ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to analyse the cost and profit efficiency of banks in South Africa. The cost-to-income ratio has always been used in the South African banking sector in measuring efficiency. However ...

Background: Maternity services in South Africa like in many developing countries remains a challenge. The high mortality and morbidity rates recorded in the confidential enquiries to maternal death (CEMD) reports in South ...

The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of a group of lay counsellors about their psychological empowerment. It was hypothesised that the counsellors were empowered as a result of their involvement ...

This study investigates a specific aspect of the supervisory alliance between trainee psychotherapists and their supervisors: the phenomenon of countertransference disclosure. The study explores the emotionally conflicting ...

This thesis focuses on aspects of the work of South Africa's unique children's courts in care cases. Chapter 1 provides an outline of the scope of the thesis. It also explains a methodological utilisation of selected primary ...

Coaches and athletes are continually searching for ways to gain the "competitive edge" and improve athletic performance. Ergogenic substances and procedures are used routinely at almost all competitive levels. Creatine ...

Popular histories of nature protection in southern Africa usually portray the prelude to the passing of the National Parks Act in 1926 as a contest between the forces of 'good' (those in favour of national parks) and ...

Since 2008 Malawi Libraries have created more than ten digital library collections of local publications such as dissertations, theses, reports, scientific papers, speeches by politicians and newspaper articles on HIV/AIDS ...

Organisations across the globe face increasingly intense competition, making it difficult to achieve profitable growth. Traditionally, companies try to outperform their rivals in order to secure a larger share of the ...

Knowledge transfer is becoming an increasingly important component of the offerings produced by technology organisations. These organisations face the challenges of understanding how the transfer of knowledge creates value ...