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The state and innovation policy in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka --- UN-HABITAT, Nairobi. Kenya and UNU-MERIT, The NetherlandsThis paper examines the role of African states in the process of industrialisation. It sets out to examine the nexus of state capacity, innovation policy and the dynamics of development. The methodology is largely qualitative through which a historical narrative... -
The end of culture? Some directions for anthropology at the University of Pretoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: John Sharp --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,This is the text of on inaugural lecture as Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Pretoria delivered on 19 October 2004. Several changes have been made to the text to... -
Eutrophication of Ethiopian water bodies: a serious threat to water quality, biodiversity and public health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Fetahi --- Aquatic Ecology, EthiopiaFreshwater ecosystems provide several ecological and economic services. However, these ecosystems in Ethiopia are deteriorating, because of economic growth, unwise use and pollution (eutrophication). This paper reviews existing trends of eutrophication in Ethiopian water bodies, identifies principal sources of nutrient... -
Blaming the father: witchcraft, de-industrialisation and generation in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Isak Niehaus --- , United KingdomSocial researchers associate paradoxical developments in post-apartheid South Africa — such as increased hardship at a time of heightened expectations — with a proliferation in witchcraft accusations. This article examines this postulate in greater depth, drawing upon multi-temporal ethnographic fieldwork... -
Effect of land use/land cover changes on water quality in the Upper Athi River sub-catchment in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Margaret Waturu --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Lewis Sitoki --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Joseph Lalah --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Stanley Chasia --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Evance Mbao --- The Technical University of Kenya, KenyaThe unprecedented pollution of Athi River has negatively impacted the downstream communities who depend on the river's waters. Moreover, the Upper Athi River Catchment has recently experienced an increase in human population coupled with rapid industrialisation, which has led to...