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‘Auntie Stella: teenagers talk about sex, life and relationships’ : discursive constructions of gender and sexuality in the materials of a sexuality education programme.
(2020)Sexuality education in southern Africa has been relatively unsuccessful in engaging with young people in helpful ways. Gender inequalities have been highlighted as a significant contributor to poor adolescent sexual and ... -
Process simulation, optimization and economic valuation of waste tyre pyrolysis for fuel production.
(2023)Management of waste tyres is increasingly becoming a global challenge; the problem is only projected to get worse in future as worldwide tyre production is continually on the rise in response to the growing global population. ... -
A phenomenological study of the experiences of workers who are born with a light-skin complexion: a case of Mindset Design Company Durban branch, South Africa.
(2021)The major purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of the natural lightskinned employees who work at Mindset Design, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The specific objective was to determine the advantages ... -
Removal of wastewater contaminants by adsorption using iron on carbon foam.
(2022)The dyes in textile effluents have a deleterious impact on water bodies and impede photosynthesis by decreasing sunlight penetration. This work examined the adsorption capacity of an iron oxide sorbent immobilised on carbon ... -
Experiences of gender-based violence in a transnational context: a case study of Congolese male refugees living in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
(2022)Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global issue that can occur in any setting, and the transnational environment is no exception. GBV among male refugees in their communities is a large field that needs more focus since ... -
Teachers’ perceptions of their principals’ leadership styles and the impact on learners’ academic performance in South Africa, Ilembe District.
(2017)The way teachers perceive the leadership styles of their principals has an impact on learner performance. This quantitative study is aimed at examining teachers‟ perceptions of their principals‟ leadership styles as ... -
YUCK! (2020): a performative exploration of the white heterosexual self in South Africa as grotesque.
(2022)This dissertation discusses how I used performance to explore my white-heterosexual-male identity within the context of contemporary South Africa from a grotesque perspective. The research joins the academic conversation ... -
An investigation of the role of public service monitoring and evaluation in promoting good governance in the Department of Public Works, Kwazulu-Natal.
(2017)This study investigated the role of public service monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in promoting good governance in the Department of Public Works in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government. The objectives of the study were ... -
Psychological capital, individual antecedents and work related outcomes in the recruitment industry of South Africa.
(2014)Despite various studies by multifarious scholars on the management–union relationship, lesser attention has been focussed on the influence exacted by this relationship on Organisational Development (OD). This study, ... -
A new ‘dance of agency’: an embodied engagement with material agency in artistic practice.
(2023)My current body of work explores, and is rooted in, the issues and challenges surrounding posthuman performativity as part of the New Materialisms. These theories claim to offer a new way of making/knowing/being that is ... -
Characterization and analysis of keratinous material from waste chicken feathers as protein ingredient for animal feed.
(2022)Keratin is one of the most abundant proteins, which is derived from wool, feathers, nails, hair, and other sources. Chicken feathers are a well-known keratin waste by-product, produced in large quantities by poultry ... -
Beneficiation of pulp and paper mill sludge: production of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs).
(2022)Depletion of landfill space, the cost of waste disposal, and environmental concerns are pushing Pulp and Paper Mills (PPMs) to make changes and improvements in the way waste is handled. Pulp and paper mill sludge (PPMS) ... -
Perception on human resource practices and workplace deviance: a case of public Universities in South-West Nigeria.
(2022)This study examined perception on human resource practices (HRPs) and workplace deviance (WDB) in Nigerian public universities. Studies have revealed that the Nigerian university system is characterised by acts that are ... -
A food sovereignty insight into land, gender and justice in provincial agri-food governance: lessons from nongovernmental organisations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2022)The author argues that food insufficiency and gender inequity are conjunctive social ills which require concomitant analysis and intervention. To assist, food sovereignty offers a viable heuristic mechanism to critique ... -
Levels of job satisfaction amongst municipal employees and their propensity to leave jobs.
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Techno-economic assessment of algae conversion to biofuels.
(2023)One of the most promising biomasses for the production of biofuels is microalgae. This is because microalgae have a high growth rate and a highiCO2icapture ability when compared to other biomasses. Furthermore, biofuels ... -
Decentralised sanitation to fill the gap in urban wastewater treatment within the eThekwini Municipality: a focus on tertiary treatment in vertical down-flow constructed wetlands.
(2022)South Africa’s bulk sanitation infrastructure is failing, and there is an urgent need to look at other appropriate sanitation solutions. Moreover, there is no data on the proportion of population with access to safely ... -
A model of calcium and phosphorus growth in broilers.
(2022)A model is a simplified representation of a system. It can be used to organise knowledge and to develop theory in an academic setting, but also for practical applications. This research sought to incorporate as much as ... -
Towards developing a pluralistic agricultural extension system: the case of Vhembe district of Limpopo province, South Africa.
(2022)Agricultural extension is a crucial component of agricultural development, food security improvement and rural livelihood enhancement. However, many farmers are constrained by extension systems that are difficult to ... -
Developing a social performance measurement framework for small and medium social enterprises in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2023)Small and medium social enterprises (SMSEs) in developing countries, particularly in South Africa, play a crucial role in a country's economy. With an entrepreneurial mind-set, they respond innovatively to the social, ...