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Perceptions of Violence and Crime as Aggression by Turkish—Islamic Families in Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Estelle August --- University of Johannesburg, Chris Myburgh --- University of Johannesburg, Marie Poggenpoel --- University of Johannesburg,This study explored perceptions of aggression of Turkish-Islamic families with adolescent children in a large South African city. Participants were from four Turkish families with adolescent children (father = 4, mothers = 4; children = 5). Data were collected via... -
A focus group study on primary health care in Johannesburg Health District: “We are just pushing numbers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Moosa --- Department of Family Medicine, A Gibbs --- Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: South Africa is striving towards a strong primary healthcare system. Since 2007, departments of family medicine have been established in Gauteng to improve quality of care through improved access to doctors, the coordination of health services and better referrals... -
Instant mutuality: the development of Maboneng in inner-city Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Alice Nevin --- Department of Social Anthropology, South AfricaIn the context of strategies of urban renewal and gentrification in Johannesburg in a time of rapid urbanisation, the question of how urban renewal and gentrification affect people and their everyday lives must be considered. At present there are numerous... -
The realignment of international stock markets after the 1987 crash, with special reference to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G D I Barr --- Department of Statistical Science, L Sharp --- Department of Economics,This paper investigates stock price associations between the world’s sixteen largest international markets in the period immediately before and after the 1987 market crash, as well as in a more recent post-crash period. The analysis suggests that the crash had... -
Employing the prespecified variable approach to APT factor identification on the segmented Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Paul van Rensburg --- Department of Accounting and Finance,Prior research has provided evidence that the return generating process on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is dichotomous in nature (Campbell, 1979; Gilbertson and Goldberg, 1981;Carter, 1983; Page, 1986, 1989; Venter, Bradfield and Bowie, 1992). More specifically, this prior work... -
Unifying the factor analytic and prespecified variable approaches to APT factor identification on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: P van Rensburg --- Department of Accounting and Finance,This paper reviews recent empirical work concerning the number and macroeconomic nature of the priced Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) factors on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). As a consolidation of prior factor analytic and prespecified variable findings, a brief empirical... -
Price earnings ratios on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange - Are they a guide to value?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G D I Barr --- Department of Statistical Science and Economics, B S Kantor --- Department of Economics,This paper tests whether there is an equilibrium relationship between prices and earnings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Such a relationship would hold if the JSE Index and index earnings were cointegrated, A full explanation of the technique of... -
Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- University of the Witwatersrand,This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the buy-sell (bid-ask) spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from... -
A review of capital market theory from a South African Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: D.J. Bradfield --- University of Cape Town,The vast quantity of finance literature dealing with Capital Market Theory on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is evidence of the demand for research in this area. Until very recently, almost no research In this area has been conducted... -
A review of the efficiency of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Narendra Bhana --- Graduate School of Business University of Durban-Westville Private Bag,In recent years there has been considerable evidence which contradicts the efficient market hypothesis. This evidence is reviewed with particular attention to the JSE, The efficiency of the JSE is evaluated by using an efficiency scale which ranges from perfect... -
Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- University of the Witwatersrand,This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the buy-sell (bid-ask) spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from... -
A Study of lung cancer in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: M Mukansi --- Head of Subdivision, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, C Smith --- Pulmonologist in Private Practice Morningside Mediclinic, C Feldman --- Head, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences,We investigated whether or not differences existed between black and white patients in Johannesburg with regard to the demographic and histological features of lung cancer. This was a retrospective case record review of patients with lung cancer, seen over seven... -
“We are all children of God”: a Charismatic church as space of encounter between township and suburb in post-apartheid Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Barbara Heer --- Institute of Social Anthropology, SwitzerlandTwenty years after the first democratic election in South Africa, Johannesburg is still marked by the legacy of apartheid. This makes it difficult for residents of former townships and of suburban middle classes to interact in everyday life. Nevertheless, urban... -
The nutritional status of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients at a Johannesburg hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Abdhu --- Nephrology Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria N. Ladeira --- Department of Dietetics and Division of Nephrology, South Africa S. Naidoo --- Division of Nephrology, South Africa S. Naicker --- Division of Nephrology, South AfricaObjectives: To assess the nutritional status of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients in our hospital using different assessment tools, and to assess the correlation between nutritional status and other parameters such as solute clearance. -
Abnormal eating attitudes and weight-loss behaviour of adolescent girls attending a “traditional” Jewish high school in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: J. Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, T. Notelovitz --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cp Szabo --- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, N. Fredericks --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of abnormal eating attitudes and weight-loss behaviour in female Jewish adolescents. Teachers’ awareness of these factors and their attitudes towards a school programme to address these were also investigated. -
An analysis of director interlocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J. J. Williams --- Ernst & Young, South Africa J. Deodutt --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, South Africa L. J. Stainbank --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, South AfricaDirector interlocks, which occur when companies have directors in common, have concerned shareholders, the public and legislators since the early 1900s. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the interlocking directorships of the Top 40 companies listed on the... -
