The Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) sector has remained predominantly male-dominated, yet women’s representation still remains quite low. In this knowledge-based economy both women’s and men’s skills are required ...

Research conducted on the prevalence of behavioural adjustment in Deaf children and adolescents, in erstwhile countries, points towards an appreciably elevated percentage of emotional and behavioural problems amongst ...

Partnerships are regarded as the answer to many economic growth and development problems facing state and local governments today. This research attempted to explore how partnerships are used as a tool for effective local ...

In the construction industry, procurement of consultants services plays a big role in the project delivery process and therefore the selection process/procedure of consultants is very crucial. In South Africa many ...

The first part of the dissertation involves the use of ring closing metathesis (RCM) and ruthenium mediated isomerisation-RCM tandem reactions to form a wide range of nitrogencontaining benzo-fused heterocycles. Those ...

An important criterion in investment appraisal is the quality of the business plan submitted when finance is sought. This study explores investors’ expectations of process and content aspects of planning among ...

Contribution to the DTI's review of South Africa’s bilateral investment treaty (BIT) policy framework.

The main thrust of the argument in this paper is that underdevelopment of African countries lies with the differences between the Eurocentric and African values. As Eurocentric values informs the development paradigm and ...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted significant attention as novel one-dimensional nanomaterials due to their unique structures and properties. Aggregate properties of CNTs such as high surface area, length, or chemical ...

This thesis focuses on the boron suboxide B6O, a boron-rich super-hard ceramic material. With hardness values previously reported between 24 GPa and 45 GPa, B6O is one of the hardest known materials. Although first reports ...