Local Economic Development is a viable mechanism for economic growth for South Africa. National Government has thus has set in place a number of policies and pieces of legislation that encourage local government to participate ...

Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach (Pontederiaceae) is the most damaging water weed in South Africa. Biological control has had varied success and therefore attention has shifted toward integrated ...

The participation of indigenous communities and use of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in environmental governance is provided for in several international and national environmental legislation and policies. In South ...

Abstract Integrin-linked Kinase (ILK) is an integrin-associated protein kinase, which regulates growth factor-signalling pathways and cell-ECM adhesion events. Abrogated ILK expression or activity has been implicated in ...

There exists a level of parametric uncertainty in dynamic systems which if left unaccounted, could impact negatively on performance during implementation. This thesis aims to investigate the e ect of acceptably bounded ...

Abstract Context: Estimating demand for contraception from married women only may misrepresent unmet need for family planning; given that unmarried women, who are often young, are equally if not more exposed to unwanted ...

In South Africa, the importance of computing and information technology (IT) is increasing. Yet, there is an under representation of women IT employees, this may be due to the low percentage of women obtaining IT degrees. ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignant tumour of the liver. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent hepatocarcinogen, and dietary iron overload has been shown to contribute to HCC development in black ...

The aim of the thesis is to describe the behaviour and performance of the Fischer–Tropsch (FT) reactor by considering the dynamic interaction between reaction equilibrium and vapour–liquid equilibrium (VLE) inside the ...