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Journal articles on the topic "CSIR (South Africa)"

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Aucamp, P. J. "Pollution research in the Republic of South Africa." Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 5, no. 4 (1986): 194–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v5i4.1002.

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Pollution is a complex and wide subject. It is endeavoured to categorize it in manageable subdivisions. Since very little information is available on the expenditure on research by the industry, the paper concentrates on the expenditure by the public sector. Research on water pollution is funded by the WRC, the CSIR and the Departments of Water Affairs and Health. The latter is the main source of funds for air-pollution research. The Department of the Environment funds several projects on the abatement of pollution, especially by solid wastes. Some universities conduct research on pollution abatement. With reference to some projections of future developments, the conclusion is reached that much more funds are needed to combat pollution.
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Taljaard, Susan, and Willem A. M. Botes. "Marine water quality management in South Africa." Water Science and Technology 32, no. 2 (1995): 281–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1995.0118.

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In South Africa the ultimate goal in water quality management is to keep the water resources suitable for all “beneficial uses”. Beneficial uses provides a basis for the derivation of water quality guidelines, which, for South Africa, are defined in Water quality guidelines for the South African coastal zone (DWAF, 1991). The CSIR has developed a practical approach to marine water quality management, taking into account international trends and local experience, which can be applied to any coastal development with potential influence on water quality. The management plan is divided into three logical components, i.e. • site-specific statutory requirements and environmental objectives; • system design with specific reference to influences on water quality; and • monitoring programmes. Within this management approach water quality issues are addressed in a holistic manner, through focused procedures and clear identification of information requirements. This paper describes the procedures and information requirements within each component of the water quality management plan, with specific reference to marine disposal systems. Ideally, the management plan should be implemented from the feasibility and conceptual design phase of a development and the timing of the different procedures within the development process are therefore also highlighted. However, the logical lay-out of procedures allows for easy initiation (even to existing disposal system) at any stage of development.
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Cilliers, Jakkie. "DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA-THE ROLE OF THE CSIR." African Security Review 5, no. 5 (1996): 39–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10246029.1996.9627824.

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Archibald, C. G. M., and J. C. Taylor. "The assessment of diffuse pollution from acid-mine drainage using an updated and revised diatom assessment procedure as an added-value bio-monitoring tool." Water Science and Technology 55, no. 3 (2007): 151–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2007.083.

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Three data sources (physico-chemistry, bio-monitoring and eco-toxicology) are currently used in South Africa to establish environmental water quality conditions. Environmental water quality in turn is key information required for the “ecological reserve determination” of river reaches. Bio-monitoring in South Africa has been limited in recent times mostly to the use of the SASS procedure which relies on invertebrates only. This paper describes the re-introduction of a diatom-based water quality assessment as an added-value bio-monitoring tool. A specific example is discussed citing the response of diatom assemblages to diffuse pollution from acid mine drainage and how effective diatoms are as indicators of ecological integrity and river recovery measured downstream of the area of impact. The advantages of applying this bio-monitoring technique over other biological measures are presented in the context of technological advances in rapid image processing, species identification and software applications of diatom-based water quality indices. The valuable records of the diatom assemblages of the past, held in the South African Diatom Collection at the CSIR (KwaZulu-Natal), can now be accessed and interpreted as historical environmental water quality reference points for several rivers in South Africa.
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Shikwambana, Lerato, and Venkataraman Sivakumar. "Observation of Clouds Using the CSIR Transportable LIDAR: A Case Study over Durban, South Africa." Advances in Meteorology 2016 (2016): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4184512.

