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Leadership and leadership research should be viewed in a particular context. The contextual lens is largely neglected when Afrocentric leadership in organisations is framed. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the qualitative assertions that there are distinctive characteristics that underpin Afrocentric leadership in organisations can be authenticated by an empirical study conducted in Southern Africa. The aim is to determine and validate a leadership behaviour taxonomy within the regional context using an empirical paradigm in a cross-sectional design. The sample was drawn from 30 organisations in Southern Africa: South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, consisting of 1,676 participants from all sectors. The original conceptualisation of leadership in terms of a Westernised leadership behaviour taxonomy was statistically confirmed, in a unique permutation. This literature as well as the empirical findings revealed that while some leadership behaviours are generic, there are unique behaviours in an Afrocentric leadership taxonomy. This context specific taxonomy includes the following meta-categories: task, relations, a combined category change and external, and an additional unique Africanmeta-category, which has a participatory, democratic and communalistic focus. As this is a first empirical study of this nature and magnitude, it could serve as a reference for further conceptualisation of Afrocentric leadership. The reconfigured meta-category taxonomy has been positively examined for structural validity as well as an assessment of convergent and discriminant validity. Recommendations are made about further research in testing the universal application of this leadership taxonomy in Africa.Recommendations were made for future research and the application of the findings to leadership in Africa.

Some dimeric complexes of Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) with semicarbazone derivatives of o-hydroxynaphthaldehyde and o-hydroxyacetophenone have been synthesized and characterized. Thermogravimetric and spectral studies reveal that the complexes are binuclear, chelated by two tridentate ligands having a stoichiometry of the type, (ML.2H2O)2. Each metal is six coordinate in an octahedral environment. IR and subnormal magnetic moments of the complexes suggest a dimeric structure with bridging via a phenolic oxygen. Various ligand field parameters and nephelauxetic parameters have also been calculated.

New complexes of Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) with Schiff bases obtained by the condensation of acetyl-acetone with glycine, β-alanine, L-leucine and DL-methionine have been synthesised and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, magnetic, electronic, infrared spectral and thermalgravimetric analysis measurements. These complexes are non-electrolytes. Magnetic and spectral data indicate the Cu(II) complexes to be square planar and the Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes to be octahedral. All the Schiff bases coordinate through ONO donor sets derived from the carboxyl, imino and acetoxy groups:

Activities of the iron complexes of evolutionary importance like K4[Fe(CN)6], K4[Fe(CN)5(gly)], and K4[Fe(CN)5(trigly)] have been tested towards some redox reactions of biological significance, namely, decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, dehydrogenation of NADH and ascorbic acid both coupled with reduction of methylene blue. It has been observed that the catalytic activities of iron (II) complexes towards the redox reactions studied at pH 9.18 followed the order, K4[Fe(CN)6]

Focuses on the hopes pinned by the South African educational system on the National Commission on Higher Education to come up with a solution to educational problems. Issues to address; Attempts in achieving a balance among student issues.