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Sterile Lanterna camara: fact or theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.J. Spies --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa Henriette du Plessis --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South AfricaAttempts are being made to legalize the sale of ‘sterile’ Lantana camara varieties in South Africa. Several so-called sterile varieties have been investigated cytogenetically. All these. plants proved to be triploids.(2n = 33). A mechanism exists through which an unexpectedly... -
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... -
CONSERVATION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF SHORE-ANGLING IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CAPE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: B.A. Bennett --- Zoology Department, South AfricaRecreational shore angling is a very important sector of South Africa's diverse marine fisheries. The number of anglers participating in this sport is increasing at 6% per annum and currently stands at approximately 380 000. This number is expected to... -
COASTAL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN NIGERIA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: E.A. Ajao --- , NigeriaThe coastal ecosystems in Nigeria are classified into four broad regions according to differences in general morphology, vegetation and beach type. They are the barrier lagoon complex, the transgressive mud beach, the Niger delta and the strand coast. The delta... -
Disability grants or antiretrovirals? A quandary for people with HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chloe Hardy Marlise RichterAccording to the Department of Social Development, disability grants are available to adult South African citizens and permanent residents who are incapacitated and unable to work due to illness or disability. A number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs) have... -
The role of law in the regulation of HIV-vaccine research in South Africa and Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pamela Andanda --- School of Law, South AfricaLaw is an important regulatory mechanism, particularly for creating an enabling research environment. However, the manner in which law addresses issues related to medical research, and HIV-vaccine research in particular, is at times inadequate and of great concern to the... -
Gender vulnerabilities, spousal abuse and the incidence of HIV in Lesotho:a case for an integrative rights-based approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: 'Dejo Olowu --- , South AfricaThe article posits that imbalances in gender relations are influencing two distinctive yet connected crises for women in Lesotho: the HIV epidemic and spousal abuse. The overarching premise is that as spousal abuse is increasingly recognised and as HIV infections... -
The ethical and legal regulation of HIV-vaccine research in Africa: lessons from Cameroon, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pamela Andanda --- , South Africa Paschal Awah --- , United States Paul Ndebele --- , Botswana Olanrewaju Onigbogi --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, Nigeria Daniel Udatinya --- , Rwanda Malala Mwondela --- , ZambiaEthical and legal frameworks are important for ensuring that the goals of scientific research are realised while at the same time the rights and welfare of human participants are adequately protected. A balance in attaining these two goals can be... -
The global impact of alien trout species—a review; with reference to their impact in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JA Cambray --- Makana Biodiversity Centre, South AfricaRainbow and brown trout have been introduced into at least 82 countries, where they have significantly impacted indigenous fish, aquatic invertebrates and amphibians. In many studies the second, and sometimes the first, most serious identified threat to indigenous aquatic fauna... -
Conserving Surface-nesting Seabirds at the Prince Edward Islands: The Roles of Research, Monitoring and Legislation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R. J. M. Crawford J. CooperSouth Africa's subantarctic Prince Edward Islands support substantial proportions of the global populations of a number of surface-nesting seabirds. Populations of most of these have decreased at the islands since the 1980s and 12 of 16 species are regarded as... -
Data-protection standards and confidentiality of HIV/AIDS status in the workplace — a South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zuzanna Muskat-GorskaThe article contextualises an emerging new regime for information privacy in South Africa (i.e. the draft Protection of Personal Information Bill). Subsequently, it discusses the possibility of successful implementation of international data-protection standards in an environment where there is an... -
Insider dealing in South Africa – the criminal aspects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: R.D Jooste --- University of Cape Town,The new criminal provisions aimed at the regulation of insider dealing In South Africa, although an improvement on the old, are of dubious merit, This article purports to show how the Legislature, through suspect draftmanship, conceptual deficiencies and an over-generous... -
Insider dealing in South Africa – the civil aspects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: R.D. Jooste --- University of Cape Town,What are the civil consequence of insider dealing? is civil action a reality? This article examines these issues in the light of recent legislative amendments and attempts to show that, in most instances, neither the common law nor the new... -
Racism as epithet in the context of post-apartheid's demographic parity goals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andrew Spiegel --- University of Cape Town,Nearly twenty years after the capitulation of the apartheid state, South Africa's post-apartheid government continues to find it necessary to seek means to direct change in the demographic profile of the country's leading institutions towards a situation where it reflects... -
The burden of responsibility and the breakdown of traditional paternalism on farms in the Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Handri Walters --- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, South AfricaThe transition that followed the 1994 democratic election in South Africa brought with it a host of progressive legislation aimed at the provision of a secure environment for those previously marginalised. The Extension of Security of Tenure Act (ESTA) (1997)... -
An evaluation of the Marine Living Resources Act and supporting legal instruments as a framework for implementation of an ecosystem approach to fisheries in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: KL Cochrane --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa J Joyner --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa WHH Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa J Swan --- Formerly Senior Programme and Policy Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy, and Eden Island, SeychellesThe Marine Living Resources Act (MLRA), which was enacted in 1998, is the primary legislation addressing South Africa's marine fisheries. In June 2012, another important instrument, the Policy for the Small Scale Fisheries Sector (SSFP) in South Africa, was adopted... -
Information on nutritional supplement labels: time for legislation?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: G. Gabriels --- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, M. Lambert --- MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, P. Smith --- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine,Background: Nutritional supplements have received attention both from food manufacturers, as a means of marketing the added value to health; and from consumers, in terms of awareness, education, and improved health. To assist this process, it is important to have... -
Review of fish life history strategies associated with warm temperate South African estuaries and a call for effective integrated management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NA Strydom --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Y Kisten --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaRefuge and feeding areas for young fish in estuaries are important for the survival of fish and replenishment of coastal fish stocks, particularly in the temperate south east coast of southern Africa. Larvae and juveniles of important fishery species recruit... -
A socio-ecological systems approach towards future research for the restoration, conservation and management of southern African estuaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JB Adams --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa L Van Niekerk --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South AfricaThis Reflections article highlights the growing pressures that southern African estuaries are experiencing in the Anthropocene, as identified by the research presented in this Special Medal Issue. Estuaries are exposed to multiple stressors, and their responses to climate change are... -
Key role-players’ perceptions of the current salt legislation in South Africa: opportunities and challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Marzanne van Loggerenberg --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Bianca van der Westhuizen --- University of South Africa, South Africa Nelene Koen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
Use and management of seagrass ecosystems in southwestern Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: F Rakotonjanahary --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar C Rakotomahazo --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar J Nirinamamiko --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar T Razakarisoa --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar GGB Todinanahary --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar T Lavitra --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar G Lepoint --- UR FOCUS, University of Liège, Belgium MA Vanderklift --- CSIRO Environment, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Australia L Ranivoarivelo --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, MadagascarMadagascar’s seagrass meadows are among the least-studied ecosystems in the western Indian Ocean region. To facilitate sustainable management, understanding the traditional uses of seagrass areas in relation to current management policies is necessary. This study assessed the uses of, and... -
Perceptions of dietitians and key role players regarding their role in reporting food labelling transgressions in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Profe-Fuchsloch --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa N Koen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa M Wicks --- North-West University, South Africa -
Travelling together: exploring the impact of support and service animals on travel experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marianna Moraes --- University of California, USAThe phenomenon of multi-species families is increasingly linked to the growing awareness of the benefits of emotional support and service animals. As more people adopt various animals into their homes, it becomes crucial to understand how these family arrangements influence...