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Die oplosbaarheid en mobiliteit van kalk in sand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. v.H. van der Watt --- Departement Grondkunde en Plantvoeding,Die oplosbaarheid, diffusie en loging van twee kalktipes is in 'n suiwer sandmedium bestudeer. Deur van sand gebruik te maak is die kompliserende effek van die uitruilfase van grond geëlimineer. Die uitwerking van byvoegings van KCl, NH4Cl, Na2EDTA, organiese materiaal... -
How could herd mobility be used to manage resources and livestock grazing in semi-arid rangeland commons?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Igshaan Samuels --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, c/o Botany and Conservation Biology Department, South Africa Nicky Allsopp --- , South Africa M Timm Hoffman --- Plant Conservation Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South AfricaPastoralists in Namaqualand, South Africa, use herd mobility to manage livestock and rangeland resources. However, their socioeconomic conditions and ecological landscapes are changing and we explore the options that are available for pastoralists to respond to these changes. This paper... -
The effect of physico-chemical parameters on speciation of trace metals insediments from inland and coastal waters of Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CA Biney --- , Burkina Faso R Asmah --- , GhanaThe speciation of cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, manganese and iron into exchangeable, carbonate, reducible and organic bound fractions was studied in sediments from coastal and freshwater environments in Ghana. This was relevant as the species in which metals are stored... -
Job Retention Factors, Perceived Career Mobility and Organisational Commitment in the South African Financial Sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tanzia F. Joāo --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa,This study explores job retention factors, perceived career mobility and organisational commitment among early career employees. Participants were professional auditors, accountants and financial staff (N = 82) in the finance industry in South Africa (57% = females, 70% White, age... -
Low-dose spinal anaesthesia provides effective labour analgesia and does not limit ambulation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Anabah --- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghana A Olufolabi --- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghana J Boyd --- IWK Health Centre, Canada R George --- IWK Health Centre, CanadaBackground: While epidural analgesia for labour pain is standard in high-resource countries, minimal to no analgesia is usually provided in low-resource countries. Intrathecal local anaesthetics provide good pain relief, but the potential impact on ambulation is of concern. Our objective... -
Reconsidering displacement in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Chris de Wet --- Department of Anthropology, South AfricaIn the light of developments in the southern African region over the last number of years, the paper argues for a reconsideration, and an extension, of the way in which the concept of ‘displacement’ has conventionally been understood. It considers... -
Greeting rituals as everyday management of differences among RasTafari groups in Stellenbosch
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Lennox Olivier --- Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University,Greeting is a meaningful part of everyday interaction among individuals from different RasTafari groups in Stellenbosch, since it contributes to the construction and maintenance of the identity and boundaries of groups. Drawing upon extensive participant observation, I first look at... -
Revisiting ‘township tourism’: multiple mobilities and the re-territorialisation of township spaces in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Jessica L. Dickson --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis article explores themes of social space and mobility significant to tourism within the townships near Cape Town, South Africa. Research on the emergence of ‘township tourism’ has produced contrasting interpretations. Some authors describe essentialised notions of ‘Africanness’, ‘culture’, and... -
Community perceptions of the socio-economic structural context influencing HIV and TB risk, prevention and treatment in a high prevalence area in the era of antiretroviral therapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nothando Ngwenya --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Dumile Gumede --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Maryam Shahmanesh --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Nuala McGrath --- Africa Health Research Institute, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Alison Grant --- Africa Health Research Institute, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Janet Seeley --- Africa Health Research Institute, School of Nursing and Public Health, South AfricaFollowing calls for targeted HIV prevention interventions in so-called “hotspots”, we explored subjective perceptions of community members in places considered to be high HIV and tuberculosis (TB) transmission areas and those with low prevalence. Although more people now have access... -
A study on the use of mobile computing technologies for improving the mobility of Windhoek residents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Julius Silaa --- , Namibia Husin Jazri --- , Malaysia Hippolyte Muyingi --- , NamibiaThe aim of this study was to investigate the use of mobile computing technologies for improving the mobility of Windhoek residents, through exploring the perceptions and attitudes of Windhoek taxi drivers and passengers subjected to a real time experiment of... -
A study on e-commuting: Alleviating technical and mobility threats in a BYOD-enabled banking environment in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lizzy Oluwatoyin Ofusori --- , South Africa Prabhakar Rontala Subramaniam --- , South AfricaInformation flow has increased significantly due to globalization and technological advancement, which has resulted in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). This phenomenon has necessitated all sectors to adapt to the changes and align themselves with technology in order to maximize... -
Lives in Motion: Theorising Mobility in Contemporary Queer African Cinema
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Wesley Paul Macheso --- ,This paper discusses two fictional films — Inxeba (The Wound) (2017) and Rafiki (2018) — as forms of queer representation within the nascent field of queer African cinema. My analysis situates the films within discourses of globalisation with a specific... -
The association between internal migration and teenage fertility control: A South African study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sibusiso Mkwananzi --- Institute for Gender Studies, University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigated the association between internal migration, as a form of residential mobility, and teenage fertility in South Africa. Data were from the 2001 and 2011 South African censuses, n 2001 = 335 065 and n 2011 = 316... -
“Armed with faith”: church membership, Pentecostal beliefs and migrant belonging in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rufaro Hamish Mushonga --- University of Zimbabwe, ZimbabweThis ethnographic study explores how church membership and Pentecostal beliefs afford Nigerian migrant traders living in Harare an opportunity to embed themselves within the spaces of Harare’s Downtown informal settlement, which are characterised by entrenched and heightened forms of exclusion... -
Migrant arrival infrastructures and their impact on Zimbabweans’ mobility and integration in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Shingirai Nyakabawu --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThis study argues that arrival infrastructures play a crucial role in shaping the mobility and integration of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa. By examining the experiences of migrants with access to these infrastructures and those without, the research explores the... -
Covid-19 pandemic and mobility strategies of Chadian roadside vendors in Kousseri, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robi Layio --- University of Maroua, CameroonThe movement of people between N’Djamena (Chad) and Kousseri (Cameroon) has drastically increased since the construction of the Nguéli Bridge linking the two cities in 1985. This massive movement of people came to a sudden halt in 2020 when the... -
Seasonal distribution of livestock in Samburu county, northern Kenya: a response to variable pasture and water in semi-arid rangelands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: GL Lelenguyah --- Animal Health and Industry Training Institute, Kenya MM Nyangito --- University of Nairobi, Kenya OV Wasonga --- University of Nairobi, Kenya RC Bett --- University of Nairobi, KenyaSpatial and temporal climate variability dictate herd mobility of transhumant communities, and therefore understanding this interrelationship is key to sustainable management of rangelands, especially in the face of the changing climate. This study was undertaken in Samburu county in Kenya,... -
Travelling and the well-being of the elderly: expectations and risks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Adalberto Dias de Carvalho --- Higher Institute of Business Sciences and Tourism, Portugal José L Gonçalves --- , Portugal Florbela S Gandra --- , PortugalThe aim of this article is to highlight the importance of tourist travel for the well-being of older people by identifying some of the psycho-sociological components of their decision-making processes in the context of nursing homes and the family, with... -
“Tell a good story of China”: Experiences of state-sponsored overseas Chinese academics navigating frictions and identity in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Chen Tian --- , South AfricaThis study explores the experiences of state-sponsored overseas Chinese academics (OCAs) in South Africa and the frictions they encounter while adapting to a new professional environment. An in-depth analysis of China’s managed cultural globalisation, state-sponsored OCAs’ internal and international mobilities,...