Author:Gilliland, S; Kotzé, Paula; van der Merwe, ADate:Oct 2015Enterprise architecture (EA) is an organisational strategy increasingly used to describe the integration of business and information management in complex enterprises. Organisations can prevent human–related problems and promote acceptance ...Read more
Author:Funchall, DM; Herselman, Martha E; Van Greunen, DDate:Oct 2008The South African Government, in line with international thought, recognises the potential of the contribution of SMME’s to the overall economy of the country. Government and the private sector have introduced agencies and operations to support ...Read more
Author:Khoza, NN; Grové, TDate:Jun 2012Silicosis has long been associated with non-mining industries; however, there has been a paucity of studies regarding silica dust exposure in these industries. Silicosis is an incurable and non-reversible disease, but is highly preventable. ...Read more
Author:Khoza, N; Grove, T; Moraba, T; Schutte, PCDate:Aug 2009This presentation presents the major literature review findings on occupational silica dust exposure of workers in the non-mining industries/sectors. An overview of silica and silicosis is given, and ways of eliminating the disease are ...Read more
Author:Pelders, Jodi; Schutte, SDate:Feb 2021Worker participation in equipment development can result in improved user acceptance and product quality. This paper focuses on worker engagement in equipment development processes in the South African minerals sector. Qualitative data was ...Read more
Author:Scholes, RJ; Gill, MJ; Costello, MJ; Sarantakos, G; Walters, MicheleDate:2017It became apparent a few decades ago that biodiversity is declining worldwide at nearly unprecedented rates. This poses ethical and self-interested challenges to people, and has triggered renewed efforts to understand the status and trends ...Read more
Author:Edwards, ADate:Apr 2012The aims of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of workplace stress among mineworkers in South Africa; to identify mineworkers that are at risk of workplace stress and to evaluate the use of translated self-report questionnaires and ...Read more
Author:Kataka, M; Khomo, IDate:Jan 2007The mining indusrty has become one of the successful industries. Geophysics is a branch of Geology and it involves the study of rocks and minerals. The profession of Geology has become critical over the years to the economy of many countries. ...Read more
Author:Funke, Nicola S; Nortje, KarenDate:31 Mar 2013The Upper Olifants Key Stakeholder Workshop took place at the CSIR Knowledge Commons on 26 February 2013. The workshop participants included representatives from national government, provincial government, local government, mining, industry, ...Read more
Author:York, GDate:Mar 2000After a mini-survey on the structure and content of the workshops, it was decided that a overhead/electronic presentation of the engineering rationale / principles established in SIMRAC project GAP334 should be presented in conjunction with ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Clinton, DD; Sanio, MR; Botha, D; Cleland, A; Negussey, D; Lewis, SDate:Apr 2013The Standing Committee on Engineering Capacity Building of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations in October 2010 launched the first edition of a guidebook setting out its understanding of the challenges and complexities facing the ...Read more
Author:Burke, Ivan D; Van Heerden, Renier PDate:Oct 2017Data breaches are becoming more common and numerous every day, where huge amount of data (corporate and personal) are leaked more frequently than ever. Corporate responses to data breaches are insufficient, when commonly remediation is minimal. ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, W; Michael, EDate:2013The East African region comprises 20 countries, 14 of which use small hydropower at various degrees. The East African Power Pool (EAPP) plays an important role in the future of energy within the region. One of the main objectives of EAPP is ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:2013Lesotho does not have any known indigenous sources of oil, coal or natural gas. About three quarters of its total energy demand is met by biomass fuels in the forms of wood, shrubs, animals manure and agricultural residues. The only other ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:2013The total installed electricity capacity in Mozambique is 2.308 GW in 2009, nearly all generated exclusively from hydropower (99.7 per cent). Mozambique has large reserves of coal. There are utilizable reserves of natural gas that might be ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:2013South Africa has a total electricity generation capacity of about 45,000 MW. Nearly 90 per cent of electricity is generated in coal-fired power stations. Koeberg, a large nuclear station near Cape Town, provides about five per cent of capacity, ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, W; Michael, EDate:2013The Southern African region comprises five countries, of which Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and South Africa use small hydropower, with Namibia currently having a very limited use of this technology. Botswana does not possess any hydropower ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:2013Power in Swaziland is supplied and distributed by the Swaziland Electricity Company (SEC), which was established in 2007 by the Swaziland Electricity Company Act. SEC currently has a monopoly on the import, distribution and supply of electricity ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:2013In rural Zimbabwe, 80-90 per cent of people are heavily dependent on wood fuel. Rural populations light their homes with kerosene and carry out essential food processing tasks such as milling grain, using diesel powered systems. Access to ...Read more
Author:Maistry, Nattele; Schutz, Robert A; Cox, EttienneDate:Nov 2017Polluted or broken insulators and faulty connections on power lines induce corona and thermal (heat) radiation. The corona and heat build-up causes long term degradation of the high voltage electrical components, which leads to voltage drops, ...Read more