24 articles in this issue
Jane Carruthers
Michael J. Somers, Michele Walters, John Measey, W. Maartin Strauss, Andrew A. Turner, Jan A. Venter, Lizanne Nel, Graham I.H. Kerley, W. Andrew Taylor, Yoshan Moodley
Brian Reilly
Richard G. Klein
Brian W. van Wilgen
W. Richard J. Dean
Richard Aitken
Sue Nicolson
J. Francis Thackeray
Anton Scholtz
Anthony J. Mills, Tercia Strydom
Anélia Marais, Elmarie Kotzé, Johan Labuschagne, Lientjie Visser, Craig D. Morris
Fortunate M. Phaka
Ruida Pool-Stanvliet, Kaera Coetzer
Nomhle Ngwenya, Mulala D. Simatele
Keyan G. Tomaselli
Thembinkosi G. Xulu, Obinna T. Ezeokoli, Arvind K. Gupta, Charlotte Mienie, Cornelius C. Bezuidenhout, Nokuthula W. Kunene
The adaptation of Zulu (Nguni) sheep (Ovis aries) to environmental stress and survival under extensive conditions makes them uniquely important to rural Nguni farmers of South Africa. Here, the faecal bacterial community of five Zulu sheep populations man... see more
Ernest Dube, Toi J. Tsilo, Nondumiso Z. Sosibo, Morris Fanadzo
South Africa currently faces a wheat production crisis, suggesting that current policies, research and development projects may not be well aligned to farmer priorities. Through exploratory research, which included field inspections and farmer and researc... see more
Clare Rodseth, Philippa Notten, Harro von Blottniz
A major limitation to improved waste management in South Africa lies in the paucity of reliable waste data and the exclusion of the contribution of the informal sector from reporting. Due to the disparity in the provision of formal waste management servic... see more
Daan Toerien
Debates about the value of pro-poor tourism indicated a need to revisit the links between the dynamics of tourism and hospitality enterprises and community poverty in rural South African towns. The numbers of tourism and hospitality enterprises in these t... see more
Adele Broodryk, Cindy Pienaar, David Edwards, Martinique Sparks
Up to 95% of a soccer match entails aerobic actions that may cause fatigue. Little is known about the effects of fatigue on the hormonal and psychological states of female players. Cortisol values (saliva sample), state anxiety (Spielberger State-trait An... see more
Yihan Lin, Brian M. Till, Sojung Yi, James S. Dahm, Kathryn Taylor, Nguyen Lu, Peter Zilla, Ralph M. Bolman
There is a significant burden of surgically correctable cardiovascular disease in Africa. The goal of this research was to review the last 20 years of literature on this topic. A systematic search was performed using PubMed, Embase and African Index Medic... see more
Hugo G. Nami, Carlos A. Vasquez, Lyn Wadley, Paloma de la Peña
Palaeomagnetic data from a sedimentary section spanning the Holocene and terminal Pleistocene (~13 kya) from Rose Cottage Cave, eastern Free State (South Africa), are reported. The palaeomagnetic analysis took into account rock magnetism and directional a... see more
Bright Chisadza, Abbyssinia Mushunje, Kenneth Nhundu, Ethel E. Phiri
The ability of smallholder farmers to utilise seasonal climate forecast (SCF) information in farm planning to reflect anticipated climate is a precursor to improved farm management. However, the integration of SCF by smallholder farmers into farm planning... see more