An insight into the livelihood of small-scale pig farmers in the Western Cape, South Africa by Cupido, Melissa

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An integrated conceptual diagnostic governance framework to address performance sustainability challenges of municipalities in South Africa by Malila, Harry Clifton

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A study of the factors influencing tourism performance in national parks : a comparative study of Kafue and South Luangwa National Parks by Banda-Thole, Chikondi Hansini

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Estimation of genetic and non-genetic parameters for growth traits in two beef cattle breeds in Botswana by Raphaka, Kethusegile

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Profiles of illness and injury among South African elite athletes with disability at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games by Constantinou, Demitri

“…Increased efforts in injury and illness surveillance and preventative programmes should be employed to reduce the incidence of injury and illness, and their severity . …”
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Environmental impact assessment in Namibia: the effectiveness of the system and its implementation in practice by Husselmann, Sheldon Earl

“…Several qualitative research methods were utilised including the case study method, document analysis and semi-structured interviews. Three cases from two development sectors namely, mining (two cases) and agriculture, were selected with the aid of an experienced Environmental Assessment Practitioner in order to attain the maximum information related to the focus of this research. …”
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Development of a synchronisation and video conversion unit for Denel Overberg Test Range's tracking radar by Uprety, Kushal

“…A comprehensive measurement and analysis of all functions was first conducted on all (identical) TRs of Denel OTR to verify against the limited literature that is available relating to the SVCU. …”
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The effects of community participation on sustainability in an ICT4D project: A Case of Vrygrond Community Lab in South Africa by Ndayishimiye, Evode

“…Data was collected using semi structured interviews, documents, observations and applied thematic analysis. The Vrygrond Community Lab in Cape Town South Africa was used as a case study. …”
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Treatment outcomes in perinatally-infected HIV positive adolescents and young adults after 10+ years on antiretroviral therapy by Anderson, Kim

“…Due to a combination of recent success in preventing new vertical infections and success of paediatric antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes in improving life-expectancy in perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV) children, the burden of paediatric HIV in SA has changed to older children. …”
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Innovative Financial Inclusion for migrants and refugees living in urban areas: Practical lessons for Southeast Asia from Africa by Tongboonrawd, Baranee

“…The findings also revealed the difference in financial needs between urban migrants and refugees in Thailand due to their unique needs and livelihood goals. The data analysis suggested that the financial inclusion and livelihood interventions in Kenya could be applicable for refugees and migrants in Thailand. …”
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Towards practical pressure-based leakage characterisation of water distribution pipes with a novel pipe condition assessment device by Tanyanyiwa, Craig Tinashe

“…The leakage characteristics of these pipes were found through regression analysis. The results from the tests established that to 95% level of confidence; the standardised setup can produce repeatable and comparable results to previous studies. …”
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‘Asihlali Phantsi!': a study of agency among isiXhosa-speaking women traders in a Cape Town township by Mpofu-Mketwa, Tsitsi Jane

“…Miles and Huberman's thematic coding approach guided the qualitative analysis. The study found that structurally imposed constraints were rooted in class, multiple sources of power dynamics, and material constraints related to health; while opportunities emanated from market mechanisms of supply and demand, community social support systems in the form of social capital and social networks, family support and statutory social welfare programmes. …”
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Scalable Bandwidth Management in Software-Defined Networks by Biyase, Lindokuhle Zakithi

“…Network paradigms such as Software Defined Networking (SDN) allows for direct network programmability to change the network behavior to suit the application needs in order to provide solutions to the challenge. …”
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Digital Spaza-shops and the Digitalisation of SMMEs' in South Africa by Matsietsi, Lisema

“…From the quantitative analysis, the study found long run negative relationship is between SMME and Economy and internet usage while Census/Economy and SMME/ICT Services exhibited long run positive effect on internet usage. …”
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Developing a framework for assessing equity in contributions to the global goal on adaptation as part of the global stocktake by Barkai, Kalia

“…This research aims to answer these questions through a systematic review of literature on equity metrics in adaptation programmes on the national and international scale. …”
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Accessibility of academic libraries for students living with disabilities in selected South African Universities by Du Toit, Sarah

“…The study recommended the development of formal accessibility policies, dedicated funding for accessibility initiatives, targeted training programmes for library staff and structured feedback mechanisms to strengthen inclusive service delivery. …”
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A new systemic model for the implementation of sustainable space science and technology investment for Sub-Saharan African economies: an implementation process derived from a case... by Mitchell, Carla

“…This research develops a sustainable implementation model for African developing nations undertaking space science and technology (SST) programmes, using the MeerKAT project and the forthcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA) as central case studies. …”
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School reintegration after a burn injury : a qualitative study exploring the psychosocial difficulties experienced by a group of paediatric burn survivors during the school reinteg... by Baumann, Elsje

“…Data was analysed by conducting a thematic analysis of the transcribed narratives of the participants, their caregivers and teachers. …”
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Reappraising men's sexual behaviors and gendered attitudes from the sexual-history narratives of South African men and women in a time of HIV/AIDS. by Stern, Erin Andrea

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