North-West University Journals: Recent submissions
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Flood vulnerability and economic valuation of small and medium-sized enterprise owners to enhance sustainability
(OASIS, 2022)Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in supporting Indonesia’s economic growth and provide employment for people. Nevertheless, SMEs are most vulnerable when there is a flood. Small and medium ... -
The UCP as a Choice of Non State Law in International Commercial Contracts
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The article analyses the UCP as a form of non-State law. It demonstrates that in some courts the UCP may inadvertently be applied as the governing law of the agreement instead of as contractual terms. The article proceeds ... -
Re-orientation
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Charl Hugo : A Friend and Dear Colleague
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A Tribute to Charl Francois Hugo
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Personal Tribute to Charl Hugo
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Editorial : Festschrift for Charl Hugo
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Once, Twice, Three Times Delayed : Considering a Permanent Stay of Prosecution in Rodrigues v The National Director of Public Prosecutions
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The National Prosecuting Authority is vested with the power, as dominus litus, to institute and discontinue charges whereas high courts are empowered to order a permanent stay of the prosecution prohibiting the continuation ... -
Forfeiture of Patrimonial Benefits and the Dissolution of Marriage through Death : Monyepao v Ledwaba (1368/18) [2020] ZASCA 54 (27 May
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Section 9 of the Divorce Act 70 of 1979 provides for the forfeiture of patrimonial benefits when a decree of divorce is granted on the ground of the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. This case note discusses the ... -
Digitalisation in the Health Sector : A South African Public Law Perspective
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The landscape of the health sector in South Africa as seen from a regulatory perspective is rapidly changing under the disruptive impact of digitalisation. Drawing on a paradigm of "strong rights" protection, particularly ... -
Flood risk perception, disaster preparedness and response in flood-prone urban communities of Rivers State
(OASIS, 2022)Rapid urbanisation is contributing to increasing societal vulnerability to disaster. This study aimed at exploring the perception on flood risk and ascertaining the determinants of disaster preparedness among residents ... -
The impact of colonial and contemporary land policies on climate change adaptation in Zimbabwe’s communal areas
(OASIS, 2022)The main aim of this article was to examine the impact of colonial and contemporary development policies on climate change adaptation among communal farmers in Zimbabwe. As such, the objective was to document and better ... -
Agency-driven and community-driven impact in livelihood recovery : Beneficiaries stories
(OASIS, 2022)The effectiveness of agency-driven and community-driven recovery approaches is a discoursive material that appeals to many disaster management practitioners, scholars, international donors or governments. Meanwhile, the ... -
Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on rural livelihoods in Mbashe Municipality
(OASIS, 2022)The study sought to examine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the socioeconomic livelihoods of rural communities by focusing on the Good Hope community under Mbashe Municipality. A qualitative research methodology ... -
A conservation organisation’s approach to COVID-19 : lessons learned from Madagascar
(OASIS, 2022)Blue Ventures (BV) works holistically with communities in Madagascar, developing transformative approaches to catalyse and sustain locally led marine conservation. In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ... -
Global transformation of disaster sciences into risk reduction education system in Indonesia
(OASIS, 2022)This article explores the origin of disaster risk reduction (DRR) knowledge in the global context and how it evolved in the education system of Indonesia since its independence in 1945 up to 2018. It argues that DRR ... -
Community adaptation strategies toward tidal flood : a case study in Langsa, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2022)Flood risk reduction in Indonesia is primarily still focused on structural measures with limited research assessing community adaptation strategies. The response and adaptation strategies carried out by the community ... -
Maize producers’ vulnerability to climate change : evidence from Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, South Africa
(OASIS, 2022)Climate change is predicted to impact agricultural production and affect food security in poor communities of developing countries due to the likely negative impacts on rainfall characteristics. South Africa is one of ... -
Process and components of disaster risk communication in health systems : a thematic analysis
(OASIS, 2022)Risk communication (RC) is one of the necessary functions in disaster management. Establishing communication processes such as planning, transparency of policies and guidelines, RC expert training, providing communication ... -
Geospatial analysis of flood emergency evacuation sites in Accra
(OASIS, 2022)Cities face frequent flood disasters with devastating impact on lives and property. Geospatial analysis using high elevation points can help to map out emergency evacuation centres for decision making on flood risk ...
