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Estimated Woody Litterfall in Broadleaved, Evergreen Forest, Southern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: S.J. Milton --- ,A new line-transect technique for monitoring woody litterfall in forests is described. In indigenous, evergreen coastal forest at Harkerville, southern Cape, branches and trees which fell and accumulated across 50 m lengths of twine over a period of seven years,... -
Indigenous High Forests in the Transvaal with Special Reference to Inventory and Monitoring Systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: G.R. von dem Bussche --- Conservation Forestry Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South AfricaThe indigenous forests in the Transvaal comprise a total area of 35 385 ha, of which 18 088 ha or 51% are situated on State forest land. The forests are found mainly along the Drakensberg escarpment and, to a lesser... -
Pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil bioremediation: survival and efficacy of monoculture inoculants and enrichment of indigenous catabolic populations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. D.K. McBain --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United Kingdom M.S. Salkinoja-Salonen --- Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Finland E. Senior --- , South Africa C.A. du Plessis --- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, South Africa A. Paterson --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United Kingdom I.A. Watson-Craik --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United KingdomSurvival and efficacy of monoculture inoculants of Flavobaderium sp. and Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus to bioremediate PCP-contaminated soil were examined under sterile and non-sterile conditions. Both species effected ≥ 40% catabolism in four weeks although inoculant survival was significantly higher with R... -
Breaking dormancy to improve germination in seeds of Acacia erioloba
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E.K. Materechera --- Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Republic of South Africa S.A. Materechera --- Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Republic of South AfricaAlthough Acacia erioloba is an ecologically important indigenous leguminous tree in semi-arid areas of Southern Africa, its propagation remains difficult because of seed dormancy. Different techniques of scarifying the seeds to break dormancy were tested and compared viz.: non-scarified (control),... -
The effects of soil amendments and mulch on emergence, pod development and yield of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.) in a hard-setting soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S.A. Materechera --- Crop Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Republic of South Africa B. Motsuenyane --- Crop Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Republic of South Africa J.R. Modise --- Crop Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Republic of South AfricaPoor crop establishment is a common problem in the soils of semi-arid areas of South Africa and is often one of the main factors limiting crop yields. Hard-setting Hutton soils (Chromic Luvisol) expose shoots of emerging crop seedlings to high... -
Nitrogen fixation and biomass productivity of indigenous legumes for fertility restoration of abandoned soils in smallholder farming systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. Nezomba --- , Zimbabwe T. P Tauro --- , Zimbabwe F. Mtambanengwe --- , Zimbabwe P. Mapfumo --- , ZimbabweMost legume-based soil fertility technologies often fail to make the desired impact on nutrient-depleted soils partly due to low N2-fixation rates and poor biomass productivity. A study was conducted in the 2004/05 and 2005/06 rainfall seasons to evaluate biomass productivity... -
Underutilised indigenous and traditional crops: why is research on water use important for South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.R. Backeberg --- , A.J. Sanewe Water --- ,The answer to the question ‘why is research on water use important for South Africa?’ is quite straightforward: more research is needed because there is a major gap in knowledge on water use of indigenous crops. These indigenous edible plants... -
A preliminary study to determine water stress tolerance in wild melon (Citrullus Lanatus L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.S. Zulu --- , A.T. Modi --- ,Common wild melon (Citrullus Lanatus L.) is an indigenous crop that can contribute to the alleviation of food insecurity as it is an easy-to-grow food source with the potential for processing. The objective of this study was to test the... -
Characterisation of alkaline tailings from a lead/zinc mine in South Africa and evaluation of their revegetation potential using five indigenous grass species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: LouisW Titshall --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa JeffreyC Hughes --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa H Christopher Bester --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaTailings from a lead/zinc (Pb/Zn) mine were characterised and their revegetation potential investigated under glasshouse conditions using five grass species with three rates of inorganic fertiliser. The tailings were alkaline with low nutrient concentrations but high total and extractable Zn... -
FRESHWATER FISH CONSERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RISING TIDE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M. Coke --- Natal Parks Board, South AfricaAttitudes towards the conservation of South African indigenous freshwater fishes have changed radically. Initially alien sport angling species were the focus of fisheries interest and local fishes were considered worthless. Gradually, in response to the work of collectors, taxonomists and... -
Fish Collections Taken from a Small Agricultural Water Withdrawal Site on the Groot River, Gamtoos River System, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: J.A. Cambray --- , South AfricaPeriodic water releases from Beervlei Dam on the Groot River of the Gamtoos River System were planned to flush the riverine pools of brack water and replace the pools with better quality water which was used to flood irrigate lucerne... -
ALIEN FRESHWATER CRUSTACEAN AND INDIGENOUS MOLLUSC SPECIES WITH AQUACULTURE POTENTIAL IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: Heimo Mikkola --- Department of Applied Zoology, FinlandFarming of crustaceans and molluscs in Southern Africa is not well developed, but it is likely to intensify in coming years. The pressure to introduce new candidate species to satisfy specific culinary demands or improve bulk yields and efficiencies is... -
The use of trees, shrubs and herbs in livestock production by communal farmers in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: N Kunene RAC Wilson NP MyeniA survey of the use of trees, shrubs and herbs for livestock production was conducted through questionnaires among 90 farmers in the communal areas of northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The areas surveyed were located at Mtubatuba, Hluhluwe, Kwadlangezwa and... -
Traditional knowledge transfer of activities practised by Zulu women to manage medicinal and food plant gardens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: AM Zobolo QN MkabelaA survey of plants grown in home gardens was conducted through questionnaires among 80 homesteads in rural areas of northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The areas surveyed were located at Mbonambi, Kwadlangezwa, Ntambanana and Eshowe. Elderly women (≥ 55 years)... -
Estimation of browse biomass of Ficus thonningii, an indigenous multipurpose fodder tree in northern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Mulubrhan Balehegn --- Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences, Ethiopia EA Eniang --- Department of Forestry and Wildlife, Nigeria Abubeker Hassen --- Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, South AfricaFicus thonningii is a multipurpose browse tree in northern Ethiopia. Despite its importance, techniques for quantifying its browsable biomass have not been developed. To develop best-estimation equations, the dendrometric parameters total height (H), crown height (CH), crown diameter (CD), diameter... -
Phenotypic variation in fruit, seed and seedling traits of nine Uapaca kirkiana provenances found in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.F. Mwase Å Bjørnstad Y.M. Ntupanyama M.B. Kwapata J.M. BokosiUapaca kirkiana is one of the priority indigenous fruit tree species for domestication in southern Africa. Natural populations of U. kirkiana are declining due to deforestation, forest fragmentation and wildfires. Knowledge of genetic variation is prerequisite for development of conservation... -
Survey of Indigenous Tree Uses and Preferences in the Eastern Cape Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: H. van Eck --- Faculty of Forestry, South Africa C. Ham --- Faculty of Forestry, South Africa G. van Wyk --- Faculty of Forestry, South AfricaA survey was undertaken in four areas in the Eastern Cape Province to establish indigenous tree use patterns and preferences. Through informal interviews a list was compiled of the 25 most popular indigenous trees being used for their fruit and... -
