Author:Ayeni, AO; Kapangaziwiri, EvisonDate:Nov 2012This paper examines the role played by basin physical attributes in determining river runoff. The approach uses soil and other available hydro-meteorological and geophysical information to directly estimate the parameters of the Pitman ...Read more
Author:Jele, TB; Lekha, Prabashni; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Nov 2021The pursuit for sustainability in the papermaking industry calls for the elimination or reduction of synthetic additives and the exploration of renewable and biodegradable alternatives. Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), due to their inherent ...Read more
Author:Thambiran, TirushaDate:Nov 2012This paper presents the role of urban cities in climate change with the carbon emissions that are deposited from the cities.Read more
Author:Afrika, MDate:Oct 2010Service delivery has become a source of much tension and protests in South Africa (Delivery, 2009) with fifty two major service delivery protests reported for the period January to August 2009 (COGTA, 2009). Failing waste management services, ...Read more
Author:Abdullah, H; Mtsweni, Jabu SDate:Nov 2014The University of South Africa (UNISA) is South Africa’s largest Open Distance Learning (ODL) institution and the leading provider of higher education opportunities within the ODL sphere. UNISA’s high student enrolment figures and its strict ...Read more
Author:Anandjiwala, RDDate:Nov 2013Nonwoven geotextiles are complex three-dimensional structures formed by the random arrangement of fibres. They are permeable and compressive textile materials and belong to the geosynthetic group, which also includes geogrids, geonets, ...Read more
Author:Mgangira, Martin B; Das, Sonali; O'Connell, Johannes SDate:Jul 2016Following the observation of physical form of distress that leads to premature failure, investigations are usually initiated in order to identify causes or factors of the observed early pavement distress, which is often due to a combination ...Read more
Author:Rushworth, AM; Talbot, CF; Von Glehn, FH; Lomas, RM; Franz, RMDate:Nov 2001This report provides a source of information that is designed to allow direct and effective action to be taken at both corporate and individual mine level to improve the visual working environment. This should, in turn, lead to improved safety ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Quintin; Van Heerden, MDate:Oct 2017Government institutions exercise public administration and the delivery of public services takes place at all three spheres of government. Section 195 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, requires that government service ...Read more
Author:Havenga, JDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the role of macrologistics in industrial development: Infrastructure and policy. The focus is on the rise of Macrologistics, South Africa’s Macrologistics status, South Africa’s Macrologistics improvement opportunities, ...Read more
Author:Ray, SS; Bousmina, MDate:May 2007The role of organically modified layered silicate as a compatibilizer for immiscible polystyrene (PS) with polypropylene (PP) or polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA) blends was investigated. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; Van Wyk, Llewellyn V; Ittmann, HW; Kistan, Kenny FDate:Jul 2008The current status of South Africa's infrastructure is analysed with emphasis on transport infrastructure. The role of Science, Engineering and Technology as well as associated Research and Development in supporting the development of sustainable ...Read more
Author:Funke, Nicola SDate:Oct 2012The focus of this presentation is to understand the acid mine drainage policy in Gauteng, South Africa, and the role that scientists play within this policy.Read more
Author:Veerasamy, Namosha; Labuschagne, William ADate:Dec 2017We now live in a digital, interconnected world. Social media has emerged as a pervasive component of this digital age in which having an online presence dominates. Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all provide modern forms of engagement for ...Read more
Author:Njiro, EDate:Feb 2006Global environmental changes, such as globalisation, involve accelerated interconnections and interdependent processes that require an integrated and interdisciplinary approach. Because human activities are most significant in their negative ...Read more
Author:Peake, ADate:Nov 2008Today there are an estimated 2 300 steel wire ropes installed in roughly 200 underground mines in South Africa. These mines employ more than 280 000 workers underground and hoist several millions of tonnes of rock to the surface every month. ...Read more
Author:Mema, V; Sebake, NDate:Sep 2010The CSIR and the Water Research Commission (WRC) have envisioned a Sanitation Technology Demonstration Centre to provide a cutting-edge environment for bringing to light old and new, as well as promising sanitation technologies. The purpose ...Read more
Author:Mema, V; Sebake, NDate:01 Sep 2010The CSIR and the Water Research Commission (WRC) have envisioned a Sanitation Technology Demonstration Centre to provide a cutting-edge environment for bringing to light old and new, as well as promising sanitation technologies. The purpose ...Read more
Author:Monteiro, Pedro MS; Boyd, P; Bellerby, RDate:Aug 2010There is increasing evidence in the Southern Ocean that mesoscales and seasonal scales play an important role in the coupling of ocean carbon cycling and climate. The seasonal cycle is one of the strongest modes of variability in different ...Read more