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  1. Clay mineral associations in soils formed under Mediterranean-type climate in South Africa

    Clay mineral associations in soils formed under Mediterranean-type climate in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. Bühmann --- , South Africa J.P. Nell --- , South Africa M. Samadi --- , South Africa
    The objective of the study was to determine clay mineral associations in soils of the winter rainfall area of South Africa and to relate them to dominant soil-forming factors. Clay mineral compositions from 69 profiles, involving 190 samples, were determined...
  2. THE SUMMER CONDITION OF THREE EASTERN TRANSVAAL RESERVOIRS AND SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT OF TROPHIC STATUS

    THE SUMMER CONDITION OF THREE EASTERN TRANSVAAL RESERVOIRS AND SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT OF TROPHIC STATUS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: R.D. Walmsley --- , South Africa D.F. Toerien --- , South Africa
    Summer temperature, oxygen and light penetration profiles in the Da Gama, Klipkopje and Witklip Reservoirs are presented. Analysis of waters from different depths showed the presence of chemical stratification despite the absence of clear thermal stratification. An algal bioassay procedure...
  3. THE USE OF TOXICITY TESTING IN EFFLUENT REGULATION AND CONTROL: A NEW DIMENSION TO ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

    THE USE OF TOXICITY TESTING IN EFFLUENT REGULATION AND CONTROL: A NEW DIMENSION TO ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: D.J. Roux --- , South Africa
    Efficient management tools are continually required to cope with increasing demands placed on the quality and quantity of aquatic resources. Recent developments in environmental monitoring indicate the importance of incorporating biological indicators in assessment programmes. Aquatic toxicology has consequently become...
  4. Voices of African Traditional Healers: Cultural Context and Implications for the Practice of Counselling in Sub-Saharan Africa

    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 Africa
    The 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...
  5. Beyond liminality: orphanhood and marginalisation in Botswana

    Beyond liminality: orphanhood and marginalisation in Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel
    For children, the death of a parent initiates a rite of passage, a three-stage process: separation from their status as 'son' or 'daughter', a period of liminality with rituals of mourning, burial and interment, and finally re-aggregation into a re-formed...
  6. Climatic and Altitudinal Criteria for Commercial Afforestation with Special Reference to Natal

    Climatic and Altitudinal Criteria for Commercial Afforestation with Special Reference to Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. P.G. Schönau --- Wattle Research Institute and Department of Agricultural Engineering, South Africa R.E. Schulze --- Wattle Research Institute and Department of Agricultural Engineering, South Africa
    Criteria of altitude and climate such as mean annual precipitation, mean annual. January and July temperatures, mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures for January and July respectively and duration of soil moisture deficit are given for five main commercial tree...
  7. Management of insect pests: Have the goalposts changed with certification?

    Management of insect pests: Have the goalposts changed with certification?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Prem Govender --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Republic of South Africa
    The certification of commercial forestry according to the Forest Stewardship Council specifications has successfully occurred in many South Mrican plantations and this trend is set to increase in the future. Various principles and criteria govern the management of insect pests...
  8. Biological processes as indicators of sustainable plantation forestry

    Biological processes as indicators of sustainable plantation forestry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: MaryC Scholes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences,
    This paper discusses the use of an ecosystems approach in the management of plantations and the concept of plantations in providing goods and services. Ecological indicators are compared for the CIFOR and South African systems. The CIFOR system focuses on...
  9. Rationing access to public-sector antiretroviral treatment during scale-up in South Africa: implications for equity

    Rationing access to public-sector antiretroviral treatment during scale-up in South Africa: implications for equity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nandipha Jacobs Helen Schneider H.C.J. Van Rensburg
    As with other large-scale antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes initiated in developing countries, rationing of ART in South Africa was inevitable in the face of limited human and infrastructural resources. This paper discusses rationing of ART and its implications for equity...
  10. The channelopathies: an overview

    The channelopathies: an overview

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Joanne M Blanckenberg [AN0001]
    What at first glance appears to be a random selection of widely differing clinical presentations and syndromes, has recently been found to have as their common underlying factor an inherited abnormality of the mechanism in the cell wall, the ion...
  11. Authorship: practices and experiences in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of the Free State

    Authorship: practices and experiences in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of the Free State

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Background: The allocation of authorship of papers can lead to controversy. In medical journals, papers tend to be multi-authored and the contribution of each author is not always apparent. The International Committee for Medical Journal Editors provides clear guidelines regarding...
  12. Contraceptives: a guide to product selection

