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Proteomics of drug-resistant HIV-associated candidiasis
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Candidiasis and HIV co-infection may cause increased patient morbidity and mortality due to oropharyngeal or systemic dissemination. Limited information exists on the prevalence, antifungal susceptibility profiles and drug ...
The impact of information and communications technology infrastructure and complementary factors on intra-African Trade
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Trade is one of the cornerstones of socio-economic development for Africa. Intra-continental trade stimulates productive capacity and competitiveness in nations through exposing domestic industries to competition. The ...
The role of ground water in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
Although water resources managers speak of a water crisis in Africa, the management of ground water has to
date not featured strongly in national and regional African water agendas. Examination of the physical environment
of ...
Astronaissance: Communicating astronomy & space to the African imagination
(2013)
Astronaissance neatly conceptualizes the crossover between the African Renaissance, the re-emergence of Astronomy in Africa, and the rise of cognate space sciences and astronautics.
Story-telling, painting, engraving, ...
Border crossings in the African travel narratives of Ibn Battuta, Richard Burton and Paul Theroux
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
This article compares the representation of African borders in the 14th-century
travelogue of Ibn Battuta, the 19th-century travel narrative of Richard Burton and the
21st-century travel writing of Paul Theroux. It ...
Foreword to special section: groundwater in Africa
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
Risk factors of preterm delivery of low birth weight (plbw) in an African population
(Academic Journals, 2010)
More than 20 million infants in the world (15.5% of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five
percent of them are in developing countries. The objective of this study was to examine different factors
which ...
Cyber-laundering and the future of corruption in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Corruption has been given considerable attention as one of the major causes of the
socio-economic ills that plague Africa. Statistics reveal that staggering amounts of
money are lost annually to corruption. Many discussions ...
Specialised anti-corruption courts: A means of promoting sustainable transformation in Africa?
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Corruption is inimical to Africa’s quest for socio-economic transformation.
Available empirical evidence highlights a sustained increase of corruption globally,
with an equal emphasis on interdisciplinary interventions. ...
The threat of trade-based money laundering To the African continental free trade area
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Africa has dedicated considerable effort to establishing a Continental Free Trade
Area to facilitate intra-African trade and deepen economic integration. However,
the liberalisation and facilitation of trade on the ...