An initial study of disclosures related to broad-based black economic empowerment in the integrated reports of South African mining companies
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2016
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Nkhi, Naledi
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This research takes a snap-shot look at Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment disclosures in the integrated reports of South African mining companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. A Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment disclosure checklist, based on relevant literature, was developed by the researcher in order to analyse the basic or inherent features, characteristics or qualities - and the extent of the disclosures in the 2014/2015 integrated reports. The results reveal that listed mining companies include an adequate coverage of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment-related disclosures in their integrated reports. The sufficient frequency of the disclosures is clouded by a lack of integration between the relevant themes. The reports also noted a considerable amount of repetition of the themes and a scarcity of disclosures linking the risks of mining operations to Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment.
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A research report submitted
In partial fulfillment of the degree
Master of Commerce in Accounting
University of the Witwatersrand School of Accountancy
2016
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Nkhi, Naledi (2016) An initial study of disclosures related to broad based black economic empowerment in the integrated reports of South African mining companies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/25774>