“Social inequality is a more pressing socio-economic challenge than poverty in contemporary South Africa.” South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world‚ but not the poorest (with reference to income). We can see that the inequality in South Africa has worsened over time by looking at the country’s Gini Index score. In 1996 the score was 0.66 and in 2008‚ 0.70. The score has also deteriorated in terms of population groups: the score went from 0.54 to 0.62 between Blacks and from
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Country Profile on South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia‚ Botswana‚ Zimbabwe‚ Mozambique‚ and Swaziland. Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South African territory. South Africa has experienced a significantly different evolution than other nations in Africa arising primarily from two facts: immigration from Europe reached levels not experienced in other African communities and a
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reduction in exports and a downward trend in the stock market whilst South Africa suffered the same effects but rather than crude oil they suffered in the fall of commodity prices. Policies to stimulate the economy are different in terms of trade where Nigeria is more free trade and South Africa became more protectionist after the crisis. The Nigerian economy lacks diversity and is overly dependent on Oil ‚ while South Africa has a very diverse economy and spreads risks across multiple industries
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Conclusions 7 IX. Works Cited 8 I. Overview South Africa is the most southern country on the continent of Africa with a population of nearly 52 million. Much of its most recent history has been shrouded in the racial segregation movement known as Apartheid. After years of struggle‚ South Africa held its first post-Apartheid election in 1994 and began the current democratic system (CIA‚ 2014). South Africa has the most diversified and industrialized economy in Africa. There has been moderate economic growth
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Collectivism‚ Unionisation and Union Influence: A decline? An investigation into the attitudes and perceptions of South African unionised employees in a single trade union. Shenaz Sheik Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree Masters- Industrial/Organisational Psychology (M.Soc.Sci) School of Psychology University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Howard College Supervisor: Mr. Dean Isaacs A decline in collectivism‚ unionisation and union influence? 1 Table of Contents 1. Chapter
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transport The South African transport and logistics industry: a spoke in the wheels henry carelse and shaun scott DIRECTORS: WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS (PTY) LTD R Most industries in South Africa are faced with globalisation and transformation challenges. The South African transport and logistics industry is‚ however‚ faced with a number of its own peculiarities. This diverse industry comprises tens of thousands of individual truck- and bakkie-owners‚ as well as some of South Africa’s largest
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Case: Mahindra & Mahindra in South Africa In May 2011‚ Pravin Shah‚ the CEO at Mahindra & Mahindra‚ was evaluating four possible options of company’s growth strategy in the South Africa. Those options included: entering into agreement with the local vendor for the contract assembly of M&M vehicles‚ investing in its own manufacturing plant in South Africa‚ using South Africa as a hub for the further export of the other countries and lastly waiting and watching until enough vehicles are sold for
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policy-making with particular reference to the elimination of the high crime rate in South Africa. The policy-making process has three main steps‚ namely policy initiation; policy formulation and policy approval. Policy making‚ is one of the six administrative enabling functions which should be done in an orderly manner. Firstly‚ the nature and place of policy for the elimination of the high crime rate in South Africa is explained and discussed by using definitions to explain the various terminologies
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Theoretical Issues The relevance of psychology in South Africa has been scrutinised‚ due to the fact that dominant psychological theories and practices in this country are rooted in western‚ Eurocentric ideas about mental health. This means that the mental health services provided via mainstream psychology is only beneficial to the white‚ middle class‚ and ultimately inappropriate and irrelevant to the needs of the majority black population in South Africa (Hickson & Kriegler‚ 2001) Western psychology
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South Africa: A Diamond In the Rough South Africa has been connected to the world economy with its abundant natural resources‚ for which there have long been international markets and purchasers‚ since the first Dutch explorers landed there in the 17th century. Unfortunately‚ South Africa ’s pervasive‚ severe and seemingly perpetual social problems have always been and remain today a substantial drag on South Africa ’s ability to fully develop a world-class economy. This paper
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