• Actions to promote family wellbeing and cohesion in South Africa 

  Mokomane, Z.; Roberts, B.; Struwig, J. (2019-03-27)

  This policy brief provides an overview of the findings of a national survey on attitudes, preferences and behaviour related to family life in South Africa.
• Regional integration and knowledge flows: effect on manufacturing productivity in southern Africa 

  Habiyaremye, A. (Springer, 2019-04-15)
• Desalination as emergency fix: tracing the drought-desalination assemblage in South Africa 

  Scheba, S.; Scheba, A. (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019-04-15)

  In this chapter, we argue that in the context of South Africa desalination is being adopted as an emergency 'quick fix' to drought crisis, supported by the middle class and wealthy who fear the effects of water shortage. ...
• A new approach to R&D intensity classes illustrated on manufacturing industries in South Africa 

  Mustapha, N.; Kondlo, L. (2019-02-21)

  This paper examines the suitability and usefulness of OECD definitions and cut-off levels for classes of R&D intensity as a classification scheme for developing countries by developing a method for determining R&D intensity ...
• Universities as city-builders: the city-campus development opportunity in East London's Buffalo City, South Africa 

  Bank, L.J.; Sibanda, F. (2019-04-11)

  This article explores the city-campus dynamic in East London's inner city in the light of international experiences and investigates the place-based opportunities for higher education institutions to play a more instrumental ...
• Sobukwe's children: nationalism, neo-liberalism and the student protests at the University of Fort Hare and in South Africa 

  Bank, L.J. (2019-04-11)

  This article explores the provocation of the former vice-chancellor of the University of Fort Hare, Dr Mvuyo Tom, made at the university's centenary celebrations in 2016, that the #FeesMustFall (#FMF) movement was a ...
• A blue economy for women's economic empowerment 

  Steyn Kotze, J.; Bohler-Muller, N.; Cosser, M.; Maluleke, G.; Gordon, S.; Sekyere, E.; Zikhali, T. (2019-04-05)

  The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is a regional organisation of 22 member states (Maldives was welcomed as a member state in 2018)1 that border the Indian Ocean and nine dialogue partners, namely China, France, Japan, ...
• Producing knowledge to raise rural living standards: how universities connect with resource-poor municipalities in South Africa 

  Jacobs, P.T.; Habiyaremye, A.; Fakudze, B.; Ramoroka, K.; Jonas, S. (Springer, 2019-03-04)

  This article explores the extent to which South African universities partake in science and innovations designed to uplift raise the living standards of poor rural residents. It concentrates on how well universities have ...
• Action and community-based research: Improving local governance pactices through the community scorecard 

  Sanchez Betancourt, D.; Vivier, E. (Wits University Press, 2019-04-05)

  The chapter begins with an examination of the elements of PAR/CBR. Thereafter the authors describe the implementation of the community scorecard in Cape Town, drawing on the steps and rationale followed as the researchers ...
• Assessing knowledge, beliefs and practices related to the consumption of sheep and goat meat in Senegal 

  Traore, S.G.; Fokou, G; Ndour, A.P.N.; Yougbare, B.; Kone, P.; Alonso, S.; Roesel, K.; Bakou, S.N.; Dao, D.; Grace, D.; Bonfoh, B. (2019-03-05)

  A Rapid Integrated Assessment (RIA) of nutrition and health risks and benefits was carried out in 2013 in sheep and goat agri-food systems in urban and rural Senegal. This included: i) testing small ruminants (n = 384) ...
• South Africa 2018: the state of the discussion on poverty and inequality 

  Soudien, C.; Reddy, V.; Woolard, I. (HSRC Press, 2019-03-18)

  The purpose of this introduction is to map and address some of the conceptual issues that have arisen in the development of this recovery agenda in South Africa, and to provide an analytic framework for holding the multiple ...
• Smallholder livestock farmers' knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions towards vaccinations: the case of five provinces in South Africa 

  Habiyaremye, A.; Maziya, M.; Mdlulwa, Z.; Chaminuka, P. (2019-03-19)

  The main aim of this study was to investigate smallholder farmers' knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions (KAPP) towards primary animal healthcare, especially the use of animal vaccine for disease prevention.
• Taxing Africa: coercion, reform and development 

  Moore, M.; Fjeldstad, O-H.; Prichard, W. (BestRed, 2019-04-05)

  It has long been debated whether Africa's lack of growth is best explained by the continent???s exploitation within the global system, or by the failures of domestic political leadership. Tax is no different. International ...
• Equitable rural socioeconomic change: land, climate dynamics, and technological innovation 

  Jacobs, P.T. (HSRC Press, 2019-04-05)
• Palestinian reconciliation and the potential of transitional justice 

  Swart, M. (2019-04-04)

  This paper focuses on the political division between Fatah and Hamas as the principle obstacle to intra-Palestinian reconciliation. The lack of trust between the two factions is rooted in the 2007 division, or fitna. ...
• Interactions between the family and the state in children's health, education and social development 

  Richter, L.; Dawes, A.; Juan, A.; Lake, L.; Nkala-Dlamini, B.; Reddy, V.; Roberts, B.; Spaull, N.; Theron, L. (University of Cape Town, 2019-03-06)

  This chapter considers how families and the state interact in facilitating human development across childhood, with a particular focus on health, education and social development. Being healthy and educated, having the ...
• The way forward: fast Tracking the implementation of the NDP in South Africa: lessons from South Korea 

  April, Y.F.; Owusu-Sekyere, E. (Africa Institute of South Africa, 2019-04-01)

  This monograph reviewed the economic experiences of both countries and how South Africa could draw from South Korea's success with a focus on the National Development Plan (NDP). The NDP is South Africa's adopted national ...
• Developmental state perspectives and the National Development Plan lessons from South Korea 

  April, Y.F.; Owusu-Sekyere, E. (Africa Institute of South Africa, 2019-04-01)

  South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP) is a detailed blueprint for how the country can eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by the year 2030. The NDP has various objectives, such as reducing unemployment by six ...
• Lessons from Life Esidimeni apply to workplace: mentally impaired are entitled to dignity 

  Hart, T. (2019-04-04)

  Prior to the closure of the the Life Esidimeni homes, which resulted in the deaths of at least 144 mentally impaired patients, families marched to the Gauteng Department of Health to hand over their memorandum to then ...
• A framework for understanding capabilities for skills development in sectoral systems of Innovation 

  Kruss, G.; Petersen, I. (HSRC Press, 2019-03-27)

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