The informal sector in Mozambique has grown quickly especially since 1992 when many people migrated from the rural to the urban areas where they were involved with agriculture during the civil war. Once in the urban areas, ...

Introduction Anaemia is one of the most frequent haematological complications seen in people with HIV/AIDS. Understanding factors associated with recovery from anaemia during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) ...

Local anaesthetic agent mixed with an opioid provides effective, fast and reliable onset of regional analgesia. However, the intrathecal use of opioids may have undesirable effects, one of which is pruritus (itching). The ...

Introduction: A screening program has been implemented in SA with intervals of 10 years after a normal cytological result. There are no studies which evaluate repeat screening at a shorter interval in SA. Aim: This study ...

Football is the most popular sport among male black adolescents in South Africa, many of whom are disadvantaged with limited access to health care. While international studies indicate a high risk, information on football ...

Background: Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is increasingly being regarded as one of the most important Occupational diseases, especially in the mining industry. As most mining houses have put systems in place to try ...

In this research I present a conceptual analysis of conceptions of child and childhood. These conceptions largely point to a worldview that sees childhood as a universal construct, and I argue that the conceptualisation ...

This study explored foundation phase educators’ views on including learners with barriers to learning in their classrooms. All of the nine educators worked in the same private school. Semi-structured interviews were ...

In accordance with Education policy post 1994 there is currently a move in South Africa toward implementing an inclusive approach to educating learners who experience barriers to learning into regular/mainstream schools. ...

Abstract After the apartheid regime was abolished in the early 1990s, the number of NGOs in South Africa skyrocketed. By 1997, the South African government recognized the role played by the NGOs in challenging the ...