The rock lizard Agama atra atra from Namaqualand differs in both body size and reproduction from other populations of this species occurring elsewhere in southern Africa. Both sexes from Namaqualand are significantly ...

This publication is about a theme that is presently a rising issue of concern on the national security agendas of states and other bodies grappling with security issues. This concern takes place against the tendency of an ...

African states increasingly carry the responsibility for the promotion and maintenance of peace and security on the African continent. This book provides a detailed discussion on the efforts made by African states to do ...

Plant nematodes recorded during surveys in the Fynbos Biome are listed and a new Helicotylenchus species is described. Helicotylenchus curatus sp. n. is characterised by stylet length (42-46 μm in females, 37-40 μm in ...

The fi ndings of the international TIMSS investigations of a few years ago into the position and application of problem solving strategies in school mathematics in about 50 countries caused serious concern globally. ...

The recent public sector strike has rightly prompted questions about appropriate levels of remuneration, both within this sector and beyond. To many, demanding increases above inflation in the midst of a recession appears ...

This publication is evidence of a highly successful international research collaboration initiative that took place over the last two years between African alumnae and alumni and academics in Africa and in Germany within ...

The increase in the number of freight vehicles on South Africa’s rural road network has received substantial attention. Insinuations persist that long-distance road freight haulage is of a somewhat unsavoury economic ...

Efforts to develop generally applicable criteria or standards for environmental quality for the purpose of protecting South Africa’s rich biodiversity are normally hampered by the fact that species can differ considerably ...

The magnitudes of validity coefficients typically encountered in validation studies are disappointingly low. Validity coefficients typically fall below 0,50 and only very seldom reach values as high as 0,70. Numerous ...

In education and anti-racist politics in South Africa’s Western Cape region, Richard (Dick or R.O.) Dudley was an exceptionally influential intellectual figure who was revered by those who knew him and enjoyed legendary ...

Editorial of "Akroterion" vol. 51 (2006).

Editorial of Akroterion, Vol 54 (2009)

A response is given to the critical questions and concerns raised by Schroder (2004) on the validation study by Spangenberg and Theron (2003). The importance of open debate as an expression of scientific rationally in ...

The aim of this study was to determine the level of adherence of cultural groups to their stereotypical group orientations, i.e. White and Coloured officers tend to be more individualistic, whereas Black officers portray ...

This article reviews the book by Susan Ehrlich, "Representing Rape - Language and Sexual Consent (2001).

Culture - Slave descendants retain artefacts of African culture. Animal ecology - Black rhinos doing well in Kruger. Engineering - Collaboration in South African engineering research. Entomology - Terrible hairy flies are ...

Resensie: G.J. van Wyk (Tegn. Red.), A.E. Cloete, A. Jordaan, H.C. Liebenberg en H.J. Lubbe. Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans (eerste fase). 2002. 271 pp. Stellenbosch: WAT-Trust.

One of the few decisive actions of the Zuma government was last year’s brave decision by then Minister of Public Enterprises Barbara Hogan to withdraw from the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) project, which had consumed ...

Hardwick, Lorna & Stray, Christopher (eds) 2008. A Companion to Classical Receptions. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4051-5167-2.