• The constitutionality of the Disaster Management Act and the Covid-19 regulations enacted thereunder: does this regulatory regime contravene the right to just administrative action?

  

  Author: Nchodu, Dimakatso Date: 2022 his paper covers the constitutionality of the Disaster Management Act known as the Covid19 regulations. It will argue that to keep in line with an open and transparent government in a participatory democracy, we needed a more open and public ... Read more
• Design and analysis of highspeed electronics for electro optical payload of small satellites

  

  Author: Naveed, Mohammad Date: 2022 With the increase in the resolution of the Earth observation satellites, the cameras on these satellites require more detectors to fulfil the swath need and also the image sensors have to operate at a very high-speed with the sensor electronics ... Read more
• Faith-based mental health provision in Africa: a mixed methods systematic review

  

  Author: Nanji, Nadine Date: 2022 Faith-based mental health provision as a model of mental health service delivery is not widely acknowledged or researched, despite being highly utilised, especially in the African context. There is currently limited empirical research or ... Read more
• Towards a material damage model using the logarithmic strain, with von Mises plasticity considerations

  

  Author: Namalomba, Paul Date: 2022 Damage is briefly defined as the presence and growth of micro-defects in a material. This study serves to describe the computational implementation of the material damage theory adopted for ductile materials. Thus, pays attention to the ... Read more
• Buffalo city metro - is bigger better? The hierarchy of urban labels and why they matter

  

  Author: Nakkungu, Mildred Date: 2022 The post-apartheid era in South Africa demonstrated a grand shift in the country's legislation. Local government legislation was particularly affected, as it was at the municipal level that the policies of apartheid were visible. Part of ... Read more
• Exploring perceptions of help-seeking for mental health care among young adults in Maputo, Mozambique

  

  Author: Nair, Kartheyani Date: 2022 The aim of this research was to gain an understanding of the general perceptions, barriers, and facilitators to seeking mental health care among young adults in Maputo, Mozambique. In the context of the pandemic, semi-structured interviews ... Read more
• Inner-City Housing: An Exploration of Alternative Approaches for City Regeneration through the 'Housing Inclusivity Lens'

  

  Author: Mapiye, Karen Date: 2022 Housing unaffordability has become a common phenomenon around the globe. The rate of demand for affordable housing around inner cities has seen a rise over the past couple of decades, yet the supply has not been able to keep up and has fallen ... Read more
• The implementation of a rapid sample preparation method for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in a diagnostic laboratory in South Africa

  

  Author: Marais, Gert J K Date: 2022 The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has resulted in shortages of both critical reagents for nucleic acid purification and highly trained staff as supply chains are strained by high demand, public health measures and frequent quarantining and isolation ... Read more
• Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Outcomes Following Moderate to Severe Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in South Africa

  

  Author: Mc Fie-Schwartz, Sarah Date: 2022 Paediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) is a leading cause of mortality and disability. South Africa is predicted to have a high pTBI rate and an adverse socioeconomic environment for recovery. Despite this, few studies have investigated the ... Read more
• Application of Molybdenum Carbide Catalysts for the CO2-assisted Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane

  

  Author: Marquart, Wijnand Date: 2022 The rising demand for light olefins is at present mainly met via catalytic/thermal dehydrogenation of alkanes at temperatures of up to 900 °C. Under these severe process conditions, competing side reactions and catalyst deactivation via coking ... Read more
• The constitutionality of the Maiden Bursary

  

  Author: Mdutywa, Asiphe Date: 2022 The South African Constitution and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and other international law instruments are missioned to ensure the advancement and protection of women by eradicating discriminatory ... Read more
• A CMIP5 Model Selection Specific to South Africa's Winter Rainfall Zone

  

  Author: Marsh, Peter Date: 2022 This study undertakes a CMIP5 model selection specific to the Winter Rainfall Zone (WRZ) of South Africa, seeking to reduce the range of future climate projections through identifying a subset of models with increased realism and independence. ... Read more
• Atomic Scale Characterisation of Pt-Re/CeO2 for the Water Gas Shift Reaction

  

  Author: Martin, Richard B Date: 2022 Inexpensive hydrogen gas is needed to transition to a hydrogen based economy. For this to happen, economically feasible, large scale production of hydrogen gas is required. Currently, electrolysis is unable to meet this demand economically, ... Read more
• The Question of Genre Classification in the Drama Series “Ubizo: The Calling (2007)”

  

  Author: Mjoli, Zingisa Noluvuyo Date: 2022 The paper argues that the South African television series, Ubizo: The Calling (d/Krijay Govender, 2007) blends elements of psychological thrillers, horrors as well as the gothic genre. The relationship of these subgenres is discussed in this ... Read more
• Deconstructing “de/colonised knowledge” in South Africa: the case of radical academic history under apartheid (1960-1991)

  

  Author: Martinerie, Camille Date: 2022 This thesis explores the inherent complexities and contradictions embedded in the radical turn in South African historiography with regards to the decolonisation of the discipline of history in South African universities under apartheid from ... Read more
• Design of the Electronics Subsystem for a High-Resolution Electro-Optical Payload Using Systems Engineering Approach

  

  Author: Mehmood, Nasir Date: 2022 Satellite imagers, in contrast to commercial imagers, demand exceptional performance and operate under harsh conditions. The camera is an essential part of an Earth Observation Electro Optical (EO) payload that is designed in response to needs ... Read more
• Modeling Compact Objects with Effective Field Theory

  

  Author: Martinez, Rodriguez Irvin Fabian Date: 2022 In this master's thesis we have developed a worldline Effective Field Theory of compact objects, by extending the model of spinning extended objects derived using the coset construction [1], from which one can derive the effective theory from ... Read more
• Human and nature at conflict: a case study of Mauritius flying fox, Pteropus niger

  

  Author: Naiken, Tavinia Date: 2022 The flying fox, Pteropus niger, an endemic old world bat species on the volcanic island of Mauritius, has been subjected to several culling initiatives since 2015. Government of the Republic of Mauritius, reacting to pressures from fruit ... Read more
• Examining the trophic ecology of five myctophid genera in the southern Benguela using morphological, stomach content and stable isotope analyses

  

  Author: Maré, Charné Date: 2022 Myctophids, mesopelagic fishes commonly known as lanternfish, are a vital component of the oceanic food web. However, significant uncertainties about the feeding habits of co-occurring and potentially competing myctophid genera still exist. ... Read more
• Radar-Based Multi-Target Classification Using Deep Learning

  

  Author: Mashanda, Nyasha Ernest Date: 2022 Real-time, radar-based human activity and target recognition has several applications in various fields. Examples include hand gesture recognition, border and home surveillance, pedestrian recognition for automotive safety and fall detection ... Read more

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