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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) transportable Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) was used to collect data over Durban (29.9°S, 30.9°E) during 20–23 November 2012. Aerosol measurements have been carried out in the past over Durban; however, no cloud measurements using LIDAR have ever been performed. Therefore, this study further motivates the continuation of LIDAR for atmospheric research over Durban. Low level clouds were observed on 20–22 November 2012 and high level clouds were observed on 23 November 2012. The low level cloud could be classified as stratocumulus clouds, whereas the high level clouds could be classified as cirrus clouds. Low level cloud layers showed high extinction coefficients values ranging between 0.0009 and 0.0044 m−1, whereas low extinction coefficients for high level clouds were observed at values ranging between 0.000001 and 0.000002 m−1. Optical depth showed a high variability for 20 and 21 November 2012. This indicates a change in the composition and/or thickness of the cloud. For 22 and 23 November 2012, almost similar values of optical depth were observed. Cloud-Aerosol LIDAR and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) revealed high level clouds while the CSIR LIDAR could not. However, the two instruments complement each other well to describe the cloudy condition.
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Hattingh, J., G. A. Maree, P. J. Ashton, J. J. Leaner, J. Rascher, and A. R. Turton. "Introduction to ecosystem governance: focusing on Africa." Water Policy 9, S2 (2007): 5–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2007.047.

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The last two decades have been marked by a dramatic increase in global attention to the concept of governance, especially in relation to the effective and sustainable management of natural resources. Furthermore, South Africa has been through a rapid transition to democracy since 1994 with significant changes in government, society and within the legislative environment. Despite the highly desirable attributes of these landmark pieces of legislation, almost a decade after their promulgation South African government authorities are still struggling to implement the requirements of these Acts. An investigation by the South African CSIR into the reasons for the non-implementation indicated that an incomplete understanding of the importance of governance was a central reason for the lack of successful implementation and that the concept of “governance” had not really been fully defined or explored. Countries and regions differed in their understanding and interpretation of “governance”, whilst equally wide differences were recorded in countries that had different levels of socio-economic and political development. In an effort to unpack the so-called “black box” of governance, a group of international specialists were invited to review governance issues related to their areas of technical specialization, covering different levels of development and maturity of democracy. Each specialist was challenged to interrogate a new “Trialogue” hypothesis on governance. A selection of the manuscripts is published in this special edition of Water Policy entitled Ecosystem Governance in Africa.
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Botha, G. R., R. D. Sanderson, and C. A. Buckley. "Brief Historical Review of Membrane Development and Membrane Applications in Wastewater Treatment in Southern Africa." Water Science and Technology 25, no. 10 (1992): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1992.0232.

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Away back in 1953 few people in the world, let alone South Africa, knew or had heard about membrane desalination, but there was an increasing awareness that electrodialysis had considerable potential for the desalination of brackish water. In South Africa the development of the new gold fields in the northern Orange Free State and the problems posed by the presence of excessive volumes of very saline mine waters stimulated interest in desalination and the CSIR* in collaboration with the mining industry became involved in the development of the electrodialysis process. By 1959 the largest brackish desalination plant in the world had been built and commissioned. South Africans were thus in the forefront of this technology, even to the extent of making the required membranes locally. Our historical review of membrane development and the applications of membrane technology in Southern Africa encompasses both pressure- and voltage-driven processes. Examples of the pressure processes are microfiltration, ultrafiltration and charged membrane ultrafiltration or nanofiltration, and finally reverse osmosis with fixed and dynamically formed membranes. The voltage-drive processes considered are electrodialysis and electrodialysis reversal.
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Marais, M., N. Armitage, and S. Pithey. "A study of the litter loadings in urban drainage systems - methodology and objectives." Water Science and Technology 44, no. 6 (2001): 99–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2001.0350.

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The recently completed report on “The removal of urban litter from stormwater conduits and streams” (by Armitage et al.) notes that little data is available on the nature and quantity of litter that finds its way into the stormwater drainage systems. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) estimated in 1991 that 780 000 tonnes of waste a year was entering the drainage systems of South Africa, representing a potential removal cost in excess of two billion rand. There is thus a considerable need for finding ways to reduce litter loadings through better catchment management. Although suggestions have been made as to how this might be achieved, there is very little scientifically verified data from anywhere in the world to show that any of these proposed methods would be effective in South Africa. Only through an improved knowledge of the litter loadings in South African urban drainage systems can appropriate strategies to reduce litter loadings be arrived at. This improved knowledge is one of the twin objectives of the Water Research Commission Project No. K5/1051 entitled “The reduction of urban litter in drainage systems through integrated catchment management.” Under this project a three-year monitoring programme has been instituted in nine catchments covering a range of different land uses, socio-economic levels and densities in the Cape Metropolitan Area. This paper focuses on the methodology behind the monitoring programme and the objectives it is hoped to achieve.
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A.Botha and L. Butgereit. "Dr Math." International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning 4, no. 2 (2012): 15–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jmbl.2012040102.

