Archive for July 2011
Equity in Operatic Casting As Perceived by African American Male Singers: Jason Oby (Distinguished Dissertations)
July 31, 2011 | 
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This is a study of the casting of black male opera singers in the US, addressing issues which have been hitherto neglected. Offering evidence of the sociological problems which need to be tackled to overcome misconceptions, this text includes an interview with George Shirley and quotes from Simon Estes, Arthur Thompson and Vinson Cole.
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Input by panelist: James Ngculu (African National Congress)
A dialogue on Employment Equity: Ticking Boxes or True Transformation? Hosted by the Institute for Justice & Reconciliation and the Rethinking ‘Race’ and Affirmative Action in the United States and South Africa Project, in Cape Town on 4 May 2011
What is the Greater Contributor to Total Returns: of South African Equities over the Long-term – Dividend or Capital Growth? A 10-Year Analysis
When considering the potential return they will realise from the investment, investors commonly focus on the potential appreciation of the share price (capital growth) and often ignore the contribution of dividends earned (dividend growth), thus overlooking a potentially significant contributor to returns. The objectives of this study was to determine which, between dividend and capital growth, had been the greater contributor to total returns of South African equities over a 10-year period beginning 31 July 1996, ending 31 July 2006; by using the Top 40 index of shares listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange over that period. The study also aimed to determine whether dividend policy should be considered as carefully as the share’s potential capital appreciation when constructing portfolios. The study concluded that for shares included in the sample, dividend growth contributed more than 50% of the total return for only 10% of them. In total dividend growth contributed more than 25% of the total return for 33% of the shares.