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Migration and Muslim identities: Malawians and Senegalese Muslims in Durban South Africa

Vawda, Shahid (2017)

This paper is about foreign African Muslims, particularly Malawian and Senegalese Muslim migrants in Durban, South Africa. Modern 21st century migration processes are a global phenomenon deeply embedded in a complex ...

The impact of antiretroviral therapy on symptom burden among HIV outpatients with low CD4 count in rural Uganda: nested longitudinal cohort study

Wakeham, Katie; Harding, Richard; Levin, Jonathan; Parkes-Ratanshi, Rosalind; Kamali, Anatoli; Lalloo, David G (Springer Nature, 2017-07-13)

Individuals with HIV have a high prevalence of physical and psychological symptoms throughout their disease course. Despite the clinical and public health implications of unresolved pain and symptoms, little is known about ...

Youth protest and the 2014 national elections: The case of Zamdela Sasolberg

Rampedi, Mahlatse (Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa, 2017-10)

There is a general perception that youth are apathetic to local politics and national elections. At the same time, young people are often at the forefront of protest. Both electoral politics and protest are forms of political ...

The institution of marriage: a case study on social pressures surrounding marriage in Muslim Indian communities in Johannesburg

Mukaddam, Fatima (Centre for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages, 2017-11-20)

There is an undoubted societal focus on marriage in many, if not all, communities. This is manifested in social media, television, almost every movie, novels, children’s storybooks, conversations and ...

Review of available data for a South African Inventory of Inland Aquatic Ecosystems SAIIAE

Van Deventer, Heidi; Petersen, Chantel; Mbona, Namhla; Smith-Adao, Lindie; Skowno, Andrew; Nel, Jeanne L (Water Research Commission, 2018)

The National Biodiversity Assessment of 2011 found freshwater ecosystems to be highly threatened and poorly protected. However, a number of studies have shown that the National Wetland Map (NWM) Version 4 represents less ...

Edible backyards: climate change and urban food insecurity in Africa

Nkrumah, Bright (BioMed Central, 2018)

Background: Food insecurity is continuously seen as a major problem in Africa, and as a challenge confronting millions of Africa’s urban population. Although some city residents produce their own food and, therefore, are ...

Project Management Assessments (PMAs): an empirical study

Siriram, Rajenlall (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)

The objectives of this research are to: a) compare project management assessments (PMAs) from four firms across four industry sectors (75 PMAs are evaluated using known statistical techniques); b) validate the results ...

Epidemiology of maxillofacial fractures at two maxillofacial units in South Africa

Mogajane, Brampie; Mabongo, Mzubanzi (South African Dental Association, 2018-04)

This article compares epidemiologic characteristics of maxillofacial fractures seen in patients presenting at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) with those seen at Polokwane – Mankweng Hospital Complex (PMHC).

Does expanding fiscal space lead to improved funding of the health sector in developing countries?: lessons from Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa

Doherty, Jane Tanya; Kirigia, Doris; Okoli, Chijioke; Chuma, Jane; Ezumah, N; Ichoku, Hyacinth; Hanson, Kara; McIntyre, Diane (Taylor & Francis, 2018-05-16)

This article examines whether increased tax revenue in the three territories of Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa was accompanied by improved resource allocation to their public health sectors, and explores the ...

Talent measurement: a holistic model and routes forward

Lee, Gregory (AOSIS Publishing, 2018-07-16)

This article reviews and integrates the practice of talent measurement, including developing a model of talent measurement, rooting the practice in theory and suggesting several relatively unexplored aspects of talent ...

The protective role of family structure for adolescent development in sub-Saharan Africa

Somefun, Oluwaseyi Dolapo; Odimegwu, Clifford (Public Library of Science, 2018-10-29)

Several studies have focused on the risk factors associated with adolescent developmental outcomes, but the literature on the role of protective factors at the family and community level for positive adolescent development ...

Magnitude and correlates of intimate partner violence against female garment workers from selected factories in Bangladesh

Naved, Ruchira Tabassum; Mamum, Mahfuz Al; Willan, Samantha; Gibbs, Andrew; Yu, Marat; Jewkes, Rachel; Parvin, Kausar (Public Library of Science, 2018-11-07)

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a huge public health, development and human rights issue worldwide. Despite the fact that working women in patriarchal contexts commonly report higher level of IPV, literature on this ...

The pathways between female garment workers experience of violence and development of depressive symptoms

Parvin, Kausar; Al Mamum, Mahfuz; Gibbs, Andrew; Jewkes, Rachel; Tabassum Naved, Ruchira (Public Library of Science, 2018-11-15)

The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is high (54%) in Bangladesh. Moreover, female garment workers report higher rates of IPV and are also vulnerable to workplace violence (WPV). Experience of violence puts ...

Does village chickenkeeping contribute to young childrens diets and growth A longitudinal observational study in rural Tanzania

J de Bruyn; PC Thomson; I Darnton-Hill; Brigitte Bagnol; W Maulaga; RG Alders (MDPI, 2018-11-19)

There is substantial current interest in linkages between livestock-keeping and human nutrition in resource-poor settings. These may include benefits of improved diet quality, through animal-source food consumption and ...

Building resilient companycommunity relationships a preliminary observation of the thoughts and experiences of community relations practitioners across Africa

Nancy Coulson; Pontsho Ledwaba; A McCallum

Calculating ecological footprints for mining companies an introduction to the methodology and an assessment of the benefits

Daniel Limpitlaw; A Alsum; D Neale

The Dancing Kudu womens initiation in the Namib Desert during the second millennium AD

John Kinahan

The solitary shaman itinerant healers and ritual seclusion in the Namib Desert during the Second Millennium AD

John Kinahan

Survival analysis of bank loans in the presence of longterm survivors

Mercy Marimo; Charles Chimedza

Breaking the deadlock on ivory

D Biggs; MH Holden; A Braczkowski; CN Cook; EJ Milner-Gulland; J Phelps; Robert Scholes; E et al