An investigation into the establishment of indigenous trees on treated mine residue soils in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: NeerajM. Dharamraj --- , WilmaG. Gaum --- Department of Applied Natural Sciences, South Africa Annelize Hildebrand --- Department of Applied Natural Sciences, South AfricaMine residue soils have been the cause of barren landscapes and due to its toxic nature, these soils have proved difficult in establishing any form of vegetation. A selection of indigenous tree species mainly used for the establishment of indigenous... -
Afromontane forest avifauna of the eastern Soutpansberg mountain range, Northern Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: C.T. Symes --- , South Africa S.M. Venter --- Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa M.R. Perrin --- , South AfricaThe Soutpansberg forests form the northern limit of indigenous forest in South Africa, Commercial afforestation occurs at high altitudes whereas crops and orchards are planted at lower altitudes. A study of five protected afromontane forests in the eastern Soutpansberg identified... -
Traditional Healing as Indigenous Knowledge: Its Relevance to HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa and the Implications for Counselors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University,This article integrates the results of several culture-based studies conducted over the past decade. Specifically, links are made between the continued relevance of the African traditional healer's corpus of knowledge, the efficacy of the healer's cultural authority, and the need... -
Community Psychology in Africa: Views From Across the Continent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sandy Lazarus --- University of Western Cape, South Africa Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Regis Chireshe --- Masvingo State University, Zimbabwe Kathleen Myambo --- American University in Cairo, Egypt Charity Akotia --- University of Ghana, Ghana Andrew Mogaji --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Theresa Tchombe --- University of Buea, CameroonThis article presents the findings of a descriptive survey conducted for the purposes of exploring whether and how community psychology has developed in the African region. In particular, the focus was on identifying whether and how community psychology has developed... -
Community Psychology in Africa: The Way Forward?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lynne Marks --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThis article offers a reflective comment on the topics presented in this special issue. These topics address the concept of community psychology from various perspectives presented in three thematic categories: The states and form of community psychology; the application of... -
Indigenous Healing Practices in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andrew Simwaka --- University of Malawi, Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council & University of Limpopo, Dixie Maluwa-Banda --- University of Malawi,One of the most important areas of African culture in which the significant presence of traditional beliefs can be seen is through sickness and healing. In many traditional cultures, illness is thought to be caused by psychological conflicts or disturbed... -
Students' Views on the Value of Psychological Research: A Contribution to Indigenising Psychology in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilse E. Plattner --- University of Botswana, Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,The goal of the study was to explore the value that psychology students accredit to psychological research in a country like Botswana where psychology is a relatively new discipline. Forty-five undergraduate students belonging to the first cohort of psychology students... -
Voices of African Traditional Healers: Cultural Context and Implications for the Practice of Counselling in Sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University, USA Lynne Radomsky --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Tamara Shefer --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe healing paradigm implicit in many sub-Saharan African cultures is embedded in African cosmology, and thus the recognition of this is essential for understanding Traditional African Healing practices and implementing collaborative counselling practices. To this end, this article focuses on... -
A Meta-Theoretical Framework for Counselling People of African Ancestry: An Ecologically Oriented Response to the Special Section Articles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University, USAThis article is a review of the preceding six articles included in the Special Section related to the subject of counselling people of African ancestry. The major objective was to ascertain whether any recurring themes might be identified, and whether... -
South African Educators' Voice on the Potential Role of Traditional Healers (THs) in Education Support Services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johanna L. Geldenhuys --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe aim of this qualitative research was to explore and describe perceptions of the potential role of traditional healers in education support services. Participants were 42 teachers (males = 13, females = 29) from a school district in the Eastern... -
Bridging the Gap in Psychological Service Delivery for a Developing Country: Teaching the Bachelor of Psychology Degree in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilse E. Plattner --- University of Botswana, Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,This paper presents a Bachelor of Psychology (B.Psych.) programme as offered in Botswana since 2004. The B.Psych. programme is a relatively new approach and aims to bridge the gap between the country's need for psychological services and its lack of... -
Narrative-Based Responses: Discrepant Experiences in Research among the ‡Khomani San
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Willy Nel --- North West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaIn this article data on narrative-based responses by two female ‡Khomani San community members were used to explore the presence of life design issues contained in that data. Data were analyzed thematically for discrepant experiences (Said, 2001). Findings suggest the... -
A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen David Edwards --- University of Zululand,Converging lines of evidence from various scientific disciplines consistently point to humanity's African roots. In this context, the term “indigenous healing” is used to refer to universal forms of healing that began in Africa and were developed further both locally... -
Jungian Analysts and African Diviners: An Exploration of the Archetype of the Self
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Geils --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis paper compares Jungian psychology and African indigenous healing practices through a theoretical review. It argues that while both practices express the shamanic archetype and facilitate the universal instinct towards wholeness, the expression of this differs. In Jungian psychology the... -
The Meanings of an Animal Wristband (isiphandla) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nomahlubi Makunga --- University of Zululand, Jabulani Thwala --- University of Zululand, Steve Edwards --- University of Zululand,This study investigated indigenous meanings attributed to the use of an animal skin wristband (isiphandla) in persons in KwaZulu-Natal. The study was motivated by the need for indigenous psychological knowledge in the South African context where western-based treatment approaches, ideologies... -
Integrating Ancestral Consciousness into Conventional Counselling
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, Steve Edwards --- University of Zululand,This article discusses concepts from traditional beliefs in ancestral spirits as therapeutic behavior change agents. Specifically, it examines ancestral consciousness in relation to attachment theory and its application in conventional counselling. A case illustration is discussed to show the potential... -
Use of Indigenous Stone Play in Child Psychological Assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nerine Daphné Odendaal --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Mokgadi Moletsane --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe purpose of the study was to investigate an indigenous stone play called Masekitlana, as a projection technique in child psychological assessment. A qualitative research approach, guided by an interpretivist epistemology, was applied. An intrinsic case study design was employed... -
Psychology in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kwaku Oppong Asante --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Seth Oppong --- Regent University College of Science and Technology, GhanaThis article presents a brief overview of the emergence, education and practice of psychology as a profession and academic discipline in Ghana. We begin with a short history about psychology education in Ghana, which could be traced to the offering... -