    Contraceptives: a guide to product selection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PS Steyn --- Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Stellenbosch University, J Kluge --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Contraception remains one of the most cost-effective public health measures to reduce rates of maternal and infant mortality. General practitioners (GPs) who provide contraceptive counselling should be able to discuss every eligible contraceptive method for the specific woman. In addition...
  13. Dealing with bipolar disorder in general practice

    Dealing with bipolar disorder in general practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Rodseth --- WITS Donald Gordon Medical Centre,
    Bipolar disorder is a complex mood disorder, both in terms of the diagnosis and management. It can have devastating consequences if inappropriately managed, but good management can allow sufferers to lead normal lives. While it is in the general realm...
  14. A practical approach to urine dipstick test abnormalities in relation to kidney and urinary tract disorders in children

    A practical approach to urine dipstick test abnormalities in relation to kidney and urinary tract disorders in children

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: G Van Biljon --- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    The routine use of urine dipstick testing in the consulting room of the family physician has fallen into disfavour for several reasons. One of the arguments cited most often is that it is time consuming and not cost beneficial. This...
  15. Dealing with schizophrenia in general practice

    Dealing with schizophrenia in general practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Khamker --- Weskoppies Hospital,
    Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness of unknown aetiology, and impairs cognition and social and occupational functioning. It is challenging in terms of the disability it causes, the unclear nature of what causes it, the complexity of diagnosis and treatment limitations...
  16. Efficacy of outdoor adventure education in developing emotional intelligence during adolescence

    Efficacy of outdoor adventure education in developing emotional intelligence during adolescence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Björn Opper --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Lizelle Fletcher --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jaqui Sommerville --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    This study was an efficacy evaluation of an outdoor adventure intervention to facilitate emotional intelligence (EI) among adolescents. A pre-post-test design was used. Participants were a convenience sample of 76 Grade 10 learners from a private high school for boys...
  17. Green economy and innovation: compressive strength potential of blended cement cassava peels ash and laterised concrete

    Green economy and innovation: compressive strength potential of blended cement cassava peels ash and laterised concrete

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: EE Agbenyeku --- Department of Civil Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa FN Okonta --- Department of Civil Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa
    This work highlights the incorporation of two locally available materials, cassava peels ash (CPA) and laterite, in concrete production for construction purposes. The abundance of these materials in West Africa paved the way for this study. The effect of partial...
  18. Prioritising species for research, conservation and management: a case study of exploited fish species

    Prioritising species for research, conservation and management: a case study of exploited fish species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SJ Lamberth --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa AR Joubert --- Southern Waters Ecological Research and Consulting, South Africa
    Studies that categorise species according to their conservation status often fall short in their implementation by not having taken into account the impacts on, or the response from, those that either benefit from, or exploit, the resource under consideration. This...
  19. <em>Turritella declivis</em> Adams & Reeve, in Reeve, 1849 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) – a South African not an Australian species, and a characteristic component of the Agulhas Bank benthos

    Turritella declivis Adams & Reeve, in Reeve, 1849 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) – a South African not an Australian species, and a characteristic component of the Agulhas Bank benthos

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: David G. Herbert --- KwaZulu-Natal Museum, South Africa
    The name Turritella declivis, as described by Adams and Reeve in the ‘The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Samarang’ (Adams & Reeve 1848-1850), is currently used for two distinct species of turritellid gastropod, one inhabiting the Agulhas Bank off...
  20. The interstices of hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Luiz Octávio de Lima Camargo --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, São Paulo, Brazil
    This paper is a review of previous works, and it shows the notion of hospitality situated at the confluence of the concepts of interpersonal relationships, virtue, rites and commercial/non-commercial exchange. In doing so it discusses the most significant authors who...
  21. An evaluation of corporate ownership structures on employee, management and shareholder compensation for JSE companies

    An evaluation of corporate ownership structures on employee, management and shareholder compensation for JSE companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: T. Cohen --- H. Tarley and Company, E. Uliana --- University of Cape Town,
    Where corporate ownership and control are separated, the actions of employees and managers are not completely observable by shareholders, because it is virtually Impossible for a diverse group of shareholders (the principals), to monitor the behaviour of employees and managers...
  22. Age and growth of the common blacktip shark <em>Carcharhinus limbatus</em> from Indonesia, incorporating an improved approach to comparing regional population growth rates<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN0001"/>

