• The effects of liquidity and solvency on South African banks’ performance 

  Kumalo, Nokuphiwa Lorraine (2023-03-06)

  This study examined the effects of liquidity and solvency on South African banks’ performance. The panel regression approach was used, applying panel data from 13 commercial banks over the period 2012 to 2022. The pooled ...
• The impact of corporate governance on occupational risks in South Africa's mining industry 

  Chikosi, Luke Charles (2022)

  Despite implementing various corporate governance (CG) frameworks, guidelines, and laws, mine workers continue to suffer from exposure to occupational health and safety risks. This study examines corporate governance's ...
• Operational risk management guidelines for Ghanaian banks to advance Basel III compliance 

  Grebe, Gerhard Philip Maree (2023-01-17)

  The 2007-2008 global financial crisis (GFC) exposed the shortcomings and inefficiencies of the global banking system, and these weaknesses were not limited to only one country or economy. In addition, the financial crisis ...
• Profiling momentum in equity markets 

  De Beer, Johannes Scheepers (2023-05)

  This study created a customised model and a custom index to profile momentum in equity markets. The customised model used a momentum term structure grouped into different entry zones to create visual profiles for ...
• The interactions between sectoral credit allocation decisions and economic growth: an empirical study of Zimbabwe 

  Mtetwa, Arnold (2022)

  Despite policy measures aimed at improving the performance of commercial banks and their contribution to economic growth, little progress has been made in reviving the Zimbabwean economy. The effective function of banking ...
• The influence of parental financial socialisation on financial literacy of young black African adults in rural and low-income areas in South Africa 

  Ndou, Adam Aifheli (2022-06)

  Parental financial socialisation is becoming increasingly important globally, due to low levels of financial literacy amongst young adults, especially those in developing countries, rural and low-income areas, and black ...
• The relationship between unlawful expenditure and municipal financial performance in a South African context 

  Sikhosana, Mxolisi Joe (2021-10)

  South African municipalities are experiencing a deterioration in municipal financial performance in addition to proliferated unlawful expenditure. Good municipal financial performance is imperative for social development ...
• The relationship between the liquidity risk, financial leverage and firm financial performance: Evidence from Top-40 Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) firms 

  Matsoma, Ntomolane Lobisa (2022-01)

  The focus of the study was to investigate the relationship between liquidity risk, financial leverage and firm’s financial performance with evidence from top-40 JSE firms. Despite the existing literature on the topic, no ...
• Determinants of financial performance of insurance companies: empirical evidence from Kenya 

  Morara, Kamanda (2020-12)

  The drivers of financial success of the insurance industry are of interest to several players in any economy including the government, policymakers, policyholders, and investors. In Kenya, there have been relatively few ...
• The effect of financial literacy on financial inclusion: evidence from Uganda 

  Kasozi, Stephen Jason (2020-04)

  While a significant portion of the global population remains financially excluded, most empirical studies and policy interventions for increasing financial inclusion appear to focus predominantly on supply-side determinants ...
• Working capital management and financial performance: an empirical study of the South African Retail sector 

  Mandipa, Garikai (2021-09)

  The main aim of the study was to determine the relationship between working capital management and the financial performance of South African retail firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The study examined the ...
• Barriers to revenue collection affecting municipal financial viability : a case of Maruleng Local Municipality 

  Nkuna, Fedium (2021-08)

  Local government, as the third sphere of South Africa’s three-sphere system of governance, is tasked with the constitutional mandate to provide an array of services to its respective communities, via its municipalities. ...
• Capital structure, corporate governance and financial performance : an empirical study of the South African retail sector 

  Mukaddam, Shaa'ista (2020-05)

  Capital structure has been a subject of debate for a number of decades. Extensive research explaining various theories of capital structure can be found. The most notable theories are the Modigliani and Miller capital ...
• The relationship between household debt and interest rates: a South African perspective 

  Molefe, Kgomotso Prudence (2018-06)

  One of the challenges that South Africa has been facing lately is the high level of household debt. Since the dramatic drop from 12 to 5.5 percent in 2008, interest rates have been on a constant hiking cycle (SARB, 2015). ...
• Risk analysis framework for investors in emerging markets: a South African perspective 

  Godi, Ntwanano Jethro (2021-08)

  Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) have had divergent fortunes in the past decade (2009–2019), with Brazil and Russia, both large oil producers, plunging into recession, the Chinese economy slowing down, ...
• The determinants of financial inclusion in selected African countries 

  Njanike, Kosmas (2021-06)

  This thesis investigated the determinants of financial inclusion with the emphasis on social networks in selected African countries, namely, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Eswatini and South Africa. Many ...
• Does capital structure theory remain relevant under abnormal macroeconomic environment: the case of Zimbabwean manufacturing firms during the period 2009-2018 

  Magomo, Norma Tariro (2020-12)

  The main objective of this study was to test if the applicability of known capital structure theories holds water in abnormal economic environments, in particular, in Zimbabwe. Using secondary data collected for listed ...
• The impact of institutional constraints, management competencies, strategic and structural constraints on the performance of Black-owned SMMEs in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality 

  Tlhagale, Felicity Kgomotso (2020)

  The purpose of this research study was to examine the impact of institutional constraints, management competencies, strategic and structural constraints on the performance of black-owned small, medium and micro-sized ...
• A qualitative study of the competencies that should be covered by a specialised undergraduate degree in risk management 

  De Swardt, Cecilia Jacoba (2021-02)

  Purpose The purpose of the research was firstly, to determine the competencies required of risk managers and secondly, to consider the implications of such competencies in determining possible modules for inclusion in ...
• Intergrating environmental risk into bank credit processess : The south African banking context 

  Bimha, Alfred (2020-09)

  The impact of climate change on the financial performance of companies is of concern to bank credit processes. The main objective of this research was to develop a South African contextualised credit process that ...

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