Brunei Darussalam 

  Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (2018-12-10)

  The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of having had sexual intercourse among adolescents in Brunei Darussalam.The sample included 2599 school-going adolescents that responded to the Global ...
• The role of financial literacy and advice in financial decision making 

  Reyers, M. (2018-12-10)

  Financial decision making is complex and individuals either need to have the financial knowledge to make the correct decisions, or they need to ask for advice from experts. However, there are two key questions pertaining to ...
• Effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility: historical evidence from South Africa's women educators 

  Udjo, E.O. (2018-12-10)

  The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a public health challenge. Globally, South Africa ranks second in HIV prevalence and has the second lowest fertility rate in sub-Saharan Africa. The effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility is ...
• Post-traumatic stress disorder and health risk behaviour among persons 15 years and older in South Africa 

  Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (2018-12-10)

  The aim of this study was to investigate the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and health risk behaviours among persons 15 years and older in South Africa . We analysed data from the South African ...
• African youth inclusion: paying attention to the second decade of life and monitoring the transition to adulthood 

  Makoae, M.; Tolla, T.; Cooper, A.; Moolman, B.; Habiyaremye, A.; Mokhele, T.; Chiumbu, S. (2018-12-04)

  This study was conceptualised with the belief that an assessment of what young people consider to be the effects of these policies, an objective analysis of the strategies or action plans and their outcomes will provide ...
• The impact of social capital on entrepreneurship among smallholder farmers in rural South Africa 

  Sinyolo, S.; Mudhara, M. (2018-12-04)

  This paper investigates the effect of social capital on entrepreneurship among smallholder farmers in rural South Africa. Farmers gain access to social capital through memberships in both agricultural and non-agricultural ...
• Welfare measures and the composition of the bottom decile: the example of gender and extreme poverty in South Africa 

  Rich, K.; Desmond, C.; Makusha, T. (Routledge, 2018-12-11)

  We examine the composition of the bottom decile in South Africa using three alternative measures of socio-economic status (SES): an asset index, household income per capita and household expenditure per capita. We show ...
• Botshelo Ba Trans: HIV and access to healthcare for transgender women in Cape Town, East London and Johannesburg, South Africa 

  Cloete, A.; Van der Merwe, L-A.; Savva, H. (Human Sciences Research Council, 2018-12-11)
• Unpacking the 2-year age-gap provision in relation to the decriminalisation of underage consensual sex in South Africa 

  Essack, Z.; Toohey, J. (Earthscan, 2018-12-03)

  Over the past 24 years, the South African criminal justice system has undergone major transformations in relation to sexual offences, including sexual violence against children. More recently, there have been a number of ...
• A ritual of resistance, a weapon of the marginalised: towards transformative Eucharistic missiology 

  Kaunda, C.J. (Cluster Publications, 2018-12-03)

  The focus of this chapter will not engage the largely unresolved ethnographic debate. The aim rather is to engage in rethinking the Eucharist in African Christianity within the context of rituals of resistance. It could ...
• Exploring the role of social dialogue in local economic development: a case of a South African local economic development agency 

  Khambule, I.; Gerwel-Proches, C. (2018-12-04)

  The world is experiencing a growing recognition of the role of social dialogue in the pursuit of inclusive sustainable economic development. However, the sidelining of non-governmental actors in South Africa's local ...
• Relationship between depression, generalized anxiety, and metabolic syndrome among Buddhist temples population in Nakhon Pathom-Thailand 

  Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (2018-12-04)

  Depression and anxiety have been associated with type 2 diabetes in studies predominantly in high-income countries, but little is known about this association in South east Asia.The objective of this study was to investigate ...
• School leadership and local learning contexts in South Africa 

  Zuze, T.L.; Juan, A. (2018-11-29)

  International research has shown that the quality of school leadership and management (SLM) is important for teaching and learning, particularly in schools where there is acute resource deprivation. This article explores ...
• Land reform and changing gender patterns in rural farmland ownership 

  Hart, T.G.B.; Chandia, M.; Jacobs, P.T. (2018-11-29)

  The implementation of land reform in SouthAfrica intends to bring about equity and equality but has encountered unanticipated or unplanned outcomes that have unforeseen effects for the various actors involved, particularly ...
• Concurrent tobacco use and risky drinking in South Africa: results from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 

  Phaswana-Mafuya, N.; Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (2018-11-29)

  The aim of this study was to examine socio-demographic and psychosocial correlates of concurrent tobacco use and risky drinking . We analysed data from the cross-sectional South African National Health and Nutrition ...
• Queer kinship: South African perspectives on the sexual politics of family-making and belonging 

  Lynch, I. (ASEAN Institute for Health Development, 2018-11-29)
• School leadership and local learning contexts in South Africa 

  Zuze, T.L.; Juan, A. (2018-11-29)

  Most of the research on SLM and educational outcomes in South Africa is based on small-scale studies and are descriptive in nature. Here, we used data from the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study ...

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