The study focuses on exploring access to basic services to support local economic development in Mahwelereng area, Mogalakwena Local Municipality. Provision of basic services has been a challenge in most of the local ...
The ever-increasing food waste generated globally attracts grave concerns due to associated environmental and socio-economic implications. One way to mitigate these adverse consequences is to use the food waste as feedstock ...
The surreptitious impact of climate change on human society is a recurrent issue among scholars and policy makers in the 21st century. While the literature is replete with theoretical discussion and empirical analysis, ...
Mining has a potential to provide sustainable economic and social benefits to communities and the regions in which mining companies operate. However, many mines have been abandoned and/or improperly closed which has lasting ...
Groundwater is regarded as one of the most crucial natural resources, globally. In Africa, people have been focusing, extensively, on groundwater, for water supply to meet their daily water needs, especially, in rural ...
Oyebanjo, O. M.; Ekosse, G. E.; Odiyo, J. O.(De Gruter, 2018-03-18)
This study examines the mineral composition
and kaolinite crystallinity of Cretaceous and Paleogene/
Neogene kaolins from Nigeria based on X-ray diffraction
(XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
data ...
Muga, Francis Collins; Workneh, Tilahun Seyoun; Marenya, Moses Okoth(2018-09)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aflatoxin contamination on the dielectric constant of maize
kernels. A factorial experiment comprising of three levels of moisture content (13.3%, 15.3%, and ...
Access to clean and safe water is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Unfortunately, it has been reported that groundwater, as another source of water has elevated fluoride levels exceeding the World Health Organisation ...
The South African east coast offshore consists of two sedimentary basins namely, the Durban Basin and the Zululand Basin. The rift Mesozoic Durban Basin covers an area of about 10 000 km² between Port Shepstone Arch and ...
Water is essential to life, but many people lack access to clean and safe drinking water, and many
die of preventable waterborne diseases. The study conducted assessed groundwater vulnerability to
Physico-chemical and ...
In South Africa, mining of gold and coal has huge negative impacts on the environment. This is due to the exposure of sulphide-bearing minerals such as pyrite (FeS2) to oxygenated water during and after the extraction of ...
Street spaces of small rural towns of Thohoyandou, Musina and Louis Trichardt in South Africa are characterised by spatial (in)justices as urban space is produced and reproduced every day through planning and design and ...
The World urban population is increasing rapidly, in a context in which small, intermediate towns and cities have been found to be inadequately prepared to manage such pressures. One area in which cities have been ...
Developing countries are largely characterized by rural-based communities often settled in headwater catchments whose livelihoods are dependent on natural resources available. As the climate changes, hydrological regimes ...
Generally, mining produces mine wastes that contain sulfide minerals that have potential to produce acid mine drainage. Albert Silver Mine conducted mining of the silver-sulfide bearing ore from 1885 to 1914. However, at ...
Muyexe magnesite deposit is situated in the Giyani Greenstone Belt in South Africa. Despite mining activities currently taking place at Muyexe magnesite deposit, little information is available about the geology and ...
Water borne diseases due to inadequate and unsafe drinking water is a global challenge that has led to a significant number of deaths and illnesses reported annually. These diseases are prevalent in less-developed countries, ...
The frequency of natural disasters in informal settlements has been on the increase globally, Yet approximately 1 billion people still live in informal settlements world-wide. In South Africa, about 1.2 million people live ...
Lebalelo area of Sekhukhune district is one of many areas in South Africa experiencing portable water scarcity, especially during prolonged dry season. Due to the dominance of low yielding aquifers in South Africa, it is ...
Demand for water resources has been on the increase and is compounded by population growth and related development demands. Thus, numerous sectors are affected by water scarcity and therefore effective management of ...