    Age and growth of the common blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus from Indonesia, incorporating an improved approach to comparing regional population growth rates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JJ Smart --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia A Chin --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia AJ Tobin --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia CA Simpfendorfer --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia WT White --- CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere Flagship, Australia
    Age and growth estimates from length‑at‑age data were produced for the common blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus from Indonesia. Back‑calculation techniques were used due to a low sample size (n = 30), which was dominated by large, mature sharks. A multi‑model...
  23. <em>‘A Dog with a collar…’</em> Field notes on an ‘indigenous wedding gown’

    ‘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...
  24. Street name-changes, abjection and private toponymy in Potchefstroom, South Africa

    Street name-changes, abjection and private toponymy in Potchefstroom, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andre Goodrich --- North-West University (NWU), South Africa Pia Bombardella --- North-West University (NWU), South Africa
    In 2008, many residents of what was then Van Riebeeck Street in the small city of Potchefstroom in South Africa defied the city council's renaming it Peter Mokaba Avenue by erecting replica Van Riebeeck Street signs on their private property...
  25. Multi-criteria performance evaluation of an airline maintenance programme – A case study

    Multi-criteria performance evaluation of an airline maintenance programme – A case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kazeem A Adebiyi --- Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Olasunkanmi O Akinyemi --- Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Egunleti O Adeleye --- Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria
    It has always been a concern to most airline operators why their aircraft are on the ground despite all the resources being incurred on maintenance. It is the main goal of this study to evaluate the performance of an airline...
  26. Characteristics and outcome of surgically treated acromegaly patients attending an endocrinology clinic at a tertiary referral centre in Durban, South Africa over a period of 10 years

    Characteristics and outcome of surgically treated acromegaly patients attending an endocrinology clinic at a tertiary referral centre in Durban, South Africa over a period of 10 years

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Abdurraouf Masaud Elbueishi --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Fraser J Pirie --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Ayesha A Motala --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa
    Background: The mode of presentation, clinical, radiologic and laboratory characteristics of patients with acromegaly and the outcome following various modalities of treatment are not well documented in South Africa.
  27. The interstices of hospitality

    The interstices of hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Luiz Octávio de Lima Camargo --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil
    This paper is a review of previous works, and it shows the notion of hospitality situated at the confluence of the concepts of interpersonal relationships, virtue, rites and commercial/non-commercial exchange. In doing so it discusses the most significant authors who...
  28. How well do bird atlas reporting rates reflect bird densities? Correlates of detection from the Fynbos biome, South Africa, with applications for population estimation

    How well do bird atlas reporting rates reflect bird densities? Correlates of detection from the Fynbos biome, South Africa, with applications for population estimation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan TK Lee --- Climate Change BioAdaptation, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Phoebe Barnard --- Climate Change BioAdaptation, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa
    Relationships between true population densities and reporting indices from atlas data are important for the calculation of population sizes, though these relationships are remarkably little-known and likely confounded by issues of detection. We examine issues of detection for a single-observer...
  29. Correlation and path-coefficient analyses of root yield and related traits among selected sweetpotato genotypes

    Correlation and path-coefficient analyses of root yield and related traits among selected sweetpotato genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Fekadu Gurmu --- South Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia Hussein A Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Mark D Laing --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa
    The objective of this study was to assess associations between yield and yield-related traits, and to identify the most efficient yield-predicting traits in sweetpotato for effective selection. Twenty-five newly developed sweetpotato genotypes were evaluated across six environments using a 5...
  30. A comparative study of selected multi-criteria decision-making methodologies for location selection of very large concentrated solar power plants in Nigeria

    A comparative study of selected multi-criteria decision-making methodologies for location selection of very large concentrated solar power plants in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka S. Ohunakin --- The Energy and Environment Research Group (TEERG), Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Burak Omer Saracoglu --- Orhantepe Mahallesi, Tekel Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey
    This work studies the location selection of very large concentrated solar power plants (VLCSPPs) in Nigeria using five Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methodologies including: Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Consistency-Driven Pairwise Comparisons (CDPC), Decision Expert for Education (DEXi), Elimination and Choice...
  31. A decision support tool approach based on the Electre TRI-B method for the valorisation of tropical timbers from the Congo Basin: an application for glulam products

    A decision support tool approach based on the Electre TRI-B method for the valorisation of tropical timbers from the Congo Basin: an application for glulam products

