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Sedating children in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Regarding 'Sedation for paediatric auditory electrophysiology in
South Africa' we thank the authors for publishing their research
thereby giving us documentary proof of what we know to be
widespread practice. Sedation ...
The Constitutional Court of South Africa: Reinforcing an hourglass system of multi-level government
(University of Toronto Press, 2017)
“The supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law” are two foundational
values of South Africa’s 1996 Constitution (s. 1(c)). An independent
judiciary is thus set to play a major role in interpreting and enforcing ...
Protecting animals from mistreatment through private prosecutions in South Africa: A comment on National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development 2016 1 SACR 308 (SCA)
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
The general rule in South Africa is that, when an offence is committed, the suspect
has to be prosecuted by a public prosecutor. However, there is an exception
whereby a victim of crime is permitted to institute a private ...
Examining the performance of the South African economics departments, 2005-2014
(Wiley, 2017)
This study examines the teaching and research activities of 17 Economics Departments in 2005-2014 by consulting the information from each university’s faculty prospectus, publication in accredited local and international ...
The measurement of values: A psychometric evaluation of the Schwartz Value Survey in the South African context
(Southern African Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS), 2017)
Over the years a great deal of research has been devoted to the study of values in relation to work, since values are strongly associated with behaviour. Values are deeply held views that act as guiding principles for ...
Addressing social determinants of health in South Africa: the journey continues
(Health Systems Trust (HST), 2017)
With the recent change from the Millennium Development Goals to
the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals, the focus of the global
development agenda is expanding: there is attention on a broader set of
social determinants ...
An approach to developing a prediction model of fertility intent among HIV-positive women and men in Cape Town, South Africa: a case study
(Springer, 2017)
As a ‘case-study’ to demonstrate an approach to establishing a fertility-intent prediction model, we used data collected from recently diagnosed HIV-positive women (N = 69) and men (N = 55) who reported inconsistent condom ...
Sexual diversity and the role of educators on a South African teacher education module
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2017)
This article is a reflection on a 5-credit, 50 hour stand-alone module titled ‘Sexual Diversity and the Role of Educators’ for final-year pre-service education students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. ...
A review of the transportability of cognitive therapy for the treatment of PTSD among South African rape survivors
(AOSIS, 2017)
This study aimed to evaluate the transportability of cognitive therapy (CT) for rape survivors
with PTSD to South African conditions. Ten local treatment outcome studies investigating
the transportability of CT were ...
The power and perils of participant observation in library and information science research: reflections on three South African studies
(UNISA Press, 2017)
This article reports on three participant observation studies conducted in schools and libraries in South Africa, between 1999 and 2015. The study findings have been reported on elsewhere, thus the focus is on the methodologies ...