Table of Contents
Leader
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The National Research Foundation scores an own goal/ Something new out of the Cradle of Humankind |
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Commentary
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Assessing the hunting practices of Namibia’s commercial seal hunt |
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| Stephen P. Kirkman, David M. Lavigne | 3 pages |
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The colonial legacy in African plant taxonomy |
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| Estrela Figueiredo, Gideon F. Smith | 4 pages |
Correspondence
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International astronomer Phil Charles meets the ire of the National Research Foundation |
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| Lothar Bohm | 1 page |
News and Views
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New hominin fossils from Malapa: The unveiling of Australopithecus sediba |
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| Alan G. Morris | 2 pages |
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The importance of the greater Agulhas Current is increasingly being recognised |
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| Johann R.E. Lutjeharms, Thomas G. Bornman | 4 pages |
Book Reviews
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Sheep, soil and stability |
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| Bill Nasson | 2 pages |
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The intimate politics of the Cape Floral Kingdom |
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| Lance van Sittert | 3 pages |
Review Articles
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A review of scientifc linkages and interactions between climate change and air quality, with implications for air quality management in South Africa |
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| Tirusha Thambiran, Roseanne D. Diab | 8 pages |
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Khat (Catha edulis): The herb with officio-legal, socio-cultural and economic uncertainty |
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| Sikiru Lamina | 4 pages |
Research Articles
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Channel and delay estimation for base-station-based cooperative communications in frequency flat-fading channels |
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| Hongjun Xu, Laneil Padayachee | 6 pages |
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Determining the relationship between invasive alien species density and a country’s socio-economic status |
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| Gyan P. Sharma, Karen J. Esler, James N. Blignaut | 6 pages |
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Characterization of South African isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp cubense from Cavendish banana |
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| Marinda Visser, Tom Gordon, Gerda Fourie, Altus Viljoen | 6 pages |
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No ‘free ride’ for African women: A comparison of head-loading versus back-loading among Xhosa women |
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| Ray Lloyd, Bridget Parr, Simeon Davies, Carlton Cooke | 5 pages |
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Salinity and temperature tolerance of the invasive freshwater gastropod Tarebia granifera |
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| Nelson A.F. Miranda, Renzo Perissinotto, Christopher C. Appleton | 7 pages |
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The production and use of citric acid for the removal of potassium from the iron ore concentrate of the Sishen Iron Ore Mine, South Africa |
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| Peter J. Williams, Thomas E. Cloete | 5 pages |
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A South African research agenda to investigate the potential environmental, health and safety risks of nanotechnology |
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| Ndeke Musee, Alan C. Brent, Peter J. Ashton | 6 pages |
Statement
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Academic Freedom statement from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) |
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