AIDS, order and 'best practice' in the South African workplace: managers, peer educators, traditional healers and folk theories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David DickinsonThis article examines the response of three medium-sized South African manufacturing companies to HIV/AIDS. It is argued that the response is heavily influenced by managerial conceptions of workplace order — sometimes divergent from industrial realities — which results in the... -
It's never as easy as ABC: Understandings of AIDS in Botswana1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Suzette Heald --- , United KingdomThis paper argues for the importance of examining the way the messages of Government AIDS educational campaigns in Africa are interpreted at the local level. One of the striking features of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana is that it is... -
Flagships and fragments — perspectives on the conservation of freshwater fishes in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PH SkeltonFishes are relatively conspicuous inhabitants of freshwaters and therefore provide a useful means to monitor and relate aquatic conservation problems to the public. Human attitudes to the conservation of fishes and freshwaters have changed radically over the past 100 years... -
The need for research and monitoring on the impacts of translocated sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JA CambrayThe sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822), is a widespread African freshwater fish species which occurs naturally from the Nile to the Orange River. Through translocation aquaculturists, farmers, anglers and engineers have helped to extend its range into many South... -
The distribution and feeding ecology of the characid Brycinus sadleri in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda: implications for persistence with Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JohnP Olowo LaurenJ Chapman ColinA Chapman Richard Ogutu-OhwayoCoincident with a rapid increase in numbers of introduced predatory Nile perch (Lates niloticus) in lakes Victoria, Kyoga, and Nabugabo of East Africa was a dramatic decline in populations of many native fishes. However, a few species, including the characid... -
Indigenous names of fish and fishing gear in the Cuvelai, Kavango and Caprivi regions of Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DanielO Okeyo George Mubita ThomasK Harris DagberthE Sahombu Josephat Namundjanga Samson Mulonga S KapirikaThis study discusses the local names of the inland fresh water fish species of the Cuvelai, Kavango and Caprivi regions of Namibia, in five indigenous languages: OshiWambo/OshiNdonga, RuKwangali, RuGciriku, SiLosi and SiSubia. It also discusses local names of the indigenous... -
The predatory impact of invasive alien smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu (Teleostei: Centrarchidae), on indigenous fishes in a Cape Floristic Region mountain stream
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DarraghJ Woodford N Dean Impson JennyA Day I Roger BillsFish populations in the Rondegat River, a mountain stream in the Olifants-Doring system in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa were surveyed to assess the impact of predatory alien invasive smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu (Lacepède) on the indigenous fishes. This... -
The Dynamics of the Indigenous Forest-Fynbos Ecotone in the Southern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.C. van Daalen --- Department of Environment Affairs,A hypothesis that the indigenous forest colonises fynbos and disturbed sites in the Southern Cape has been tested by surveying the forest-fynbos ecotone and the adjoining fynbos and analysing the data by means of reciprocal averaging and factor analysis. On... -
Socio-economic implications of the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run for local indigenous communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Myeza --- , South Africa RB Mason --- Department of Marketing, VM Peddemors --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South AfricaThe economic and social effects of the annual sardine run on the indigenous community on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, were assessed using data gathered from questionnaires and personal interviews with 329 members of the community. Their knowledge,... -
Myosotella myosotis (Mollusca: Ellobiidae) — an overlooked, but well-established introduced species in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: DG Herbert --- , South AfricaMyosotella myosotis is shown to be a well-established alien species in South Africa. Discovered in Port Elizabeth more than 100 years ago, it was initially thought to be indigenous and was described under two different names, but subsequent taxonomic work... -
Knowledge Sharing and Innovation as it affects the Local Content in the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: O. O. Jegede --- , M. O. Ilori --- , J. A. Sonibare --- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nigeria B. A. Oluwale --- , W. O. Siyanbola --- ,This study assessed the factors hampering innovation and knowledge sharing in indigenous oil and gas firms in Nigeria. The aim was to provide information that will increase knowledge sharing among the indigenous in the sector and create added value, which... -
Competitive Positioning and the Survival of Indigenous Firms in Nigeria: The Case Study of Glomobile, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodele I. Shittu --- Dongwu Business School and Center for Enterprise Innovation and Development, PR China Jielin Dong --- Dongwu Business School and Center for Enterprise Innovation and Development, PR China Li Jing --- Dongwu Business School and Center for Enterprise Innovation and Development, PR ChinaIn this paper, we provide an exploratory view of the competitive analysis of indigenous firms in Nigeria's dynamic and competitive telecommunications industry. Adopting a case study approach, we analysed the key factors behind the survival of new entrant indigenous firms... -
Socio-Economic Contributions of an Indigenous Tree in Urban Areas of Southwest Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: F.D. Babalola --- Department of Forest Resources and Management, Nigeria T.I. Borokini --- National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), P.M.B. 5382, Nigeria A.O. Onefeli --- Department of Forest Resources and Management, Nigeria M. Muchie --- Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, South AfricaIndigenous trees have been discovered to be disappearing from urban areas at alarming rates, and the contributions of the existing trees are not adequately documented. Milicia excelsa is an indigenous trees species in tropical Africa and popularly known as Iroko... -
Community forestry resources: A case study of selected woodlots in the Eastern Cape Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Cori Ham --- Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Francois Theron --- School of Public Management and Planning,Community surveys were conducted through the use of participatory community meetings and a questionnaire in the Butterworth area of the Eastern Cape. The objectives of these surveys were to determine the needs and perceptions of communities regarding woodlots and woodutilisation... -
Early growth and survival of Acacia galpinii after planting in a semi-arid environment in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Mlambo --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe P. Nyathi --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe P. Milo --- National University of Science and Technology, ZimbabweAcacia galpinii grows naturally on the riverbanks and smaller drainage lines in semi-arid areas ofSouthern Africa. Trial planting of the species as a decorative tree commenced in 1993 along urban roads in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Early growth and survival of the... -
Traditional healers, HIV/AIDS and company programmes in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David DickinsonThis paper explores the organisational structures of traditional healers, outlines their explanations of HIV/AIDS, and discusses how they can be integrated with company programmes. The South African Traditional Health Practitioners Act seeks to register, regulate and promote traditional healers, but... -
Mobilising indigenous resources for anthropologically designed HIV-prevention and behaviour-change interventions in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: EdwardC Green --- , United States Cedza Dlamini --- , South Africa NicoleC D'Errico --- Graduate School of Humanities, Private Bag, South Africa Allison Ruark --- , United States Zoe Duby --- Departments of Anthropology and Epidemiology, United StatesHIV prevention is often implemented as if African culture were either nonexistent or a series of obstacles to overcome in order to achieve an effective, gender-equitable, human rights-based set of interventions. Similarly, traditional or indigenous leaders, such as chiefs and... -
Livestock grazing behaviour along a degradation gradient in the Somali region of eastern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Amaha Kassahun HA Snyman GN SmitLivestock grazing behaviour is poorly understood in the arid rangelands of Ethiopia, resulting in inadequate rangeland management and grazing systems, which are no improvement on the traditional practices by pastoralists. This study aimed at quantifying the influence of rangeland degradation... -
