Between 11 and 16 August 2012 the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana, in South Africa's North West Province, witnessed a tragedy in which 34 miners were killed, more than 70 injured and approximately 250 people arrested. The ...
Skinner, D.; Sharp, C.; Marais, L.; Serekoane, M.; Lenka, M.(2020-01-08)
The combination of extensive poverty, violence and HIV has potential mental health impacts on children in Southern Africa. This article is nested in a broader study to evaluate the strength and difficulties questionnaire ...
Henry Selby Msimang was one of the great South Africans of the twentieth century. Born in 1886 in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg, he was a founding member, interpreter and assistant to the Secretary General of the African ...
Some research seems to suggest that physical activity (PA) was beneficial for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study examined the association between levels of PA and PTSD among individuals 15 years and above ...
There is lack of information on the correlates of sedentary behaviour among persons with alcohol use disorders. The study aimed to examine socio-demographic and health correlates among adolescents and adults with hazardous, ...
Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K.(Taylor and Francis, 2020-01-08)
The present study aimed to assess the correlates of low physical activity in adults with anxiety in South Africa Data from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (a cross-sectional survey in ...
Labour-force statistics indicate that the official unemployment rate in South Africa rose to 29% in the second quarter of 2019, the highest in a decade. At a recent seminar, researchers from the HSRC and World Bank focused ...
Nhamo, G.; Ntombela, N.; Chavalala, B.(Africa Institute of South Africa, 2019-11-01)
Banks own and occupy a number of building infrastructures in South Africa and beyond its borders. Most of these buildings accommodate hundreds of employees and attract customers who travel from varying locations and distances ...
Virtual personal assistants (VPAs) are increasingly becoming a common aspect of everyday living. However, with female names, voices and characters, these devices appear to reproduce harmful gender stereotypes about the ...
This paper reports on the first national implementation of the People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Stigma Index in South Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of HIV-related stigma in a ...
Qualification mismatches, defined as discrepancies between the qualifications held by workers and those required by their jobs, have been a growing Ensuring that workers' skills and qualifications correspond with job ...
Cultural norm conformity shapes the structure of societies and accounts for group differences in the psychological functioning of individuals across cultures. This study investigated the moderating role of cultural tightness ...
South Africa should transform through encouraging bilingualism in all levels and spheres of society. We have had several policies and yet language and the way it is exercised is institutions remains a problem. endorsement ...
Few wine tourism studies focus on innovation in this tourism niche market. However, implicit references to newness in wine tourism and the need for innovation in the light of competition to sustain the viability of firms ...
After Crispian Olver controversially lifted the lid on the politics of graft in Nelson Mandela Bay in his 2017 book How to Steal a City, a new volume focuses attention on the historical roots of state capture in the other ...
'Big science' lies at the foundation of accelerating global technological change and is widely seen to be positive for global development. In this article, we problematise this assumption by focusing on the effect of a big ...