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Veld management in the communal areas of Ciskei
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: R.G. Forbes --- Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, Ciskei W.S.W. Trollope --- Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, CiskeiVeld management in Ciskei is based predominantly on a communal land tenure system, and livestock is produced under a ‘Group Ranch’ system. Stocking rates are excessively high and consequently veld degradation is severe, resulting in a lowered carrying capacity and... -
Development of integrated control strategies for wattle. 1. Utilization of wattle, control of stumps and rehabilitation with pastures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.L. Campbell --- Cedara Weeds Laboratory, Republic of South Africa R.L. Kluge --- Cedara Weeds Laboratory, Republic of South AfricaTwo integrated control strategies were developed for areas where wattle infestations could be utilized. Costing analyses were determined for initial control and four follow-up control operations using chemical control and fire. Efficacy of all treatments was high. Costs were significantly... -
Development of integrated control strategies for wattle. II. Control of unwanted wattle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.L. Campbell --- Cedara Weeds Laboratory, Republic of South Africa D.C. Naudé --- Cedara Weeds Laboratory, Republic of South Africa R.L. Kluge --- Cedara Weeds Laboratory, Republic of South AfricaFour integrated control strategies were developed for wattle that could not be removed for utilization. In the first two strategies, a combination of mechanical and/or chemical control methods either reduced the wood biomass in situ (fell, stack and burn) or... -
Using Ground Penetrating Radar to investigate spoil layers in rehabilitated minesoils
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.G. Paterson --- , Republic of South Africa M.C. Laker --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South AfricaOpencast coal mining on the Highveld of Mpumalanga involves the disturbance of highly productive soils, which must then be rehabilitated on top of the mined spoil. Various problems in this process may occur, however, which may lead to water-logging, compaction... -
Rehabilitation of co-disposed kimberlite tailings: Quantifying physical and chemical properties from a rehabilitation perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. van Rensburg --- , South Africa M.S. Maboeta --- , South AfricaMine rehabilitation is a complex process and the potential of revegetating kimberlite tailings (after being co-disposed) was evaluated in this study, with regard to physical and chemical properties. High water soluble Na concentrations (8.22 mmol -1) represent the most serious... -
Microbial community function and structure on coal mine discard under rehabilitation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S. Claassens --- , South Africa K.J. Riedel --- , South Africa L. Van Rensburg --- , South Africa J.J. Bezuidenhout --- , South Africa P.J. Jansen van Rensburg --- , South AfricaThe rehabilitation of coal mine discard is problematic, especially since the lack of measures to evaluate the success of rehabilitation in terms of the self-sustainability of soil ecosystems established on these sites. In this study, the potential for using microbial... -
Ecosystem development on seven rehabilitated discard dumps
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: TL Morgenthal L Van RensburgTo successfully rehabilitate disturbed land the initial input of resources and the maintenance afterwards must be an integrated process. The achievement of a good vegetation basal, crown and organic ground cover can be regarded as one of the central aims... -
Species/defoliation/drought interactions on tuft survival and tiller and phytomass production in four sourveld grass species in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JCO du Toit --- Discipline of Grassland Science, South AfricaProductivity and mortality of grass plants following drought may be controlled by interactions between defoliation and severity of the drought. Prudent grassland management might mitigate deleterious changes in species composition in multispecies grasslands. This study, conducted in a horticultural tunnel,... -
The application of state‐and‐transition models to rangeland research and management in arid succulent and semi‐arid grassy Karoo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: S.J. Milton --- FitzPatrick Institute, Republic of South Africa M.T. Hoffman --- Stress Ecology Research Programme, Republic of South AfricaWe evaluate the ability of existing models of vegetation dynamics to explain how drought and herbivory by domestic livestock can change Karoo vegetation, and why the vegetation does not always return to its original composition when livestock are withdrawn. Using... -
Small‐scale reseeding trials in arid rangeland: Effects of rainfall, clearing and grazing on seedling survival
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: S.J. Milton --- FitzPatrick Institute, Republic of South AfricaSeeds of four indigenous plant species were sown in 1990 in small‐scale field trials in an arid, non‐seasonal rainfall region of the southern Karoo, South Africa. Seeds of a winter annual Tetragonia echinata (Aizoaceae) showed innate dormancy but those of... -
Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on the grazing capacity of semiarid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: T Ndhlovu --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa SJ Milton-Dean --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa KJ Esler --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaWe assessed the impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on the grazing capacity of heavily grazed Nama Karoo rangeland in the Beaufort West district of the Western Cape province of South Africa. Invasion (c. 15% Prosopis canopy cover) reduced grazing... -
