Browsing by Subject "disasters"

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Communication management during the veld fires of 23 August 2011 in the Tlokwe Local Municipality: a cautionary tale

Wiggill, Magrita Nicolene (OASIS, 2013)

Background: A veld fire disaster in the Tlokwe Local Municipality on 23 August 2011, resulted in an estimated monetary loss of over R43 million. The veld fire disaster was characterised by a lack of strategic management ...
Disaster recovery experiences of a South African rural farming community

Becker, Herman Christiaan Johannes; Roos, Vera; Coetzee, Hendrik Christiaan (Taylor & Francis, 2015)

This study explored the bush fire disaster experiences and coping of South African farmers. Participants consisted of seven male farmers (6 = White Afrikaans-speaking; 1 = Black Tswana-speaking). Data were collected using ...