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Breaking the mold of disciplinary area studies
(Indiana University Press, 2016)
At the outset of an edited volume on Intellectuals and African Development, the question is posed about what went wrong.1 The call for self-reflection perhaps anticipates a further question—about how to account for the ...
South African seaweed aquaculture: A sustainable development example for other African coastal countries
(Academic Journals, 2013)
The green seaweed Ulva is one of South Africa's most important aquaculture products, constituting an
important feed source particularly for abalone (Haliotis midae L.), and utilized as a bioremediation tool
and other ...
The Ebola Virus and Human Rights Concerns in Africa
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2015)
In the wake of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) that is ravaging parts of Africa certain measures are being taken by governments to prevent the spread of the epidemic within their borders. Some of these measures are drastic ...
Who watches Korean TV dramas in Africa? A preliminary study in Ghana
(Sage, 2018)
More and more Ghanaians are watching Korean TV dramas. These are not just ordinary
Ghanaians because they are from a particular socioeconomic bracket; they have a
certain level of education, access to screen devices and ...
A systematic review of the relationship between family structure and health risk behaviours amongst young people: An African perspective
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2015)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to review the published literature on the relationship between family structure and engagement in health risk behaviour amongst youth in African countries.
METHODS: A systematic review ...
Challenges facing physiotherapy education in Africa
(Nova Southeastern University, 2007)
Health care is changing and the demands put on health professionals are increasing. Physiotherapy education should reflect the health and social priorities of the nation. The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) ...
The new alliance on food security and nutrition: what are the implications for Africa’s youth?
(Future Agricultures Consortium, 2016)
Young people are a growing proportion of Africa’s population and most live in poverty in rural areas. Despite urbanisation, in absolute numbers the rural youth are growing and agricultural development needs to prioritise ...
Sociocultural paradoxes and issues in e-learning use in higher education Africa
(Routledge, 2018)
Sociocultural issues are major contributing factors in mass acceptance and
effective use of technology. These issues are often perceived to contradict
the benefits the technology brings about. E-learning use in ...
An exploratory look at associated factors of poverty on educational attainment in Africa and in-depth multilevel modelling for Namibia.
(BER, 2013)
This study examines several indicator variables related to education
and poverty in Africa from the Demographic and Health Surveys
(DHS). Many have described income and education as one of the
fundamental determinants ...
Africa after apartheid: South Africa, race, and nation in Tanzania
(Routledge, 2016)
South African economic and political expansion into the African continent has been a controversial
feature of the post-apartheid era. Now human geographer Richard Schroeder has taken up the matter
in an ethnographic study ...