Witbank ( /ˈvɪtbəŋk/; Afrikaans for White Ridge)‚ also known as eMalahleni (meaning "place of coal") is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga‚ South Africa‚ within the eMalahleni Local Municipality.[2][3][4] The name Witbank is Afrikaans for White Ridge and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested. The city is known for the coal-mining in the surrounding region. History Witbank was established in 1890 and early attempts to exploit the coal deposits failed
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MARKET ANALYSIS FOR THE RETAIL INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA Contents Page Executive Summary 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Retail industry in South Africa 5 3. Macro and Micro environment analysis 6 3.1 Macro environment of Retail market in South Africa 6 3.1.1. Political Environment 6 3.1.2. Economic environment 8 3.1.3 Technological Environment 10 3.2 Micro environments analysis 11 3.2.1. Suppliers’
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Abstract: This paper examines the need for promoting microfinance as a social business for a poverty reduction economic strategy in Nigeria. Through the development of microfinancePolicy‚ Regulatory and Supervisory Framework‚ microfinance banks are licenced and regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria. This paper relies on primary and secondary data from microfinance banks within Anambra State the area of the study. With the help of structured questionnaires administered‚information on preferences
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opportunity to study abroad in Ghana was very unexpected. Studying abroad‚ especially in a place as meaningful as Africa‚ was something that I have always dreamed about but knew would never happen. Living in poverty meant study abroad opportunities were beyond my reach; I find financing my local college education challenging in itself. However‚ since I have been in college‚ I have realized I can do anything I set my mind to‚ and this is why I am applying to study abroad in Ghana through The College at Brockport
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INTRODUCTION Banking reforms have been an on going phenomenon around the world right from the 1980s‚ but it is more intensified in recent time because of the impact of globalisation which is precipitated by continuous integration of the world market and economies. Banking reforms involve several elements that are unique to each country based on historical‚ economic and institutional imperatives. In Nigeria‚ the reforms in the banking sector preceded against the backdrop of banking crisis due
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A lot of the holidays in South Africa came to be after Mandela and the ANC came into power. They decided to change them‚ making sure that they would mean something for everyone in the country‚ so that no one would feel left out and discriminated. Many of them were made to honor and remember the people who helped the country to where it is today‚ and who fought for a better future. Nelson Mandela did not want anyone to feel left out. One of those is Mandela day‚ obviously to celebrate the life
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Case: Mahindra & Mahindra in South Africa In May 2011‚ Pravin Shah‚ the CEO at Mahindra & Mahindra‚ was evaluating four possible options of company’s growth strategy in the South Africa. Those options included: entering into agreement with the local vendor for the contract assembly of M&M vehicles‚ investing in its own manufacturing plant in South Africa‚ using South Africa as a hub for the further export of the other countries and lastly waiting and watching until enough vehicles are sold for
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children are exposed have been selected. This will enable me to develop some insight into the methods that can be used to deliver this content. Therefore‚ my research will list some of the factors the influence the design of C2005 currently being used in South African schools. Influence of politics on curriculum Influence of society on curriculum Influence of economy on curriculum Influence of technology on curriculum Influence of environment on curriculum Influence of child psychology
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citizens of South Africa. It was the year F.W de Klerk took over to make South Africa into a better country‚ a democratic county‚ a country where citizens could finally stand up to apartheid. Apartheid has brought struggle and tension between different races but today it has made us grateful for the deeds our apartheid fighters has done for the freedom we have and share today. 1989 P.W Botha resigned due to a stroke thus therefore allowing F.W de Klerk to take power of South Africa. He was the man
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Before South Africa was colonized by the Dutch and British‚ the African societies were farming-based communities. But when Jan Van Riebeeck‚ an official of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)‚ came to South Africa in 1652‚ African Societies where changed under European Colonial rule (“History”). When the Dutch came over‚ the African rulers began to trade with the new settlers. What the rulers traded the most were firearms because the more guns‚ knives‚ etc. the rulers had in their possession‚ the
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