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The IFR process: beyond the specialist workshop
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Louw D Hughes A BirkheadThe process of determining Instream Flow Requirements (IFRs) has been well developed to the point at which an IFR table which quantifies the temporal distribution of discharge, upon which the modified flow regime is based, is produced. During the last... -
Encouraging reflective practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences,As busy practitioners it becomes commonplace to look back over the day's professional activities. All too often, and despite a preponderance of positive interactions, the reflective eye reviews the negative aspects of daily activity and interrupts the intended social relaxation... -
Joint degrees and engaging with a Europe of Knowledge: lessons from a UK perspective of a challenging collaborative endeavour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan Katherine Bamford --- Creative Industries, Faculty of Business and Law, London Metropolitan University, London, UKInternational joint degrees offer the possibility of internationalising the curriculum, enhancing intercultural skills for both staff and students and enhancing global job opportunities. This paper examines the challenges for staff and institutions engaging in developing a ‘Europe of Knowledge’ by offering a... -
‘Qualified to work’: Anthropological insights into employee empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephné Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Drawing on research conducted in a life insurance company, this paper looks at qualities and behaviour of a group of black financial consultants in terms of the notion of empowerment. It attempts to show that empowerment, in the sense of... -
‘Dabbling in the market’: Ideas on ‘an anthropology of marketing’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephné Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Contextualised in terms of the phenomenal growth in purchasing power in the so-called ‘emerging market’ in South Africa, this paper considers possibilities for anthropological involvement in market research, and looks at ways in which trust influences buying behaviour in the... -
Joint degrees and engaging with a Europe of Knowledge: lessons from a UK perspective of a challenging collaborative endeavour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan Katherine Bamford --- Creative Industries, Faculty of Business and Law, UKInternational joint degrees offer the possibility of internationalising the curriculum, enhancing intercultural skills for both staff and students and enhancing global job opportunities. This paper examines the challenges for staff and institutions engaging in developing a ‘Europe of Knowledge’ by... -
Quality Assurance of Business Management Education in Africa: A Review of Current Systems and Recommendations for Quality Enhancements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Eunice V. Akoto --- School of Business, USA Edward O. Akoto --- School of Business, USAQuality assurance systems – the collections of policies, procedures, and practices for achieving and maintaining quality – are critical to ensuring the relevance and effectiveness of business and management education in Africa. Currently, stakeholders may assess the quality of business... -
Diaphragm wall and piles set record in Africa: Foundation for Africa’s largest suspension bridge in Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joern Seitz --- GAUFF GmbH & Co. Engineering KG, Mozambique/Germany Bai Pengyu --- CRBC China Road and Bridge Corporation, China Wang Gang --- CRBC China Road and Bridge Corporation, ChinaAs part of the master plan for the infrastructure of the road network in the southern Africa area, a suspension bridge is being built in Maputo, Mozambique. The bridge over the Maputo Bay has an open span of 680 m between... -
Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace: implementing formative assessment visits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Zelra Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Julia Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Jill Edwards --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaFamily physicians have a key role to play in strengthening district health services in South Africa. There are a number of barriers to the supply of these specialists in family medicine, one of which is the quality of workplace-based training... -
The value relevance of mandatory sustainability reporting assurance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Maher Jeriji --- IHEC – University of Carthage, Tunisia Ala Nasfi --- Montpellier University, FranceSustainability reporting assurance (SRA) ensures the credibility of sustainability information disclosed by companies. This practice has continued to evolve, particularly within regulatory frameworks. The SRA is widespread among the largest French and South African companies because of the requirements of...