Degradation of communal rangelands in South Africa: towards an improved understanding to inform policy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: AnthonyR Palmer --- , South Africa JamesE Bennett --- Department of Geography, Environment and Disaster Management and Centre for Agroecology and Food Security, UKIn South Africa, the relative extent of range degradation under freehold compared to communal tenure has been strongly debated. We present a perspective on the processes that drive rangeland degradation on land under communal tenure. Our findings are based on... -
Offender Rehabilitation and Counselling Dynamics in the South African Correctional Environment: Systems and Prospects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ann-Mari Elizabeth Hesselink --- University of South Africa, Friedo Johann Willem Herbig --- University of South Africa,This article provides a theoretical overview of the correctional reform as well as rehabilitative and counselling landscape within South African Correctional Centres. Key challenges being faced in this arena include corruption/collusion of correctional staff, poor and failing infrastructure, high staff... -
An Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) in South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa, Ann-Mari Hesselink --- University of South Africa,The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ: Loza, 2005) is a self-report questionnaire designed to assist with the prediction of violent and nonviolent recidivism among correctional populations. Use of scale could help in the assessment of risk and the identification of factors that... -
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... -
An assessment of a proposal to eradicate non-native fish from priority rivers in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr --- Freshwater Research Unit, Zoology Department, South Africa ND Impson --- CapeNature, South Africa D Tweddle --- , South AfricaNon-native fish are considered the most important threat to the survival of the indigenous freshwater fishes in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR). A pilot project to evaluate the use of the piscicide rotenone to eradicate non-native fish from selected reaches... -
Oiled and injured African penguins Spheniscus demersus and other seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2001 and 2002
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NJ Parsons LG UnderhillFollowing the Treasure oil spill incident in 2000 in which 19 000 African penguins Spheniscus demersus were oiled, there were no large spills in either 2001 or 2002. In spite of this, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of... -
Early post-release survival of stranded Cape fur seal pups at Black Rocks, Algoa Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: GJG Hofmeyr --- , South Africa M du Toit --- , South Africa SP Kirkman --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaThe small and isolated Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus rookery at Black Rocks, Algoa Bay, South Africa, is an important component of the marine biota of the Addo Elephant National Park. Although little is known of the demographics of... -
Restoration of oiled African penguins Spheniscus demersus a decade after the Apollo Sea spill
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AC Wolfaardt LG Underhill R Altwegg J VisagieThe bulk ore carrier Apollo Sea sank south-west of Dassen Island off western South Africa in June 1994, oiling approximately 10 000 African penguins Spheniscus demersus, most of which were collected from Dassen Island. A total of 4 076 de-oiled... -
Review of the rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of oiled seabirds in South Africa, especially African penguins Spheniscus demersus and Cape gannets Morus capensis, 1983–2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AC Wolfaardt AJ Williams LG Underhill RJM Crawford PA WhittingtonSouth Africa is a global hotspot for oil pollution. The regional oiled seabird cleaning centre, the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), has handled over 50 000 seabirds from its inception in 1968 until 2005. The... -
Can brush-cutting of Pteronia paniculata improve the composition and productivity of veld in the Succulent Karoo, South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: N Saayman --- Department of Agriculture: Western Cape, South Africa CD Morris --- Agricultural Research Council, South Africa MB Hardy --- Department of Agriculture: Western Cape, South Africa JC Botha --- Department of Agriculture: Western Cape, South AfricaPteronia paniculata is an indigenous, unpalatable shrub that invades mismanaged Karooveld, resulting in degraded rangelands with low species diversity and grazing potential. We conducted a series of trials in the Succulent Karoo Randteveld near Barrydale to determine if the uniform... -
Female-biased mortality in African penguins
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Pichegru --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Zoology, South Africa NJ Parsons --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South AfricaSex-biased mortality can increase the risk of extinction of threatened populations. Numbers of the endangered African penguin Spheniscus demersus are decreasing rapidly and the smaller size of females, associated with their higher foraging effort during the breeding season, may place... -
Knowledge of, beliefs about and attitudes to disability: implications for health professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Masasa --- Physiotherapist Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Lesotho S Irwin-Carruthers --- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, M Faure --- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences,Background: South Africa is a multicultural, multiracial and multilingual nation with many different values, traditions and cultural practices. Different belief systems may give rise to different attitudes and practices relating to disability, which may impact on rehabilitation. The purpose of... -
Features of integrated professional training for physically disabled people in a community-based rehabilitation programme in the rural and urban areas of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Lutala --- Département de Médecine de Famille, Congo (DRC) VP Masika --- Université Catholique Graben Butembo, Congo (DRC) MC Kasereka --- Université Catholique Graben Butembo, Congo (DRC) EK Kasagila --- Department of Community Health, MalawiBackground: The rehabilitation of physically disabled people has been explored from the perspectives of patients, health professionals, rehabilitation agencies, etc. However, no study has linked disability types, training programmes and career prospects. In this study, we therefore evaluated the professional... -
