SA Development Indicators 2008

This 2008 edition of Development Indicators summarises data on trends mainly for the period up to the end of April 2008.

Like the previous edition, this year’s publication contains information sourced from official statistics, government databases and research by local and international institutions, which has been clustered into ten broad themes:

• Economic Growth and Transformation

Incl. GDP, FDI, CPI, Bond points spread, SA's competitiveness, Knowledge-based economic outlook etc

• Employment

Incl. Employment/Unemployment and Expanded public works programme (EPWP)

• Poverty and Inequality

Incl. Per capita income, Living standards, Inequality measures, Poverty gap analysis etc

• Household and Community Assets
Incl. Water, Sanitation, Electricity etc.

• Health

Incl. Life expectancy, Mortality, HIV prevalence etc.

• Education

Incl. Educator - learner ratio, Enrolment, Senior certificate pass rate, Matriculants with mathematics passes etc.

• Social Cohesion

Incl. Strength of civil society, Voter participation, Confident in a happy future for all races,
Identity based on self-description, Pride in being South African etc.

• Safety and Security

Incl. Number of all crimes, Contact crime, Property crime, Detection rate, Charges referred to court, Conviction rate, Inmates, Road accidents etc.

• International Relations

Incl. Peace operations, Democratically elected governments in Africa, Real GDP growth in Africa, Tourism, Mission operations and diplomats trained, International agreements

• Good Governance

Incl. Tax returns, Audits, Corruption perceptions, Budget transparency, Public opinion on delivery of basic services, Ease of doing business, Green house gas emissions, Demographic data

Each indicator is summarised in terms of policy goal, data table and/or graph, and trend analysis.

New journal issues published in SAePublications

The new issue of Acta Commercii has been published in SAePublications:

1. The economic value of the 2010 Soccer World Cup Authors: Saayman, M.; Rossouw, R.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 1-14
2. Employee performance, leadership style and emotional intelligence : an exploratory study in a South African parastatal Authors: Hayward, B.A.; Amos, T.L.; Baxter, J.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 15-26
3. Developments and reforms in small business support institutions since 1996 Authors: Molapo, S.; Mears, R.R.; Viljoen, J.M.M.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 27-40
4. 'Hidden messages' emerging from Afrocentric management perspectives Authors: Van den Heuvel, H.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 41-54
5. The cotton farming pipeline of Malawi and South Africa : management implications Authors: Grundling, J.P.; Steynberg, L.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 55-63
6. A generic taxonomy of shopping motives among hypermarkets (hyper-stores) customers and the relationship with demographic variables Authors: Dhurup, M.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 64-79
7. Factors influencing the preparation, support and training of South African expatriates Authors: Vogel, A.J.; Van Vuuren, J.J.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 80-89
8. Day labourers in Pretoria, Windhoek and the United States - a comparison of two capitals and a different world Authors: Schenck, C.J.; Blaauw, P.F.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 90-102
9. Employment creation through public works programmes and projects in South Africa : experiences and potentials Authors: Thwala, W.D.; Published: 2008From: Acta Commercii, Vol 8, Pages: 103-112

Brand new Database: SA Sectors

I'm very pleased to announce that we have subscribed to a brand new database SA Sectors from the company Who Owns Whom .

Content:
This database offers a sectoral view of South African business conducted at the five digit SICC level. Research is not dependant on public domain information as it is conducted through interviews with the companies researched.

Coverage:
It covers approximately 2,000 top companies in 203 sectors of which 80% are unlisted.

The content covers:

• a detailed profile of all the significant players in the sector


• an organogram giving a snapshot structure of the sector


• an overview of the industry and issues facing it.

The reports provide:

• an overview of the industry


• the use of the product that is the main focus of the industry (in the case of mining)


• the infrastructure


• legislative environment


• production environment


• corporate social responsibility


• state of the industry in South Africa


• smaller upcoming companies in the industry


• summary of major role players


• references


• organogram of the industry with percentage holding of market


• companies profiles included contact details (updated annually)


• shareholders


• history of the business


• description of the products


• general comments.

Access:
We are busy loading the URLs onto the Library's list of databases, however, you can gain access to SA Sectors via the Who Owns Whom website. You will find SA Sectors listed on the left side of your screen, as well as in the middle section. The sectors listed on the home page are the newest ones added.

Passwords:

When you click on an item (industry, search function or list) you will be prompted for a user name and password: please use the password provided in my email.

Once SA Sectors is listed a password will no longer be needed.

Who Owns Whom also offers two FREE services:

• Take Over Talk

This list Mergers & Acquisitions by:

* Date *Target *Acquisitor *BEE Deals *Key Positions (appointments/resignations) *Foreign Deals

TakeOver Talk is updated weekly.

• Corporate Action

This section lists:

* New listings on the JSE (providing JSE code and abbreviation) *Delistings (provides the reason for the delisting) *Company Name Changes (provides the old and new name and the JSE codes)