Social cognition in South African children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders by Lindinger, Nadine Michelle

“…If this is true, then an intervention program that improves the ability of these children to appraise negative emotions will likely (a) improve their ability to correctly interpret the context of their social interactions; (b) contribute to developing mental representations of an appropriate reaction to a given situation and (c) positively affect the various evaluation processes during social information processing, which in turn are imperative to social -cognitive functioning.…”
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Symptomatic congenital syphilis in a tertiary neonatal unit: a retrospective descriptive study by Pillay, Shakti

“…Background: Syphilis is a disease that was first described in the 1300s and now 700 years later, despite preventive measures and effective treatment, continues to impact on a global scale, with the burden falling largely on the developing world. We could find no recent published literature looking at predictors of outcomes in neonates born with symptomatic congenital syphilis, especially in the context of a tertiary neonatal setting. …”
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Power relations among stakeholders in the implementation of national ICT policy: case of Malawi by Makoza, Frank

“…Using the case of Malawi, this study focuses on the implementation of national ICT policy in the context of a developing country. Research methodology: The study was premised in a critical research paradigm and used Critical Social Theory to analyse the interactions and practices of policy stakeholders in the execution of activities for the national ICT policy. …”
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Using a diagnostic indicator assessment to understand sustainability transitions towards Water Sensitive Urban Design in the City of Cape Town by Madonsela, Boipelo

“…In conclusion, the research has emphasised that sustainable water management and a transition towards a WSUD approach requires more than just redesigned infrastructure; it has also highlighted the different institutional aspects that make transitioning towards WSUD possible both in Cape Town, as well as for other cities in developing countries with similar socio-economic contexts to South Africa.…”
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Tracing ‘paper', discovering people: three ethnographic case studies exploring the use of health information to improve health services in Gugulethu by Van, Pinxteren Myrna

“…Lastly, this research demonstrates that health information is never neutral or value-free, but is produced, used and exchanged within a larger social, cultural and religious context, and is thus shaped by these contexts. This research challenges several assumptions about how health information is used in South Africa, and who can, or should, have access to this information. …”
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Attitudes Toward And Experiences of Digital Labour by Current and Potential Crowdworkers: A South African Perspective by Chidoori, Cuthbert

“…Also, the relationship between the barrier of internet access cost and the actual participation in digital labour was not significant which was unexpected in a developing country context. The experiential expectations around a living wage and sharing of knowledge notably had the strongest relationship with the continued participation in digital labour of all the experience aspects. …”
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(Re)constructing the African notion of girls' readiness for marriage: insights from rural Malawi by Kamwendo Naphambo, Emmily

“…The study therefore stresses that activists, development practitioners and governments working on child marriages should be conscious of local contextual conceptualisations of girls' readiness for marriage before developing policies and programmes that aim at eradicating child marriages. …”
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Could catchment conservation be funded through urban water tariffs? A case study of three South African cities by du Plessis, Nicola

“…These results demonstrate the importance of context and scale when making water investment and pricing decisions over the longer term.…”
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An exploration of factors which enabled student learning in the SHAWCO service-learning program at UCT by Mzizana, Lungisa

“…My study is situated within the context of the increasing internationalisation of Higher Education (HE) which has become significant in a globalised society. …”
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Assessing the quality of airline websites and its impact on user satisfaction and continuance intention by Nazeer, Mohammad Nabeel

“…The airline industry, one of the world's largest industries, responded to this growth by developing websites both to inform customers about their service offerings and to allow them to conduct e-commerce transactions. …”
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Determinants of provider preferences for utilisation of oral health care services in Uganda : A Rural-Urban comparison by Mbaziira, Annette Nannyonjo

“…However, studies on demand for oral health care are limited, especially in the developing country context. Determining the factors that influence the utilisation of oral health care services and their effect on choice of oral health care providers is instrumental in evaluating a government's commitment to addressing the barriers that impede the provision of equitable health care services. …”
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Green finance under the microscope: analysing South Africa's climate finance tracking capabilities at the sub-national level by Parker, Rabia

“…The increasing global commitment to climate finance, particularly in the context of various international agreements, underscores the growing importance of greater transparency in tracking its allocation and impact. …”
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Big data analytics strategy formulation: a case study of big data analytics organizations in South Africa by Kondo, Never

“…The importance of the South African context is that South Africa is classified as a leading emerging economy in Africa, with the potential to bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries on the global market. …”
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A framework for building spatiotemporal applications in Java by Voges, Erik

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Constraints leading to the resistance in the adoption of Industry 5.0 in mining sustainability transitions

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The impact of big data analytics capabilities on service innovation in state-owned enterprises : the moderating role of institutional pressure

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The influence of financial literacy on formal credit accessibility in the informal Sector - the taxi Industry

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How university academics respond to the introduction of new quality policies in South African higher education

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Employees’ perceptions of whether monetary rewards would motivate those working at a state owned enterprise to perform better

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Constructing gender : postgraduate psychology students’ gendered accounts of their future profession

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