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AN HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN FALSE BAY, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: A. J.R. Quick --- Town Planning Branch, Cape Town City Council, South AfricaAn overview of the water quality status of False Bay identified the bacterial/viral water quality of stormwater and rivers discharging near contact recreation beaches to be the management concern of highest priority. A second water quality concern is the potential... -
Self-Efficacy, Collective Efficacy and the Psychological Well-Being of Groups in Transition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sarah M. Roos --- North-West University, South Africa Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University, South Africa Michael Q. Temane --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study sought to determine the differential influence of self- and collective efficacy beliefs on the psychological well-being of individuals within a community in transition. A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from 1050 Setswana speaking participants from... -
The making of vulnerabilities: understanding the differentiated effects of HIV and AIDS among street traders in Warwick Junction, Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: May Chazan Alan WhitesideThe end of apartheid in South Africa has led to political-economic transition, the deregulation of cities, and increased population mobility, with growing numbers of people living and working in sub-standard and 'informal' urban conditions. These processes have created a fertile... -
Nature of suspended particulate matter and concentrations of heavy metals in sediment in the southern part of Lake Victoria, East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JF Machiwa --- Department of Aquatic Environment and Conservation, TanzaniaThe concentrations of metals in bottom sediment in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria and the nature of suspended particulate matter (SPM) were analysed. The objective of the study was to compare levels of metals in sediment from different locations... -
Effects of climate change on a peri-urban farming community in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Taibat Lawanson --- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Nigeria Olabode Orelaja --- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Nigeria Michael Simire --- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, NigeriaThis paper investigates the effects of climate change on agricultural activities in Igbe Farming Community, Lagos, Nigeria. The paper adopts a case study methodology in which structured questionnaires were administered on 161 farmers in the community. Information on the socio-economic... -
Differential reactions to anthropogenic disturbance by two ground-nesting shorebirds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Shirley Van de Voorde --- Van Hall Larenstein, The Netherlands Minke Witteveen --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Mark Brown --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaMany ground-nesting shorebirds experience a high level of anthropogenic disturbance, often to the detriment of their breeding success. This study investigated the responses of the Near-Threatened African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini (ABO) and the Least Concern Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus... -
Impact of land use on water quality in the Likangala catchment, southern Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Pullanikkatil --- Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, South Africa LG Palamuleni --- Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, South Africa TM Ruhiiga --- Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaIn southern Malawi, the Likangala River, which is important for irrigation, domestic use and fishing, is affected by various land uses along its catchment. The impact of urbanisation and agriculture on the water quality of this river was investigated in... -
The social aspects of alcohol misuse/abuse in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Bmp Setlalentoa --- Department of Social Work, South Africa Pt Pisa --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Gn Thekisho --- Department of Social Work, South Africa Eh Ryke --- Department of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, South Africa T Loots Du --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South AfricaUse of alcohol in Africa, particularly in South Africa, has a long history and is a way of life for many people, regardless of their socio-economic background. Alcohol abuse has many negative economic, social and health consequences. The objective of... -
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. -
Diet of nesting African Crowned Eagles Stephanoaetus coronatus in emerging and forest–savanna habitats in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Gerard Malan --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Eleen Strydom --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Susanne Shultz --- Faculty of Life Sciences, UK Graham Avery --- Natural History Collections Department, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to investigate the species composition of prey caught in the forest, savanna and emerging habitats in which African Crowned Eagles Stephanoaetus coronatus breed in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. At the 17 nest sites, the... -
Home range and habitat use of Trumpeter Hornbills Bycanistes bucinator in an urban–forest mosaic, Eshowe, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Moses Chibesa --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Barry Taylor --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Tharmalingam Ramesh --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaDespite the negative impacts of urbanisation, some species adapt to pressures of habitat loss and fragmentation. Trumpeter Hornbills Bycanistes bucinator are a large avian forest frugivore that uses urban environments in South Africa. Consequently, we used GPS/UHF transmitters to study... -
Increasingly urban Marabou Storks start breeding four months early in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Micheal Kibuule --- Department of Zoology, UgandaIn recent decades, Marabou Storks Leptoptilos crumeniferus have become common in many urban centres, including Kampala, Uganda, where, as of 2016, they number several thousand birds, with more than 1 200 breeding pairs. Elsewhere in Uganda, the majority of colonies... -
Urban bird trends in a rapidly growing tropical city
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Dan Chamberlain --- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Italy Micheal Kibuule --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Roger Q Skeen --- Nature Uganda, Uganda Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Environmental Management, UgandaLong-term studies of urban birds are relatively scarce, especially in Africa. We analysed trends in species richness and bird species occurrence over a 32-year period in Kampala, Uganda, in order to assess changes in the bird community in a period... -
Progress in diabetes care in the KwaZulu-Natal public health sector: a decade of analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: N Sahadew --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa VS Singaram --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaAims: This study analysed diabetes-related information routinely collected by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health (DOH). -
Eutrophication of Ethiopian water bodies: a serious threat to water quality, biodiversity and public health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Fetahi --- Aquatic Ecology, EthiopiaFreshwater ecosystems provide several ecological and economic services. However, these ecosystems in Ethiopia are deteriorating, because of economic growth, unwise use and pollution (eutrophication). This paper reviews existing trends of eutrophication in Ethiopian water bodies, identifies principal sources of nutrient... -
Trends in chemical pollution and ecological status of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia: a review focussing on nutrients, metals and pesticides
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LB Merga --- , The Netherlands AA Mengistie --- , Ethiopia JH Faber --- , The Netherlands PJ Van den Brink --- , The NetherlandsAquatic ecosystems contribute to human well-being by delivering ecosystem services, but their protection has been given low priority in Africa. Lake Ziway in the Ethiopian Rift Valley basin provides services including irrigation, drinking water and fish food in the region... -
South African raptors in urban landscapes: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Shane C McPherson --- , South Africa Petra Sumasgutner --- , Austria Colleen T Downs --- , South AfricaGlobally, but especially in Africa, increasing human populations and anthropogenic land-use change are generally affecting diversity negatively. Urban environments in southern Africa typically comprise a mosaic landscape of anthropogenic infrastructure with some green spaces. These urban cities have a range... -
Citizen science survey of non-native Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri in the Durban metropole, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tinyiko C Shivambu --- , South Africa Ndivhuwo Shivambu --- , South Africa Colleen T Downs --- , South AfricaThe Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) has become invasive in several countries, including South Africa, mainly through the pet trade releases and escapees. We conducted an online questionnaire survey targeting the residents in Durban, eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa... -
Chameleons and vineyards in the Western Cape of South Africa: Is automated grape harvesting a threat to the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum)?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: KrystalA. Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa G. John Measey --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe use of automated grape harvesters in the Cape Wine Growing region has resulted in controversy regarding their effect on the chameleon Bradypodion pumilum. We investigated densities of B. pumilum during harvesting at a vineyard near Stellenbosch, South Africa. During... -
Spatio-temporal dynamics of anthropogenic land-use pressures on temporarily closed estuaries in South Africa: a four-decade remote sensing analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: B McKelvey --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa CF MacKay --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South AfricaLand-cover change is the leading cause of habitat loss globally. The extent of estuarine habitat loss and land-use pressures are understudied in South Africa, particularly in the numerically dominant temporarily closed estuaries. Remote sensing techniques are effective tools for monitoring...