Performance of planted indigenous trees, Acacia galpinii and Faidherbia albida, in semi-arid Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: KP Walker JM Theron B MosekiTwo popular indigenous browse, shade and poles trees, Acacia galpinii and Faidherbia albida, were evaluated for survival and growth on-farm in Malotwana, Botswana, with a mean annual rainfall of 450 mm. The trial was a two species × three spacing... -
Depression as a Creative Illness: A South African Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Humphrey Ngcobo --- University of Zululand, South Africa Stephen Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis case study presents a cultural perspective to supporting health and wellbeing in a young South African adult with depression and unresolved paternity issues. Issues around cultural identity appeared to influence the experience of depression and addressing the identifying aspects... -
Analysis of the impact of production technology and gender on under-utilised indigenous vegetables production in south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwagbenga T Alao --- College of Agriculture, Nigeria Odunayo C Adebooye --- College of Agriculture, Nigeria Olanike F Deji --- Faculty of Agriculture, Nigeria Kaothar M Idris-Adeniyi --- College of Agriculture, Nigeria Oluwafemi Agbola --- College of Agriculture, Nigeria Ahmed O Busari --- College of Agriculture, NigeriaWe quantified the impact of new production technologies on total land area allocated to production of six (ugu, igbagba, tete atetedaye, woorowo, ogunmo and odu) selected high-premium under-utilised indigenous vegetables (UIVs) in south-western Nigeria. Leaf yields and accruable returns were... -
Foreign direct investment and local technological capabilities in least developed countries: some evidence from the Tanzanian manufacturing sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bitrina Diyamett --- Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organisation (STIPRO), Tanzania Musambya Mutambla --- Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organisation (STIPRO), TanzaniaForeign direct investment has been found to be one of the very important ways of building local technological capabilities for developing countries, and an important channel through which international diffusion of knowledge and technology takes place. While this has been... -
Integral approach to South African psychology with special reference to indigenous knowledge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaIn order to redress imbalances in South African psychological service provision, honor indigenous, transpersonal, community based perspectives, and introduce fresh insights and direction, this article presents an integral approach to psychology in South Africa. Areas highlighted for future research and... -
Microcystin-LR equivalent concentrations in fish tissue during a postbloom Microcystis exposure in Loskop Dam, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Nchabeleng --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa P Cheng --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa PJ Oberholster --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa A-M Botha --- Department of Genetics, South Africa WJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaThe effects of a decomposing cyanobacteria bloom on water quality and the accumulation of microcystin-LR equivalent toxin in fish at Loskop Dam were studied in May 2012. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] was used to confirm the presence of microcystin-LR equivalent... -
Innovation and agricultural exports: the case of sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Monika Korzun --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), Canada Bamidele Adekunle --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), Canada Glen C. Filson --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), CanadaThe multifaceted nature of agricultural innovation makes it evident that technological, industrial, human and economic factors define and redefine agricultural innovation within new cultural and technological contexts. Juxtaposing the African condition to the earlier understanding of the cross-cultural dimensions of... -
An innovative drought early warning system for sub-Saharan Africa: integrating modern and indigenous approaches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Muthoni Masinde --- Department of Information Technology, South AfricaDroughts remain the number one disaster in Africa; drought is responsible for over 88% of all the types of disasters that people are affected by. An effective drought early warning system can support appropriate mitigation and preparedness strategies and hence... -
Indigenous knowledge systems – a rich appropriate technology resource
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Tharakan --- Department of Chemical Engineering, United States of AmericaIndigenous knowledge systems (IKS) comprise knowledge systems that have developed within various societies’ independent of, and prior to, the advent of the modern scientific knowledge system. IKS from various cultures evolved into broad and comprehensive knowledge systems, such as those... -
Management Studies from Africa: A Cross-cultural Critique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Terence Jackson --- Middlesex University Business School, UKThis article presents a critical cross-cultural appraisal of management scholarship concerning Africa, considering differences between scholarship on Africa, scholarship for Africa, and scholarship from Africa. It looks at how Africa has been conceptualized and portrayed in the management literature from... -
A preliminary study of South African consumers’ knowledge of and their attitudes towards using indigenous ornamentals in horticultural applications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lorraine Middleton --- Department of Biology, South AfricaCrucial aspects related to the knowledge levels and attitudes of South African consumers in the formal commercial sector regarding the horticultural uses of ornamental plants in general, and indigenous plants in particular, were evaluated. The findings showed that consumer behaviour... -
Analysis of Indigenous Chicken Marketing Participation Decisions: The Case of Producers from Makueni County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. O. D. Ayieko --- Department of Agribusiness Management and Trade, E. K. Bett --- Department of Agribusiness Management and Trade, L. W. Kabuage --- Department of Agricultural Resource Management,Indigenous chickens are important in Kenya for food security, income generation, employment and improved livelihoods. However, despite these benefits producers are constrained from participating in the high value markets. A purposive multi-stage sampling was used to sample 130 households from... -
Locating community participation in a water supply project—the Galanefhi Water Project (Eritrea)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Solomon Haile Gebremedhin --- Department of Economic Development, Central Region, Eritrea Francois Theron --- School of Public Management and Planning, University of Stellenbosch,Water projects, like sustainable development projects in general, often tend to become unsustainable because they are guided by top-down strategies which exclude the input, influence and ownership of projects by their beneficiaries. For attaining sustainable development, the social capital of... -
The Constitutional right to culture and the judicial development of Indigenous Law: a comparative analysis of cases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Joan Church --- Department of Jurisprudence, Jacqueline Church --- Department of Procedural Law, Faculty of Law,Although integral to the culture of indigenous peoples in South Africa, indigenous law was historically only recognised as a personal law subservient to the general law. This is no longer so. In the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,... -
At home to the other: the racialising and deracialising of anthropological research in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robin Palmer --- Department of Anthropology,There is an older and even more enduring split in South African anthropology than the erstwhile division between ‘English’ and ‘Afrikaans’ anthropologies, but it is never acknowledged. This is the racial split between whites who privilege the Other, usually the... -
Anthropologies of knowledge and South Africa's Indigenous Knowledge Systems Policy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Lesley Green --- Dept of Social Anthropology,Following a visit to the South African Medical Research Council's Indigenous Knowledge Systems Laboratory at Delft, Cape Town, this paper explores the possibilities for anthropological responses to South Africa's Indigenous Knowledge Systems Policy of 2004. While the Policy is admirable... -
