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An Evaluation of the Use of “Gentan” Probabilities in Forestry Planning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: JohnH. Randall --- Department of Biometry, South Africa Klaus von Gadow --- Department of Forest Science, South AfricaAn evaluation of Suzuki's concept of Gentan probabilities is presented. Model fitting is discussed in some detail. It is shown that the Gentan method is suitable only for forests that are at least close to normality. -
Plant species dynamics in the Southern Tall Grassveld under grazing, resting and fire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C.D. Morris --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa M.B. Hardy --- Department of Agricultural Development (Natal Region), Republic of South AfricaAn analysis of temporal changes in botanical composition in a long‐term grazing trial indicates that species dynamics in the Southern Tall Grassveld of Natal are determined by the specific combination of grazing, mowing and fire impacts. Species composition of a... -
Making a Transition from High School to University: An Educator Point of View
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wendy N. Setlalentoa --- Central University of Technology,This study investigated role influences on high school learners' preparation for tertiary education as perceived by the educators. Participants were 51 educators teaching Grade 12 classes from randomly sampled high schools in an urban school district in the Free State... -
Effects of leaf and tree age on chlorophyll absorbance in diploid black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Fossey S Mathura SL Beck-PayThe invasiveness of black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) in South Africa has created a need to investigate ways to reduce seed production. The Institute for Commercial Forestry Research is investigating polyploidy production with the view to inducing reduced fertility. Accurate, reliable... -
The end of AIDS: Possibility or pipe dream? A tale of transitions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alan Whiteside --- Basillie School of International Affairs and Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Michael Strauss --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDs Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaGlobally, in the last 20 years health has improved. In this generally optimistic setting HIV and AIDS accounts for the fastest growing burden of disease. The data show the bulk of this is experienced in Southern Africa. In this region,... -
Women, difference and urbanisation patterns in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andrew Spiegel --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa Vanessa Watson --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa Peter Wilkinson --- Department of Social Anthropology, South AfricaA point apparently often lost to policy makers is that those for whom policy is designed have very diverse life experiences. The article focuses on two women's experiences of urbanisation: experiences that are extremely different from one another, despite the... -
A return to Turner: Liminalities in Afrikaner identity politics after apartheid
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kees (C. S.) van der Waal --- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, South AfricaThis article explores interpretive possibilities offered by the concept of liminality in the context of identity politics in South Africa in an attempt to build on the rich and stimulating work of Victor Turner towards a comparative and contextual analysis... -
“But … we are Africans!”: Family life cycle structuring and functioning in southern Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tchilissila Alicerces Simões --- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal Isabel Marques Alberto --- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, PortugalThis study sought to explore and describe family life structuring and functioning in a southern Angolan setting. Informants were 20 people with an intimate knowledge of southern Angolan culture (females = 9, 45%; age range 26-88 years) and all employees... -
What does sustainability mean in the HIV and AIDS response?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gemma Oberth --- Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), South Africa Alan Whiteside --- Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada and, South AfricaImmense progress has been made in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Achieving and exceeding the AIDS targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was accomplished, in large part, due to an unprecedented financial investment from the international community. Following... -
Fast-food consumption among 17-year-olds in the Birth to Twenty cohort
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Feeley --- Birth to Twenty Research Programme, South Africa Jm Pettifor --- MRC Mineral Metabolism Research Unit and Department of Paediatrics, South Africa Sa Norris --- Birth to Twenty Research Programme, South AfricaObjectives: Assessment of fast-food consumption in urban black adolescents. -
Relationships of alcohol intake with biological health outcomes in an African population in transition: the Transition and Health during Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Re Gopane --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Pt Pisa --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Hh Vorster --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa A Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Bm Margetts --- Institute of Human Nutrition, UKObjective: Because present recommendations on alcohol intake are based mainly on evidence of beneficial effects in populations of developed countries, this study examines biological effects of alcohol consumption in an African population in transition to assess whether these recommendations are... -
Alcohol intake and micronutrient density in a population in transition: the transition and health during urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Serfontein --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Venter --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa A Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa U MacIntyre --- Institute of Human Nutrition, South Africa Pt Pisa --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South AfricaObjective: To investigate the possibility of micronutrient dilution by alcohol in the diets of an adult population in nutrition transition. -
Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease risk in an African population in transition: the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Pt Pisa --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa A Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Hh Vorster --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Bm Margetts --- Institute of Human Nutrition, United Kingdom T Loots Du --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South AfricaObjective: There is evidence showing a cardioprotective effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption in many populations. Whether alcohol consumption reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an African population remains unclear. This study therefore assessed the associations between alcohol consumption... -
Exploratory survey of informal vendor-sold fast food in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Abb Feeley --- Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, K. Kahn --- Health and Population Division, R. Twine --- Rural Public Health and Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Sa Norris --- Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit,Background: South Africa is experiencing a dramatic increase in obesity in both urban and rural areas. It is important to understand access to food better and how this influences food choice in rural environments. This study aimed to explore the... -
Measuring micronutrient intakes at different levels of sugar consumption in a population in transition: the Transition and Health during Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ue MacIntyre --- Department of Human Nutrition, Cs Venter --- North-West University, A. Kruger --- North-West University, M. Serfontein --- North-West University,Objective: The objective was to investigate the absolute micronutrient intake and the possibility of micronutrient dilution of added sugar in the diets of an African population in nutritional transition. -
