• Illness among paralympic athletes : epidemiology, risk markers, and preventative strategies 

  Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Derman, Wayne; Webborn, Nick (Elsevier, 2018-05)
• Traditional uses and local perspectives on baobab (Adansonia digitata) population structure by selected ethnic groups in northern Namibia 

  Lisao, Klushetile; Geldenhuys, C.J.; Chirwa, Paxie W. (Elsevier, 2017-11)

  The aim of this study was to document local traditional uses on Adansonia digitata (baobab) among the Herero, Ovambo, San and Masubiya ethnic groups in northern Namibia. Data was collected by oral interviews using a ...
• Determining the efficiency of contractors in clearing invasive alien plant species : the case of the Mopani District, Limpopo province, South Africa 

  Morokong, Tshepo; Blignaut, James Nelson; Bester, Rozanne (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2017)

  This study assesses the efficiency of contractors hired by the Natural Resource Management programme of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA:NRM) in clearing invasive alien plants. We analyse the efficiencies of ...
• De-stigmatising psychosocial disability in South Africa 

  Mahomed, Faraaz; Stein, Michael Ashley (Pretoria University Law Press, 2017)

  Stigma and associated discrimination against persons with psychosocial disabilities constitute a considerable barrier to the realisation of the highest attainable standard of health in South Africa, Africa, and further ...
• Comparison of line probe assay to BACTEC MGIT 960 system for susceptibility testing of first and second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in a referral laboratory in South Africa 

  Maningi, N.E. (Nontuthuko Excellent); Malinga, Lesibana A.; Antiabong, John F.; Lekalakala, Ruth M.; Mbelle, Nontombi (BioMed Central, 2017-12-28)

  BACKGROUND : The incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is increasing and the emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a major challenge. Controlling resistance, reducing transmission and ...
• Homicide in traditional African societies : customary law and the question of accountability 

  Nhlapo, Thandabantu (Pretoria University Law Press, 2017)

  The article discusses the attitudes of traditional African societies towards the taking of human life, aiming to understand the incidence, nature and causes of killing in traditional society. The article explores the ...
• The use of certain medicinal plant extracts reduced in vitro methane production while improving in vitro organic matter digestibility 

  Akanmu, Abiodun M.; Hassen, Abubeker (CSIRO, 2018)

  Some medicinal plants have the tendency to manipulate the rumen microbial ecosystem, which in turn might reduce methane (CH4) emissions. The anti-methanogenic activities of leaf fraction of Piper betle, Aloe vera, Carica ...
• Challenges faced by parents of children with learning disabilities in Opuwo, Namibia 

  Taderera, Clever; Hall, Herna (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-07-26)

  BACKGROUND : Parenting children with learning disabilities requires a high level of knowledge and access to resources, information and services. In developing countries, however, these resources and services are not ...
• Aquatic weeds : to control or not to control. the case of the Midmar Dam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

  Vundla, Thulile; Blignaut, James Nelson; Crookes, D.J. (Douglas) (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2017-12)

  The Midmar Dam within the uMngeni Catchment, KwaZulu-Natal is important for water provisioning and recreational use. In 2014, an estimated 60 ha of the dam was infested with Egeria densa, which can spread at a rate of ...
• An economic analysis of different land-use options to assist in the control of the invasive Prosopis (Mesquite) tree 

  Mudavanhu, Sheperd; Blignaut, James Nelson; Vink, N.; Crookes, D.J. (Douglas); Nkambule, Nonophile (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2017-12)

  The invasive Prosopis spp. tree is one of the major causes of disturbance affecting the Orange River water management areas in the Northern Cape, South Africa. These disturbances affect natural capital, such as reducing ...
• An assessment of the costs and benefits of using Acacia saligna (Port Jackson) and recycled thermoplastics for the production of wood polymer composites in the Western Cape province, South Africa 

