• Identification of potential sites for rainwater harvesting structures as an adaptation to drought emergencies in Eswatini 

  Sifundza, Lungile Senteni; Beckedahl, Heinz (Water Research Commission, 2025-01)

  Water scarcity is a global problem exacerbated by the ever-increasing population and climate change, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Diferent water resource management strategies, such as rainwater harvesting, ...
• Dependence of long-term annual rainfall trends in South Africa on analysis period: 1921-2022 

  Kruger, Andries C. (Water Research Commission, 2025-01)

  The focus of the paper is to address the temporal discrepancies in long-term rainfall trend results in South Africa, by evaluating a systematic range of observation periods over the century-long analysis period of ...
• Literature survey of subseasonal-to-seasonal predictions in the southern hemisphere 

  Phakula, Steven; Landman, Willem Adolf; Engelbrecht, Christina Johanna (Wiley, 2024-01)

  Subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) prediction has gained momentum in the recent past as a need for predictions between the weather forecasting timescale and seasonal timescale exists. The availability of S2S databases makes ...
• The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification report on rising aridity trends globally and associated biological and agricultural implications 

  Vicente-Serrano, Sergio M.; Pricope, N.G.; Toreti, A.; Morán-Tejeda, E.; Spinoni, J.; Ocampo-Melgar, A.; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary; Diedhiou, A.; Mesbahzadeh, T.; Ravindranath, Nijavalli H.; Pulwarty, R.S.; Alibakhshi, S. (Wiley, 2024-12)

  No abstract available.
• The crime drop in South Africa : an exploratory research note 

  Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Girmay, Luna Asefaw (Springer, 2025-03)

  Research examining the crime drop has become increasingly popular with a plethora of studies showing how crime has declined since the 1990s. The vast majority of this research has, however, emanated from the United States ...
• Assessing the feasibility of mapping changes of ecosystem functional groups in South African estuaries using Landsat and Sentinel images of 1990, 2014, 2018 and 2020 

  Van Deventer, Heidi; Apleni, Philani; Adams, Janine B.; Riddin, Taryn; Whitfield, Emily; Machite, Anesu; Van Niekerk, Lara; Madasa, Akhona (Springer, 2025-01)

  This study evaluates the feasibility of using medium-resolution satellite sensors to monitor changes in the extent of ecosystem functional groups (EFGs) in South African estuaries, for reporting on the 2030 targets of the ...
• Evaluation of micrometeorological models for estimating crop evapotranspiration using a smart field weighing lysimeter 

  Ratshiedana, Phathutshedzo Eugene; Abd Elbasit, Mohamed A.M.; Adam, Elhadi; Chirima, Johannes George (MDPI, 2025-01)

  Accurate estimation of crop water use, which is expressed as evapotranspiration (ET) is an important task for effective irrigation and agricultural water management. Although direct field measurement of actual evapotranspiration ...
• Determining optimal SAR parameters for quantifying above-ground grass carbon stock in savannah ecosystems using a tree-based algorithm 

  Maake, Reneilwe; Mutanga, Onisimo; Chirima, Johannes George; Kganyago, Mahlatse (Springer Nature, 2025)

  Please read abstract in the artice.
• Learning through place-based implementation of the UNESCO MAB program in South Africa’s oldest biosphere reserve : a case study of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve 

  Klaver, Michael; Currie, Bianca; Sekonya, James George; Coetzer, Kaera L. (MDPI, 2024-04-02)

  UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is implemented through a world network of biosphere reserves, which offer a holistic people-centered landscape-level conservation approach. When successfully implemented the ...
• Field-scale winter wheat growth prediction applying machine learning methods with unmanned aerial vehicle imagery and soil properties 

  Nduku, Lwandile; Munghemezulu, Cilence; Mashaba-Munghemezulu, Zinhle; Masiza, Wonga; Ratshiedana, Phathutshedzo Eugene; Kalumba, Ahmed Mukalazi; Chirima, Johannes George (MDPI, 2024-03)

  Monitoring crop growth conditions during the growing season provides information on available soil nutrients and crop health status, which are important for agricultural management practices. Crop growth frequently varies ...
• The identification and spatial distribution of hotspots of tuberculosis occurrence in South Africa 

