The South African Journal of Science (SAJS) is a premier scientific journal that aims to publish original work of importance across a variety of disciplines, including: Archaeology and Palaeontology, Astronomy, Chemistry, Ecology, Health Science, Humanities and Social Science, Mathematics, Physics, Technology and Computer Science. SAJS is particularly interested in publishing work that has a regional focus on Africa. |
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| Latest research published in Volume 108, 2012 |
Vol 108, No 1/2 (2012)
Table of Contents
Leader
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New green paper on higher education lacks a clear vision |
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News and Views
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The oldest animal fossils |
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| Robert W. Gess | 2 pages |
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Powering Africa |
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| Martina Meincken | 2 pages |
Obituary
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John Dawson Skinner: Mammalogist (1932–2011) |
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| Jan Nel | 2 pages |
Book Reviews
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Sharp-nosed at Sharpeville |
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| Bill Nasson | 2 pages |
Research Briefs
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Research briefs |
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Commentary
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The diplomats fiddle while Africa burns |
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| Jessica Wilson | 2 pages |
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Potential technological spin-offs from MeerKAT and the South African Square Kilometre Array bid |
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| David B. Davidson | 3 pages |
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Traversing the global oil summit (aka Hubbert’s Peak) |
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| Chris J.H. Hartnady | 2 pages |
Correspondence
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Building a nation one project at a time: Reply to ‘On human evolution, Australopithecus sediba and nation building’ |
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| Lee R. Berger | 1 page |
Review Articles
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Why did schistosomiasis disappear from the southern part of the Eastern Cape? |
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| Chris C. Appleton, Inbarani Naidoo | 11 pages |
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The first stratigraphic column in South Africa, from Hondius (1652), and its modern correlatives |
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| Sharad Master | 8 pages |
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The South African National Vegetation Database: History, development, applications, problems and future |
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| Michael C. Rutherford, Ladislav Mucina, Leslie W. Powrie | 8 pages |
Research Articles
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How do HIV and AIDS impact the use of natural resources by poor rural populations? The case of wild animal products |
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| Sarah A. Kaschula, Charles M. Shackleton | 9 pages |
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Observations of a middle atmosphere thermal structure over Durban using a ground-based Rayleigh LIDAR and satellite data |
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| Nkanyiso Mbatha, Venkataraman Sivakumar, Hassan Bencherif, Sandile B. Malinga, Sadhasivan R. Pillay, Ashokabose Moorgawa, Max M. Michaelis | 9 pages |
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Nyctereutes terblanchei: The raccoon dog that never was |
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| Sally C. Reynolds | 10 pages |
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Canteen Kopje: A new look at an old skull |
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| Patricia Smith, Robert Nshimirimana, Frikkie de Beer, David Morris, Leon Jacobson, Michael Chazan, Liora K. Horwitz | 9 pages |
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The first animals: ca. 760-million-year-old sponge-like fossils from Namibia |
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| C. K. ‘Bob’ Brain, Anthony R. Prave, Karl-Heinz Hoffmann, Anthony E. Fallick, Andre Botha, Donald A. Herd, Craig Sturrock, Iain Young, Daniel J. Condon, Stuart G. Allison | 8 pages |
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Environmental impacts of electric vehicles in South Africa |
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| Xinying Liu, Diane Hildebrandt, David Glasser | 6 pages |
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Comparison of the mineral composition of leaves and infusions of traditional and herbal teas |
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| Jana Olivier, Elize A. Symington, Cornelia Z. Jonker, Isaac T. Rampedi, Tersia S. van Eeden | 7 pages |
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First fungal genome sequence from Africa: A preliminary analysis |
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| Brenda D. Wingfield, Emma T. Steenkamp, Quentin C. Santana, Martin P.A. Coetzee, Stefan Bam, Irene Barnes, Chrizelle W. Beukes, Wai Yin Chan, Lieschen de Vos, Gerda Fourie, Melanie Friend, Thomas R. Gordon, Darryl A. Herron, Carson Holt, Ian Korf, Marija Kvas, Simon H. Martin, X. Osmond Mlonyeni, Kershney Naidoo, Mmatshepho M. Phasha, Alisa Postma, Oleg Reva, Heidi Roos, Melissa Simpson, Stephanie Slinski, Bernard Slippers, Rene Sutherland, Nicolaas A. van der Merwe, Magriet A. van der Nest, Stephanus N. Venter, Pieter M. Wilken, Mark Yandell, Renate Zipfel, Mike J. Wingfield | 9 pages |
Research Letters
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On the discontinuous nature of the Mozambique Current |
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| Johann R.E. Lutjeharms, Arne Biastoch, Petra M. van der Werf, Herman Ridderinkhof, Wilhelmus P.M. de Ruijter | 5 pages |
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Five Ochna species have high antibacterial activity and more than ten antibacterial compounds |
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| Tshepiso J. Makhafola, Jacobus N. Eloff | 6 pages |
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