Hearing loss within a marriage: perceptions of the spouse with normal hearing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NG Govender --- Discipline of Audiology, N Maistry --- Discipline of Audiology, N Soomar --- Discipline of Audiology, J Paken --- Discipline of Audiology,Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the perceptions of a spouse about the influence of his or her partner's hearing loss on their relationship as it may have an impact on aural rehabilitation. -
Assessment of the long-term response to rehabilitation of two wetlands in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Cowden --- GroundTruth CC, South Africa DC Kotze --- Centre for Water Resources Research, School of Environment, Agriculture and Earth Sciences, South Africa WN Ellery --- Geography Department, South Africa EJJ Sieben --- Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaAssessing the ecological outcomes of wetland rehabilitation activities is an important need recognised by the ‘Working for Wetlands’ programme in South Africa. An assessment of ecological response was conducted in the Killarney and Kruisfontein wetlands, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2005 prior to... -
Rapid bioassessment of the effects of repeated rotenone treatments on invertebrate assemblages in the Rondegat River, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TA Bellingan --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa DJ Woodford --- Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa J Gouws --- Scientific Services, CapeNature, South Africa MH Villet --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa OLF Weyl --- Centre for Invasion Biology, South AfricaThe potential collateral effects of eradicating invasive fishes in streams necessitate the monitoring of invertebrate communities during treatment. In an environmental rehabilitation programme, non-native smallmouth bass were removed from the lower reaches of the Rondegat River, Western Cape, South Africa,... -
Home-based rehabilitation interventions for adults living with HIV: a scoping review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Saul Cobbing --- Department of Physiotherapy, South Africa Jill Hanass-Hancock --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Hellen Myezwa --- Department of Physiotherapy, South AfricaHome-based rehabilitation (HBR) has been shown to improve the lives of people living with a wide range of chronic diseases in resource-rich settings. This may also be a particularly effective strategy in resource-poor settings, where access to institution-based rehabilitation is... -
Effect of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation cover in semi-arid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Thabisisani Ndhlovu --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Karen J Esler --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Nama-Karoo is the largest of the three biomes that comprise the semi-arid Karoo-Namib ecoregion of southern Africa. Large tracts of Nama-Karoo rangeland have been invaded by alien leguminous trees of the genus Prosopis. We assessed the impact of Prosopis... -
Profile and management of the firework-injured hand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Pilling --- Department of Occupational Therapy, South Africa P Govender (née Naidoo) --- Discipline of Occupational Therapy, South AfricaBackground: Numerous studies internationally highlight the devastating effects of firework-related injuries and the costs involved in treating these injuries, in addition to the calls to alter legislation to prevent these injuries from occurring. There has, however, been a paucity of... -
Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity in semi-arid Nama-Karoo rangeland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Thabisisani Ndhlovu --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa Karen J Esler --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Nama-Karoo biome occupies 28% of South Africa’s land area. Alien leguminous trees of the genus Prosopis have invaded large tracts of Nama-Karoo rangeland. We evaluated the impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity (alien... -
Caregiver satisfaction with a multidisciplinary community-based rehabilitation programme for children with cerebral palsy in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Magugu Ngubane --- Discipline of Physiotherapy, South Africa Verusia Chetty --- Discipline of Physiotherapy, South AfricaThis study sought to determine the levels of satisfaction and experiences of caregivers with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme. A total of 26 caregivers were recruited at 3 health settings in South Africa. A survey based on the Multidimensional Assessment of... -
‘Treating a patient should be approached in a holistic manner’: collaboration of doctors and physiotherapists in the rehabilitation of people living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Stacy Maddocks --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Verusia Chetty --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Arishna Maghoo --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Nkuleleko Mhlongo --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Nsindiso Mthembu --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Sinempilo Khanyile --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Siphokazi Chiliza --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Tyrel Munsamy --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Zanele Gamede --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Slindile Mazibukoc --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South AfricaPeople living with HIV facing impairments and subsequent disabilities related to the virus and its treatment require involvement of a collaborative team of healthcare professionals to ensure reintegration into daily life and community living. Healthcare teams responsible for this care... -