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: René Oum Lissouck --- Department of Civil Engineering and Wood Construction, Cameroon Régis Pommier --- University of Bordeaux, France Franck Taillandier --- University of Bordeaux, France Jean K Mvogo --- Laboratory of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, National Advanced School of Engineering, Cameroon Denys Breysse --- University of Bordeaux, France Louis M Ayina Ohandja --- Laboratory of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, National Advanced School of Engineering, Cameroon
    An alternative approach to the formal management strategy of tropical timber species from the Congo Basin was investigated. It focused on the development of glulam, with an aim to specify a decision support model for the valorisation of tropical timber...
  32. Age, growth and natural mortality of blue jack mackerel <em>Trachurus picturatus</em> (Carangidae) from the Canary Islands, Spain (NW Africa)

    Age, growth and natural mortality of blue jack mackerel Trachurus picturatus (Carangidae) from the Canary Islands, Spain (NW Africa)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Jurado-Ruzafa --- , Spain MTG Santamaría --- , Spain
    Status assessment of exploited fish populations is a general requirement to ensure sustainability of fisheries in both global and local contexts. The blue jack mackerel Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825) remains unassessed in a data-limited fishery in the eastern central Atlantic,...
  33. Sensitivity of <em>Meloidogyne incognita</em> second-stage juvenile hatch, motility and viability to pure cucurbitacins and cucurbitacin-containing phytonematicides

    Sensitivity of Meloidogyne incognita second-stage juvenile hatch, motility and viability to pure cucurbitacins and cucurbitacin-containing phytonematicides

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Zakheleni P Dube --- Green Biotechnologies Research Centre, South Africa Phatu W Mashela --- Green Biotechnologies Research Centre, South Africa Dirk de Waele --- Green Biotechnologies Research Centre, South Africa
    Previous claims suggested that pure active ingredients from botanicals were less effective in pest management than their fermented crude-extracts. The objective of this study was to compare the toxicity of pure (98%) cucurbitacin A and B on nematode bioactivities with...
  34. Age categories and corresponding gender characteristics of five Crested Francolin subspecies (genus <em>Dendroperdix</em>)

    Age categories and corresponding gender characteristics of five Crested Francolin subspecies (genus Dendroperdix)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Johann H van Niekerk --- Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Fifty-five Crested Francolins, Dendroperdix sephaena sephaena, were trapped, marked, retrapped and observed from 1984 to 1988 to assess and describe gender and age criteria based on morphological measurements and plumage characteristics on the farm La Boheme (Rustenburg, North West province,...
  35. Performance and participatory evaluation of green gram genotypes in the semi-arid environments of Eastern Kenya

    Performance and participatory evaluation of green gram genotypes in the semi-arid environments of Eastern Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R Karimi --- Crop Improvement, Kenya RM Nair --- Legume Breeding, India D Ledesma --- Biometric, Taiwan DL Mutisya --- Crop Improvement, Kenya L Muthoni --- Socio-Economics, Kenya
    Green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) R Wilczek var. radiata) is an important pulse in the climatically marginal areas of Eastern Kenya. The pulse is cultivated primarily for food grain and income generation. Its productivity in Eastern Kenya has declined, because...
  36. The Role of Fiction Writers in the Development of Kiswahili

    The Role of Fiction Writers in the Development of Kiswahili

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ernest Sangai Mohochi [cor1]
    This paper analyses fiction writers’ contribution to the development of Kiswahili language. The paper is anchored on the assumption that writers play a big role in the development of language. The contribution of fiction writers has not been widely investigated...
  37. Spatial patterns and environmental risks of ringnet fishing along the Kenyan coast

    Spatial patterns and environmental risks of ringnet fishing along the Kenyan coast

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: P Thoya --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya S Pérez-Jorge --- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE) and Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), Portugal GM Okemwa --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya H Mwamlavya --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya A Tuda --- Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya N Wambiji --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya JM Maina --- Department of Environmental Sciences, Australia
    Ringnet fishing began in the early 20th century and is practised worldwide, mainly to target nearshore pelagic species. The method was introduced to Kenya’s coastal waters by migrant fishers from Tanzania. However, the impacts of this fishing gear remain poorly...
  38. Effect of treated greywater by black shale and laterite on <em>Lactuca sativa</em> L. germination rate

    Effect of treated greywater by black shale and laterite on Lactuca sativa L. germination rate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Drissa Sangare --- Department of Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering, Côte d’Ivoire Lassina Sandotin Coulibaly --- Department of Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering, Côte d’Ivoire Siaka Sylla --- Department of Science and Environmental Management, Côte d’Ivoire Lacina Coulibaly --- Department of Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering, Côte d’Ivoire
    Greywater reuse for agricultural irrigation may contribute to reduced use of chemical fertilizers, and is helping to conserve scarce freshwater source. However, treatment methods that reduce the harmful effects of untreated greywater are essential for sustainable agriculture. This study aims...
  39. “My Life is a Song”: A Conversation with Susan Kiguli

    “My Life is a Song”: A Conversation with Susan Kiguli

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Henri Oripeloye --- , Nigeria
  40. What is Literary Activism? (Or Who keeps the housekeepers’ house?)

