THE INTERFACE BETWEEN TRADITION AND MODERN IN POSTAPARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: AN OUTLINE OF THE KEKANA FAMILY SUCCESSION DISPUTE AND THEIR ENCOUNTER WITH THE PLATINUM REEF RESOURCE MINE

The terms traditional and modern and the processes thereof are Motor Coupling often discussed in isolation; as if they do not intersect.Some scholars have argued that chieftaincy, as a traditional form of governance in South Africa cannot coexist with modern democratic governance.Additional discussions have separated agrarian activities from modern

This study aimed to evaluate the state of welfare of a group of dogs during the first month after entering the shelter by using different stress parameters.Blood and fecal samples were collected from a group of 71 dogs at the time of admission to the shelter.In 46 of these dogs, sampling was repeated after four weeks.Well-recognized welfare biomark

The antibiotic resistance (ABR) crisis is an urgent global health priority.Staphylococci are among the problematic bacteria contributing to this emergency owing to their recalcitrance to many clinically important antibiotics.Staphylococcal pathogenesis is further complicated by the presence of small colony variants (SCVs), a bacterial subpopulation

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the impact of different furrow-opening mechanisms on soil physical characteristics, such as mobilization, porosity, bulk density, and the dynamics of water content and temperature in the sowing groove, as well as the influence of wheeled traffic and of these variables on corn (Zea mays) productiv