People with severe and profound intellectual disability: Nurse carer experiences in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dikeledi Manaka --- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Annatjie van der Wath --- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Miriam Moagi --- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaWe explored nurse carer experiences with people with severe and profound intellectual disability in a care and rehabilitation centre in South Africa. Informants were a convenience sample of 10 nurses (females = 7; males = 3; mean years of service... -
Community reintegrating former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A qualitative study on the road to recovery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James M. Van Leeuwen --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Laurie Miller --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Maira Zamir --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Ryan Grundy --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Jerry Amanya --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Clifford Chen --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Michael Feinberg --- Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USAThis study aimed to profile the qualities of a holistic community reintegration program for former child soldiers (FCS) in the Lira region of Northern Uganda. Informants were a convenience sample of 37 FCS (age range 17 to 34, mean age... -
Response of arthropod communities to plant-community rehabilitation efforts after strip mining on the semi-arid west coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Adam Steed --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Rudi Swart --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Marco J Pauw --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON): Arid Lands Node, South Africa Francois Roets --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaStrip mining in arid ecosystems causes extreme ecological destruction that may take decades to recover. The present study examined the effect of different plant-community rehabilitation treatments on arthropods after strip mining in the arid Namaqualand region of South Africa. Vegetation... -
Effects of stockpiling on selected properties of opencast coal mine soils
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D Garry Paterson --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa M Nicky Mushia --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa Siseko D Mkula --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South AfricaSoil stockpiling is a necessary component of opencast coal mining and, because most of the soils involved have arable potential, this involves the possibility of serious soil degradation. A study at four mines on the Highveld of South Africa involved... -
A five-year audit of lower limb amputations below the knee and rehabilitation outcomes: the Durban experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: P Manickum --- School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, South Africa SS Ramklass --- School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, South Africa TE Madiba --- Department of General Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaIntroduction: Lower limb amputation (LLA) due to diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing epidemic worldwide. -
Revegetation of marginal saline rangelands of southern Tunisia using pastoral halophytes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Abderrazak Tlili --- , Tunisia Emna Ghanmi --- , Tunisia Naziha Ayeb --- , Tunisia Mounir Louhaichi --- , Jordan Mohamed Neffati --- , Tunisia Mohamed Tarhouni --- , TunisiaRevegetation of marginalised rangelands using pastoral halophytes is considered an appropriate scientific and environmental approach to rehabilitation. Atriplex halimus L. (Amaranthaceae), A. mollis Desf. (Amaranthaceae), Cenchrus ciliaris L. (Poaceae) and Lotus creticus L. (Fabaceae) are promising species for arid rangeland... -
Quantifying grass productivity using remotely sensed data: an assessment of grassland restoration benefits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Thulile Vundla --- , South Africa Onisimo Mutanga --- , South Africa Mbulisi Sibanda --- , South AfricaThis study sought to evaluate the utility of remotely sensed data in estimating the impact of wattle invasion and clearance on native grass species productivity using Sentinel-2 multispectral instrument (MSI) imaging and the partial least squares regression (PLSR) algorithm. Therefore... -
HIV-related disability and rehabilitation: perception of health care workers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lanre Ayodele Olaboye --- , South Africa Stacy Maddocks --- , South Africa Jill Hanass-Hancock --- , South Africa Verusia Chetty --- , South AfricaBackground: Health care workers play an integral role in the rehabilitation and care of people living with HIV who face multiple impairments and often disabilities. The aim of the article was to understand the perceptions and attitudes of health care... -
An assessment of the ecological condition of a wetland on the Lions River floodplain based on soil and vegetation parameters, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Ndlovu --- , South Africa DC Kotze --- , South Africa GPW Jewitt --- , South Africa CD Morris --- , South AfricaWetlands are increasingly exposed to human activities, resulting in degradation. As the wetland degrades, it loses functionality. In South Africa, wetlands can play an important water-regulating role. This study aims to establish the ecological condition of a historically utilised wetland... -
Correctional rehabilitation programmes’ effectiveness: A phenomenological study of recidivists in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ofhani P Musekwa --- , South Africa Tshilidzi M Mulaudzi --- , South Africa James F Takalani --- , South Africa Lufuno Makhado --- , South AfricaThis study sought to explore correctional rehabilitation effectiveness in a South African setting. Using a phenomenological approach, we interviewed ten parole recidivists who have been convicted more than twice on their rehabilitation service experiences. Interpretive phenomenological analysis of the data... -
