Author:SACUGSDate:Jun 1981This report contains an outline of the research proposed for the National Geoscience Programme which has as its main theme the study of the processes of ore formation in the earth's crust. Research will focus on the development of conceptual ...Read more
Author:Schermers, G; Theyse, MDate:Mar 1998This document serves as a comprehensive national traffic calming guideline, compiled to assist traffic engineering practitioners and road authorities with the implementation of traffic calming. It outlines the different objectives of traffic ...Read more
Author:Manus, N; Wall, KDate:May 2009The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) has for a number of years been in the process of formulating the numerous layers of a national water services infrastructure asset management (IAM) strategy. Earlier work included: a "scan" ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Oct 2008The National Infrastructure Maintenance Strategy (NIMS) was approved by Cabinet in 2006. This Strategy sets overarching policy for sector-based initiatives and describes the framework for a coordinated programme of actions. It is an essential ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:May 2009Whereas in a country such as South Africa some public sector authorities are able to practise more or less competent management of their infrastructure assets, government intervention and assistance is needed in respect of many other authorities ...Read more
Author:Hietkamp, SDate:Jun 2006Without legislation pollution is regarded as an “externality” high levels of air and water pollution in Europe resulted increasing industrialisation. Disasters happened e.g. London smog in the 1950 and the first clean air legislation was ...Read more
Author:McDowell, MDate:1997This book provides a history of the establishment of National Metrology Laboratory (NML). It focuses on the scientific measurements and measurements in the early days of South Africa. Since its inception in 1947 the National Physical Research ...Read more
Author:Garland, Rebecca MDate:Aug 2014The South African government has taken several steps in response to climate change and its associated threats to human health. The National Climate Change Response Plan White Paper defines government's vision for effective climate change ...Read more
Author:Louw, CWDate:Dec 1984This report reviews the activities of the National Programme for Weather, Climate and Atmosphere Research (NPWCAR) for 1984/85, highlights the findings and also discusses future developments and general needs regarding research within the ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, R; Bezuidenhout, HDate:Oct 2012The aim of this poster is to illustrate the South African National Recordal
Systems (NRS) process whereby Indigenous Knowledge (IK) holder’s
information is captured in a registry, as specified in South Africa’s Indigenous
Knowledge ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, R; Bezuidenhout, HDate:Nov 2011The aim of this poster is to illustrate the South African National Recordal Systems (NRS) process whereby Indigenous Knowledge (IK) holder’s information is captured in a registry, as specified in South Africa’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems ...Read more
Author:Jansen van Vuuren, JCDate:Sep 2010The presentation addresses national security issues and the impact of cyber threats on the average citizen. It classifies cyber threats, analysis national security and provides security tips to safeguard the individual against cyber threats.Read more
Author:Burmeister, OK; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe J; Al-Saggaf, YDate:Jun 2014There exists a paucity of research on ethical considerations in cyberdefence policies that can provide nation states guidance in mitigating the risks of a cyber attack to their national interests and to preparing for a cyber offence in response ...Read more
Author:Oranje, M; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Meiklejohn, CDate:Jun 2009What matters from the perspective of the NSDP is whether an area has the potential to grow economically in a sustainable way, create jobs and alleviate poverty. If small towns have such potential, there is nothing that precludes such investment. ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; van Rooyen, MH; Clarke, DG; Liebenberg, ECDate:Sep 1987Geographically referenced (geo-referenced) information consists of all information that refers to the man-environment system and that can be localized in space and time. The basic entity of geo-referenced information is the feature, which has ...Read more
Author:Snyman-van der Walt, LuanitaDate:Jun 2017The Department of Environmental Affairs and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries commissioned the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Aquaculture Development ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Aug 2010The long awaited National Environmental Waste Act, Act No 59 of 2008 (RSA, 2008) came into effect on 1 July 2009. Unlike many other South African laws, the Waste Act is intended to effect change in different places and at different levels ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Manus, ADate:May 2007The paper describes the problem statement and context, and scope of the work. The paper also describes progress made thus far with the strategy formulation. However the work will be complete by the time the conference takes place, and the ...Read more