Quantifying admixture in the Afrikaner population using mitochondrial DNA

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Optimal control of renewable energy/grid hybrid systems with heat pump load

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Development of a robust myoelectric control architecture for lower limb robotic prostheses applications. by Garikayi, Talon

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Life Stories of Managerial and Professional Women in the South African Mining Industry

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A Decolonial Perspective on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's Invasion of Libya in 2011

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The Howiesons Poort at Klasies River : from artefacts to cognition by Wurz, Sarah (Sarah Jacoba Deborah)

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Understanding the decline of Martial Eagles Polemaetus bellicosus in the Kruger National Park, South Africa by Van Eeden, Rowen

“…I hypothesised that the main driver of declines in protected areas is that juvenile Martial Eagles disperse beyond the borders of protected areas where they are at increased risk of unnatural mortality, thus leading to recruitment failure back into even the largest protected areas. …”
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Proprioception, jumping capacity and agility in beach versus indoor volleyball players by Glossop-von Hirschfeld, Christine

“…While commonly injured areas (ankle, knee, lower back and shoulder) are similar in beach volleyball (BVB) and indoor volleyball (IVB), injury incidence in BVB players is reported as 3.9-4.9 per 1000 hours, which is significantly lower than in IVB (1.7-10.7 per 1000 hours). …”
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Sero-prevalence of brucellosis in sheep and springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in the Karas Region of Namibia

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The impact of battery electric vehicles on the least cost electricity portfolio for South Africa

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Political Risk in the Agricultural Industry in the SADC region: the Cases of Mozambique and Zambia by Matthee, Thurstan Jean Vivian

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Trajectory optimization inspired pneumatic locomotion on compliant terrains by Meyer, Jacques

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Information asymmetry and the misalignment of incentives in the South African private healthcare sector by Vorster, Pamela Ann

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Epidemiology of pertussis in children hospitalised with respiratory tract infection by Muloiwa, Rudzani

“…The availability of an effective vaccine against Bordetella pertussis substantially reduced the morbidity and mortality from pertussis, however, in the last decade there appears to have been a substantial increase in pertussis cases as reported mainly in high income countries. Although it is believed that the greatest burden of pertussis, including deaths, is in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there seem to be little data available to back this up. …”
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Possessing the secret of black womanhood : reading African women in Alice Walker's Possessing the Secret of Joy, The Color Purple, and Warrior Marks by Nako, Nontsasa

“…This thesis does not look at the practice of female circumcision in Africa, but at Walker's representation of the practice. This is mainly because Walker’s representation of Africans is part of a larger discourse on African women: for Walker female circumcision provides vehicle for her to participate in this discourse.…”
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Official views on the environment and security in South Africa, 2007-2012 : a case of securitisation?

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A lifeline for Small Business in South Africa: An evaluation of section 12J, Venture Capital Incentives by Mynhardt, Tertius Mader

“…This dissertation seeks to answer two questions. In the main it aims to answer does the section 12J venture capital incentive advance government's original stated intention of incentivizing the provision of equity funds to the SME sector. …”
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Epidemiology of pertussis in children hospitalised with respiratory tract infection by Muloiwa, Rudzani

“…The availability of an effective vaccine against Bordetella pertussis substantially reduced the morbidity and mortality from pertussis, however, in the last decade there appears to have been a substantial increase in pertussis cases as reported mainly in high income countries. Although it is believed that the greatest burden of pertussis, including deaths, is in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there seem to be little data available to back this up. …”
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In defence of the public-private distinction with regard to sexual orientation: Zambia as a case study by Phiri, Emmanuel

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