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An M&E system for measuring compliance of rural water and sanitation projects with South African policy, design standards and norms

Author: Duncker, Louiza C ; Wilkinson, M Date: Jan 2012 Enshrined in the South African Constitution is the right of all South Africans to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being and to have access to sufficient food and water. In fulfilling its role as regulator, in 2006 ... Read more
M-health adoption and sustainability prognosis from a care givers’ and patients’ perspective

Author: Hwabamungu, B ; Williams, Q Date: Oct 2010 The penetration of mobile phones and mobile technologies in developing countries has led to innovative developments of various m-Health applications. These applications have proven the potential of mobile technologies for improving the quality ... Read more
m-Living Labs, A framework for collaborative community advancement

Author: Buitendag, A ; Roux, L ; Botha, Adèle ; Herselman, Martha E ; Van der Walt, J Date: May 2012 Within Southern Africa the establishment of Living Labs for community development is steadily gaining momentum. The majority of the established living labs aim to improve and address various aspects and issues encountered in rural environments. ... Read more
A machine learning approach to intrusion detection in water distribution systems – A review

Author: Mboweni, IV ; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI ; Ramotsoela, DT Date: Oct 2021 The confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical infrastructure is crucial for any economy to operate efficiently. Water distribution critical infrastructure is a target of many attackers who aim to penetrate the system for malicious ... Read more
Machine learning models to predict agile methodology adoption

Author: Hanslo, Ridewaan ; Tanner, M Date: Sep 2020 Agile software development methodologies are used in many industries of the global economy. The Scrum framework is the predominant Agile methodology used to develop, deliver, and maintain complex software products. While the success of software ... Read more
Machine learning techniques for traffic identification and classification in SDWSN: A survey

Author: Thupae, R ; Isong, B ; Gasela, N ; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI Date: Oct 2018 Software defined network (SDN) is a paradigm developed achieve great flexibility and cope with the limitations of traditional networks architecture such as the wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Introducing SDN in WSN leads to SDWSN. However, ... Read more
Macro-perspective on the first decade of South African housing delivery and its contribution towards the formation of sustainable settlements and communities

Author: Napier, Mark Date: Dec 2005 The economic, social and spatial impacts of the national state housing programme in South Africa over the last ten years have been significant. And yet the ability of the programme to produce settlements which can be described as 'sustainable' ... Read more
Magnesium: origin and role in calcium-treated inclusions

Author: Pistorius, PC ; Presoly, P ; Tshilombo, G Date: Aug 2009 Steel was sampled after calcium treatment at an industrial steel plant, and the inclusions identified by energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX) on polished sections of the samples analysing the samples in a scanning electron microscope. ... Read more
Magnesium: Origin and role in calcium-treated inclusions

Author: Pistorius, CP ; Presoly, P ; Tshilombo, KG Date: Aug 2006 Calcium treatment of alumina inclusions, to convert the alumina to molten or partially molten calcium aluminates, is a well-established treatment for steel, to improve the castability of aluminium-killed steel. However, the role of magnesium ... Read more
Magnetite thermal energy storage for CSP plants

Author: Sheik, Muhammed ; Segakweng, Tshiamo ; Sekhuthe, Karabelo L Date: Nov 2023 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy estimates that the industrial sector is the largest consumer of energy in South Africa. Approximately 66% of energy end-use in industry is for heat generation during manufacturing. South African ... Read more
Mainstreaming disaster resilience into planning practice in South Africa: challenges and champions

Author: Faling, W Date: Jul 2012 This paper outlines a conference presentation on disaster resilience in South Africa. The paper presents disasters caused by the combination of a hazard and vulnerability. An emphasis on resilience, rather than just disaster response and ... Read more
Major security incidents since 2014: an African perspective

Author: Van Heerden, Renier P ; Von Solms, S ; Vorster, J Date: May 2018 The integration of technology in the modern society provides many benefits, but with increased connectivity comes increased risk where governments, businesses and individuals are vulnerable to a variety of cyber-attacks. Many of the large ... Read more
A maker-community-friendly implementation of a smart and green office environment: Lessons learned

Author: Smith, Andrew C Date: May 2015 To support economic growth, it is generally agreed that the supply of electrical energy has to meet, or exceed, the demand for electrical energy. Assuming the above statement holds true, at least two options exist when one considers how the ... Read more
Making Africa’s roads more resilient to climate change

Author: Paige-Green, P ; Verhaeghe, Benoit MJA Date: Oct 2018 The inevitable impacts of climate change on the already stressed low volume rural road networks in Africa will have dire consequences in many countries. These networks generally suffer from a lack of appropriate construction standards and ... Read more
Making ICTs do feminist work: the example of Women’sNet and LinuxChix Africa in Johannesburg.

Author: Gqola, P Date: Mar 2007 The utopian assumptions about the Internet and other allied Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as the harbingers of a world free of violent hierarchies have long since proved erroneous. Instead the initial idealism has been ... Read more
Making smarter decisions in urban environments

Author: Velthausz, D Date: Oct 2015 Increasing urbanisation has introduced and exacerbated challenges related to the management of service delivery, resources and hazards. Making informed decisions for a city and its inhabitants is difficult because a city is an extremely complex ... Read more
Making the invisible visible: UViRCO, an innovation success story

Author: Wallis, J Date: Oct 2015 Over the past 15 years, electro-optical engineers at the CSIR have developed the CoroCAM range of products for use in power line inspection. These powerful systems enable the visualisation of problems on faulty insulators and power line ... Read more
Making the most of South Africa’s low-quality coal: Converting high-ash coal to fuel gas using bubbling fluidised bed gasifiers

Author: Engelbrecht, AD ; North, Brian C ; Oboirien, BO Date: 31 Aug 2010 South Africa has abundant resources of high-ash and other low-quality coals. The aim of this work is to investigate the possibility of using fluidised bed gasification technology to convert these coals into clean fuel gas. The fuel gas can ... Read more
Making the most of South Africa’s natural capital

Author: Reyers, B ; Van Wilgen, BW ; Nel, JL ; Le Maitre, David C ; O'Farrell, Patrick J ; Wise, R ; Forsyth, GG ; Smith-Adao, Lindie B ; Ntshotsho, Phumza ; Egoh, Benis N Date: Nov 2008 Human actions have fundamentally changed the way the world’s ecosystems look and function. Our efforts to produce more food, fibre, and fuel, control our water supplies and protect ourselves from the elements (e.g. storms or predators) have ... Read more
Making urban land markets work better in South African cities and towns: arguing the basis for access by the poor

Author: Napier, Mark Date: May 2007 Contemporary and historical state interventions in South African cities and towns have distorted urban land markets affecting especially the poor. This has resulted in market failure for less wealthy individuals and households in their attempts ... Read more

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