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Roman-Dutch law in modern South African succession law
(Ars Aequi, 2014)
Modern South African succession law adheres to many of the tenets of Roman-Dutch succession law, and present-day South African courts frequently invoke Roman-Dutch authority to address questions regarding contemporary ...
Prosecutorial attitudes towards diversion
(NICRO National Office, 1998)
This report investigates a number of issues relating to diversion in an effort to make certain recommendations with regard to the running and management of diversion with a particular emphasis on the discretionary powers ...
Who needs a father? South African men reflect on being fathered
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
The legacy of apartheid and continued social and economic change have meant that many
South African men and women have grown up in families from which biological fathers
are missing. In both popular and professional ...
South Africa's Heart of Darkness: Sex crimes and child offenders: some trends
(South African Crime Quarterly, 2003)
It is a source of great concern that the number of sexual offences committed by children is apparently on the increase. Given that the Child Justice Bill provides for a separate criminal justice process for children, and ...
Money and sociality in South Africa's informal economy
(Cambridge University Press, 2012)
This article examines the interplay of agency, culture and context in order to
consider the social embeddedness of money and trade at the margins of South
Africa’s economy. Focusing on small-scale, survivalist informal ...
Salinity of irrigation water in the Philippi farming area of the Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2013)
This paper explores the nature, source and spatial variation of the salinity of water used for irrigation in a coastal urban farming area in Cape Town, South Africa, where water from the Cape Flats aquifer is drawn into ...
Two new nematode species from Saldanha Bay, South Africa: Perepsilonema benguelae sp. nov. and Leptepsilonema saldanha sp. nov. (Nematoda, Epsilonematidae)
(Magnolia Press, 2010)
Perepsilonema benguelae sp. nov. and Leptepsilonema saldanhae sp. nov. are described and illustrated from coarse sand sediments in Saldanha Bay, along the west coast of South Africa. Perepsilonema benguelae sp. nov. is ...
Association between perceived built environmental attributes and physical activity among adults in South Africa
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2017)
Background: To investigate the association between perceived environmental attributes and leisure-time and transport-related physical activity. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 671 South Africans aged ...
How well are families doing? A description of family well-being in South Africa
(Chinese General Practice Press, 2016)
BACKGROUND: As a result of South Africa's unique socio-political history and diverse cultures,
the South African family is neither simple to describe nor easy to understand. The new family policy
strives to strengthen ...
Criticism of the testamentary undue influence doctrine in the United States: lessons for South Africa?
(Lousiana State University Law Center, 2013)
This article analyzes undue influence in the South African law of wills in light of scholarly criticism of the testamentary undue influence doctrine in the United States. The Article assesses particularly whether the ...