The pragmatics of knowledge transfer: an HIV/AIDS intervention with traditional health practitioners in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: J Wreford --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research,The persistence of the binary of scientific and indigenous or traditional medicine in contemporary South Africa is particularly unhelpful in the context of HIV/AIDS and encourages biomedical disengagement from a potentially helpful cohort of health professionals recognised within their communities... -
A conversation: subaltern studies in South Asia and post-colonial anthropology in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Helen Macdonald --- Department of Social Anthropology,Subaltern Studies emerged at the end of the 1970s among a collective of English and Indian historians of South Asia, and developed into a creative and malleable reworking of knowledge(s). Importantly. the subalternists contributed to an interdisciplinarity that displayed a... -
‘A Dog with a collar…’ Field notes on an ‘indigenous wedding gown’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: J-M Dederen --- University of Venda (Thohoyandou),The purpose of this ethnographic narrative is to detail the social and symbolic nature of the tshirivha leather skirt. Venda-speaking women in Limpopo Province once articulated their marital status by means of this garment. My initial, literature based understanding, in... -
Integrating indigenous knowledge into appropriate technology development and implementation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Tharakan --- Department of Chemical Engineering, USAAppropriate Technology (AT) implementation should foster community empowerment and sustainability. Successful implementation requires community engagement throughout - technology conceptualization, development, implementation, assessment and impact evaluation. Development professionals should be sensitive to socio-cultural context and respect local knowledge, part of the... -
Claiming Cape Town: towards a symbolic interpretation of Khoisan activism and land claims
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rafael Verbuyst --- African Studies Centre Leiden, The NetherlandsCurrent political negotiations in South Africa which explore the possibility of pre-1913 land claims and the recognition of Khoisan traditional authorities have spurred the growth of the “Khoisan revival”: the phenomenon of people identifying as Khoisan and asserting indigenous rights... -
The quantity and quality of feed available to indigenous chickens under the scavenging system in semi-arid Eastern Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. M. Nzioka --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya E. O. Mungube --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya M. D. Mwangi --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya L. Muhammed --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya J. M. Wambua --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KenyaFree range indigenous chickens suffer from low productivity due to inadequate quantity and quality of feed, high predation and high mortality rates. The aim of the study was to establish the nutritional gaps in the free range chickens’ diets. A... -
Inorganic nitrogen application improves the yield and yield traits of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) irrespective of the indigenous rhizobial population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Anteneh Argaw --- School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, Ethiopia Daniel Muleta --- Holleta Agricultural research Center, EthiopiaThe effect of number and efficiency of indigenous rhizobia on the need for external inorganic nitrogen (N) application to boost common bean production is unknown. Hence, field experiments were conducted at four locations with soil populations of <100, 100–1 000... -
The impact of a nutrition education programme on feeding practices of caregivers with children aged 3 to 5 years in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lf Mushaphi --- Department of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, South Africa A Dannhauser --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Professions, South Africa Cm Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Professions, South Africa Xg Mbhenyane --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, South Africa Fc van Rooyen --- Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaObjective: To determine the impact of nutrition education on feeding practices of caregivers with children aged 3 to 5 years at baseline and post intervention. -
Perceptions and determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in the production of indigenous leafy vegetables: The case of Coffee Bay, Eastern Cape province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: A. Mayekiso --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, South Africa A. Taruvinga --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, South Africa A. Mushunje --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, South AfricaThere is a high level of consensus on the relevance of indigenous leafy vegetables (ILVs) in complementing household food security. Despite such a high level of consensus and several nutritional and health benefits, farmers have opted not to include them... -
Before Colonialism: Oral and Written Textualities in the Polyglotic Zone of the Horn of Africa: The Case of Tigrinya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ghirmai Negash --- English and Postcolonial Literatures, African Studies Program, USAIn recent postcolonial literary and cultural studies, there has been renewed interest in the history and vitality of African-language textualities of the pre-colonial era. This article explores new terrain, surveying and shedding light on some of the significant texts and... -
The potential of Vachellia kosiensis (Acacia kosiensis) as a dryland forestry species in terms of its water use, growth rates and resultant water-use efficiency
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mark B Gush --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South AfricaThe potential of the country’s numerous indigenous tree species to address challenges facing the commercial forestry industry in South Africa is under-explored. Relevant issues include the rising demand for timber and non-timber forest products due to population and economic growth,... -
Possible rehabilitation methods of Galenia africana-dominated old lands in the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Nelmarie Saayman --- Directorate Plant Sciences, South Africa Clement Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, c/o Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Hannes Botha --- Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa Rudi Swart --- Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South AfricaSeveral methods to rehabilitate old cropping lands in the Cederberg Mountains were tested to determine what type of soil disturbance, if any, and which of five indigenous perennial plant species are the most successful and economically feasible. Old lands are... -
Building an innovation system and indigenous knowledge in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lauri Johannes Hooli --- Department of Geography and Geology, Finland Jussi Sakari Jauhiainen --- Department of Geography and Geology, EstoniaNamibia, like many southern African countries, aims to become a knowledge-based society with a well-established innovation system (IS). Development based on knowledge and innovation reduces poverty and inequality, even if this causality is also contested. In this study, we analyzed... -
Extended family constellations workshop efficacy on intuition measure and experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Geils --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, South Africa Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of an intuition-oriented family constellations process workshop in influencing intuition and consciousness of extended family constellations. Participants were eight white South Africans (male = 1, female = 7; age range = 36 to 62 years)... -
Descriptive analysis of building indigenous low-carbon innovation capability in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale --- School of Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT, South AfricaThe issue of a low-carbon energy system is contentious especially in developing countries as the world is transiting from a fossil fuel based economy to a low-carbon economy. A new development path of low-carbon energy is being sought so as... -
Whole-tree sap flow responses to soil water and weather variables for Pinus radiata and three indigenous species in a southern afrotemperate forest region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Tatenda Mapeto --- School of Natural Resources Management, Nelson Mandela University, George Campus, South Africa Josua Louw --- School of Natural Resources Management, Nelson Mandela University, George Campus, South Africa Mark Gush --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Jeanette Pauw --- School of Natural Resources Management, Nelson Mandela University, George Campus, South AfricaIn a water-scarce country such as South Africa, timber and fibre production often stands in conflict with catchment water yields. The optimal provision of both is sought. Forest hydrological experiments improve our understanding of the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum and facilitate the... -