    What is Literary Activism? (Or Who keeps the housekeepers’ house?)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire --- , USA
    In August 2016, a four-day workshop brought together emerging and established African curators in Kampala under the label, the Arts Managers and Literary Entrepreneurs Workshop (AMLEW) to share knowledge and skills. In 2017, the name of the workshop changed to...
  41. Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas

    Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South Africa KJ Sink --- , South Africa R Adams --- , South Africa T-C Livingstone --- , South Africa JB Mann-Lang --- , South Africa MC Pfaff --- , South Africa T Samaai --- , South Africa MG van der Bank --- , South Africa L Williams --- , South Africa GM Branch --- , South Africa
    We reviewed 140 papers to assess the ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas (MPAs). Evidence was assessed for coverage and representivity, protection of important biodiversity areas, other recognised elements of effectiveness, connectivity, and ecological effects—from the scale of...
  42. Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

    Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Constance Ambasa-Shisanya --- Family Health International,
    Luo women are believed to acquire contagious cultural impurity after the death of their husbands that is perceived as dangerous to other people. To neutralise this impure state, a sexual cleansing rite is observed. In the indigenous setting, the ritual...
  43. Early infant male circumcision: Potential for changing adverse gender norms associated with traditional male circumcision among circumcising communities in Kenya

    Early infant male circumcision: Potential for changing adverse gender norms associated with traditional male circumcision among circumcising communities in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jacob Onyango --- , Kenya Marylyn Ochillo --- , Kenya Eunice Omanga --- , Kenya Ohaga Spala --- , Kenya Gift-Noelle Wango --- , Kenya Edwin Lwanya --- , Kenya Kawango Agot --- , Kenya
    Introduction: Traditional male circumcision (TMC) inculcates masculine-dominance norms in young men. Early infant male circumcision (EIMC) and medical male circumcision (MMC) can potentially minimise these adverse gender norms. We explored the perceptions about EIMC and MMC among communities practising TMC...
  44. Continuity and discontinuity of rituals: Covid-19 pandemic in Southern Africa

    Continuity and discontinuity of rituals: Covid-19 pandemic in Southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tamia Botes --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Zikhona Ngqula --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Bopane Rampeta --- National University of Lesotho, Lesotho Thulani Baloyi --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Chanda Penda --- University of Zambia, Zambia
    The onset of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in late 2019 gave way to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic that changed the world. These changes impacted many spheres of ritualised social life, including burial, funerary and cultural rituals, and rites of passage. In...
  45. Techno-economic and environmental assessment of battery integrated wind farm siting across offshore Nigeria

    Techno-economic and environmental assessment of battery integrated wind farm siting across offshore Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gbubemi Kevin Akporhonor --- Energy and Environment Cranfield University, United Kingdom
    This study investigates the economic, technical, and environmental impacts of integrating a battery energy storage system (BESS) with an offshore wind farm near Koko Sea Port, Nigeria. As renewable energy curtailment increases and Nigeria’s energy demand grows, energy storage systems...
  46. The perfective aspect in Afaan Oromoo

    The perfective aspect in Afaan Oromoo

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Eba Teresa Garoma --- Jimma University, Ethiopia Baye Yimam --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    The perfective aspect in linguistic terms signifies the completion of an action or event, presenting it as a single, undivided unit without delving into its internal components, contrasting with the imperfective aspect that focuses on actions/events with internal structure. This...
  47. Establishing a basis for recognising marine ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) in South Africa

    Establishing a basis for recognising marine ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa P Kowalski --- , South Africa SD Holness --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa LJ Atkinson --- , South Africa R Brand --- Western Cape Government, South Africa L Dunga --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa TP Fairweather --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa T Goldman --- Rhodes University, South Africa D Marnewick --- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, South Africa J Nhleko --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa R Peter --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa C Smith --- World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa (WWF-SA), South Africa MG van der Bank --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa G van der Heever --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa L van Niekerk --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa KA Wright --- Wildlands Conservation Trust (WILDTRUST), South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
    The concept of ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) and its technical guidance provide opportunities for recognising a broader range of area-based management measures that contribute to biodiversity conservation outside of protected areas. However, progress towards the recognition of OECMs...