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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Transkei"”.
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Transkei grasslands : recent phenomenon or ancient?
Acocks (1953) suggested that Transkei was once covered in Forest and Scrub-Forest and has possibly been transformed by the Iron Age Farmers to grasslands. Feely (1985) suggested that the grasslands are ancient. I therefore used C isotope analysis to reveal whether there has been any change in the …
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The image of traffic policing in Transkei
… investigating the image of traffic policing in Transkei. To achieve this goal, questionnaires were distributed to a purposive sample of 600 respondents. Five towns whose people are exposed to traffic policing were targeted, namely: Umtata, Butterworth, Engcobo, Qumbu and Libode. The researcher …
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A policy for the stimulated development of the Transkei
… to investigate the present development of the Transkei and to propose a policy for its future development, bearing in mind the potential of' the country and its people. The Transkei, an independent state, was looked at in relation to the developed areas of Southern Africa, and found to be …
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Shellfish utilization and its effect on rocky shore biota in Transkei
The shellfish on the rocky shores along the Transkei coast experience intense exploitation from three different sources viz. commercial exploitation, tourist - induced exploitation and continued regular harvesting by the indigenous people. The question raised as a result of these combined factors …
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The development of social welfare services in the Transkei from 1963-1983
… development of social welfare services in the Transkei from 1968- 1983. The background idea to this study is that over the 20-year period, casual observations reveal that much has been done by way of social work service delivery but very little has been done to scientifically document the …
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Women of St. Marks, Transkei : negotiating customary law, c.1940 - c.1960
… affected the women of the St. Marks district, Transkei between 1940 and 1960. In particular, it examines how women worked within and through customary law and the customary law courts in order to obtain redress for their problems. The thesis discusses the argument that the codification of …
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National accounting statistics for the less developed economies (with special reference to Transkei)
Macroeconomics is that part of economics which studies the overall averages and aggregates of the economic system. It seeks to explain the causes and consequences of fluctuation in the general level of output, or prosperity and depression, the general price level, or inflation. and deflation, the …
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Changing continuities : experiencing and interpreting history, population movement and material differentiation in Matatiele, Transkei
… on the Matatiele District in South Africa's Transkei bantustan. The evidence I present was obtained primarily from ethnographic field-research conducted between 1982 and 1985 and concentrated in two settlements there. This is augmented by material both from further fieldwork undertaken …
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Development as unfreedom : the role of mine migrant labour institutions as agents of development in the Transkei, 1886-1980s
… thesis examines the migrant labour system in the Transkei through a lens of development and asks how and to what extent the system inhibited the development of the Transkei and its peoples. Using Amartya Sen’s conception of development - which sees development as a process of expanding social, …
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Identity and worldview issues in rural development : a case study : reintegration of ex-street children into communities in rural Transkei
… in a situation of competing worldviews in rural Transkei. People in rural Transkei experience competing worldviews and values out of a dual quest for economic advancement in an increasingly industrialized society, on the one hand, and the maintenance of identity, on the other. The prioritizing of …
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The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages
… deterioration. At three villages, 'in Lesotho, Transkei and KwaZulu, the collection and consumption of wood, dung and par2ffin were recorded. The larges~ quantities of energy are consumed . .in KwaZulu with the least in the Transkei (only slightly belong Lesotho). the total consumption of energy …
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The scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages.
… deterioration. At three villages, in Lesotho, Transkei and KwaZulu, the collection and consumption of wood, dung and paraffin were recorded. The largest quantities of energy are consumed in KwaZulu with the least in the Transkei (only slightly below Lesotho). The total consumption of energy …
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Fumonisins : chromatographic methodology and their role in human and animal health
… with human oesophageal cancer (OC) risk in the Transkei and China. Fumonisin B₁ (FB₁), the major fumonisin analogue, exhibits both cancer-initiating and -promoting activities, and has been shown to induce a number of disease syndromes in different animal species. Two other fumonisin analogues, …
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The frequency of alternate conceptions in some areas of mechanics amongst South African school pupils : a longitudinal and cross-cultural study
… 17, in selected schools in the Western Cape and Transkei, South Africa. After a careful study of the relevant literature a questionnaire was designed for the purpose of identifying the frequency of various alternate conceptions in the selected areas in mechanics. This questionnaire was …
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Independent homelands : an analysis of selected issues in South Africa-homeland relations
Eight years after Transkei has been granted independence, the independent states have become an important component of the South African political landscape, and their existence cannot be ignored despite the fact that no other country but South Africa has recognised their independence. This thesis …
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Differentially expressed genes in oesophageal cancer
… males is 1 in 59. High incidence areas are the Transkei, Ciskei and KwaZulu-Natal where it is responsible for over 45 of all malignancies. Cancer develops through a multistep process of genomic instability of clonal evolution. Several oncogenes, tumour suppressor genes and transcription factors …
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An assessment of the potential socio-economic impact of the future closure of DBNM's diamond mines in Namaqualand
… and the Herschei/Sterkspruit district of Transkei (Fig 2). Integrated environmental management procedures and social impact assessment methods were followed in the assessment.
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Lahla Ngubo : the continuities and discontinuities of a South African Black middle class
… that established itself in Mthatha in the former Transkei Bantustan from 1908 onwards, when the Mthatha municipality needed a new and safe source of fresh drinking water and sold land to both black and white buyers in order to finance the so-called Umtata Water Scheme. This allowed the …
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The beach: the making & remaking of Coffee Bay (1945-2005)
… beach resort located in the heart of the former Transkei, is one of the current tourist ""hot spots"" on South Africa's Wild Coast. Through a detailed analysis of tourist literature spanning several decades, together with consideration of established theories regarding the 'making of place', this …
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