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Dumela Mma: an examination of resilience among South African grandmothers raising grandchildren
(Cambridge University Press, 2016)
Grandmothers serve as primary care-givers for a significant number of South African children. Previous research has documented that South African grandmothers experience physical, financial, emotional and social adversity. ...
Thoughts about the historiography of veracity or “truthfulness” in understanding and teaching History in South Africa
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Debating the understanding and use of historical content as fact and/or fiction in
publications has come a long way in the science of History (historiography). Arthur
Marwick for example, in “The new nature of history, ...
Dynamics of gender, age, father involvement and adolescents' self-harm and risk-taking behaviour in South Africa
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2016)
While psychological literature show that risky and self-harm behaviours are high among adolescents, unfortunately, many studies do not look at how father involvement (FI) among adolescents interplay with age and gender to ...
Schizoglossum austromontanum, a novel new species from South Africa (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae, Asclepiadeae)
(Magnolia Press, 2016)
A new species from southern Africa namely Schizoglossum austromontanum is described. Line-drawings, scans of the type material, images and a conservation assessment are provided
DDT exposure of frogs: a case study from Limpopo Province, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2016)
Amphibians are globally under pressure with environmental contaminants contributing to this. Despite caution aired more than 80 years ago of threats posed to amphibians by DDT spraying for disease vector control, no data ...
The limits of political development and constitutionalism in South Africa
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
The article investigates political development and constitutionalism in postapartheid
South Africa by focusing on two general features of this society.
These are firstly the enduring prevalence of violence defined broadly. ...
Intercomparison and assessment of long-term (2004 – 2013) multiple satellite aerosol products over two contrasting sites in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2016)
o build a long-term database and improve the accuracy of the satellite products used for aerosol studies, there is a need to carry out intercomparison and validation of these satellite observations with ground-based ...
Do public attitudes affect conservation effort? Using a questionnaire-based survey to assess perceptions, beliefs and superstitions associated with frogs in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
Globally, amphibians are among the least appreciated vertebrates and are often negatively perceived by the general
public. Such attitudes are particularly prevalent in South Africa, where fear, superstitions ...
Risky sexual behaviour among married and cohabiting women and its implication for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Mahikeng, South Africa
(Springer, 2016)
Risky sexual behaviour continues to be the main means through which sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV are spread in South Africa. However few studies have assessed risky sexual behaviour among married and ...
Constitutionalism and coloniality: A case of colonialism continued or the best of both worlds?
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
This article deals with the concept of constitutionalism in relation to
colonialism and modernity, with a specific emphasis upon South Africa and
South African constitutional development. The Republic of South ...