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Leptophytum foveatum Chamberlain & Keats (Rhodophyta, Corallinales) retaliates against overgrowth by other encrusting algae
(Elsevier, 1994)The encrusting coralline alga, Leptophytum foveatum, is the most abundant crustose alga in the lower eulittoral zone at Yzerfontein and other exposed sites on the West Coast of South Africa. The surface of this species is ... -
Lesbians and the Civil Union Act in South Africa: a critical reflection
(Jacana Media, 2008)Introduction: South Africa is a country that warrants specific interest in the exploration of the significance of the liberal rights that have been assigned to homosexuals in the context of its quest towards citizenship ... -
Lessons from Carolina: Acid mine drainage, access to water and intergovernmental relations
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-10)Initiatives such as the Blue Drop and Green Drop certification programmes indicate government's commitment to improving the quality of drinking water. However, while many municipalities have made progress, there are still ... -
Lessons from litigating for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Southern Africa
(Taylor & Francis group, 2021)This chapter focuses on lessons learnt from the experiences of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) in instituting and supporting strategic litigation on sexual and reproductive health rights in Southern Africa. ... -
Lessons from the evaluation of a public out-patient substance abuse treatment programme in the Western Cape
(Dept. of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, 2013)Substance abuse is widely regarded as a major health and social problem in South Africa, and particularly in the Western Cape (Corrigall, Ward, Stinson, Struthers, Frantz, Lund, Flisher & Joska, 2007; Myers, Fakier & Louw, ... -
Lessons from the past: Remand detention and pre-trial services
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2013)A 1997 project established by the Vera Institute of Justice, a New York-based non-government organisation, aimed to alleviate overcrowding in South African prisons by assisting magistrates in bail proceedings and thereby ... -
Lessons learned from working with rural farm women on Middelpos farm, Swartland municipality, west coast, Western Cape.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)I have a vision of creating an alternate rural economy that does things differently and gets better results. To put it into context, I live on an isolated farm which is part of a land reform programme. I often wish the ... -
Lessons learnt during covid-19 lockdown: A qualitative study of south african families
(Elsevier, 2021-11)In a pandemic, such as COVID-19, with every single person struggling to deal with the unknown, it is often within the family that support is found but it is also within the family that circumstances, contexts and behaviours ... -
Lessons learnt from teachers’ perspectives on mobile learning in South Africa with cultural and linguistic constraints
(University of Pretoria, 2016)South Africa’s classrooms are characterised by a wide variety of cultural and linguistic differences, providing teachers with educational challenges, particularly in mathematics and science subjects. In response, various ... -
Lessons learnt: support interventions during a blended course for teacher-educators from urban and rural settings
(Scientific research, 2014)This comparative case study research focused on the design and delivery of a blended Programme for professional working teacher-educators from both urban and rural settings. The overall purpose of the Programme was to ... -
Letter about dental decay, obesity shows that sugar industry is not to be trusted
(South African Dental Association, 2014)The South African Sugar Association (SASA) tries to trash our scientific arguments about the association of sugars with dental decay, obesity and diabetes ( "Sugar leaves a bitter taste" Cape Times August 18th) in their ... -
The letters of Sushila Gandhi: From press worker to managing trustee of Phoenix settlement in South Africa, 1927 to 1977
(SAGE Publications, 2023)On 18 March 1949, Sita Gandhi, the eldest daughter of Manilal and Sushila Gandhi, responded to a request for information from Louis Fischer who was writing his biography of Mohandas Gandhi. The 21 years old had taken over ... -
Letting the numbers speak: Census 2011
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012)The South African Statistics Council has released the much-anticipated Census 2011 results. Its report provides relevant and timely information on a wide range of matters. This article focuses on those results that relate ... -
Level of adult client satisfaction with clinic flow time and services of an integrated non-communicable disease-HIV testing services clinic in Soweto, South Africa: A cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2020)While HIV Testing Services (HTS) have increased, many South Africans have not been tested. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the top cause of death worldwide. Integrated NCD-HTS could be a strategy to control both ... -
Level of agreement between objectively determined body composition and perceived body image in 6- To 8-year-old South African children- To Body Composition-Isotope Technique study
(Public Library of Science, 2020)To assess the level of agreement between body size self-perception and actual body size determined by body mass index (BMI) z-score and body fatness measured by the deuterium dilution method (DDM) in South African children ... -
Levels and patterns of physical activity in stroke survivors with different ambulation status living in low-income areas of Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Little is known about physical activity (PA) in people with stroke living in low-income areas. The aim of this study was to characterize and contrast the levels and patterns of PA between stroke survivors with different ... -
Leveraging Google Earth Engine platform to characterize and map small seasonal wetlands in the semi-arid environments of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2021-07)Although significant scientific research strides have been made in mapping the spatial extents and ecohydrological dynamics of wetlands in semi-arid environments, the focus on small wetlands remains a challenge. This is ... -
Leveraging Google Earth engine platform to characterize and map small seasonal wetlands in the semi-arid environments of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2022)Although significant scientific research strides have been made in mapping the spatial extents and ecohydrological dynamics of wetlands in semi-arid environments, the focus on small wetlands remains a challenge. This is ... -
Leveraging informal leadership in higher education institutions: A case of diffusion of emerging technologies in a southern context
(British Educational Research Association, 2013)In the last decade, emerging technologies and transformative practices have diffused into higher education social systems in ways that formal leadership styles are increasingly stretched to both keep abreast of and to ... -
Leveraging the local administration to engender access to justice in Kenya: the case of Mukuru Kayaba Informal Settlement, Nairobi County, Kenya
(2021)Constitutional change in Kenya has opened up spaces of contestation of rights for citizens. However, marginalisation of certain segments of the population remains a key constraint to achieving universal protections. A lack ...