Author:Bosilong, KP; Mbecke, PDate:May 2010This chapter begins with a brief tour of South Africa's justice and political systems, demographics and discourses of race. The brief narrative, which will also allude to situations in Apartheid South Africa, is meant to aid understanding of ...Read more
Author:Britz, Katarina; Varzinczak, Ivan JDate:Apr 2018Description logics have been extended in a number of ways to support defeasible reasoning in the KLM tradition. Such features include preferential or rational defeasible concept subsumption, and defeasible roles in complex concept descriptions. ...Read more
Author:Joseph, S; John, Maya J; Pothen, LADate:2010Biopolymers from renewable resources have attracted much attention in recent years. Increasing environmental consciousness and demands of legislative authorities have given significant opportunities for improved materials from renewable ...Read more
Author:Van Huyssteen, GBDate:2010Overall, this article aims to (re)define the component structures in Afrikaans morphological constructions from a cognitive grammar perspective. The author will not pay attention to general issues in cognitive grammar, such as the status of ...Read more
Author:Lück-Vogel, MelanieDate:2017The coast is the dynamic interface between land, ocean and atmosphere. Two of these environments are fluid and highly mobile, while the third, the land, is comparatively stable and enduring. The interactions between these involve many natural ...Read more
Author:Yang, Y; Zhu, Y; Raju, Kumar; Jafta, CJDate:Feb 2019To address the ever-increasing energy demand due to the increase in the population and at the same time depleting fossil fuel reserves, new energy storage systems, such as batteries, are being developed. Among various battery systems, Li-S ...Read more
Author:Mthethwa, Siyabonga; Nthatheni, Ronewa G; Maremi, Keneilwe J; Thulare, TumisoDate:Dec 2023Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many ICT initiatives were implemented in rural schools across the country to improve teaching and learning. This paper discusses the various factors that contributed to the failure to sustain ICT initiatives. ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RMDate:Oct 2017The transboundary nature of climate change necessitates regional cooperation and action in the form of comprehensive strategies and policy. Article 5(2) (a) of the Treaty of the Southern African Development Community, 1992 (SADC Treaty) states ...Read more
Author:Engelbrecht, F; Landman, WDate:Aug 2010The projections of southern Africa's future temperature and rainfall projections as produced by a global circulation model are described.Read more
Author:Tadross, M; Davis, C; Engelbrecht, F; Joubert, A; Archer, Emma RMDate:Nov 2011In this chapter, the authors provide projections of regional climate change so that decision-makers can better understand the nature of the projected changes, and how to take this into account when formulating and implementing adaptive strategies.Read more
Author:De Wet, Febe; Niesler, T; Van der Walt, CDate:Nov 2012Academic literacy proficiency is key to the success of a student at university. Currently, the large-scale assessment of language proficiency, particularly at higher education levels, is dominated by reading and writing tests because listening ...Read more
Author:Musee, N; Sikhwivhilu, L; Gulumian, MDate:Jul 2012In this chapter, two nanotechnology-based applications relevant to Africa in promoting sustainability and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are presented. The applications comprise the provision of therapeutic treatment ...Read more
Author:Mkhwebane, Sesie E; Semelane, Maphumzane SDate:Oct 2020The incorporation of renewable energy into the South African resource plan energy mix has brought opportunities in the development of new energy technologies in the country. This is evident through the adoption of renewable energy in the ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Mofolo, M; Masoane, L; Mncwabe, S; Sibiya, g; Mboweni, LDate:Jul 2013The internet of things (IoT) is based on interfacing the digital and physical worlds and making the information generated as a result available via the internet. The challenge that IoT faces as a new research area, is in the identification ...Read more
Author:Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe J; De Villiers, CDate:Sep 2021From its inception just over three decades ago, the Siyabuswa Educational Improvement and Development Trust (SEIDET) believed that to achieve its goals, it needed to put research and development at the center of its strategic and operational ...Read more
Author:Mugwagwa, L; Yadroitsava, I; Makoana, Nkutwane W; Yadroitsev, IDate:May 2021Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) has great prospects for biomedical, automotive, aerospace and other high-tech industry sectors due to its manufacturing flexibility and design freedom. However, several factors that include high residual stresses, ...Read more
Author:Pelser, A; Van der Merwe, A; Kotzé, PaulaDate:Oct 2012This chapter suggests that a socio-technical approach (STA) can support decision-making, enhance economic diversity and foster sustainable economic development within small, single-resource towns. The concept socio-technical describes a ...Read more