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Population ecology of vervet monkeys in a high latitude, semi-arid riparian woodland

Pasternak, Graham Brown, Leslie R. Kienzle, Stefan Fuller, Andrea Barrett, Louise Henzi, S. Peter (Koedoe, 2013-02-20)

Narrow riparian woodlands along non-perennial streams have made it possible for vervet monkeys to penetrate the semi-arid karoo ecosystem of South Africa, whilst artificial water points have more recently allowed these ...
Chemical profiling with cytokine stimulating investigations of Sutherlandia frutescens L. R. (Br.) (Fabaceae)

Myer, M.S. Harding, N. Fouchè, G. Faleschini, M.T. (Elsevier, 2013-02)

Sutherlandia frutescens, one of the medicinal plants of southern Africa, has been widely used to boost the immune system by various ethnic groups. This study aims to provide initial scientific evidence for in vitro immune ...
Intellectual capital: measurement, recognition and reporting

Cronje, Christo Moolman, Sindiswa (South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012-09)

In the past few decades, the economy has moved from an industrial to a knowledge economy. Consequently, basic factors of production now no longer comprise only natural resources, capital and labour, but also intellectual ...
African Library Summit 2011 : The Future of African Librarianship, 11 May - 13 May 2011, Report

University of South Africa Library (2011)

It is with great pleasure that I herewith present the first African Library Summit Report, 2011. This Report is one of three significant publications that have seen the light as part of the African Library Summit endeavours ...
Project Management Trilogy Challenges in Africa – where to from here? Challenges in the Era of Globalization

Rwelamila, P.D. Purushottam, Neha (International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD), 2011-05-20)

In Africa like in other continents, projects are becoming a way in which organizations (public and private) fulfill their business plans. Project management still remains a Cinderella field across the continent. On average ...
The Challenge of Managing Democratic Elections in Africa – Making Election Management Bodies (EMBs) Work as Project Oriented Organizations (POOs).

Rwelamila, P.D. Purushottam, Neha (International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD), 2012-05-19)

Many African Election Management Bodies (EMBs) are finding it necessary to implement better election management practices. This realization often comes as a result of frustrations in managing successful elections. Recent ...
The Child Justice Act: a detailed consideration of section 68 as a point of departure with respect to the sentencing of young offenders

Terblanche, S.S. (North West University, 2012)

Sentences for young offenders have for many decades been at least somewhat more lenient than those for adults. When called upon to specifically address the issue, our courts have often acknowledged that young offenders ...
An evaluation of a developmental programme for young academics at the University of South Africa

van Jaarsveldt, Liza Ceciel (Unisa Press, 2010)

The purpose of this article is to evaluate and report on a developmental programme for young academics at the University of South Africa (Unisa). Unisa, one of the world’s mega universities, is a comprehensive, ...
When Relevance Decenters Criticality: The Case of the Crime, Violence and Injury Lead Programme

Seedat, Mohamed (2010)

Following the formal demise of political apartheid in South Africa in 1994, critical and community-centred psychologists have tended to obtain relevance through alignment with the tenets of social justice and the larger ...
Tracing the utility of injury surveillance data in Pretoria (South Africa) and Boras (Sweden)

Gouveia, Joanne Seedat, Mohamed Ekman, Robert Stark Ekman, Diana Bowman, Brett (2011)

Our research attempted to study the factors that influenced the use of injury data in two cities, representing different injury and socio-economic profiles. In Pretoria, the capital South African city, injury data uptake ...
Discursive constructions of the Israel-Hezbollah war: The struggle for representation

Lau, Ursula Seedat, Mohamed McRitchie, Victoria (Fullerton, 2011-04)

The media plays a contributing influence in exacerbating hostilities between war protagonists. Through particular representations, specific groups are either hailed or vilified; thereby resulting in a ‘spill-over effect’ ...
Community Psychology in South Africa: Origins, Developments and Manifestations

Seedat, Mohamed Lazarus, Sandy (Blackwell & Wiley, 2011-04)

This article represents a South African contribution to the growing international body of knowledge on histories of community psychology. The authors trace the early antecedents of social-community psychology interventions ...
Fact or fantasy? : implementing supplemental instruction in an ODL context, the case of University of South Africa (UNISA)

Ranko-Ramalli, Masabata Rakoma, Monica (2012-09)

The study contributes towards an on-going University of South Africa (UNISA) agenda on “High Risk” modules and challenges of reducing high attrition rates especially among first year students (UNISA, 2010). There are many ...
Attitudes and willingness of nursing students towards caring for patients infected with HIV in South Africa

Sehume, Odilia Zungu, L.I. Hoque, M.E. Monica Mamane (Ife Center for Psychological Studies/Services,Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 2012-09)

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess attitudes and willingness of caring for patients infected with HIV in South Africa among 122 nursing students using self-administered questionnaires. Majority of ...
Knowledge and lifestyle practices of hypertensive patients attending a primary health care clinic in Botswana

Zungu, L.I. Djumbe, FR (2013-02-18)

Background: Hypertension is a significant public health problem in many developing countries experiencing epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable chronic diseases. The World Health Organization ...
Acceptance and uptake of voluntary HIV testing among healthcare workers in a South African public hospital

Zungu, L. (Lindiwe) Sanni, B. A. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-09)

Background: Healthcare workers are seen as being at the centre of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) management. They are also at risk of HIV infection from occupational exposure ...
An intergrated approach to health promotion in the workplace: A review from international experience

Zungu, L.I. Setswe, KG (OpenJournals publishing, 2007-07)

This paper reports the results of a review of health promotion programmes in the workplace. The aim of this review was to ascertain evidence of success in health promotion in the workplace. Workplace health promotion (WHP) ...
Knowledge and experiences of needle prick injuries among nursing students of a medical university in South Africa.

Zungu, L.I. Sengane, MM Setswe, KG (Open Journals publishing, 2008-09)

Background: Healthcare workers and students on training who are directly involved in treating and nursing patients face a great risk of acquiring blood-borne infections from the workplace. Needle prick injuries (NPI) are ...
Occupational health and safety challenges reported by women in selected South African gold and platinum mines

Zungu, L.I. (Technique publishing, 2012-09)

Historically, the South African mining industry has been a male-dominated sector and the employment of women in this sector is relatively new. Compared to their male counterparts, women in mining have unique health and ...
Access to safe drining water and availability of environmental sanitation facilities among Dukem town households in Ethiopia

Zungu, L. (Lindiwe) Hoque, M. E. Mohammed, A. I. (2013-02-18)

The objective of this study was to assess the accessibility of water and environmental sanitation amongst households of Dukem town in Ethiopia. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 391 households. Almost all ...

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