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Water quality integrity deterioration is a severe global issue due to urbanisation, population growth, pollution and other anthropogenic activities threatening freshwater integrity. Anthropogenic activities alter freshwater ...
This research evaluates the impact of waste licensing conditions on the operations of
three selected hazardous waste disposal facilities, particularly in terms of compliance with
conditions of the issued waste management ...
Cape Town's water shortages continue unabated, with most residents resorting to unsafe water
sources. The continuation of the water shortages has reached crisis level, which signals
challenges in the provision of clean, ...
Most rural areas do not have access to basic amenities such as municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal services and use various indigenous methods of solid waste management and disposal. Most communities in developing countries ...
The fresh produce supply chains' content, nature, and characteristics for luxury tourism
wildlife destinations in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa are unknown. There is no
synthesised document that compares the current ...
Social cognitive theory suggests that in order to bring about change in society an environment conducive to change is imperative. This theory was investigated within a socio-ecological framework using a comparative study ...
Groundwater quality is often an overlooked aspect and due to this oversight, groundwater
remains vulnerable to contamination by such sources as wastewater treatment plants
(WWTPs). Even though most WWTPs in South Africa ...
The main aim of the study was to investigate the occurrence and removal of microplastics in wastewater treatment processes in Ekurhuleni and Midvaal in South Africa. The amount of microplastics and chemical composition ...
Initial studies of brown hyaena occurred mainly in relatively large and arid systems, such as in the Namib Desert, the Kalahari region of southern Africa and savanna regions of Botswana and northern South Africa. In recent ...
The ornamental horticultural industry makes use of natural resources to grow plants and produce allied products to sell to consumers, landscapers, retail garden centres, hardware stores, supermarkets, and government, but ...
Energy is crucial to human survival since it sustains all kinds of life. Traditional/dirty/solid energy sources have given way to modern/clean energy sources in the evolution of energy sources. Some experts have noted that ...
A country’s exports occupy an important position in determining the state of national accounts. Thus, stable performance of the export sector is important for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. In order to increase ...
Soil heavy metal contamination that is caused by anthropogenic activities such as mining is a global concern and so it is necessary for a sustainable remediation strategy to be employed for the contaminated soil to be ...
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 ...