Germination performance of different forage grass species at different salinity (NaCl) concentrations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: M Mangwane --- , South Africa IC Madakadze --- , South Africa FV Nherera-Chokuda --- , South Africa S Dube --- , Zimbabwe M Mndela --- , South AfricaCertain grasses show potential for the rehabilitation of coalmine spoils. Species selection and evaluation are used to guide the choice of the most appropriate grass species. This study evaluated the germination performance of seven forage grass species, with some represented... -
Women offenders’ experiences of rehabilitation in a South African correctional centre
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sibulelo Qhogwana --- , South Africa Puleng Segalo --- , South AfricaThis study explored gendered rehabilitation of women in correctional spaces and the systems and structures that recreate inequities in women’s incarceration experiences. Eighteen black women completed in-depth interviews on their offender rehabilitation experiences. Their age ranged from 23 to 69... -
Restoring breeding habitat for Giant Bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ryan L. Thomas --- , , South Africa Lynne Owen-Smith --- , , South Africa Deanne C. Drake --- , , South Africa Graham J. Alexander --- , , South AfricaHabitat fragmentation and transformation arising from urbanisation are leading causes of frog population declines. Artificial wetlands are sometimes used in remediation to minimise biodiversity loss in urban landscapes, but little is known about the specific habitat requirements of frog species... -
Restoration of South African estuaries: successes, failures and the way forward
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Claassens --- Rhodes University, South Africa JB Adams --- Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa NM de Villiers --- Rhodes University, South Africa J Wasserman --- Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaMajor threats to South African estuaries include freshwater flow alterations, urbanisation, habitat transformation, deteriorating water quality, increased biological invasions and resource over-exploitation. Although South African estuary restoration is in its infancy, important lessons have been learnt through past efforts undertaken... -
A bioassay of mine-affected soils and ameliorants in semi-arid rehabilitation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Chrizette D Neethling --- University of the Free State, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa Falko T Buschke --- University of the Free State, South Africa Joh R Henschel --- University of the Free State, South Africa Pieter W van Deventer --- North-West University, South Africa Surina Esterhuyse --- University of the Free State, South AfricaGlobal restoration is a priority given the onset of the United Nations’ decade for restoration. It is challenging to restore arid lands from mining impacts, especially where topsoil deficits exist. Successful rehabilitation is essential for alternative land use after mining... -
Experiences of a fine dining event held inside a working prison
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alison McIntosh --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Tracy Harkison --- Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandFine dining experiences offered inside working prisons are one type of hospitality initiative attempting to support prisoner rehabilitation and offer a memorable dining experience for the paying public. Previous hospitality research has not explored how fine dining delivered in a... -
Grass dynamics along a woody-plant density reduction gradient in a South African savanna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Piet Monegi --- Animal Production–Agricultural Research Council, South Africa Ntuthuko R. Mkhize --- Animal Production–Agricultural Research Council, South Africa Julius T. Tjelele --- Animal Production–Agricultural Research Council, South Africa David Ward --- Kent State University, United States Zivanai Tsvuura --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaWoody plant encroachment threatens ecosystem services and functioning, thereby reducing herbaceous plant population persistence and community stability. We assessed the impact of woody removal intensity (WRI) on the grass ground cover, grass composition, diversity and richness, and rangeland condition in... -
Rethinking radical veld improvement: a sustainable approach to grazing land restoration?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: KP Kirkman --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaRadical veld improvement (RVI), a concept explored in southern Africa during the mid to late 1900s, aimed to intensify agricultural landscapes by enhancing veld productivity by incorporating productive forage grasses or legumes, soil nutrient enrichment, or a combination of both... -
African Journal of Range and Forage Science: paving the way to restoration in African rangelands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Suzanne J Milton --- Wolwekraal Conservation and Research Organisation, South AfricaFor six decades the African Journal of Range & Forage Science and its precursors have contributed to understanding drivers of rangeland degradation and development of approaches for restoration of damage by grazing, mining and other forms of land use. Of... -
Comparison of rehabilitation methods on mechanically reconstructed soils following strip coal mining activities: effects on grass properties
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: DJ Beukes --- ARC-Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa LD Wiese --- ARC-Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa MV Kidson --- ARC-Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa F Breytenbach --- ARC-Livestock Business Division,Opencast coal mining has devastated the grassland biomes in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. A rain-fed rehabilitation trial on mechanically reconstructed soil, following strip coal mining, was conducted to demonstrate that the post-mining landscape can be returned to sustainable...