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Ecological significance of deep-layer sloughing in the eulittoral zone coralline alga, Spongites yendoi (Foslie) Chamberlain (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) in South Africa.
(Elsevier, 1994)The crustose coralline alga Spongites yendoi (Foslie) Chamberlain (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) dominates the lower eulittoral zone along the South Coast of South Africa, together with the limpet Patella cochlear Born. This ... -
Ecology and structural violence: The South African reception of Lutheran voices from North America
(Stellenbosch University, 2014)Th is review essay offers an assessment of two recent monographs by Larry Rasmussen and Cynthia Moe-Lobeda in the field of ecotheology. It focuses on the category of moral vision that both authors employ. It shows how ... -
An economic feasibility model for sustainable 5G networks in rural dwellings of South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)Numerous factors have shown Internet-based technology to be a key enabler in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDG), as well as narrowing the divide between the global north and south. For instance, smart ... -
The economic impact of NGOs on the well-being of extended households in Soweto
(UNISA Press, 2016)Extended households, usually in the form of an elder or grandparent, have always provided a safety net for orphaned children. However, the high rates of HIV (AIDS) infection, unemployment and poverty have weakened their ... -
The economic impact of renewable and non-renewable energy technologies on small businesses: A case of small businesses near the Wallacedene taxi rank
(IEEE, 2018)The South African National Development Plan contemplates that by 2030 South Africa will have an energy sector that promotes economic growth and development, social equity and environmental sustainability. This article ... -
Economic informality in South Africa: practice & policy
(2015)SA context: • High poverty & unemployment, yet small SMME sector. • Informal sector: African, low earning, female & retail dominated. • Inhibited by: – Spatial, labour market & ‘human capital’ legacies -
Ecosystem engineering by hummock-building earthworms in seasonal wetlands of eastern South Africa: Insights into the mechanics of biomorphodynamic feedbacks in wetland ecosystems
(Wiley, 2018)This paper resolves the origin of clay hummock micro-topography in seasonal wetlands of the Drakensberg Foothills, providing a review and appraisal of previously-suggested mechanisms of hummock formation in the context ... -
Ecumenical ecclesiology in the African context: towards a view of the church as Ubuntu
(Stellenbosch University, 2018)This purpose of this essay is to provide an overview of approaches to ecclesiology in the African context with specific reference to various institutional expressions of the ecumenical movement. While wider ecumenical ... -
Ecumenical space: expanded for whom?
(World Council of Churches, 2013)In this article we are setting out to address the dire need for reorientation within the ecumenical movement. In so doing, we are going to argue for a shift of emphasis that will take the notion of “ecumenical space” ... -
The Edinburgh-Cape Blue Object Survey - III. Zone 2; galactic latitudes -30? > b > -40?
(Oxford University Press, 2013)The Edinburgh–Cape Blue Object Survey seeks to identify point sources with an ultraviolet excess. Results for zone 2 of the survey are presented here, covering that part of the South Galactic Cap between 30◦ and 40◦ from ... -
Editorial commentary on draft of world health organization sixth edition laboratory manual for the examination and processing of human semen
(Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, 2021)Semen examination is the cornerstone of the evaluation of male fertility potential. Despite its apparent simplicity, it is a complex series of assessments with highly variable results that are subject to interpretation. ... -
Editorial: Massive open online courses (MOOCs): Disrupting teaching and learning practices in higher education
(Wiley, 2015)Although the higher education sector is currently facing economic austerity measures globally, with the threat of closure for some, higher education institutions are simultaneously being driven to increase intake, as well ... -
Editorial: reflections on men, masculinities and meaning in South Africa
(Psychology in Society, 2008)This special issue embodies a contribution to what we consider to be a critical academic and political debate on the contours and expressions of masculinities in South Africa and how these intersect with the lived realities ... -
Editorial: special issue TVET race and ethnicity in the global south and north
(Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2023)The papers in this special issue (SI) comprise a range of scholarship, illustrating divergent approaches to examining technical and voactional education and training (TVET), race and ethnicity in the global south and north. ... -
Editorial: The ethics of care and academic development
(South African Journal of Higher Education, 2018)Higher education institutions have commonly understood ethics and care as separate functions, rather than as an integrated practice, and have tended to delegate these responsibilities to research ethics committees, ... -
Editorial: Towards meaningful action against proliferation financing
(Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2023)Background: The financial action task force (FATF) standards are designed to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing. Threats of Russian employment of nuclear weapons in its conflict with ... -
Editor’s message: Building capacity and partnerships towards sustainable utilization of groundwater in Africa
(Springer, 2008)This Editor’s Message advises the international groundwater fraternity of new opportunities in hydrogeological developments in Africa. It is a fact that groundwater plays a vital role in socio-economic and ecological ... -
Education and SMME business growth: a gender perspective from South Africa
(Clute Institute, 2013)Entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important source of employment for women in many countries. Policymakers and other stakeholders typically fail to differentiate between the needs of different SMME sectors when ... -
Education and SMME Business Growth: A Gender Perspective from South Africa
(The Clute Institute, 2013)Entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important source of employment for women in many countries. Policymakers and other stakeholders typically fail to differentiate between the needs of different SMME sectors when ... -
Education for actuarial quality
(Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA), 2009)This paper is located in the field of actuarial professional education. It draws on current literature and empirical evidence to argue the need for developing generic ‘normative’ capabilities and values in the actuarial ...