Constraints to public sphere activity in Joubert Park, Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ingrid E. Marais --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South AfricaThe link between public sphere and public space has long been established within the literature. Using three aspects of public sphere — plurality, public space and deliberate talk — I argue that the management choices that the City of Johannesburg... -
Metropolitan nomads: a journey through Jo’burg’s “little Mogadishu”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nereida Ripero-Muñiz --- Modern Languages, School of Literature, Language and Media, South Africa Salym Fayad --- , South AfricaMayfair, a Johannesburg suburb, is a place where the lives of hundreds of Somalis intersect: a space of opportunity for some, a place of refuge for others, and a home away from home for the Somali diaspora in the city... -
Reinscriptions of “stateless” socialities in South Africa: some thoughts on “Metropolitan nomads: a journey through Jo’burg’s ‘little Mogadishu’”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Daniel K. Thompson --- Department of Anthropology, United States of AmericaIn this commentary, Daniel K. Thompson critically assesses Nereida Ripero-Muñiz and Salym Fayad’s photo essay, “Metropolitan Nomads: A Journey through Jo’burg’s ‘Little Mogadishu.’ The essay is published alongside this commentary. -
Pathological vestibular symptoms presenting in a group of adults with HIV/AIDS in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Katijah Khoza-Shangase --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South Africa Kayla Jade Van Rie --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South AfricaAim: The current study aimed to explore the pathological vestibular symptoms presenting in a group of adults with HIV/AIDS in Johannesburg, South Africa. -
Fair value accounting by listed South African companies in the non-financial sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M. H.Y. Razak --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, South Africa L. J. Stainbank --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, South AfricaThis study uses a content analysis of 82 listed South African companies’ annual reports to determine the extent to which South African listed companies in the non-financial sector choose optional fair value accounting (FVA). The study found that almost all... -
In search of conclusive evidence on the trade-off and pecking order theories of capital structure: Evidence from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chimwemwe Chipeta --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa David McClelland --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South AfricaThis paper tests the validity of the trade-off and pecking order theories of capital structure for non-financial firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Firstly, we find that the pecking order model is superior than the partial adjustment regressions at... -
Architectures of visibility and invisibility: a reflection on the secret affinities of Johannesburg’s cross-border shopping hub
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tanya Zack --- School of Architecture and Planning, Thireshen Govender --- Graduate School of Architecture, South AfricaThe inner city of Johannesburg, South Africa, is the site of an intense wholesale and retail trade in fast fashion. Here mostly migrant entrepreneurs supply billions of rand worth of Chinese apparel to local and cross-border shoppers from across sub-Saharan... -
Listening for Johannesburg: secret affinities, wondrous resonances
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Brett Pyper --- Wits School of Arts, South AfricaAmongst the diverse music scenes that have emerged during the unfinished transition from apartheid, those that have formed within voluntary associations of jazz lovers remain a notable, if fractured and only partially audible feature of city culture around Johannesburg and... -
Cruising queer, old Joburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Jonathan Cane --- Wits City Institute, South AfricaThe article presents a queer reflection on the method of Walter Benjamin in Johannesburg, South Africa. Using a critical method of ephemera collection and collage, it offers a layered and provocative map of the city before the end of apartheid... -
Urban secrets? Affinities and anthropologies of South African cities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Corinne Kratz --- Department of Anthropology and Institute of African Studies, United States of America Jill Weintroub --- Life in the City Programme, Wits City Institute, South Africa Noëleen Murray --- Wits City Institute, South AfricaThis paper reflects on the discussions of a collective of academics in and around Johannesburg, Africa’s iconic city built on the extractive capital of gold mining. Captured aptly in William Kentridge’s art film Johannesburg: Second Greatest City after Paris (1989),... -
Fieldwork as performance: being ethnographic in film-making
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Julia Koch --- Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, GermanyThis paper examines the use of the visual medium of collaborative ethnographic film-making as a fieldwork method in anthropology. Focusing on practices of filming, I adapt Richard Schechner’s ideas of performance processes and relational quadrilogues to move beyond the dichotomy... -
Factors associated with high HIV-related stigma among commuter populations in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Peter S. Nyasulu --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Ndumiso Tshuma --- Orange Grove, South Africa Lovemore N. Sigwadhi --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Juliet Nyasulu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Modupe Ogunrombi --- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, South Africa Lucy Chimoyi --- The Aurum Institute, South AfricaStigma remains an important barrier to seeking and staying in care among individuals infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Despite continued widespread information, education and communication campaigns to raise awareness about the infection. The aim of the study was to... -
Adapting Altman Z-score models for early warning signals: Evidence from delisted mining stocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nigel Matanga --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Glen Holman --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThe aim of the study is to measure the predictive prowess of adapting the Altman’s Z-score models when used to predict financial health and subsequent delisting of mining companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange between 1994 and 2021. The... -
The essence of displacement: A phenomenological analysis of inner-city residents’ experiences in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Delia Ah Goo --- North-West University, South AfricaGentrification has led to the eviction and displacement of many people from working-class areas around the world. However, the relationship between gentrification and displacement has sparked much debate in the literature, with some researchers downplaying displacement, while others have argued... -
The influence of selected non-financial and macroeconomic determinants on delistings in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Peter Lansdell --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ilse Botha --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ben Marx --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis study explores the factors possibly driving delisting from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in South Africa, focusing on selected non-financial and macroeconomic determinants. Using data from 2010 to 2023, the analysis covers 302 delisted companies and a matched control...