  Kapwata, Thandi; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Wright, Caradee Yael; Marcus, Tessa S. (BioMed Central, 2024-12)

  OBJECTIVE: Prior research has shown strong evidence of spatial clustering of tuberculosis across a range of contexts. Identifying the spatial patterning of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis is crucial as it allows ...
• What’s the safest way home? Mapping safe transport routes in South Africa with (and without) crime data 

  Theron, Kayla; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis (Springer, 2024-04-15)

  Safety is arguably the single biggest daily concern for commuters. Popular navigation software systems such as Google Maps, TomTom and Waze do not however currently give the same weight of consideration to crime risk ...
• Measuring geographic accessibility in data poor rural areas by augmenting the road network with a triangular irregular network – a case study in the O.R. Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa 

  Snyman, Lourens F.; Coetzee, Serena Martha (Elsevier, 2024-02)

  Travelling long distances to access public service facilities is costly and time consuming, especially to those who suffer the burden of poverty and deprivation. Assessing accessibility based on route-based distances does ...
• Editorial board representation in criminology : a call to address racial disparities 

  Breetzke, Gregory Dennis (Sage, 2025)

  There is increased awareness of the structural exclusionary practices that permeate throughout almost all sectors of society, including higher education. One small but meaningful way in which this marginalization manifests ...
• Solar ultraviolet radiation exposure among opencast miners in Namibia with the use of electronic dosimeters : a feasibility study 

  Ramotsehoa, Motsehoa Cynthia; Eloff, Frederick Christofel; Du Plessis, Johannes Lodewykus; Wright, Caradee Yael; du Preez, David Jean (Ubiquity Press, 2024-11)

  IMPORTANCE: The lack of information on exposure of opencast mineworkers to solar ultraviolet radiation, a group I carcinogen, was addressed. The feasibility of using electronic dosimeters in the determination of exposure ...
• Predicting mire distribution using species distribution models : a case study of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands 

  Sadiki, Maleho Mpho; Greve, Michelle; Hansen, Christel D. (Cambridge University Press, 2024-12)

  Peatlands, covering approximately one-third of global wetlands, provide various ecological functions but are highly vulnerable to climate change, with their changes in space and time requiring monitoring. The sub-Antarctic ...
• Assessing the human health risks of indoor PM2.5 exposure in urban and rural households in two provinces of South Africa 

  Wright, Caradee Yael; Benyon, Matthew; Diab, Roseanne D.; Naidoo, Natasha; Kwatala, Ngwako; Kunene, Siyathemba; Batini, Chiara; Micklesfield, Lisa K.; Cai, Samuel; Panchal, Rikes; Zondo, Sizwe B.; Language, Brigitte; Wernecke, Bianca; Hazelhurst, Scott; Xavier Gómez-Olivé, F.; Hey, Joshua Vande (Elsevier, 2025-02)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Container buildings used for residential and business purposes in Johannesburg, South Africa and potential heat-related health risks 

  Mfamadi, Tanganedzeni; Chivimbo, Kimberley; Mogadime, Philistase; Bidassey-Manilal, Shalin; Kapwata, Thandi; Naidoo, Natasha; Wright, Caradee Yael (F1000Research, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: Outdoor and indoor air temperature affects human health and wellbeing. Climate change projections suggest that global temperatures will continue to increase, and this poses a threat to health. Buildings ...
• Phenology-based winter wheat classification for crop growth monitoring using multi-temporal sentinel-2 satellite data 

  Newete, Solomon W.; Abutaleb, Khaled; Chirima, Johannes George; Dabrowska-Zielinska, Katarzyna; Gurdak, Radoslaw (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  Wheat is one of the most important staple crops consumed by more than four billion people in the world. However, its production is challenged by the impact of climate change which accounts for a 5.5 % reduction in wheat ...
• Developing models to detect maize diseases using spectral vegetation indices derived from spectral signatures 

  Nkuna, Basani L.; Chirima, Johannes George; Newete, Solomon W.; Nyamugama, Adolph; Van der Walt, Adriaan J. (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  Maize, a vital global crop, faces numerous challenges, including outbreaks. This study explores the use of spectral vegetation indices for the early detection of maize diseases in individual leaves based on crop phenology ...

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