Author:Meissner, Richard; Moyo, Elliot SDate:Jul 2018This document contains a presentation on water security at local government level in Sekhukhune: a perspectives analysis and capability, presented to the Leeuwfontein Community, Sekhukhune.Read more
Author:Meissner, Richard; Moyo, Elliot SDate:Jul 2018This document contains a presentation on water security at local government level in Sekhukhune: a perspectives analysis and capability, presented to the Motetema Community, Sekhukhune.Read more
Author:Meissner, Richard; Moyo, Elliot SDate:Dec 2017Research findings on perceptions of water security, presented to the Inanda Community and Catchment Management Forums, Durban, 20 December 2017Read more
Author:Meissner, RichardDate:Jun 2016This presentation in on Water Security at Local Government Level: What do People Think? It was conducted at Sekhukhune and eThekwine.Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Cornelia W; Duncker, Louiza C; Maditse, Kea; Davis, Claire; Pieterse, AmyDate:Oct 2018Cities in areas getting hotter and drier have to find alternative approaches to manage the increased demand for water versus the shrinking supply, while also climate proofing their cities. Water sensitive urban design as an adaptation strategy ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Bhagwan, J; Oliver, IDate:Aug 2008Water Research Commission (WRC) of South Africa studies have found that franchising partnerships could alleviate and address many challenges in the operation and maintenance of water services infrastructure. Franchising brings appropriate ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Aug 2008Cape Town depended for the first 250 years of its existence on water sources from Table Mountain. However, even prior to the South African War of 1899-1902, it was recognised that Table Mountain could no longer supply enough water, and that ...Read more
Author:Ntshidi, Zanele; Mobe, Nompumelelo T; Dzikiti, SDate:Jul 2022South Africa is endowed with many indigenous fruit tree species (IFTs). Besides Marula (Sclerocaryea birrea subsp. Caffra), use of indigenous fruit products in the country is generally low compared with other countries on the African continent. ...Read more
Author:Ntshidi, Zanele; Dzikiti, Sebinasi; Mazvimavi, D; Mobe, Nompumelelo; Mkunyana, YPDate:Dec 2021Cover crops are widely planted in orchards for a variety of reasons. These include suppressing soil erosion, nutrient cycling, phytosanitary purposes, general orchard aesthetics etc. However, there is need to balance these benefits against ...Read more
Author:Gush, Mark B; Dye, PJDate:Oct 2008South Africa has limited indigenous timber-producing forests. Recognition early in the 20th century that demand for timber had exceeded the supply available from indigenous forests forced South Africa to accelerate the expansion of its own ...Read more
Author:Strydom, W; Hill, Liesl; Hobbs, PDate:Mar 2010The shortfalls in water available per water management area and between river systems are alleviated through the transfer of significant volumes of water. This has a direct negative impact on the ecology of these systems, with in many cases, ...Read more
Author:Fourie, S; Henry, G; Marè, LDate:Jul 2009Major objective of the project is to initiate semi-regional exploration of the Waterberg Coalfield to the benefit of the Industry.Read more
Author:Mafusire, C; Forbes, A; Michaelis, MM; Snedden, Glen CDate:Jun 2009The graded index (GRIN-like) medium generated by a gas inside a heated pipe when it is rotated about its longitudinal axis has the ability to focus a laser beam. However, recent research has shown that the medium generated has a deleterious ...Read more
Author:Dudley, Angela L; Milione, G; Alfano, RR; Forbes, ADate:25 Sep 2014A long-standing question in optics has been to efficiently measure the phase (or wavefront) of an optical field. This has led to numerous publications and commercial devices such as phase shift interferometry, wavefront reconstruction via ...Read more
Author:Forbes, A; Du Plessis, A; Rohwer, EGDate:Jul 2006Wavelength tuneability is demonstrated both experimentally and numerically. Refractive element shows some anomalies, intensity correctly reproduced, but not phase. Future work will consider impact of beta on performance of designsRead more
Author:Degama, MP; Forbes, ADate:Jul 2010This paper presents a beam shaping device namely, a Diffractive Optical Element (DOE), which is used to change a beam having a Gaussian intensity profile into a beam with a uniform intensity profile. The DOE used in this work was fabricated ...Read more