Socio-economic determinants of smallholder plantation sizes in Ghana and options to encourage reforestation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Richard Osei --- Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Germany Stefan Zerbe --- Faculty of Science and Technology, Italy Volker Beckmann --- Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Germany Aristotle Boaitey --- Geoinformation for Natural Resources and Environmental Management (GeoNAREM), GhanaReforestation, particularly in the tropics, is of crucial importance for the environment as well as society. However, small planting areas and low participation of smallholder farmers in tree planting programmes often obstruct realisation of set planting area targets. In this... -
Technology adoption typology and rice yield differentials in Ghana: Principal component analysis approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Franklin Nantui Mabe --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana Samuel Arkoh Donkoh --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana Seidu Al-Hassan --- Central Administration, GhanaThis study used primary data obtained from rice farmers in Guinea Savannah Zone (GSZ), Forest Savannah Transition Zone (FSTZ) and Coastal Savannah Zone (CSZ). Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to classify farmers into technology adopters. The study used Welch’s... -
A review of the influence of municipal sustainable supply chain management on South Africa’s recycling performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fannie Machete --- College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaThis paper reviews the influence of municipal sustainable chain management on South Africa’s recycling performance. In this study, municipal supply chain management systems are identified as one of the major factors that influence the lack of municipal solid waste services... -
Drivers of commercialization: A case of indigenous chicken production in northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Irene Penninah Aryemo --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Irine Akite --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Enos Katya Kule --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Donald Rugira Kugonza --- Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CAES), Uganda Marion Wilfred Okot --- Department of Animal Production and Range Management, Uganda Basil Mugonola --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, UgandaThis study was conducted to assess the drivers of commercialization and profitability among the smallholder farmers of indigenous chickens (IC) in northern Uganda. A market index was constructed to measure the proportion of IC marketed as a proxy for commercialization... -
Management of financial institutions in Africa: Emerging themes and future research agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ifedapo Adeleye --- Human Resources Management Program, USA Yaw A. Debrah --- School of Management, UK Lilac Nachum --- Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, USAThe rise of the financial services sector in Africa over the last decade or so has been phenomenal, marked by significant advances in mobile money, and growing financial inclusion and profitability. However, there are significant gaps in the academic literature... -
Nurturing forest resources in the Vhavenda community, South Africa: factors influencing non-compliance behaviour of local people to state conservation rules
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mulugheta G Araia --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South AfricaThis comparative study analysed the compliance behaviour of local communities towards culturally protected areas and state-protected indigenous forests. Interviews were conducted with 135 households from four villages. Data analysis was done using non-parametric tests. All villages did not significantly differ... -
A dialogue on the informal economy in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tiara Nicole Dungy --- Lilly School of Philanthropy, USA Hermann Achidi Ndofor --- Kelley School of Business, USAAlthough ubiquitous, very little is generalizable about the informal economy. This is especially the case within Africa wherein the informal economy also intersects with the indigenous economy. The diversity of papers in the special issue (AJOM, Volume 4 Issue 3)... -
Critical success factors militating against competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matthew Kwaw Somiah --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa --- Department of construction and management and quantity surveying, South Africa Wellington Didibhuku Thwala --- Department of construction and management and quantity surveying, South AfricaThough a plethora of studies has suggested indigenous construction firms in developing countries are competitively disadvantaged and risk being marginalized in the competition posed by their foreign counterparts, little is known of studies that empirically investigate the critical success factors... -
Project-based learning to encourage parental involvement in promoting indigenous technology in schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Khazamula J. Maluleka --- , South AfricaThe Department of Basic Education requests teachers to use the design process as teaching methodology in Technology Education. Learners’ completion of projects poses a challenge for teachers, who are supposed to ensure that their learners undertake a project as part... -
Understanding the relevance of indigenous knowledge on climate change adaptation among mixed farmers in the Ngono River Basin, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theobald Frank Theodory --- , TanzaniaClimate change poses major threats to people and ecosystems. In many areas, climate change impacts have affected the availability of basic necessities including freshwater, food security, and energy. Developing countries are more adversely impacted by climate change and are less... -
Traditional green leafy vegetables as underutilised sources of micronutrients in a rural farming community in south-west Nigeria I: estimation of vitamin C, carotenoids and mineral contents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Shirley Isibhakhomen Ejoh --- , France Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu --- , France David Page --- , France Catherine MGC Renard --- , FranceObjective: To determine the micronutrient composition of fresh and boiled traditional green leafy vegetables (TGLVs). -
Traditional green leafy vegetables as underutilised sources of micronutrients in a rural farming community in south-west Nigeria II: consumption pattern and potential contribution to micronutrient requirements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Shirley Isibhakhomen Ejoh --- , France Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu --- , France David Page --- , France Catherine MGC Renard --- , FranceObjective: To determine the consumption pattern of selected households consuming traditional green leafy vegetables (TGLVs) during three seasons and potential contribution to recommended nutrient intakes. -
Determinants of adoption of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) based technology in handicrafts among rural women of Amathole, South Africa: A double hurdle model approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Raphael Mudemba --- , South Africa Amon Taruvinga --- , South Africa Leocadia Zhou --- , South AfricaIndigenous Knowledge (IK) based technologies and skills have been central to rural livelihoods for ages. Women apply these techniques in a wide range of livelihood activities both on-farm and off-farm. Despite, growing scholarly work on adoption of technologies in rural... -
Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Morris --- , South Africa Thandi Puoane --- , South AfricaThe health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. Traditional household food-processing techniques can, amongst other advantages,... -
Institutional and technological innovation for the bamboo sector as an instrument for development and climate change resilience in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tefera Belay Endalamaw --- , Ethiopia Dietrich Darr --- , GermanyGiven a huge resource base, numerous product and service functions, bamboo can top many of the species recommended for integrated rural development in the context of climate change. Despite this potential, there is gap in knowledge and innovation to make... -
Revisiting ‘A monograph on the Polychaeta of southern Africa’: establishing taxonomic research priorities in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CA Simon --- , South Africa J Kara --- , South Africa DT Clarke --- , South Africa S Sedick --- , South AfricaOriginally published in 1967, John H Day’s work ‘A monograph on the Polychaeta of southern Africa’ is still used widely to identify polychaetes. However, ongoing taxonomic revisions have revealed that several putative cosmopolitan or locally widespread taxa contained in the... -
Indigenous knowledge and science-based predictors reliability and its implication for climate adaptation in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Adu Ankrah --- , Ghana Nana Afranaa Kwapong --- , Ghana Seth Dankyi Boateng --- , GhanaThe study examined the reliability of indigenous knowledge and science-based predictors of climate and how this influences smallholder farmers’ practices and adaptations in Ghana’s three regions (Northern, Western and Volta regions). Two districts were selected in each region: Builsa South... -
