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Multi-stakeholder process of co-designing small-scale fisheries policy in South Africa.
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
In 2005, a group of researchers, community-based organizations and lawyers got together with small-scale fishers to launch a class action law suit against the government of South Africa in its allocation system of Individual ...
Smartphone owners need security advice. How can we ensure they get it?
(CONF-IRM and AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2016)
Computer users often behave insecurely, and do not take the precautions they ought to. One reads
almost daily about people not protecting their devices, not making backups and falling for
phishing messages. This impacts ...
The effects of interest rate spread on non-performing loans
(Progressive Academic Publishing, 2016)
This paper investigated the impact of interest rate spread on non-performing loans in
Namibia. The study employed the techniques of unit root, cointegration and error correction
model technique on the quarterly data ...
The humble sardine (small pelagics): fish as food or fodder
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)
Background: The group of small pelagic fish is the largest species group landed globally. A significant proportion of
this nutrient-rich food is processed and lost to livestock feed, fish feed, fish oil, pet food and ...
Pervasive, but not politicised: Everyday violence, local rule and party popularity in a Cape Town township
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2016)
Through examining violence in the township of Imizamo Yethu in Cape Town, we show that leadership in this
community is not based on violence, despite its pervasiveness in the settlement. Further, rule by local leaders
and ...
Evaluating the factor structure of the General Self-Efficacy Scale
(SAGE Publications, 2016)
Although the Sherer General Self-Efficacy Scale has often been used in clinical, personality, and organisational research, one of the major issues surrounding this instrument is that of an appropriate factor structure. In ...
Status quo entrenched and no surprises in the Western Cape
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2016)
Unlike previous elections in the province,
there was an expectance that the Democratic
Alliance (DA) would retain control of the
City of Cape Town, as well as consolidate in
other municipalities in the Western Cape.
In ...
Marred in the electoral radar: National Freedom Party, political avarice and the pitfalls of a patron-based party
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2016)
As a norm, the formation of political parties
constitutes one of the many segments in
the consolidation of democracy in modern
politics. Invariably, there are different typologies
of political parties. The choice
of ...
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 ...
Influence of personality and fatalistic belief on taxi driver behaviour
(SAGE Publications, 2016)
The religious perception among individuals in sub-Saharan Africa that the ‘Big Five’ personality dimensions and fatalism are predictors of drivers’ behaviours and road accidents has received little scientific investigations. ...