Over the last two decades the process of industrialisation
in Africa has generated considerable scholarly interest and debate.
While much of the interest flows from industry's acknowledged potential
as ‘the main lever ...
The outbreak of the First World War in Europe in August 1914 was a turning point in the
history of the international socialist and radical labour movement. The war precipitated the collapse of
the International Socialist ...
Natural zeolites are finding applicability in a broad range of industrial processes. This study assesses the potential applications of a South African natural zeolite, Clinoptilolite, and develops a methodology to quickly ...
Since its existence, the South African mining industry has contributed significantly to the economic development of the country either directly or through the creation of linkages. In 2010 the sector accounted directly for ...
This report investigates the implementation of the Further Education and Training (FET)
College Act of 2006 whether it achieved the founding purpose of promoting quality education
and expansion of equal opportunities for ...
Introduction:
KwaZulu-Natal is one of the provinces most affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The estimated HIV prevalence among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic at LUDWMH in Empangeni is high (40%). Infant ...
Introduction: In South Africa, over 25% of all babies born each year are exposed to
HIV. The high antenatal HIV sero-prevalence rates coupled with high levels of maternal
morbidity and mortality advocate for high quality ...
The aims of this project were twofold: (a) to compare the accumulation patterns of antifungal diene (Z,Z)-1-acetoxy-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-heneicosa-12,-15-diene) and triene (Z,Z,E)-1-acetoxy-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-heneicosa-5,12,15-triene) ...
The purpose of this study was to assess whether advertising influences South Africans’ voting behaviour. The research compared two advertising appeals, fear and rational, to assess which is most preferred by voters. A ...
The aim of this study was to establish whether the management of dual diagnosis patients
in an integrated psychiatric unit influenced relapse and readmission rates.
A retrospective record review was conducted to illustrate ...
Health care workers are often reluctant to start anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in
patients on Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Reasons include fear of
reduced adherence in response to the high pill burden of ...
Rockfalls are a significant risk in open pit mines. Once movement of a rock perched
on the top of a slope (bench) has been initiated, the most important factor controlling
its fall trajectory is the geometry of the slope ...
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This thesis studies the factors that govern transverse cracking during continuous casting
of low carbon, niobium microalloyed and boron microalloyed steels. Crack susceptibility
in the thick slab, billet and ...
Executive remuneration around the world is a contentious issue in light of, major corporate failures, the global finance crisis, the large disparity between the highest and lowest pay-scales within organisations, executive ...
Understanding the triggers of the intention was, is and will be at the heart of
scholars’ preoccupations when dealing with the universe of entrepreneurship.
This unique pioneering research aimed at comparing the Malagasy ...
The research project aimed at understanding how culture and history shape the role of governance in public schools. It has highlighted the role that parents can and should play in school governance, as supporters, as ...
In cases where concrete has to be repaired or protected due to exposure to an
aggressive environment, a protective coating is often used. The guidelines
referenced on the subject of repairs and coatings of concrete require ...
In the business environment of the South African automotive industry,
marketers are continuously challenged to reach the highest sales impact in
order to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage. This can only ...
This research study analyses a conceptual model investigating the effect of firms’ choice of effectuation or causation processes in strategy formation and firm performance, the effect of firms’ technology orientation in ...