As early as 1583 an ultramafic plant was described (Proctor & Woodell, 1975). Since the early 1900s a number of works documenting ultramafic vegetation in various parts of the world have been published (Proctor & Woodell, ...

Today's complex global workplace comprises people of diverse race, culture and ethnicity. Diversity within heterogeneous groups can evolve into stereotypical perceptions about the abilities, behaviours and attitudes of ...

Savanna woodlands are vitally important in providing ecological services (e.g. erosion protection, micro-climate) and economic services (e.g. timber, food, fodder non-wood products, and wild-life habitats) that sustain ...

Accounts of African political organisation in South Africa between the 1920s and 1950s have tended to veer between two extremes – institutional studies of national political organisations and micro studies of local struggles ...

Pigmentation is one of the most visible physical characteristics in humans and can be influenced by various factors, both environmental and genetic. The genes in this polygenic trait take part in the stimulation o f and ...

The degree that different landscape features influence elephants use of space in the Kruger National Park and surrounding private game reserves (Balule, Timbavati, Klaserie and Umbabat) is not known. The aim of my study ...

People who hold doctoral degrees are considered valuable national resources able to produce knowledge to address pressing problems, and important sources of labour for the higher education sector. However, in 2006, only ...

Tuesday 28 January 1958 was a tepid 20.8 degrees C in St George's Street, Cape Town. Not far off, the Houses of Parliament were considerably hotter. Generator of this heat was none other than the 'Famous Lawyer' and ...

4 Abstract This research report investigates the concept of documentary games, an amalgamation of ‘reality’ (documentary) and ‘escapism’ (gaming), and the way in which these games have evolved into a new, emerging and ...

Lesotho has been subjected to tremendous biodiversity changes over the last two centuries, primarily due to an ever increasing pressure on land settlement and the extraction of Natural resources. Lesotho is therefore in ...