3 2.2. The Universities: 4 2.3. Commercial Publishers: 5 2.4. The South African accreditation system – the heart of the problem: 6 3. POSSIBLE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION: 7 4. CONCLUSION: 9 5. REFERENCES: 9 SCHOLARLY JOURNAL PUBLISHING IN SOUTH AFRICA 1. INTRODUCTION This paper deals with the scholarly publishing industry‚ which is one of the backbones of the research and innovation infrastructure in South Africa. It is specifically focused on academic journal publishing. Being an
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Medical Admission Policies: Assessment 1 Al Sharpton said: “I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down the apartheid flag and raise the new flag.” What a wonderful experience that could’ve been‚ a feeling of a nation being one again. However‚ looking at medical school’s policies‚ did they truly make the nation one‚ or did they make it one-sided? To start with‚ we need to go back to why each medical school has their specific criteria. According to me it would
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month plus fringe benefits. Labour Laws in South Africa also make it very difficult to dismiss or retrench workers. Also hiring of workers has to comply with racial and gender quotas. Most workers are also pressured to join a trade union. To solve these problems many workers are employed by businesses as "self-employed contractors". They are then like any other supplier of goods or services and an employer can simply cease using them for any reason. Many self-employed contractors do not register as
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Thousands of people around the world feel oppressed every day. They face oppression through a whole range of views. Any being that truly believes that they are superior to another whom is inferior can be said to be a racist person. Thousands of people suffer from such‚ no matter where one is in the world. Many critiques nowadays are analysing the situation in Israel and comparing it to that of apartheid South Africa and further to Northern Ireland. The apartheid regime that lasted from 1948-1994
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This is evidenced by both Apartheid in South Africa and the Holocaust during World War Two. Both of them were massive examples of racial discrimination‚ and violent racial discrimination at that. When racial discrimination turns violent it is potentially physically detrimental to everyone involved
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Running head: GBCA – SOUTH AFRICA 1 Global Business Cultural Analysis: South Africa Raymond J. Landis BUSI 604-D06 LUO – International Business Professor – Dr. Stephen P. Preacher Liberty University May 13‚ 2011 GBCA – SOUTH AFRICA Abstract This paper will endeavor to form a comprehensive analysis of South African culture‚ principally for the perspective of doing business in that nation. Ultimately‚ the paper will point out the crucial points for US businesses to consider before committing to
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INTRODUCTION When University of Cape Town(UCT) student Chumani Maxwele‚ in March this year‚ started protesting alone against the presence of Cecil John Rhodes’s stature on campus‚ with a sign around his neck‚ at face value‚ he looked ridiculous and his one- man demonstration‚ seemed like just one of those typical student protests that will feezle out in a no time. However‚ the reality proved to be opposite. This seemingly insignificant act by one student ignited a wave protest and gave birth to
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Globally‚ Africa is known as the broke and destitute continent it is portrayed as. However‚ has anyone ever considered what or who might have caused all of this? Throughout history‚ Europe has raped Africa of its natural resources‚ riches‚ people before and during colonisation but never held responsible for the current state Africa is in. European colonization is rarely taught about in school because apparently slavery is the only horrible thing that Europeans did and not how colonization severely
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Imperialism has positively affected South Africa by bringing up new crops‚ new technology‚ development of structures‚ improved transportation‚ and industrialization. Fearing they wouldn’t get an opportunity to collect raw materials‚ the other Europeans hurried to establish their presence on the continent. During the 1870s‚ the Belgians began to trade with Africans in the Congo. Africans were traded and treated as slaves‚ the white folk were cruel and punished them. In 1884‚ to avoid having conflict
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Cecil Rhodes acted in his own self-interest and claimed he was doing it for Britain’s gain. During the 19th century‚ South Africa was having great success and profiting greatly. The first diamond was discovered by the Europeans in southern Africa and it was known as the Eureka Diamond. It was found near Hopetown on the Orange River. People soon began to see the real wealth in owning a mine in that region during the time. It became a diamond rush and people from all around the world came to find the
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