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Demographic projections of Africa's population 2000-2050 taking account HIV/AIDS and implications for development

Udjo, Eric O (2008)
A re-look at recent statistics on mortality in the context of HIV/AIDS with particular reference to South Africa

Udjo, Eric O (2008)
The impact of shopping mall development on small township retailers

Ligthelm, A.A. (2008)

The retail sector forms a critical element of a community’s economic and social welfare. It provides people with choices and services. These choices were until recently very limited in township areas. The pre-1994 retail ...
A targeted approach to informal business development: The entrepreneurial route

Ligthelm, A.A. (2008)

The present paper maintains that initiatives to promote and support small businesses need to focus on those with growth potential rather than on the small business sector as a whole, and that the human factor, especially ...
The changing population-economic-institutional dynamics of South Africa 2001-2007

Van Aardt, C.J. (2008)

In this article a heuristic population-economic-institutional model is presented and discussed. It appears from the findings of this study that very positive population, economic and institutional dynamics were found in ...
Trends in the age pattern of fertility, 1995-2005, in the context of the child support grant in South Africa

Udjo, Eric O (2009)

There has been concern in recent years about the impact of the child support grant on fertility in South Africa and probable changes in age-specific fertility rates. Specifically, it has been mooted that the grant may be ...
Workforce and retirement age: modeling the impact of mandatory retirement age on the size of the workforce in tertiary sector or organisations in South Africa

Udjo, Eric O (2011)
The viability of informal micro businesses in South Africa: a longitudinal analysis (2007-2011)

Ligthelm, A.A. (2012)

A five year longitudinal study (2007 to 2011) was conducted among a panel of informal micro businesses in the informal sector of South Africa. The study was aimed at examining micro business survival and attrition. A ...
The implications of climate change for Africa’s economic development

Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky; Udjo, Eric (2014)

Studies confirm that developing countries could be hardest hit by climate change given that they have to contend with extreme poverty levels and harsh geographic conditions. Even Africa will not escape the adversity that ...
Mortality from non-communicable diseases in South Africa, 1997-2009

Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky (2014)

There are estimates of the magnitude of non-communicable disease deaths for less developed countries but little is known about the dynamics in Africa. The continent is undergoing unprecedented growth of the elderly population. ...
The association between maternal mortality and non-medical factors in African countries

Udjo, Eric O; Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky (2014)

The medical expertise to treat to complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth has not spared girls and women in developing countries from dying of such conditions. Developing countries account for the bulk of the ...
Impact of Retirement Age Policy on the Workforce of a Higher Institution in South Africa.

Udjo, Eric O; Erasmus, B.J. (Wiley, 2014)

Several key sectors including higher education institutions have a skills shortage in South Africa. Combined with aging of its workforce, higher education institutions may find it increasingly difficult to maintain adequate ...
The state of maternality mortality in South Africa

Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky (2015)

Maternal mortality is a fundamental public health issue and Millennium Development Goal Five deals with an improvement in maternal health. Despite much extensive legislation pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and ...
Can Estimating Completeness of Death Registration be used as Evidence of Inaccuracy of Population Size Estimates from a Census? The Case of the 2011 South African Population Census.

Udjo, Eric O (2017)

Background: Knowledge about the size of the population is important for planning in any population. The census is the traditional source of information about population size. Accuracy of census figures can be in doubt ...
Dynamics of communicable diseases mortality in South Africa, 2000-2013

Udjo, Eric O (UAPS, 2017)

Communicable diseases dominate non-communicable diseases as causes of death in Africa. However, knowledge about their dynamics in the region is limited. This study examines the dynamics of communicable diseases mortality ...
Effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility: historical evidence from South Africa’s women educators

Udjo, Eric O (African population studies, 2018-10)

Context/Background: 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 ...

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