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Showing 1 to 20 of 134 for “"Northern Cape"”.
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The Northern Cape frontier zone, 1700 - c.1815
This thesis is a history of the northern Cape frontier zone between the years 1700 and c.1815. It describes and analyses the interactions which occurred between the principal peoples of this spatio-temporal area as the Cape colony expanded into the arid heartland of South Africa. The study's …
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Environmental change in Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa twenty years after resettlement
… located north of the Orange River within the Northern Cape Province, is an important case study with regard to land restitution and livestock impacts upon arid rangelands hypothesized to be at disequilibrium. As part of a 'black spot' removal program during apartheid, about 1,500 people from …
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Community giving among the !xun san group in Platfontein, Northern Cape, South Africa
… the !Xun San community in Platfontein in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The principal aim of the study was to understand the practices of Community Giving and their meaning to the givers and the recipients in a specific community. The motivations of both giving and receiving were …
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Identifying delay factors in electrical distribution projects at Eskom Northern Cape Operating Unit
… in electrical distribution projects at Eskom Northern Cape Operating Unit, namely "poor communication", "poor planning", and "project scheduling not properly done". The three identified root causes can be used as critical points for eradicating delays in electrical distribution projects at …
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Supporting the SMME sector for sustainable growth and development- in the Northern Cape province
… should play a pivotal role in revitalising Northern Cape Province's economic growth and development. Thus, dynamic entrepreneurs are required to drive these processes effectively. Unfortunately, however, in South Africa and Northern Cape Province, the failure rate of SMEs is very high. This …
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Surveillance colonoscopy for Lynch syndrome in the Northern Cape: Does direct contact improve compliance?
Introduction The Annual Northern Cape Colonoscopy Outreach program provides surveillance colonoscopy to high–risk individuals known with Lynch Syndrome along the west coast and in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. There are currently over 100 known mutation positive individuals. …
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Predation impacts on livestock in a communal area of Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa
… caracal) commonly inhabit agricultural landscapes in southern Africa, threatening goat and sheep herds. The communal area of Paulshoek, in the Northern Cape of South Africa provided a model system to study this, as farmers in this region are dependent on livestock farming as a livelihood. 47 …
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Primary cutaneous malignancies in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa: A retrospective histopathological review
… in public and private health sectors of the Northern Cape Province. Methods: A retrospective analysis of histologically-confirmed new primary cutaneous malignancies from 1/1/2008 to 31/12/2012 was conducted using public and private health sector databases. Types, quantity and distribution of …
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Sustainable harvesting of wild rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) in the Suid Bokkeveld, Northen [i.e. Northern] Cape
A study was conducted on the effect of harvest seasonality and harvest timing on post-harvest regrowth for wild A. linearis plants. Field data support the conventional practice of summer harvests that depend on a host of ecological and social factors. A January harvest (Summer) resulted in the …
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Investigating temporal change in Fauresmith technology: Insights from Rooidam 2, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
… site lying on the outskirts of Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province, with an excavated sealed and stratified Fauresmith sequence. The site is a suitable choice for investigation, as its sequence spans several strata and the excavated collection has yet to be described or analyzed in any …
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The geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Saltpeterkop carbonatite complex near Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa
… 20 km southeast of Sutherland in the Northern Cape. It is unusual among southern African carbonatite complexes in that it has not been deeply eroded, and retains a significant vestige of its original volcanic features. The main geologic expression of the Complex is a ≈1.5 km diameter …
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Archaeology and Identity In the 19th Century Northern Cape Frontier: the Xhosa of the Pramberg
… that settled in the frontier zone of the Northern Cape during the first half of the 19th century. It does this through the archaeology, and ethnographic and historical accounts. The concept of a baseline Nguni identity in the Eastern Cape is examined with an emphasis on settlement, …
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A landscape approach to the surface archaeology of the Bos River, Tankwa Karoo, Northern Cape
… thesis is to provide an understanding of landscape use during the Stone Ages along the Bos River in the Tankwa Karoo, Northern Cape. Surveys were carried out around the Bos River, with the intention of mapping out and analysing all the surface stone artefacts. Analysing at the scale of the …
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Northern Cape Provincial health accounts, the capacity issues and assessment of the feasibility to institutionalise
… the health care system in the selected province, Northern Cape, and assesses its achievement of efficiency and equity objectives.
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The implementation of restorative justice in the sentencing of young offenders in the Northern Cape
The aim of this study is to explore the attitudes of magistrates, prosecutors and probation officers to the implementation of restorative justice in the sentencing of young offenders. The study also explores the knowledge of the magistrates, prosecutors and probation officers about the …
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Maintaining a competitive edge in the mining industry : the case of Blackrock mine, Northern Cape Province
The marginalisation the South African mining industry faces unique challenges to remain sustainable. A sustainable competitive advantage can be achieved through continuous innovation and the creation of new ideas (Prasad, 1993). South Africa's mining industry should focus on productivity and cost …
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Is the use of Willdenowia incurvata (Restionaceae) for construction at Melkkraal in the Northern Cape sustainable?
… on a farm outside Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape. The research intends to determine how much of the resource (Willdenowia incurvata) is used, the method of utilisation and whether this is environmentally sustainable. An extensive survey of each house in the area was included as a …
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An evaluation of Landsat MSS data for ecological land classification and mapping in the Northern Cape
… of the natural vegetation of the semi-arid Northern Cape. Initial research involved the classifying and mapping of the vegetation using conventional methods. A vegetation map, accompanying legend and descriptive key were produced. The problems encountered during this process, and the …
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