RESEARCH PROPOSAL DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY D.PHIL DEGREE DATE: 23 May 2013 Title ‘INVESTIGATING TRANSPORT PRICING IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE IMPACT ON FREIGHT TRANSPORT COSTS ‘ BY BRIAN K CHIKWAVA. 1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It has been widely viewed‚ documented and believed that South African transport policy and transport plans focus almost entirely on passenger transport rather than on freight transport‚ yet Freight transport plays a very crucial role in the whole transport pricing
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Mapping the South Asian Telecommunication Industry using Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Telecommunication industry‚ which is an oligopolistic market‚ is growing rapidly almost everywhere in South Asia. Along with the “Voice” Business moving in to a saturated state‚ the operators are focusing on growing revenues through data business. However‚ data being a low margin business many operators are shifting from simply providing data to becoming a life style requirement provider. In terms of access technologies
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Youth Unemployment in South Africa: Reasons‚ Costs and Solutions Word Count: +- 1940 words Introduction – A description of the question: “What are the causes of youth unemployment?” A high employment rate among the people of a nation promotes a spirit of dignity‚ independence‚ achievement and innovation – it isn’t only about earning a form of income. In stark contrast‚ unemployment in South Africa is accompanied by social troubles such as violence‚ poverty‚ a loss of
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A molecular method for identifying Calicophoron infecting cattle in South Africa Lavinia Perumal School of Biological Sciences and Conservation‚ University of KwaZulu-Natal‚ Westville‚ Durban. Email:209512772@ukzn.ac.za Abstract Calicophoron species were collected from the ruminants of cattle from a Kokstad abattoir in South Africa. The second internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) of the ribosomal DNA had been used as the genetic marker in this molecular study. In an attempt to identify as
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the 1920’s the automobile industry grew into the largest manufacturing industry in the nation. Automobiles (cars‚ trucks‚ busses) surpassed railroads as the primary haulers of passengers and freight. Henry Ford built his company in Detroit which created more jobs. As the automobile industry grew a lot of new jobs were created such as: gas stations‚ maintenance shops‚ fast food restaurants and motels for people on the move. One in every four Americans had a job in the automotive industry or somehow
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The hospitality industry is exceptionally assorted and worldwide. They might be physiological prudent social and mental (fulfilment of necessities identifying with self-regard‚ status and security.Hospitality items incorporate: convenience‚ transportation‚ voyage operators‚ servicees‚ taxi drivers‚ merchants‚ stimulation‚ nourishment and refreshments‚ emporiums and shopping arcades etc.(Andrews‚2007) The hospitality industry in India is a 3.5 trillion dollar service segment within the worldwide
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of the High Court has rejected the claim on the grounds that the amounts on which SARS sought to levy tax constituted money stolen by Kebble‚ and that stolen money is not subject to income tax. It has been reported that SARS is to take the Masters decision in this regard on review. Why the issue is being contested on the basis of review‚ as distinct from the ordinary process of assessment followed by objection and appeal‚ is not clear. A review is concerned only with the regularity of the
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An utopian education system: Speculating for the South African context When trying to associate the word ”utopia”‚ words such as perfection‚ purity and idealness comes to mind. When defining the word‚ it is described in the Oxford Dictionary (2010) as “an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect”. A utopia can be regarded as “wishful images in the mirrors”‚ or “daydreams of that which is not yet” (Halpin‚ 2003). One can only wonder how a utopian society would look when
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Dairy Farm Case Guideline Solution (Note: This is not intended as a “model answer” but is more of a teaching note to identify some of the key issues) As a strategic analyst working for M&S you are asked to assess the performance of Dairy Farm. Carry out a CORE analysis of Dairy Farm Briefly consider context Briefly take an overview of the company Work out ratios How does the company compare to M&S? 1|Page Dairy farm Annual accounts for year ending December………….
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Industry Analysis The course is based on the ability of students to define their business‚ conduct an effective industry analysis‚ and identify the "key success factory" for firms competing in the industry. Such industry analysis is based on: A. DEFINE THE BUSINESS. The boundary for industry analysis is the markets and products that describe the domain of the industry. Once you understand the business segment that is to be analyzed‚ identify the capabilities required to participate in that industry
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