Author:Lysko, Albert ADate:Jul 2016There is a need for work around improving frequency spectrum utilization efficiency to support the South African government targets of 100% broadband by 2020, with tough specifications stated by the National Broadband Policy “South Africa ...Read more
Author:Gilliland, S; Kotzé, Paula; van der Merwe, ADate:Oct 2015Enterprise architecture (EA) is an organisational strategy increasingly used to describe the integration of business and information management in complex enterprises. Organisations can prevent human–related problems and promote acceptance ...Read more
Author:Funchall, DM; Herselman, Martha E; Van Greunen, DDate:Oct 2008The South African Government, in line with international thought, recognises the potential of the contribution of SMME’s to the overall economy of the country. Government and the private sector have introduced agencies and operations to support ...Read more
Author:Khoza, NN; Grové, TDate:Jun 2012Silicosis has long been associated with non-mining industries; however, there has been a paucity of studies regarding silica dust exposure in these industries. Silicosis is an incurable and non-reversible disease, but is highly preventable. ...Read more
Author:Khoza, N; Grove, T; Moraba, T; Schutte, PCDate:Aug 2009This presentation presents the major literature review findings on occupational silica dust exposure of workers in the non-mining industries/sectors. An overview of silica and silicosis is given, and ways of eliminating the disease are ...Read more
Author:Pelders, Jodi; Schutte, SDate:Feb 2021Worker participation in equipment development can result in improved user acceptance and product quality. This paper focuses on worker engagement in equipment development processes in the South African minerals sector. Qualitative data was ...Read more
Author:Scholes, RJ; Gill, MJ; Costello, MJ; Sarantakos, G; Walters, MicheleDate:2017It became apparent a few decades ago that biodiversity is declining worldwide at nearly unprecedented rates. This poses ethical and self-interested challenges to people, and has triggered renewed efforts to understand the status and trends ...Read more
Author:Edwards, ADate:Apr 2012The aims of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of workplace stress among mineworkers in South Africa; to identify mineworkers that are at risk of workplace stress and to evaluate the use of translated self-report questionnaires and ...Read more
Author:Funke, Nicola S; Nortje, KarenDate:31 Mar 2013The Upper Olifants Key Stakeholder Workshop took place at the CSIR Knowledge Commons on 26 February 2013. The workshop participants included representatives from national government, provincial government, local government, mining, industry, ...Read more
Author:York, GDate:Mar 2000After a mini-survey on the structure and content of the workshops, it was decided that a overhead/electronic presentation of the engineering rationale / principles established in SIMRAC project GAP334 should be presented in conjunction with ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Clinton, DD; Sanio, MR; Botha, D; Cleland, A; Negussey, D; Lewis, SDate:Apr 2013The Standing Committee on Engineering Capacity Building of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations in October 2010 launched the first edition of a guidebook setting out its understanding of the challenges and complexities facing the ...Read more
Author:Burke, Ivan D; Van Heerden, Renier PDate:Oct 2017Data breaches are becoming more common and numerous every day, where huge amount of data (corporate and personal) are leaked more frequently than ever. Corporate responses to data breaches are insufficient, when commonly remediation is minimal. ...Read more
Author:Maistry, Nattele; Schutz, Robert A; Cox, EttienneDate:Nov 2017Polluted or broken insulators and faulty connections on power lines induce corona and thermal (heat) radiation. The corona and heat build-up causes long term degradation of the high voltage electrical components, which leads to voltage drops, ...Read more
Author:Swanepoel, H; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Schubert, M; Sehaswana, DDate:Oct 2012Developing a waste information baseline for South Africa, without doing primary data collection, proved to be an enormous task. The project team had to ensure that all available data, whether being reported or not, were collected. This process ...Read more
Author:Muswema, Aubrey PDate:Oct 2012Small business, including small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs), is seen as the corner stone of economic development in South Africa, with reported contributions of up to 42% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The South African ...Read more
Author:Muswema, Aubrey PDate:Oct 2012Integrated Waste Management Planning (IWMP) was recognised as a short-term strategy initiative for the public and private sector in the National Waste Management Strategy as far back as 1999 (DEAT, 1999). Ten years later, through the Waste ...Read more
Author:Vincent, K; Cull, T; Archer, Emma RM; Awiti, ADate:Aug 2012Increased public awareness, and the concomitant growth in political commitment to mitigation and adaptation, has made the need for accurate and relevant communication of scientific information on climate change more pressing (Fischoff, 2011). ...Read more
Author:Stafford, William HLDate:Jan 2020The adequate collection and disposal of municipal waste remains a challenge in most African town and cities. Both wastewater (i.e., sewage) and solid waste [i.e., municipal solid waste (MSW)] pose health and environmental risks as a direct ...Read more
Author:Grobler, TL; Van Zyl, AJ; Olivier, JC; Kleynhans, W; Salmon, BP; Penzhorn, WTDate:Jan 2012In this paper we reviewed Wu’s algorithm and introduced it as a cryptanalysis technique. This study reveals that when Wu’s algorithm is used for cryptanalysis it simplifies. This is true because Wu’s algorithm has to be applied to binary ...Read more
Author:Smit, JC; Cilliers, Jacques E; Baker, CJ; Hanekom, JJDate:May 2008Radar measurements of a radar calibration sphere test target suspended in sea surface multipath propagation conditions are reported. Wideband measurements together with high range resolution (HRR) processing were employed to resolve the direct ...Read more