Browsing by Subject "Johannesburg"
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Challenges facing the implementation of procurement processes within the housing department of City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Council
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Supply Chain Management gives effect to the provisions of the Republic of South Africa Constitution, gives effect to the provisions of the MFMA and transforms outdated procurement and provisioning practices. Lack of ... -
“Class D coloureds”: The establishment of Noordgesig, 1939-1948
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Noordgesig Township is situated on the edge of Soweto, bordering the better known Orlando Township. This article pieces together the history of the township and its residents from the late 1930s to the beginning of the ... -
Combining historical remote sensing, digital soil mapping and hydrological modelling to produce solutions for infrastructure damage in Cosmo City, South Africa
(MDPI, 2020)Urbanization and hydrology have an interactive relationship, as urbanization changing the hydrology of a system and the hydrology commonly causing structural damage to the infrastructure. Hydrological modelling has been ... -
Comparing developments in water supply, sanitation and environmental health in four South African cities, 1840-1920
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2010)Environmental health had its modern-day roots in the sanitation and public health movement of the United Kingdom in the nineteenth century. The field addresses all human health-related aspects of both the natural environment ... -
Comparing developments in water supply, sanitation and environmental health in four South African cities, 1840–1920
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2010)Environmental health had its modern-day roots in the sanitation and public health movement of the United Kingdom in the nineteenth century. The field addresses all human health-related aspects of both the natural environment ... -
"Die verwesenliking van 'n Afrikanerdroom": die stigting van die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit, 1955-1968.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)• Summary: This article focuses on several factors that contributed to the establishment of the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). It is argued that the RAU was not primarily founded as a result of the increase in the ... -
The enduring presence of Trinity College London in music in Johannesburg : a case study
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)As benign heirlooms from Africa’s colonial past, the British external music examination boards have been significant role-players in the music education landscape in South Africa, in spite of deep cutting reforms on the ... -
“… in Johannesburg, baths are a necessity, not a luxury” the establishment of Johannesburg’s first municipal swimming bath, 1900s-1910s
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)Following on the commitment of the Johannesburg Town Council and an increasing demand to provide facilities for exercise and relaxation, Johannesburg’s mayor opened the Town’s first public swimming bath on the 18th of ... -
Municipal engineers and local government in the Transvaal before 1910.
(North-West University, 2011)This paper examines the history of the first town engineers in the Transvaal before the Union. It will briefly examine the changes in local government in the Transvaal, focusing on municipal engineers. Examination is ... -
Municipal engineers in Johannesburg and Pretoria before 1910
(2009)This paper examines the history of the first town engineers in Johannesburg and Pretoria by looking at the selection process that was applied in their appointment; their responsibilities; and the circumstances at the ...