Wangari Maathai’s Environmental Bible as an African Knowledge: Eco-spirituality, Christianity, and Decolonial Thought
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Adriaan van Klinken --- , UKRecent scholarship has acknowledged the contribution of the environmental activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Wangari Maathai (1940–2011), to African ecological and decolonial thinking. As far as Maathai’s engagement with religion is concerned, scholarship emphasises her critique of Christianity for... -
Building on the strengths of African indigenous knowledge and innovation (AIK&I) for sustainable development in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olawale R. Olaopa --- Imam AbdulRahaman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Oladiran A. Ayodele --- Osun State University, NigeriaThe effective promotion or utilization of the ingenuity from African indigenous knowledge and innovation (AIK&I) has great potential for reducing some of Africa’s interrelated development challenges listed to be addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unfortunately, the concept of... -
Implications of the breakdown in the indigenous knowledge system for rangeland management and policy: a case study from the Eastern Cape in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Andiswa Finca --- , South Africa Suzanne Linnane --- Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland Jill Slinger --- Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands David Getty --- Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland M Igshaan Samuels --- University of Western Cape, South AfricaCommunal rangelands in South Africa are generally perceived as overgrazed owing to complexities in their histories and collective utilisation which often leads to improper management. A suitable solution has not been found in land management policies because local people’s contexts... -
The life of Yäkolo-tämari in Gondär as Reflected in Contemporary Oral Poetry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Marshet Girmay Endeshaw --- University of Gondär, EthiopiaOral poetry is an element of the cultural heritage of Gondär in Ethiopia. It formerly was a popular way for people to convey their inner thoughts, disappointments and observations. Using this untapped oral poetry collected through interviews in the community... -
Sensory marketing and gastronomy: the case of Ecuadorian haute cuisine restaurants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Klaes Eringa --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Viviana Carolina Proaño Paredes --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsA visit to a haute cuisine restaurant is a feast for all the senses. This study investigates sensory aspects of Ecuadorian haute cuisine which has recently grown in popularity. A key reason for this popularity is the diversity and availability... -
Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus diet in a nutshell: use of indigenous and exotic plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kirsten Wimberger --- , South Africa Kate F Carstens --- , South Africa Johann C Carstens --- , South Africa Francis R Brooke --- , South Africa Fanie Rautenbach --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaThe success of conservation action for a threatened species can be improved by knowledge of its feeding and breeding requirements. The Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus is a threatened endemic restricted to patches of mistbelt forest in South Africa. Cape Parrots... -
Evaluation innovation in Africa: Towards indigenously responsive evaluation (IRE) philosophies, methods and practices in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Evans Sakyi Boadu --- University Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), PMB Somanya, Ghana Isioma Ile --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaEvaluation within an indigenous society is a social activity. Thus, it requires both tangible and intangible or hidden factors such as cultural values, norms, communal relational structures, power dynamics, attitudes, consensus-building, community aspirations, empowerment and other practical knowledge to develop... -
Frog and reptile conservation through the lens of South Africa’s nature-based cultural practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Fortunate M Phaka --- North-West University, South Africa Jean Hugé --- Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Belgium Maarten PM Vanhove --- Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Belgium Louis H du Preez --- North-West University, South AfricaEthnoherpetology improves our understanding of the conservation implications of nature-based cultural practices through investigations of the influence of traditional culture on frog and reptile species (herptiles). Improved understanding of the implications of human activities on these taxa is especially important... -
Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Shigdaf Mekuriaw --- Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia Atsushi Tsunekawa --- Tottori University, Japan Toshiyoshi Ichinohe --- Shimane University Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Firew Tegegne --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Nigussie Haregeweyn --- Tottori University, Japan Nobuyuki Kobayashi --- Tottori University, Japan Assaminew Tassew --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Yeshambel Mekuriaw --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Misganaw Walie Belete --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Seid Ali --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Mitsuru Tsubo --- Tottori University, Japan Toshiya Okuro --- The University of Tokyo, Japan Derege Meshesha --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Getu Abebe --- Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, EthiopiaThe aim of this study was to select and evaluate promising potential indigenous fodder trees and shrubs (IFTS) as supplemental feeds for ruminant animals. Through interviews with farmers and field inventories, 107 IFTS species were identified as ruminant feeds, from... -
Leveraging Ubuntu-inspired values to promote sustainable digital entrepreneurship in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ogechi Adeola --- School of Business Management & Economics, University of Kigali, RwandaDigital entrepreneurship in Africa, while promising, faces significant challenges, such as limited access to technology, nascent supportive and collaborative ecosystems, digital competency gaps, financial constraints, and disparities in developmental stages across national ecosystems in Africa. This study proposes the integration... -
The beast that never forgot? Baboon conservation and the role of multispecies history
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Sandra Swart --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaHistory and culture were long seen as definitionally human. As other distinctive traits that once defined our species as unique disappeared, at least we still had those two. But are we really the only species shaped by our pasts and... -
“Feeling their way through their cultural roots”: theorising the Khoisan revivalist critique of authenticity from below
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rafael Verbuyst --- University of Gent, BelgiumAuthenticity is a longstanding concern in Khoisan Studies. Most scholarship has examined how stereotypical, essentialist and static notions of “authentic” Khoisan identity and culture are habitually reproduced and demanded of the Khoisan for economic or political gain. Recent work instead... -
Why traditional diets are more relevant than ever today
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Cheryl Morris --- Naturopath, South Africa Thandi Puoane --- University of the Western Cape, SAThe current epidemic of obesity and its co-morbidities reflect an urgent need to reform our modern eating patterns. This commentary proposes the reclamation of our traditional diets of the precolonial, preindustrial era, which are argued to be more sustainable, in... -
Theorizing collective leadership: Lessons from Ekpe, an indigenous African institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Joseph Ebot Eyong --- University of Derby, United KingdomSignificant academic effort has been expended in researching leadership. The essence has been to emphasize individualism, linearity, heroism, hierarchy, teleological thinking, and economic calculus – even when theorizing collective leadership. Yet, little is known about leadership in subaltern cultures in... -
Adapting to climate change amidst innovation diffusion and declining indigenous agricultural knowledge and practices in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pius Siakwah --- University of Ghana, Ghana Austin Dziwornu Ablo --- University of Ghana, Ghana Rosina Sheburah-Essien --- University of Ghana, Ghana Mariama Zaami --- University of Ghana, Ghana Joseph Awetori Yaro --- University of Ghana, GhanaThis paper examines how farmers adapt to climate change through innovation diffusion amidst declining indigenous agricultural knowledge and practices in Ghana. Small-scale farmers rely on indigenous practices and technological diffusion to cope with change even where the adoption levels of... -
