Author:Shaw, A; Blewett, V; Schutte, SDate:Dec 2011Effective occupational health and safety (OHS) regulation is a critical foundation for healthy and safe mining, but the nature of the risks and the diversity of the mining industry create particular challenges for OHS regulation and enforcement. ...Read more
Author:Leaner, JDate:Oct 2006Mercury (Hg) affects human health and the environment, it calls for immediate action. Action is needed at local, regional and international level to reduce the risk associated with mercury, which is a global international problem, as it is a ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; Mahoney, JP; Sorenson, JBDate:1998The authors have attempted to show that local differences in pavement practices and climate are typically not all that different (with the exception of countries such as South Africa). Further, the transfer of technology is difficult given ...Read more
Author:Eloff, JHP; Eloff, MM; Dlamini, Moses T; Zielinski, MPDate:Dec 2009The Future Internet will consist of billions of people, things and services having the potential to interact with each other and their environment. This highly interconnected global network structure presents new types of challenges from a ...Read more
Author:Daniel, OA; Markus, ED; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Mar 2021Internet of Things has had a tremendous effect in several fields, including the healthcare sector, to enhance network operation and users' quality of experience. In healthcare applications, people with cognitive, mental, and physical impairment ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew C; Dlodlo, N; Marais, Mario ADate:Jul 2011In this paper the authors advocate an approach that supplements current teaching. The approach exploits certain properties of the Internet of Things such as sensing the environment in which the learner is situated, and the ability to inform ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Mudumbe, JM; Ndwe, TDate:Nov 2014Energy demand in South Africa is fast exceeding supply, leading to instances of load shedding and high prices. An optimized energy supply environment has to be achieved if the country is to maintain reasonable pricing and universal access to ...Read more
Author:Gcaba, O; Dlodlo, NDate:May 2016This paper presents examples of internet of things (IoT) applications that could enhance the management of tourism activities in South Africa. Although information and communication technologies (ICT) have been adopted in some aspects of the ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Kalezhi, JDate:May 2015Rural areas in South Africa and Zambia face a number of similar issues in the domains of agriculture, connectivity, water, transport, health and education et cetera, which calls for potentially similar solutions to be directed towards solving ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Olwal, T; Mvelase, PDate:May 2012There continues to be high expectations of the government from the citizens of South Africa to improve the delivery of services , and hence the need to come up with comprehensive measures to alleviate the problem. This paper proposes the ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Mbecke, P; Mofolo, M; Mhlanga, Martin MDate:Dec 2013One of the major tasks of the South African government is to reduce crime levels on a year-to-year basis. The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) is capital in facilitating the process to finding solutions to crime. This ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, NDate:May 2015To support sustainable transport systems in South Africa, this paper proposes the adoption of internet of things (IoT) technologies. This research extracted information on the activities undertaken by South Africa’s public transport agencies ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Gcaba, ODate:Dec 2015This paper reports on potential applications of IoT technologies that could contribute to water resource management in South Africa. The authors visited South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation website and the South African government ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Montsi, L; Mvelase, PDate:Sep 2013The internet of things (IoT) is a term where everyday physical objects are connected to the internet via fixed or wireless networks, thereby creating a ubiquitous network. These physical objects are augmented with sensing, processing and ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Gcaba, O; Smith, Andrew CDate:May 2016A smart city is a developed urban area that excels in the area of economy, governance, people and life through strong human capital, social capital and ICT infrastructure. It is a new approach to managing the complexity of city life, increase ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, NDate:Jul 2012South Africa's push for universal access to education and for improved teaching and learning calls for a number of appropriate measures to be put in place. This paper proposes the adoption of internet of things technologies (IoT) in improving ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Eksteen, JDate:2011The Internet is a living entity, always changing and evolving. New applications and businesses are created continuously. In addition to an evolving Internet, technology is also changing the landscape. Broadband connectivity is becoming cheap ...Read more