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Yeast supplementation alleviates the negative effects of greywater irrigation on lettuce and maize
(South African Water Research Commission, 2022)Water scarcity has led to increased use of wastewater, particularly greywater, for crop irrigation. This study investigated whether the addition of yeast can alleviate the potential negative effects of greywater use on ... -
Yet another missed opportunity to develop the Common Law of Contract? An analysis of Everfresh Market Virginia (Pty) Ltd v Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd [2011]ZACC 30
(Nelson R Mandela School of Law, 2013)Courts are under a general obligation to develop common law by applying constitutional values as mandated by sections 8(3), 39(2) and 173 of the Constitution. There have been attempts by part of the judiciary and calls ... -
You are the ''weakest link'' in realising socio-economic rights: Goodbye - Strategies for effective implemention of court orders in South Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2008)The justiciable place of socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution is being undermined by non-compliance with court orders issued in court processes involving the enforcement of these rights. This has, in ... -
“You have to take action”: changing knowledge and attitudes towards newborn care practices during crisis in South Sudan
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Highest rates of neonatal mortality occur in countries that have recently experienced conflict. International Medical Corps implemented a package of newborn interventions in June 2016, based on the Newborn health in ... -
You use seaweeds for that?
(Botanical Society of South Africa, 2006)Introduction: The word seaweed is commonly used, yet to refer to these marine algae as 'weeds' is very far from the truth. Together with microscopic algae called phytoplankton and other photosynthetic organisms, seaweeds ... -
Young people at the margins in Pretoria Central: Are the faith-based organisations making a difference?
(AOSIS, 2019)The authors’ recent case study work in Pretoria Central as part of the international research project ‘Youth at the margins’ (YOMA) constitutes the focus of this article. From this vantage point, the authors offer a ... -
Young people – citizens in times of climate change? A childist approach to human responsibility
(AOSIS, 2021)The matters of climate change are presently of concern existentially and ethically to the children and the youth. Worldwide school strikes in 2018–2019 and the Fridays for Future movement demonstrate how the young citizens ... -
Young people – citizens in times of climate change? A childist approach to human responsibility
(AOSIS, 2021)The matters of climate change are presently of concern existentially and ethically to the children and the youth. Worldwide school strikes in 2018–2019 and the Fridays for Future movement demonstrate how the young citizens ... -
Young people’s experiences with an empowerment-based behavior change intervention to prevent sexual violence in Nairobi informal settlements: A qualitative study
(Johns Hopkins University, 2021)Young people in sub-Saharan Africa face one of the world’s highest burdens of sexual violence. Previous impact evaluations indicated that a 6-week empowerment-based behavioral intervention in Nairobi informal (slum) ... -
Young South African adults perceptions of parent psychological control and antisocial behaviour
(Society for Personality Research (Inc.), 2012)We extended prior research by investigating perceptions of parental psychological control as a contributor to young adults’ antisocial behavior in a sample of 382 South African university students aged between 18 and 25 ... -
‘Your thrust is to understand’ - how academically successful students learn
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2010)The article sets out to understand how academically successful students learn. Self-regulated learning theory is used as a lens to explicate the learning strategies adopted by a cohort of academically successful dentistry ... -
Youth futures and a masculine development ethos in the regional story of Uttarakhand
(SAGE Publications, 2017)Research on the Uttarakhand region, which became a new state in 2000, has focused largely on agrarian livelihoods, religious rituals, development demands, ecological politics and the role of women in regional social ... -
Youth health research as an area of expertise at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)INTRODUCTION: There is mounting evidence of the health risk behaviours that adolescents are involved in on a daily basis. Local and national governments have advocated for intervention programmes to prevent an increase ... -
Youth health research as an area of expertise at the University of the Western Cape
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2008)Introduction: There is mounting evidence of the health risk behaviours that adolescents are involved in on a daily basis. Local and national governments have advocated for intervention programmes to prevent an increase in ... -
Youth marginalisation as a faith-based concern in contemporary South African society: Introducing a research contribution
(AOSIS, 2018)The aim of this article is to introduce a special collection of articles focused on the topic ‘Youth marginalisation as a faith-based concern in contemporary South African society’. In meeting this aim the discussion ... -
Youth ministry at the margins and/or centre as space of the other: Reflections on the resolutions of the Anglican dioceses in the Western Cape 2017
(AOSIS, 2018)Youth within the context of faith-based organisations carry with them certain power relations and misconstrued connotations. These power relations and connotations can contribute to alienation and marginalisation. The ... -
Youth multilingualism in South Africa's hip-hop culture: a metapragmatic analysis
(Equinox publishing, 2016)This paper describes the practice of youth multilingualism in South Africa's hip-hop culture, in an online social media space and an advertising space. Based on a multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork study of youth ... -
“Youth speaking truth to power”: Intersectional decolonial activism in Namibia
(Springer, 2022)This article portrays a recent movement towards intersectional activism in urban Namibia. Since 2020, young Namibian activists have come together in campaigns to decolonize public space through removing colonial monuments ... -
Youth unemployment in South Africa revisited
(Taylor Francis, 2013)One of the most pressing socio-economic problems of the South African economy is high youth unemployment. Recent studies only briefly examined how the youths fared since the transition by comparing the 1995 October Household ... -
Youth, faith, climate change and environmental consciousness: A case for sustainable development
(AOSIS, 2021)Climate change and environmental destruction are amongst the most threatening challenges to humanity and sustainable development globally. Young people find themselves right in the centre of debates about ecological ...
