Author:Makitla, I; Fogwill, T; Botha, AdèleDate:Oct 2012The core approach of this research project, which is informed by the concept of “digital difference”, is to leverage the existing
technological infrastructure and capacity (know-how) in a community to enable delivery of ICT4D content and ...Read more
Author:Olwal, TO; Montsi, LDate:Oct 2012The CSIR has developed a cognitive radio-based transmission energy management algorithm that can be used to manage the energy consumption of Wi-Fi networks in rural
and remote communities in South Africa. The
project demonstrates the ...Read more
Author:Maponya, G; Mamakoa, E; Matsebe, GDate:Jul 2013Since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994, the South African government embarked on strategies and initiatives that speeded up the delivery of basic services, including water, to many communities. However, there are still many ...Read more
Author:Winschiers-Theophilus, H; Bidwell, N; Chivuno-Kuria, S; Kapuire, GKDate:Oct 2010Eliciting and analyzing requirements within knowledge systems, which fundamentally differ so far from technology supported systems represent particular challenges. African rural communities’ life is deeply rooted in an African indigenous ...Read more
Author:Kepaletwe, D; Ndala, V; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe JDate:Aug 2016This paper identifies and describes five economic activities through which ICT could effectively be used to open global markets for rural and marginalized communities. The activities are identified in contexts where there are no industries, ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Olwal, T; Ntlatlapa, Ntsibane SDate:May 2010In the past decade, the access to telephone services has increased drastically due to the deployment of wireless technologies and liberalization of telecommunications markets. But internet access in most African rural communities still remains ...Read more
Author:Smith, R; Stillman, LDate:Oct 2014Through the lens of a case-study, this paper outlines some of the problems that arise when implementing ethics requirements in vulnerable communities. There is a mismatch between positivistic ethics norms and those required in the field. In ...Read more
Author:Grobler, M; Jansen van Vuuren, J; Zaaiman, JDate:Jul 2011In many ways, the internet and cyber world is a dangerous place where innocent users can inadvertently fall prey to shrewd cyber criminals. These dangers, combined with a large portion of the South African population that has not had regular ...Read more
Author:Ngcobo, P; Herselman, Martha EDate:Jun 2007The main focus of this paper is to evaluate the provision of ICT in three rural communities in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) in South Africa to determine how the needs of these communities can be addressed. Both qualitative and quantitative research ...Read more
Author:Gumede, T; Plauche, M; Sharma, AmeethDate:Nov 2008The authors describe sociological fieldwork conducted in the autumn of 2008 in two rural communities of South Africa. Tshidilamalomo, in North West Province, and Kgautswane, in Limpopo Province. The goal of the fieldwork was to evaluate the ...Read more
Author:Nkuna, Z; Mamakoa, E; Mothetha, MDate:Dec 2014Groundwater is one of the most important natural resources globally. In Africa, particularly, groundwater has been the most reliable water supply option for meeting the daily water needs of rural communities. This is mainly due to the fact ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, W; Michael, EGDate:Aug 2009Local small scale hydropower resources can play an important role in providing electricity to rural areas in Africa, in particular those areas remote from the national grid. The large knowledge base on technical aspects of small hydropower ...Read more
Author:Jansen van Vuuren, J; Grobler, M; Zaaiman, JDate:Mar 2012In South Africa, cyber security has been identified as a critical component contributing towards National Security. More rural communities are becoming integrated into the global village due to increased hardware and software corporate ...Read more
Author:Greyling, E; Smith, RDate:Jul 2008Rural areas surrounding Durban in kwaZulu-Natal, South Africa are characterized by little or no municipal services and fragmented service delivery by other spheres of government. Communities living here typically suffer from high levels of ...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:Mamakoa, E; Maponya, G; Mothetha, MDate:Jul 2013Since 1994, the South African government embarked on a number of strategies, such as the Free Basic Water Support Programme and the Sustainability Guidelines for Rural Water Supply, to implement the Free Basic Water policy and speed up the ...Read more
Author:Abia, ALK; Ubomba-Jaswa, Eunice; Momba, MNBDate:Aug 2016In most developing countries, especially in Southern Africa, little is known about the presence of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) pathotypes in riverbed sediments. The present study sought to investigate the presence of DEC virulence ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Mofolo, M; Kagarura, GMDate:May 2012There are strong commitments from the South African (S.A.) government to promote rural development and improve the quality of life in rural communities. The challenges that face rural areas in S.A. include underutilisation and/or unsustainable ...Read more
Author:Bidwell, NJ; Winschiers-Theophilus, H; Kapuire, GK; Rehm, MDate:Sep 2011Designing interactions with technologies that are compatible with rural wisdom and skills can help to digitally enfranchise rural people and, thus, contribute to community cohesion in the face of Africa’s urbanization. Oral information has ...Read more
Author:Katumba, G; Olumekor, L; Forbes, ADate:Nov 2008In this present era of global energy crisis there is a greater need to turn to renewable, cost effective and sustainable energy resources. In rural Africa, in particular, the demand for domestic energy is even higher. This is exacerbated by ...Read more