Naming South African frogs and reptiles in nine Indigenous languages
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Fortunate M Phaka --- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Jean Hugé --- Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Belgium Fortune Ravhuanzwo --- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Maarten PM Vanhove --- Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Belgium Louis H du Preez --- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South AfricaScientific taxonomy, as a standardised means of communicating about wildlife, might have limited use or relevance for wildlife conservation stakeholders with minimal understanding of scientific names. Indigenous language names can improve species-specific communication with non-expert conservation stakeholders due to their... -
Status of minority languages in South Africa: the case of the exclusion of isiHlubi in schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Rockie Sibanda --- Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Vuyiswa Mankayi --- Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis study aims to contribute to understanding the complexities surrounding minority languages in South Africa, with isiHlubi serving as a poignant case study. It explores the nuances and complexities inherent in the exclusion of isiHlubi in schools in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal... -
Revitalizing tribal economic systems through indigenous entrepreneurship: Innovations and strategies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Anjali Chandulal Lakum --- Parul Institute of Social Work, Parul University, IndiaAmid growing global interest in sustainable and inclusive development, indigenous entrepreneurship and grassroots innovations are increasingly recognized as powerful yet underexplored pathways for community resilience. This study investigates how such innovations contribute to the revitalization of tribal economic systems, with... -
Political economy of languages in South African higher education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Kealeboga Aiseng --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis study examines the political economy of languages in South African universities, focusing on the sustained dominance of English and Afrikaans despite policy shifts promoting multilingualism. While some institutions have taken steps to incorporate indigenous languages into their teaching frameworks,... -
Protective and risk factors for social and emotional well-being of Indigenous children and adolescents: A rapid review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Nelsensius Klau Fauk --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Elsa Dent --- Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia Paul Aylward --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Paul Russell Ward --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Jessica Tyndall --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Lesli Kirwan --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Lillian Mwanri --- Torrens University Australia, AustraliaBackground: Indigenous children and adolescents experience life circumstances that significantly affect their social and emotional well-being (SEWB) and limit their capacity to fulfil their potential. This contributes to inequities in health, education, employment, and justice system involvement. -
Effectiveness of YouTube in the learning and preservation of the Yoruba language in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Babatunde Adeyeye --- North-West University, South Africa Abiodun Salawu --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated YouTube’s effectiveness in the learning and preservation of the Yoruba language among youths of Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. Data was collected through a mixed-methods approach using a survey and content analysis. Findings demonstrate the awareness (85%) of... -
Exploring the interplay of local language(s) and transformation to facilitate communication and change in (South) Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mogomme Alpheus Masoga --- University of the Free State, South Africa Allucia Lulu Shokane --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis research explores local language(s) and transformation as key facilitators of a dynamic interplay between the power of communication and the capacity for change. It is argued that language serves as a multifaceted tool that not only conveys thoughts and... -
Language matters: dietitians’ lived experiences of language barriers during nutrition counselling with Sesotho-speaking mothers in the first 1 000 days of life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Phozia Jansen --- University of the Free State, South Africa Lucia N Meko --- University of the Free State, South Africa Louise van den Berg --- University of the Free State, South Africa -
Climate adaptation, geopolitics, and structural exclusion in South African agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael J Savage --- South African Journal of Plant and Soil,Southern African agriculture stands at a critical intersection of accelerating climate risk and entrenched structural inequality. While climate change increasingly shapes global research and policy agendas, other intersecting forces—such as the divide between large-scale commercial agriculture and smallholder farming, the... -
Buried voices, hidden languages: The (in)visibility of indigenous South African languages in the South African Journal of African Languages (SAJAL) from 1994 to 2023
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mlamli Diko --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThe South African Journal of African Languages was officially established in 1981 to advance the visibility and intellectualisation of indigenous South African languages as outlined in its aims and scope. Regrettably, greatly entrenched imperialist ideologies obstruct these languages’ comprehensive visibility... -
Ngabe iziLimi zoMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika zikulungele ukuthi kufundiswe ngazo? Ukuhunyushelwa esiZulwini kwencwadi yamaKhono eMpilo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Erick Nkululeko Nzimande --- University of South Africa, South AfricaUkusetshenziwa kweziLimi zaboMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika njengezilimi zokufundisa ezikoleni nasemfundweni ephakeme kuyinto esicwaningwe ngabacwaningi abaningi. Kodwa-ke ocwaningweni oselwenziwe luncane kakhulu olubheka ukuthi zikhona yini izinsizakufunda ezizokwenza ukufundisa ngalezi zilimi kube yimpumelelo. Ngakho-ke inhloso yalolu cwaningo ukuhlaziya ukuhunyushwa kweNcwadi kaThisha yamaKhono eMpilo... -
Indigenous knowledge in water resource management in Mtwara region-Ruvuma water basin, Southern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Evaristo Haulle [cor1] Faraja Sanga --- Ruaha Catholic University, TanzaniaIndigenous knowledge (IK) plays a crucial role in sustainable water resource management, offering valuable insight into local ecosystems, climate patterns, and community practices that have been honed over generations. However, this knowledge is increasingly at risk due to climate change,... -
The philosophy of Ubuntu in the classroom
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Fairhope Gumede --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis paper discusses the ways in which the Ubuntu philosophy can be infused in the classroom through teachers creating a positive learning environment that promotes interconnectedness, community, and selflessness. Further, the paper suggests that Ubuntu pedagogy is a transformative teaching... -
Transhumance within private land conservation areas: perspectives from pastoralist landowners in rural Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Simon M Thiong’o --- Centre for Events, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, UKPastoralism in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions supports about 10 million indigenous people. While general studies on pastoralist livelihoods exist, limited research explores these dynamics within privately governed landscapes. This study critically examines how land tenure complexities within private land... -
Daily herd movements across the wet and dry season in the semi-arid communal rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: MH Tapela --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa MI Samuels --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa CF Cupido --- ARC–Animal Production (Range and Forage Sciences), South Africa A Finca --- ARC–Animal Production (Range and Forage Sciences), South Africa TC Zondani --- ARC–Animal Production (Range and Forage Sciences), South Africa A Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe role of indigenous grazing management practices in sustainable natural resource use has been widely identified and recognised in the literature. However, the grazing management practices of Nama pastoralists in the semi-arid regions in Namaqualand in South Africa have not...