South African project engineers recently pioneered the first agricultural floating solar photovoltaic tech nology systems in the Western Cape wine region. This effort prepared our country for an imminent large scale diffusion ...
The habitat utilisation and daily activity patterns of Impala at Loskop Dam Nature (LDNR)
Reserve were studied to provide an insight into the management of this species. We used
the Braun-Blanquet and TWINSPAN methods ...
This study investigated seasonal changes in habitat selection and movement patterns for
Stigmochelys pardalis in the southern Kruger National Park. The aim of the study was to
collect information on the ecology of S. ...
To date, solid waste managers are still dwarfed by the growing challenge of delivering
municipal solid waste management service to the public. This is because of the growing
rate of waste generation resulting from ...
Tracking the size and shape of the black middle class post the advent of democracy in 1994 is
essential to determine if South Africa is becoming a more racially equal society. In this regard,
exploring access to quality ...
South Africa has experienced rapid urbanisation, population growth, and economic growth since 1994 and as a result, solid waste is being produced on an ever-larger scale, despite significant environmental, social and ...
The production of tomatoes is hampered by a variety of pests and diseases despite the importance of tomatoes as a vegetable in everyday life and their economic significance in Zimbabwe. Tobacco spider mites (Tetranychus ...
Fruit crops depend on the quality of the substrate for improved development, yield and
nutrient content. To assure higher crop quality and to answer year-round market
demand, most producers employ organic substrate for ...
Dust from gold mine tailings storage facilities (TSFs) have been noted to be of enormous challenge in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) owing to lack of successful rehabilitation of these structures. In the RSA, many of ...
The coal processing waste is traditionally disposed of as slurry or discard in large engineered stockpiled dumps on surface. The presence of sulphide minerals, especially pyrite, in these wastes can result in potential ...
The Onderstepoort landfill facility is in the City of Tshwane (CoT) and has been operational since 1996. The facility was developed following the Environmental Conservation Act (ECA) 73 of 1989 and classified as G:M:Bwhich ...
The content, nature and characteristics of South African PhDs in environmental
management are unknown. It is not clear what the research themes or trends between
1998 and 2017 were, and if the strategic research themes ...
This study examined the status and sustainability of food security. It investigated the socio-economic, demographic, institutional and environmental determinants of the un/sustainability of rural household food security ...
Crop yield is the industry standard for calculating the amount of horticultural produce
harvested. As a result, producing sufficient quantities of quality biochemical ingredients
can help to solve food security and ...
This dissertation presents Swakopmund, Namibia, as a case study and asks how changes in the landscape brought about by urban development and modernisation influence the sense of place experienced by the resident population.
A ...
Efficient management decision-making within protected and rangeland conservation
areas depends on the monitoring activities that are in place as well as the type of
methods used in vegetation sampling. No single method ...
In Namibian schools, structured and organised outdoor learning opportunities are not accessible to everyone or equally distributed. All Namibian learners do, however, have access to lived experiences outside of school and ...
The bulk of urban studies in sub-Saharan Africa has, hitherto, focused on the impacts of
structural adjustment programmes on urban productivity and citizen welfare. However,
little is known about the dynamics (Mbiba & ...
Climate change is a daunting challenge to smallholder agriculture in northern Ghana over the years. Climatic conditions continue to demonstrate significant levels of variability on annual and decadal bases, making smallholder ...
Queiros, Dorothy; Mearns, Kevin(Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2022)
Successful conservation in Africa hinges on the perceptions of communities bordering protected areas. It
is therefore vital for protected area stakeholders to know the perceptions of neighbouring communities
in order to ...