Although South Africa’s economy is the largest and most developed in Africa, South Africans still face a challenge of access to government information and services. This is so as most people still reside in areas that are ...

Temperature gradients due to heat of hydration of cement can cause cracking and present serious structural and serviceability concerns in concrete structures. Engineers use a wide range of strategies to limit the potential ...

The South African Government set up the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) in 1996 under the Mine Health and Safety Act, 29 of 1996 to train mineworkers on health and safety issues to minimise injuries and deaths. Later ...

Public participation in environmental impact assessments has been the subject of many studies around the world. The effectiveness of the public participation process in a South African context has however not been tackled ...

Style investing is a well-documented global phenomenon that refers to the manner in which investors formulate their capital allocation decisions. The two broad styles of investing to be discussed in this report are the ...

In this study, the effect of water on the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of ASTM 516 in ethanol was investigated. Ethanol is hygroscopic in nature and its water content can increase rapidly when exposed to humid conditions. ...

This study investigates how a change in the fees charged by the JSE onto members to trade stocks affects various metrics of market quality. This topic falls within the broader subject of market microstructure, which considers ...

The high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children is mainly due to the adoption of an unhealthy diet and a sedentary lifestyle. The disorder is also associated with obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension and increased ...

Sales promotions are ever-present occurrences in modern day markets with companies using them as part of their marketing mix (Blattberg & Neslin, 1990). They also have the ability to effect customer satisfaction and in ...

An experimental study of the effects of a slag phase on mass transport in a onefifth water model of a 100ton CLU-converter was conducted. The study was a follow up to earlier investigations conducted in the absence of a ...