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Local Community Satisfaction toward Tourism Development in Pushkar Region of Rajasthan, India

Swart, Magdalena Petronella (Nellie) (MDPI, 2021-12-06)

Satisfaction of local residents is one of the key factors in responsible and sustainable tourism development. It helps tourism planners and policymakers in effective and strategic utilization of tourism resources. The ...
Anti-capitalist subjectivity: considerations of fantasy, (in)action, and solidarity building

Malherbe, Nick (Springer, 2024)

Anti-capitalist subjectivities are produced through politically generative refusals of the divisive, profit-oriented, and manageable subject positions made available by capitalism’s socio-symbolic order. Pushing back ...
Market segmentation variables as moderators in the prediction of Business Tourist Retention

Swart, Magdalena Petronella (Nellie) (Springer Link, 2014-04-08)

This study explores whether five market segmentation variables moderate the relationship between the business tourist service quality scorecard (SQSC) and business tourist satisfaction (Satisfaction); or the relationship ...
An Assessment of Geosites and Geomorphosites in the Lut Desert of Shahdad Region for Potential Geotourism Development.

Swart, Magdalena Petronella (Nellie) (MDPI, 2022-05-13)

In the fields of geology, economics, history, cultural studies, and ecology, tourism can be the basis for proper planning, for sustainable tourism management, and for economic development. The Dasht-e Lut is one of the ...
Experimental and numerical analysis of the Microstructure and mechanical properties of unidirectional glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites

Turaka, Seshaiah; Ravikiran, Chintalapudi; Geetha, Narayanan; Pappula, Bridjesh; Makgato, Seshibe (Elsevier, 2024-01-06)

This paper proposes a numerical model to predict the pattern and features of the fracture surface and to understand the mechanisms and cause of the failure. Various fiber orientations of 0◦, 90◦, 0◦/90◦ and ± 45◦ were ...
Functionality and social modernism in the work of untrained South African artists

Dreyer, Elfriede (Routledge, 2012-11-02)

Many artists from rural areas in the global south are driven by the functionality of the art object and of naturalism in communicating the urgency of redressing sociopolitical conditions. This article does not advocate a ...
Of clocks ticking: heterotopic space, time and motion in William Kentridge’s The refusal of time (2012)

Dreyer, Elfriede (Routledge, 2016-09-23)

In William Kentridge’s The refusal of time (2012), comment on time as both a scientific and a human entity is produced. A complex mix of the visual and nominal vocabularies of early ‘rudimentary’ technological invention, ...
Rubber ducks and Ships of Fools

Dreyer, Elfriede (Routledge, 2017-05-12)

The trope of boat figures centrally in Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's travelling public artwork, Rubber duck (2007–2016); in the media images of migrant refugees arriving at European destinations by boat since 2015; and ...
Titus Matiyane, kartograaf en transnasionale flâneur

Dreyer, Elfriede (Litnet, 2017-02)

Die stedelike panoramas van die Suid-Afrikaanse kunstenaar Titus Matiyane (geb. 1964) − ’n eietydse buitestanderkunstenaar − is ’n waardevolle bron vir die bestudering van die begrippe geokartering en flânerie in eietydse ...
A Critical Analysis of the Corporate Whistleblowing Provisions of the South African Companies Act

Cassim, Rehana (Cambridge University Press, 2023)

Section 159 of the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 regulates corporate whistleblowing in companies registered under the act. This article critically evaluates section 159 to ascertain whether it adequately protects ...
Confusion in the Removal of Directors by Shareholders under the Companies Act 71 of 2008: Miller v Natmed Defence (Pty) Ltd

Cassim, Rehana (South African Law Journal, 2022)

This note critically analyses the judgment in Miller v Natmed Defence (Pty) Ltd 2022 (2) SA 554 (GJ), in which the court ruled on the validity of the removal of a director by the company’s sole shareholder. Three issues ...
A critical and comparative analysis of delegation and reliance by company directors under the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008

Cassim, Rehana (Edinburgh University Press, 2024)

Delegation by directors and reliance on third parties is an important practical issue. Directors unlawfully delegating their powers or relying on third parties could face serious consequences, such as liability for breach ...
An Analysis of Trends in Shareholder Activism in South Africa

Cassim, Rehana (Edinburgh University Press, 2022)

There has been a progressive shift in shareholder activism in South Africa as shareholder demands for greater levels of accountability, reasonable executive remuneration and disclosure and transparency are increasing. ...
Climate Justice, Capitalism, and the Political Role of the Psychological Professions

Oladejo, Abiodun Omotayo; Malherbe, Nick; van Niekerk, Ashley (2024)

The term Anthropocene (Age of Human) implies that the reduction of carbon emissions is a matter of changing human behaviour. This risks depoliticising the climate emergency. Everyone is not equally responsible for climate ...
Driver yield and safe child pedestrian crossing behavior promotion by a school traffic warden program at primary school crossings: A cluster- randomized trial

Osuret, Jimmy; van Niekerk, Ashley; Kobusingye, Olive; Atuyambe, Lynn; Nankabirwa, Victoria (Taylor & Francis Group, 2024)

Objective: To determine the effect of a school traffic warden program on increasing driver yield and safe child pedestrian crossing behavior in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: We designed and implemented a school traffic warden ...
A Collaborative Autoethnographic Exploration of Experiences of Research Psychology Interns

Mokobedi, Tshifhiwa; Harris, Simone ; Henning , Tiffany (Unisa Press, 2024)

Navigating the art of theory and practice as three African female research psychology interns in South Africa, we worked in the areas of violence, injury and non-natural deaths which continue to plague the country, including ...
Drawbacks of the Partial Implementation of Procurement Policies for a Sustainable Commuter Bus Industry: Case of South Africa

Ngcamphalala, Thobeka (International Business Conference, 2023)

For democratic countries like South Africa, public policies and regulations are critical, in addressing public problems. In such countries, policies are meant to create a favourable atmosphere for the provision of efficient ...
Procurement hurdles: unveiling challenges in the subsidized commuter bus sector of Gauteng, South Africa

Ngcamphalala, Thobeka; Ambe, Intaher Marcus (SSBFNET, 2024)

In South Africa, like many developing countries, procurement is seen and used as a strategic tool to promote socioeconomic development, including the promotion of competition, among other objectives. The South African ...
Transition Possibilities for Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities into Adulthood

Malapela, Rakgadi Grace; Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Gloria (IntechOpen, 2019-11-28)

Transition possibilities for adolescents with intellectual disabilities into adulthood remain a complex issue and often neglected by the healthcare system and non-healthcare system. Given the responsibilities and roles ...
Use of home remedies for the treatment and prevention of coronavirus disease: An integrative review

Malapela, Rakgadi Grace; Baratedi, William Mooketsi; Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Gloria (Wiley, 2022-06-06)

Background and Aims: Home remedies are understood to mean medications or tonics prepared at home to treat certain ailments without any prescription or professional supervision. Reliance on home remedies increased during ...

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