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The Problem of the absence of a well-established and contextual philosophy in South African philosophy.
(2022)In Ramose’s argument, “for too long, the teaching of Western philosophy in Africa has been decontextualized precisely because both its inspiration and the questions it attempted to answer were not necessarily based upon ... -
Metaphysics of race: revisiting four philosophical views.
(2022)What does race mean in post-apartheid everyday life? Is race real or an illusion? The answer to these questions lies in the idea of how race emerged and is made real in terms of racial categories. South African apartheid ... -
Phylogenetics and phylogeography of the Hipposideros commersoni (Chiroptera) species complex with special reference to Malagasy populations.
(2015)ABSTRACT Hipposideros commersoni is endemic to Madagascar and is relatively common in the western portion of the island, where it is found in different habitats from sea level to 1325 m. A previous study on patterns of ... -
Reclaiming setbacks and open spaces for greening and sustainable landscape development in state capital cities: A case study of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
(2017)The rapid rate of urbanization in developing countries generates various socio-economic and environmental challenges. In Nigerian urban centres, high rate of rural-urban drift aggravates population growth rate, and increasing ... -
A political ecology approach to understanding the implications for rural development in drought prone savannah: a case study of land and forest use in Chivi district, southern Zimbabwe.
(2017)Given the role that natural resources play in the development of rural communities, there is an urgent need for a better understanding of the reasons why communities abuse the same resources that sustains their livelihoods. ... -
From looking-glass self-metaphor to self-reflective practice: self-study for professional development.
(2017)This autobiographical self- study explores and reflects on the socio-political and historical antecedents of the situation we face as educators and as the people of Msinga, which is an integral part of the Umzinyathi ... -
An exploration of the conceptualisation and enactment of regional economic development through an analysis of the Durban aerotropolis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)This study explores the conceptualisation and enactment of regional economic development (RED) through an analysis of the Durban Aerotropolis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study is undertaken during a time where the ... -
Secure requirements engineering in a constrained agile environment.
(2017)Requirements Engineering (RE) is a software engineering process that takes place early in the software development life cycle namely, during the planning phase of software development. A list of highly refined requirements ... -
Mobile money as a strategy for financial inclusion and improving livelihood of rural consumers in Zimbabwe.
(2018)Mobile financial services have posed as a potential remedy to the financial inclusion challenge for the disadvantaged communities. The main aim of the study was to assess whether the deployment of mobile money services has ... -
The relationship between career plateaus and career stages of the university of KwaZulu-Natal academics.
(2018)The study focused on the relationship between career plateaus and career stages of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) academics. The research included the University’s five campuses: Westville, Howard College, Edgewood, ... -
Information assurance within supply chains’ structures and processes.
(2017)Organisations are challenging the traditional linear-based market model which is characterised by a straight line movement of goods and services. As a result, they are increasingly forming and moving towards a value web ... -
The role of intergovernmental relations in local economic development planning at local government level: uMkhanyakude district municipality.
(2018)Despite several policy interventions that South Africa has introduced post-apartheid, there are still visible traces of the apartheid legacy through the evident fabric of poverty, unemployment and inequality that profiles ... -
Challenges facing the delivery of mega projects in Transnet capital projects.
(2018)This study was undertaken to critically identify and analyse the challenges facing mega-project delivery at Transnet Capital Projects (TCP), a project execution wing of Transnet State-Owned Enterprise (SOE). Transnet is ... -
Is the United States winning the war on drugs: a case study of the flow of drugs from Mexico and Colombia to the United States (2010 – 2020)?
(2022)Drug manufacturing, trafficking, distribution, and selling have wreaked chaos and havoc globally, mainly in the United States of America, which then saw former President Nixon’s administration introduce and implement a ... -
The impact of ethnic diversity on economic development in Malaysia: lessons for South Africa.
(2023)research paper reviews the empirical evidence on the impact of multi ethnicity (heterogeneity) on economic development in developing countries looking specifically at South Africa and Malaysia. Malaysia is an important ... -
An analysis of the South African State’s capacity to respond to human trafficking within Its borders.
(2023)The dissertation looks at the South African State’s capacity to respond to human trafficking (also referred to Trafficking in Persons) within its borders. Human trafficking is a criminal activity which uses a human being ... -
Policy responses to disaster management: a comparative case study of the BRICS countries to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2023)Disaster management is a component that is responsible for ensuring the protection and safety of countries and their communities. The role of disaster management incudes, to organise the appropriate control mechanisms, ... -
Adoption and utilisation of e-government systems by citizens in SADC: the case of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
(2017)Electronic government (e-Government) offers great opportunities for transforming the public service delivery systems by providing an effective, efficient and transparent tool for facilitating the active participation of ... -
Anatomic and functional significance of the coronary collateral pathways in coronary arterial obstruction.
(2014)Coronary artery disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, and it is becoming an epidemic in developed as well as developing countries. In South Africa and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, cardiovascular ... -
An influence of the #FEESMUSTFALL movement on student politics: a case study of the Durban University of Technology 2016-17 Steve Biko campus.
(2022)The years 2015/16 were a significant period in the history of student activism in higher education in South Africa. The period resulted in thousands of university students across the country demonstrating for free ...
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