  Mudavanhu, Shepherd; Blignaut, James Nelson; Vink, N.; Crookes, D.J. (Douglas); Meincken, Martina; Effah, Bernard; Murima, Douglas; Nkambule, Nonophile (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2017-12)

  Acacia saligna (Port Jackson) is one of the most pervasive IAPs in South Africa. The government’s control efforts have by and large not been co-financed by the private sector due to a lack of incentives. Here we develop ...
• African Union approaches to peacebuilding : efforts at shifting the continent towards decolonial peace 

  Zondi, Siphamandla (African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2017-09)

  This article argues that the African Union (AU) approach to peacebuilding, out of Africa’s historical experience and lessons from the United Nations (UN), is comprehensive and holistic, but requires the existence of ...
• A framework for managing and assessing ethics in Namibia : an internal audit perspective 

  Angermund, Nolan; Plant, Kato (Medknow Publications, 2017-11)

  The Namibian Governance Code was implemented in 2014 and calls for organisations to manage ethics effectively. Although this Code, as well as legislature, requires ethical behaviour in the workplace, limited research ...
• A cost-benefit analysis of clearing invasive alien plants in the Berg River quaternary catchment of South Africa 

  Mudavanhu, Shepherd; Blignaut, James Nelson; Nkambule, Nonophile; Vundla, Thulile; Morokong, Tshepo (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2017-12)

  Environmental degradation caused by invasive alien plants must be remedied in time before the land becomes too heavily degraded for restoration to be successful. This study investigates the cost-benefit analysis of ...
• Analysis of selected policies towards universal health coverage in Uganda : the policy implementation barometer protocol 

  Hongoro, Charles; Rutebemberwa, Elizeus; Twalo, Thembinkosi; Mwendera, Chikondi; Mukuru, Moses; Kasasa, Simon; Ssengooba, Freddie (BioMed Central, 2018-02-15)

  BACKGROUND : Policy implementation remains an under researched area in most low and middle income countries and it is not surprising that several policies are implemented without a systematic follow up of why and how ...
• Estimating fractional cover of plant functional types in African savannah from harmonic analysis of MODIS time-series data 

  Ibrahim, Sa’ad; Balzter, Heiko; Tansey, Kevin; Tsutsumida, Narumasa; Mathieu, Renaud (Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-28)

  Assessments of tree/grass fractional cover in savannahs using remote sensing are challenging due to the heterogeneous mixture of the two plant functional types. Time-series decomposition models can be used to characterize ...
• Concepts of reading in South African reading promotion campaigns 

  Le Roux, Elizabeth Henriette (Unisa Press, 2017)

  Amid ongoing concerns about the reading decline, the lack of a “reading culture” and children not reading enough, a variety of solutions are put forward, largely in the form of reading promotion campaigns. These campaigns ...
• “When you die- you will live” : dystopia- posthumanism and zombies in the Mall Rats Series by Lily Herne 

  Erasmus, Margeaux B. (Unisa Press, 2017)

  Zombies have become prominent figures in popular culture in the twenty-first century. Books, movies and series are all fascinated with the walking dead and the possible meanings of the figure. International portrayals ...
• Looking at the dark sun : aspects of death war and the power of stories in Markus Zusak and Terry Pratchett’s novels 

  Steyn, Dewald M. (Unisa Press, 2017)

  In this article, the author argues that Markus Zusak and Terry Pratchett make use of metafictional strategies as well as their respective anthropomorphic figures of death to allow readers, particularly young ones, to ...
• Cardiac diastolic function after recovery from pre-eclampsia 

  Soma-Pillay, Priya; Louw, M.C.; Adeyemo, A.O.; Makin, J.A.; Pattinson, Robert Clive (Clinics Cardive, 2018-01)

  BACKGROUND : Pre-eclampsia is associated with significant changes to the cardiovascular system during pregnancy. Eccentric and concentric remodelling of the left ventricle occurs, resulting in impaired contractility and ...

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