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Identification, separation and quantification of persistent organic pollutants using capillary electrophoresis
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Water quality deterioration and scarcity can be attributed to natural causes and anthropogenic activities which include climate change and an incessant industrialisation, yet with lack of functional and reliable wastewater ...
Phytochemical and biological studies of extracts from selected South African indigenous medicinal plants: Bulbine and helichrysum species
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Medicinal plants from the Asteraceae and Asphodelaceae families are among the most widely recognized in South African traditional medicine for managing diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a universal epidemic, yet there ...
Phytochemical studies on extracts of selected South African indigenous medicinal plants
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Nature has been identified as a rich source of potentially useful chemicals. Throughout the years, phytochemical studies have led to the unearthing of a huge number of natural products, their chemical diversity is unique ...
Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and cyclic voltammetry studies for salicylaldehyde schiff base ligands and their copper (ii) salicylaldimine compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Schiff base compounds are a significant class of ligands in coordination chemistry which have
been applied widely as they are precise and versatile towards different metal salts. These
compounds could be commonly chelating ...
Assessing river-aquifer interaction for sustained water abstraction, Lower Vaal Catchment, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Several methods are available in the literature for the estimations of river-aquifer interactions. However, the selection of which depends on available data, local geographic and topographic conditions, the spatial and ...
Development of a training programme for professional nurses to promote the use of postpartum family planning in Epe local government area, Lagos state, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Postpartum family planning (PPFP) is the initiation of family planning methods among
postpartum women, within 12 months after delivery. During this period, the women are a
vulnerable group of people with high unmet need ...
Baswahili and Bato ya Mangala: Regionalism and Congolese diasporic identity in cape town, 1997-2017
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
My research is on regionalism among Congolese migrants of South Africa with the focus on
the tensions between Baswahili (Kivu inhabitants) and Bato ya mangala (Kinshasa
inhabitants) in the city of Cape Town. The two ...
Assessing the migration-development nexus in the Buea community of Cameroon: A study of the social impact of remittances
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The inflow of migrant remittances has been an increasing source of financial support to recipients
in low and middle-income countries, often through informal channels. Remittances have been
viewed as beneficial to migrant ...
Gentrification: The case of property development in the inner-City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This research focuses on property developments that are gentrifying the inner-city of Cape Town
and questions why and how the City of Cape Town (COCT) is gentrifying the inner-city. This
research examines the role of the ...
Identifying potential areas suitable for managed aquifer recharge in Saldanha bay, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The West Coast in the Western Cape of South Africa is a water-scarce area. Pressure from population
and industrial growth, recurring droughts and climate change has resulted in an increasing urgency in
the West Coast to ...