Economic, social and governance (ESG) have become topical subjects amidst the deleterious effects of climate change, inequality and similar pressing challenges facing the people and the planet. The main objective of this study was to rank the importance of both the pillars within the ESG model...

This paper provides a systematic review of literature on corporate risk disclosure (CRD): meaning, measures of quality of CRD and directions for future research. This was achieved by obtaining journals from the Association of Business Schools (ABS) 2021 journal ranking guide. The next step...

For decades, Africa has grappled with conflicts, non-democratic regimes, under-development amongst other malaises. To address this and put Africa towards the growth path, several initiatives were developed, some by Africans and others through the multilateral institutions. Of all these...

The role of foreign aid in assisting nations that are grappling with conflicts, non-democratic regimes, under-development amongst other malaises has been questioned by several scholars. The debate has been structured as to whether foreign aid achieves its objective/s without other unintended...

Government provides essential services to the population and therefore, uncertainties that could hinder government's objectives should be identified, mitigated/controlled and monitored. Using the content analysis for data extraction in the annual reports of national government departments...

During the times of economic uncertainties, the argument has always been that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) should reduce interest rates with the assumption that this would stimulate consumption through credit advancement. This paper seeks to understand whether the assumed inverse...

This article studied the relationship between credit advancement pattern over a certain horizon and the composition of credit committees in the top four South African commercial banks. The technique utilised for the purpose of obtaining empirical evidence is the content sensitive technique known...