Identification of variants responsible for primary immunodeficiency disease in South African patients using whole genome sequencing by Swart, Robin Grant

“…Developing countries such as South Africa are expected to have the same prevalence of PID as developed countries and South Africa suffers from many of the typical confounding factors surrounding the underreporting and misdiagnosis of PID, leading to it being vastly underrepresented. …”
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Epidemiology, diagnosis and aspects of treatment in persons with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders by Temmingh, Hendrik

“…In patients with co-occurring methamphetamine use disorders clinicians should regularly assess for the development of EPS and carefully titrate antipsychotic dosage from lower to higher doses to avoid EPS. …”
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The development of a decision support tool to assist manufacturing SMEs during adoption and exploitation of novel manufacturing technologies. by Burger, André Jacques

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Nasionale mededingende voordeel : die Suid-Afrikaanse appelbedryf by Du Toit, Carel van der Merwe

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A critical assessment of whether shale gas extraction (hydraulic fracturing) conforms with the underlying principle of sustainable development by Van der Walt, Robert

“…In this study I will, after taking into account that South Africa receives an average annual rainfall of almost half the international annual rainfall, answer the question on whether the fracking process is a risk worth taking by measuring the process to the underlying principle of sustainable development. …”
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Development of an intervention to promote a physically active lifestyle for postpartum women in a selected hospital in Accra, Ghana

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Towards Validation of South African Communicative Development Inventories: An object naming/identification task for South African English and Afrikaans by Husselmann, Nicole

“…Research on language acquisition in South Africa is limited, but vital for the early identification, assessment and management of children who are not developing language in a typical way. A recent project in South Africa has led to the development of Communicative Development Inventories (MB-CDIs) in several of the country's official languages. …”
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Testing the use of port biological baseline surveys to support relevant marine alien species management applications in Africa by Awad, Alexander Adnan

“…Several countries have been conducting port biological baseline surveys using protocols developed at the Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests (CRIMP) in Australia, which has become the recommended approach at the IMO for developing countries tackling this issue. …”
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Challenges micro-enterprises experience in accessing support information using e-Government websites: Case of the Western Cape by Osman, Muhammad Ameer

“…Purpose of the research: The objective of the study is to investigate the challenges that micro-enterprises experience in accessing support information using e-Government websites in a developing country context. …”
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Investigating Sino-Africa relations : exploring investment and governance regimes in the Sino-Ugandan oil relations by Swilling, Ranen Annecke

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An evaluation of the extent to which the National Skills Development Strategy has been implemented - the case of AngloGold Limited by Dube, Tobias

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Development of low-clinker concrete: partial replacement of cement with calcined clay and limestone, based on selected African raw materials by Leo, Emmanuel Safari

“…The most promising option for lowering the cost and environmental impact of cement is the use of blended cement. The well-known supplementary cementitious materials such as slag and fly ash are limited in most African countries. …”
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The detection of cherry leaf-roll nepovirus and the use of molecular markers for germplasm identification in walnuts (Juglans regia L.) by Mkhize, Thokozani M

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Political economy of health in the Southern African Development Community(SADC) region:The effect of political instability on health outcomes and expenditure by Gombe, Makaita Margaret

“…The study conducts a literature review on previous studies that examine these relationships, conduct exploratory data analysis and conduct empirical estimations using two measures of political stability: International Country Risk Guide’s Political Risk Services index and the World Bank’s World Development Indicator index. …”
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Leadership development for technical and vocational education and training college leaders in South Africa : a post-graduate curriculum framework by Robertson, Catherine Anne, Du Plessis, Catherine Anne

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Reference values for clinical field tests used in primary based rehabilitation : a South African case study by Baldeo, Kamir

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The effect of financial globalisation and energy consumption on environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa by Thebuho, Winifred Nsozi

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The water scarcity-conflict Nexus: The case of Darfur by Smith, Robyn

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Constraints to Small Firm and Medium’s Contribution to Economic Growth in Zambia by Matakala, Bridget Sikopo

“…Small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs) arguably drive economic growth and job creation in developing countries, but factors that hinder their growth are generic or specific to sectors and remain a crucial area of research. …”
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