Dspace at FSPG: Recent submissions

  • An assessment of the slow improvement in the quality of education as a poverty trap in the Free State. 
    Chomane, PP (Free State Department of Treasury, 2015-03)
    This paper aims to inform policy-makers and development practitioners with evidence of the slow improvement in the quality of education and its impact in the labour market as a means to address poverty and inequality. ...
  • The influence of rainfall variation on performance of Bonsmara Beef Cattle in the Central Free State 
    Mohlapo, TD; Van der Westhuizen, HC; Majola, SE; De Klerk, JD (Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2017)
    Approximately 80 % of agricultural land in South Africa is mainly suitable for extensive livestock farming. The Free State province is the third largest producer of beef in SA. It is believed that livestock production ...
  • The response of alate Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) to volatile substances from four non-host plant extracts under laboratory conditions 
    Richter, JM; Prinsloo, GJ; Van der Linde, TC (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014-12)
    Volatile compounds present in essential plant oils are known to influence insect behaviour. They are generally of low molecular weight, highly volatile, have a unique mode of action and are sometimes of low toxicity to ...
  • Opportunities and challenges in Small-scale Mining (SSM) in Free State Province 
    Jansen, A (2017-03)
    The small-scale mining (SSM) sector in South Africa thus has accelerated since democracy as the mining sector opened up to more people. It has become an opportunity for livelihood strategies in ways that were not possible ...
  • Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Trade, Retail and Wholesale Industry 
    Kgwale, P (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2021-03)
    This report provides the results of the Free State Trade, Retail and Wholesal Covid-19 Business Impact Survey; developed to provide an insight on the economic performance of provicial companies as well as to share additional ...
  • An overview of the Financial Services Sector in Free State 
    Kgwale, P (2020-09)
    This issue of the Economic Intelligence Report provides a perspective of the financial sector, nationally and provincially. It places emphasis on the recent performance of the financial sector in South Africa and Free ...
  • Elements of a Transformed Free State Economy 
    Belot, ST (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2020-09)
    Economic transformation refers to a rapid and fundamental change in the systems and patterns of ownership and control that vovern the economy.
  • Elements of a Transformed Free State Economy 
    Belot, ST (2020)
    The mining and tourism sector are two sectors that are often regarded as sectors that provide employment to lower and middle skilled workers.
  • Reflections of the COVID- 19 pandemic on the economy 
    Jansen, A (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2020-06)
    Report reflects on the impact of the coronavirus on the global, advanced and emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). The report specifically places emphasis on the impact of COVID-19 on the local economy, ...
  • LIST OF LABOUR INTENSIVE SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES IN THE FREE STATE 
    Kgwale, P (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2020)
    Three main measures are used to rank the labour-intensity of economic sectors neither of which are inherently superior; each bring different insights and are useful in different ways. The first is the labour-capital ...
  • Identification of major economic drivers in Kasi economy of Mangaung 
    Belot, ST (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2019-03)
    Townships are situated quite the distance from the traditionally white population within a geographic location and are surrounded by open buffer areas. Townships or Kasi as they are more affectionately referred to; usually ...
  • Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the provincial manufacturing sector 
    Kgwale, P (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2020-12)
    Overview of the economic performance of the manufacturing industry during the Covid-19 national lockdown.
  • AN EVALUATION OF BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES TO SMMEs IN THE FREE STATE 
    Mathibe, MS (University of the Free State, 2010-11)
    The purpose of this study is to focus specifically on the Free State province, as to how the SMME policy intends to address the changes mentioned earlier (in the first paragraph) in the province and how the business support ...
  • Social and Economic infrastructure – a catalyst for job creation in Free State 
    Jansen, A (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2016-12)
    This report therefore provides an overview of the socioeconomic environment of Free State Province, with specific reference to the Metro, as well as the four district municipalities.
  • Positioning of mining as a collaborative engine for economic growth. 
    Jansen, A (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2016-06)
    [The performance of the mining industry for South Africa and Free State has, in recent years, been influenced by labour market disruptions; rising input costs to mining; electricity crisis in South Africa; China’s slow ...
  • CO-OPERATIVES IN THE FREE STATE PROVINCE (Report 3) 
    Wessels, J; Van Rooyen, D (University of the Free State, 2014-10)
    In March 2014 the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DETEA) requested a study on all the co-operatives in the Free State Province. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) then ...
  • CO-OPERATIVES IN THE FREE STATE PROVINCE (2) 
    Wessels, J (University of the Free State, 2014-09)
    There are clearly commendable objectives for supporting and establishing co-operatives. These include worker control and empowerment, better access to finance, informal learning, and collective marketing. Despite this, ...
  • Trade is in our blood 
    Ntema, L; Marais, L (UFS - Centr for Development Support, 2010)
    The available literature indicates that the pre-2000 landscape of South Africa’s townships was dominated by small, mainly informal businesses referred to as spaza or tuck shops (Ligthelm, 2008; 2005). It is important to ...
  • CO-OPERATIVES IN THE FREE STATE PROVINCE: An explosion of new firms 
    Wessels, J; Nel, E (University of the Free State, 2014-07)
    In March 2014 the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Detea) requested a study on all the co-operatives in the Free State Province. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) then requested ...
  • Selected Economic Indicators for South Africa, Free State and the BRICS Countries 
    Mosia, J (Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, 2016-04)
    The purpose of this report is to identify the goods that constituted South Africa’s exports in the first three months of 2016 and the countries to which the exports were destined. Focus therefore will be on the economic ...