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Advantages and challenges of microalgae as a source of oil for biodiesel

Author: Griffiths, M J ; Dicks, R G ; Richardson, C ; Harrison, S T L Date: 2011 Microalgal oil is currently being considered as a promising alternative feedstock for biodiesel. The present demand for oil for biofuel production greatly exceeds the supply, hence alternative sources of biomass are required. Microalgae ... Read more c b
The Idea of the ANC

Author: Butler, Anthony Date: 2012 Read more
Making communities count: Maximising local benefit potential in South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RE IPPPP)

Author: Tait, Louise ; Wlokas, Holle Linnea ; Garside, Ben Date: 2013 In South Africa, independent producers of renewable energy are invited to bid to take part in a large-scale, innovative, government-led scheme which aims to not only increase the share of renewable energy in the national grid, but also to ... Read more
Innovation & intellectual property: collaborative dynamics in Africa

Author: De Beer, Jeremy ; Oguamanam, Chidi ; Schonwetter, Tobias ; Sowa, Izabella ; Holman, Kristen ; Kawooya, Dick ; Dagne, Teshager ; Adewopo, Adebambo ; Chuma-Okoro, Helen ; Oyewunmi, Adejoke ; Ouma, Marisella ; Cocchiaro, Gino ; Lorenzen, Johan ; Maister, Bernard ; Rutert, Britta ; Rizk, Nagla ; Sihanya, Ben ; Mgbeoji, Ikechi ; Dos Santos, Fernando ; Pelembe, Simão ; Awad, Bassem ; Abou Zeid, Perihan ; Ncube, Caroline ; Abrahams, Luci ; Akinsanmi, Titi ; Belete, Wondwossen ; Ama, Njoku ; Armstrong, Chris Date: 2014 In the global knowledge economy, intellectual property (IP) rights – and the innovations they are meant to spur – are important determinants of progress. But what does this mean for the nations of Africa? One view is that strong IP protection ... Read more c b n a
Knowledge & innovation in Africa: scenarios for the future

Author: Elahi, Shirin ; De Beer, Jeremy ; Kawooya, Dick ; Oguamanam, Chidi ; Rizk, Nagla ; Open A.I.R. Network Date: 2014 This book is the product of three years of literature reviews, expert interviews and scenario-building exercises by the Open African Innovation Research and Training (Open A.I.R.) network, which has members in 14 African countries. The authors ... Read more c b
The African Cinema Unit yearbook. Volume 1

Author: University of Cape Town. African Cinema Unit Date: 2014 The African Cinema Unit Yearbook is a publication comprised of peer-reviewed scholarly articles devoted to the study of South African and African screen studies, and reports on activities organised by the African Cinema Unit. Read more c b a
Open Education and the Open Scholarship Agenda, a University of Cape Town Perspective

Author: Czerniewicz, Laura ; Cox, Glenda ; Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl ; Willmers, Michelle Date: Sep 2014 At the University of Cape Town open education and open scholarship activities and projects have taken place in several guises over the past seven years. They have been loosely connected, driven by champions and enabled by external grant ... Read more c b
South Africa, settler colonialism and the failures of liberal democracy

Author: Reddy, Thiven Date: 2015 South Africa is a society driven by guilt, fear and anger. In a society that is so clearly a product of injustice for so long, the past cannot but be deeply etched upon everything. One part lives in a world of comfort, fear and guilt. The ... Read more c b n d
Rape Unresolved: Policing Sexual Offences in South Africa

Author: Smythe, Dee Date: 01 Jan 2015 More than 1 000 women are raped in South Africa every day. Around 150 of those women will report the crime to the police. Fewer than 30 of the cases will be prosecutedand no more than 10 will result in a conviction. This translates into an ... Read more
Fair is as fair does: contractual normative regulation of copyright user contracts in South Africa

Author: Ncube, Caroline Date: 27 Mar 2015 This chapter considers the regulation of copyright user contracts by contract and consumer protection law in South Africa. The normative regulation of copyright contracts was identified as a significant research gap by Kretschmer et al., who ... Read more
UCT Author-date Reference Guide: based on the Harvard Referencing style

Author: De Jager, Karin ; Dianne, Steele Date: 2016 An important characteristic of academic writing is the acknowledgement of other writers’ words or creations through citing and referencing all sources of information used. Citing is the practice of quoting from, or referring to other writers’ ... Read more c b n d
Prospects of family group conferencing with youth sex offenders and their victims in South Africa

Author: Gxubane, Thulane Date: 2016 This chapter explores family group conferencing with youth sex offenders within a residential diversion framework, and draws on the findings of a broader study which the author conducted in this area of restorative justice practice in South ... Read more
South African Child Gauge 2016: Children and Social Assistance

Author: Delany, Aislinn ; Jehoma, Selwyn ; Lake, Lori Date: Nov 2016 The South African Child Gauge® is an annual publication of the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town. It aims to report on and monitor the situation of children in South Africa, in particularly the realisation of their rights. The ... Read more
The Way of All Flesh: Reflections on the entropy at work on the buildings of Roelof Uytenbogaardt

Author: Kevin, Fellingham Date: 2017 Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future. Instead of being made of natural materials, such as marble, granite: plastic, chrome, and electric light. They are ... Read more
Out of Harm's Way? Tracking child abuse cases through the child protection system at five selected sites in South Africa - Research Report

Author: Jamieson, Lucy ; Sambu, Winnie ; Mathews, Shanaaz Date: 01 May 2017 The study aims to document how the child protection system processes reported cases of child abuse, and make recommendations about how child protection services could be strengthened, to reduce the risk of trauma to children and breaking the ... Read more
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex human rights in Southern Africa: A contemporary literature review

Author: Meer, Talia ; Lunau, Marie ; Oberth, Gemma ; Daskilewicz, Kristen ; Muller, Alex Date: 01 Jun 2017 Individuals engaging in same-sex acts, individuals identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/ or intersex (LGBTI), and individuals who do not conform to heteronormative ideals of gender and sexuality experience structural, ... Read more c b n
Research on Open Educational Resources for Development in the Global South: Project landscape

Author: Arinto, Patricia ; Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl ; King, Thomas ; Cartmill, Tess ; Willmers, Michelle Date: Dec 2017 The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project was proposed to investigate in what ways and under what circumstances the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) could address the increasing demand for accessible, ... Read more c b
Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South

Author: Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl ; Arinto, Patricia Date: 22 Dec 2017 Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated challenges, for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to be part of the solution. These challenges include: unequal access to education; variable quality of educational ... Read more c b
"A Woman Is A Strong Person”: The Lived Experiences Of Rural Women Activists

Author: Motala, Ayesha ; Sihlali, Nokwanda Date: 2021 On 25 May 2021, the Land and Accountability Research Centre in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cape Town hosted a virtual launch of the booklet: “A Woman Is A Strong Person”: The Lived Experiences Of Rural Women Activists. The ... Read more