The South African Economy

How to Run a Meeting is an interesting article that gives details on ways to make a meeting as efficient and effective as possible. Meetings are time-consuming and very important in communicating information or solving organizational problems. To effectively run a meeting there must be planning activities before the meeting and leadership activities to execute during the meeting. Prior to the meeting you must first set objectives. Weather the meeting is meant to share information or solve problems it is important to make it known to everyone why you are meeting. Meeting should be called If the information is complex or controversial, has implication for the participants, or there is a reason it needs to be given personally,

Meetings management involves a variety of different activities. Before a meeting has begun the office administrator should make sure that he/she has booked a room for the meeting and that it is in accessible location so that it allows access for anyone who is disabled and it complies with all current government legislation. The secretary should make sure that all the equipment is already set up in the room and check it is in good working order. For example: a computer and a projector if there are going to be presentations of any kind. There should also be sufficient refreshment available. An agenda which contain: Apologies, minutes of the previous meeting, matters arising, any other business and the date of the next meeting. This is sent to all attendees of the meetings in advance so they know what is being discussed.*

In an organization, meetings take place on a regular basis. Today’s organizations are built around people, so interaction among team members, inter-team, inter-department etc. are very common. The meetings cost organization in terms of time, money, and manpower utilization. Hence, effort is made to make the meeting process more effective.

If meetings do not happen then issues come up and they are not resolved this may cause friction between staff and may cause the business to lose money and customers. It also makes the business much more organized and keeps the business innovative and relevant. This means these meeting may bring modern changes to the workplace for example going digital with systems and not just file pages of information. It is best to have staff meeting once a month or when required or when something happens and you need an answer urgently using a phone or video conference is the best way to get answers fast these are also examples of other meeting types. So, overall meetings need to happen and all staff need to attend and take them seriously. And there needs to be preparation prior to the meeting to make it a

Meetings can be used in different ways and can have different agenda’s to others. They can be used to inform, seek ideas, clarification, resolve problems, discuss proposals, settle disputes and take decisions.

Autocratic Approach: Autocratic leadership gives a positive belief about the updates about any policies. However this kind of approach is not highly regarded by many of the working environments. This is due to the amendments being brought into use prematurely for the uses to access them. This approach of leadership and management may be viewed as being too authoritative.

American and Native Americans felt that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the 19th century, because at the peak of western expansion and industrialization the government was manipulated by big corporations. The government needed money to fulfill this ‘destiny’ so big companies such as the railroads and the mining companies would pay out the government to establish their businesses. Many small local businesses were wiped out by these large and well-funded business. Many groups of people were affected by industrialization. Native Americans were forced to move out of their lands and assimilate to the U.S. government’s demands. In the South African Americans were strategically forced in to a certain type of slavery called sharecropping. As industrialization arouse, so did flocks of farmers and immigrants moved into the big cities to work in factories. The working class worked long hours in unsafe conditions at corporate facilities, they were treated as a number that could be replace the next day.

If there is a problem with meeting times or, if a member is going to be late, we expect to have notice, preferably well in advance, but if that is not possible, as soon as they are aware that they will not be there or will be late. Attendance is expected from all members to be present and prepared for all meetings and presentations.

Many leaders who start pursuing leadership development are often trying to improve upon their organisations autocratic leadership style.

According to Lewin (1951) and White & Lippit (1960), there are three prevalent management behavior styles: Authoritarian, democratic and laissez-fare (Cherry,

Many of the contemporary issues in South Africa can easily be associated with the apartheid laws which devastated the country. The people of South Africa struggle day by day to reverse “the most cruel, yet well-crafted,” horrific tactic “of social engineering.” The concept behind apartheid emerged in 1948 when the nationalist party took over government, and the all-white government enforced “racial segregation under a system of legislation” . The central issues stem from 50 years of apartheid include poverty, income inequality, land ownership rates and many other long term affects that still plague the brunt of the South African population while the small white minority still enjoy much of the wealth, most of the land and opportunities

South Africa endured one of the worst colonialisation any country could have went through, whereby the Apartheid regime objectively disregarded the economic participation of the black over to those of the white population. However, the new democratic government would thereby be challenged with effectively having to deal with the challenges in which the past government had left behind. Therefore, in effectively trying to deal with the issues, alternative approaches have to be implemented in order to deliver on the challenges of the public. On the contrary, this essay will critically compare and discuss the liberal and free market, as well as the state interventionist approach as alternative solutions in dealing with current issues of social security, the health and school systems. Which would be able to transform current developmental challenges facing South Africa. In summary, the essay will thereby state which approach can transform South Africa in effectively dealing with developmental challenges currently facing South Africa.

South Africa is situated in the southern part of Africa continent. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the India Ocean on the south and the east. Also, South Africa borders with 6 countries, which are Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho. The total area of the South Africa is about 1.2 million square kilometers, including the land which is covered with water. It makes South Africa the 25th hugest country in the world, because of the total area. The country consists of 9 provinces, which are different from each other according the size. These provinces are Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West and Western Cape. Gauteng is the smallest and the most crowded province. The biggest one is Northern Cape, which has almost the third part of the population. South Africa has one feature is that this country has 3 capitals. They are Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Pretoria. Cape Town is the legislative capital, because there is country’s Parliament. Bloemfontein is the judicial capital, because the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. The administrative capital is Pretoria. There is a big variety of public service and the Union Buildings are situated there. In Gauteng province there is a city Johannesburg, which is considered to be the biggest and the most important city in South Africa, because it is the heart of the country’s economy.

Namibia is small flourishing country located in the south west of Africa. Its surrounding neighbors are Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and the South Atlantic Sea. The country is very young, and was recently liberated from foreign and South African rule, and was formerly known as South West Africa. Compared to all of its neighbors Namibia has an extremely low unemployment rate of 5.3%, and a GDP per capita of 7,500 USD. Even though the country appears to have a high per capita GDP compared to some of its other neighbors, the distribution of wealth in the country is one the “world’s most uneven distributions of wealth”. Namibia also has close economical ties with South Africa, because the South African rand and the Namibian

Caltex plant was established in South Africa in 1977 after the owners decided to expand its operations in South Africa. The construction of the plant brought controversy over the interested parties, there were two dimensions of the utilitarian benefits of the Caltex plant, and there were violations of the justice and of moral rights whereas on the other side there were possible benefits to the South Africans. The plant setup was helpful in that it provided job opportunities to majority of South African blacks, for their families and dependants. By 1976, American companies in south Africa had employed more than 60,000 people, this ensured that they had something to rely on for their survival, another benefit is that Caltex provided support