Adolescent food frequency and socio-economic status in a private urban and peri-urban school in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ka. Audain --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Sm Kassier --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Fj Veldman --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition,Objective: The objective of the study was to make a comparative analysis of the dietary preferences of adolescents attending an urban versus a peri-urban school in KwaZulu-Natal, in order to investigate the association between socio-economic status and food frequency. -
Green economy transition and the sustainability of the Nigerian aquaculture industry: Policy perspectives and the way forward
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Zelda A. Elum --- College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Vuyo Mjimba --- Institute for Corporate Citizenship, South AfricaSustainable development and green economy transition call for innovations that address the simultaneous realisation of economic growth, and improved human and environmental well-being. A holistic and appropriate policy and legislative regime is important to ensure the efficacy of these innovations... -
Not marrying in South Africa: consumption, aspiration and the new middle class
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Deborah James --- Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics, Great BritainThis article explores how marriage, or its absence, features in relation to the aspirations and obligations of members of South Africa’s new black middle class. In a context where the state and credit have played key roles in the newly... -
Identity integration across cultural transitions: Bridging individual and societal change
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Moin Syed --- Department of Psychology, USAIdentity research has proliferated in recent years creating a great need for theoretical clarity about the identity concept, and how to use this clarity to understand identities within specific contexts. The present article addresses this need by discussing theoretical aspects... -
Language as potential space for relational positioning: Exploring language use as a manifestation of leadership anxiety dynamics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Aden-Paul Flotman --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Michelle S. May --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis exploratory study considered language use as a manifestation of anxiety in work and everyday settings. Respondents were seven psychology practitioners from across the discipline (following a psychodynamic approach), who reflected on the dynamics of language use associated with their... -
Revenue recognition practices in South Africa: An analysis of the decision usefulness of IFRS 15 disclosures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D. Coetsee --- , South Africa A. Mohammadali-Haji --- , South Africa M. van Wyk --- , South AfricaThe paper analyses the first-time adoption of IFRS 15 and reports on the appropriateness, rigour and decision usefulness of revenue disclosure practices in South Africa. The decision usefulness is assessed by reviewing the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue... -
Digitalisation and temporary agencies: Impact on the business model and internal organisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Stephanie van Oorschot --- , The NetherlandsThis study investigated the potential impact of upcoming technologies on the business model of temporary agencies, as well as the required organisational changes to effectively digitalise. Although this research does not focus on temporary agencies in hospitality specifically, the outcomes... -
Slow repair: gender and restorative justice in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Shannon Morreira --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis article reports on a ceremony gone awry at Kufunda Village, Zimbabwe, in which women had refused to follow a gendered cultural script of forgiveness and had instead released rather than slaughtered a chicken. They thus reinscribed old symbols with... -
Systematics of the poorly known treefrog Leptopelis fiziensis (Anura: Arthroleptidae), with a description of its call
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Eli Greenbaum --- University of Texas at El Paso, USA Frank Portillo --- University of Texas at El Paso, USA Chifundera Kusamba --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, République Démocratique du CongoLeptopelis fiziensis was described as a subspecies of L. modestus from specimens that were collected in 1956 in the region in and around Fizi, in present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. We recently discovered L. fiziensis in transitional and montane... -
Transition experiences of candidate attorneys in South African law firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nokwazi Sibiya --- North-West University, South Africa Velly Ndlovu --- North-West University, South Africa Marius W. Stander --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the school-to-work transition experiences of new candidate attorneys within South African law firms. The participants included a purposive voluntary sample of 13 candidate attorneys (female = 76.9%, black = 69.2%, mean age = 24.7 years). They completed... -
Regenerative economy: A pathway to a future-ready, sustainable Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Judith L. Walls --- Institute for Economy and the Environment, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland Leo Luca Vogel --- University of St.Gallen, SwitzerlandAfrica is experiencing a period of rapid economic growth, booming population, and migration as biodiversity is deteriorating and the climate is warming. Together, these represent grand societal and environmental challenges. The African Union and the United Nations both promote sustainable... -
Embracing the tension: managing short-term horizons in long-term transitions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Claire Beach --- University of Auckland, New Zealand Sitong Michelle Chen --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Michael SW Lee --- University of Auckland, New Zealand Richard Starr --- University of Auckland, New ZealandThe future of hospitality management necessitates achieving economic, environmental and social sustainability simultaneously, leading to inherent tensions in sustainability. Guided by paradox theory, this article explores how accommodation providers can embrace intertemporal tensions to fulfil short-term operational demands while advancing... -
Colonisation patterns and reef growth of the invasive serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus in a Greek coastal lagoon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Athanasia-Violeta Ntzoumani --- University of Patras, Greece Sarah Faulwetter --- University of Patras, Greece Konstantinos G Nikolakopoulos --- University of Patras, Greece Pavlos Avramidis --- University of Patras, Greece Alexis Ramfos --- University of Patras, GreeceThe reef-building serpulid polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus is an invasive species in brackish waters in tropical and temperate zones worldwide and often has massive impacts on ecosystems and anthropogenic activities. In Prokopos Lagoon in Greece, the species has constructed large reefs... -
Renewable energy transition and employment dynamics in an emerging oil-producing economy: A case study of Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clement Oteng --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Iledare Omowumi --- SPE Africa Region and Member Board of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International (SPEi), Nigeria James Atta Peprah --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Pius Gamette --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaShifting to sustainable renewable energy is justified by the failures of global markets brought on by climate change. However, many workers are uncertain about retraining their current employment considering the dynamics associated with renewable energy transition. This has become a... -
Mental health and post-school transitions for young people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): A scoping review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Stefanie Dimov --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Marissa Shields --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Helen Dickinson --- University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia Anne M Kavanagh --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Bella White --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Georgina Sutherland --- The University of Melbourne, AustraliaBackground: Young people with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) often face ineffective and exclusionary post-school transition practices, leading to poor mental health in early adulthood.