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The roles of business chambers in local economic development: the perceptions of business chambers in the Vaal Triangle region
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)
Local economic development (LED) has been identified as a prominent tool in the facilitation of the development of local regions. The so-called "LED-triangle" of partners has been identified on the local level as business, ...
Perceived barriers and success factors of female entrepreneurs enrolled in an Entrepreneurial Programme
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)
The promotion of entrepreneurship and small business development as possible solutions to job creation is a high priority for the government of South Africa as it plays a vital role in economic prosperity. Specifically, ...
Juvenile instars of Galumna Curvifamulus (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnidae)
(Univ of Tyumen, 2017)
The morphology of juvenile instars of the oribatid mite Galumna curvifamulus Ermilov, Hugo-Coetzee, Khaustov et
Theron, 2017 (Oribatida, Galumnidae) is described and illustrated, based on the material collected from the ...
The road to reading for South African learners: the role of orthographic depth
(Elsevier, 2014)
The study examined profiles of reading skills and cognitive skills for South African children from schools that differed in opacity of medium of instruction. The sample included 122 third graders instructed in Afrikaans ...
Agistemus collyerae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae) in South Africa: first record, introduction pathways and a re-description including additional life stages
(Acarologia, 2018)
Agistemus collyerae Gonzáles-Rodrigues (Stigmaeidae) is reported for the first time in South Africa on grapevines in the Western Cape Province. We investigate a possible introduction pathway of this mite as a contaminant ...
Determinants of vulnerability to food insecurity in a South African township: a gender analysis
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
The results of a study reported in this article comparatively analyse the gender determinants of vulnerability to food insecurity in a South African township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. The results are based on a household ...
Chronic disease list conditions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the private healthcare sector of South Africa
(Springer, 2018)
Introduction
Little is known about the burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in South Africa. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of RA and coexisting chronic disease list (CDL) conditions in the private ...
Historical review of waste management and recycling in South Africa
(MDPI, 2017)
Recycling has been taking place in South Africa for more than three decades, driven by
social and economic needs. While the waste hierarchy is embedded in national policy, an extensive
legislative framework has made it ...
Metal concentrations in Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) populations from a premier conservation area: relationships with environmental concentrations
(Elsevier, 2016)
Metals are known to have deleterious effects on aquatic ecosystems, so monitoring the bioaccumulation of these pollutants is important for the assessment of potential impacts. The aim of the study was therefore to determine ...
The impact of apartheidon urban poverty in South Africa: What we can learn from history
(2013)
South Africa's present day configuration of poverty and inequality bears overriding racial and gender dimensions as a result of the country's history. The distortions created by the now defunct apartheid system are still ...