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Dr Math is an online math tutoring service hosted by the CSIR Meraka Institute in South Africa, which aims to support secondary school learners with Mathematics. The service is predominantly accessed through the mobile social networking service MXit. Since 2007, students from the Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) at the University of Pretoria, have been assisting “Dr Math” in fulfillment of a compulsory undergraduate module, Community-Based Project. They have supported 28,000 registered users in user initiated interactions. This purpose of this paper is to describe the mobile scaffolding environment and scaffolding practices as well as the tutor support that enhance the Dr Math service as a sustained example of mobile learning.
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Oosthuizen, Salomon Johannes, Jaco Johannes Swanepoel, and Dawid Steyn van Vuuren. "Challenges Experienced in Scaling-Up the CSIR-Ti Process." Advanced Materials Research 1019 (October 2014): 187–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1019.187.

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The CSIR-Ti process produces titanium metal powder through continuous stepwise metallothermic reduction of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) in molten salt medium, and represents a cost-effective alternative to the standard Kroll process to produce titanium metal. Subsequent to proving the CSIR-Ti process at bench scale producing batches of ±2 kg titanium powder, the design, build and test of a continuous 2 kg/h Ti pilot plant was authorised. The scale-up process highlighted limited expertise in South Africa with regards to handling molten salt and molten reducing metals. Such gaps in knowledge are addressed in this study, which discusses a number of the engineering challenges faced and solutions developed around agitation of molten salt reactors, process pipe heating and insulation, molten salt flow measurement and also feeding of a highly reactive molten reducing metal. Scaling up the CSIR-Ti process, with requirements of continuous operation, compact size, effective agitation, pumping and maintaining salt in the molten state brought an unusual set of challenges requiring development of unique and prototype equipment. Further challenges were encountered in the handling and continuous feeding of molten reducing metal at the relatively small scale of the pilot plant. Solutions developed and discussed in this study include custom-modified agitators, custom-developed flow meters for measuring molten salt and molten metal flows, and a custom-designed molten metal feed system. Specialised materials such as, ultra-high temperature heating tape and ultra-low thermal conductivity insulation had to be imported as well as a special high-temperature pump that can pump a slurry consisting of molten salt containing a high weight percentage of suspended metal powder. The experience illustrates the technological difficulty of bridging the chasm between science and technology in that many unforeseen problems are encountered when developing and scaling up a new technology.
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Koloti, Lehlohonolo. "CSR in South Africa mining sector." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/15129.

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Perrie, David. "Understanding corporate social investment practice in South Africa." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32917.

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In this study, the researcher employed an inductive qualitative approach to explore the rationale and dimensions of corporate social investment (CSI) practice in South Africa. While the globalised CSI literature is robust, the South African literature is fragmented and insufficient, despite the growing social need for this type of funding in the context of South Africa. Thus, with this paper, the researcher fills this research gap by providing an exploratory analysis of the structure and evolution of CSI practice in South Africa. The motivation behind this research is to use the research to optimise the social impact that CSI participation can provide, as well as integrating corporate funding into the broader approach of addressing the country's poor socioeconomic conditions. In the study, the researcher covered a sample of 15 CSI professions operating in positions in either large South African corporations or established NGOs, with an average CSI experience of 13 years. The results of the inductive qualitative analysis show that the CSI functions operated using a traditional corporate function structure. The history and rationale of CSI practice have been key elements in defining current CSI practice. Initially, governmental regulation resulted in adherence strategies. However, growing social considerations have shifted CSI policy from adherence to impact. This has driven the growing sophistication in CSI practice in the country. The researcher breaks down this evolution and discusses the key strengths and weaknesses of each element to provide sufficient detail to the function. The findings are used to derive recommendations for CSI best practice. Internal commitment, sustainability, process management and key stakeholder relationships are prioritised in these recommendations. The exploratory findings provide a baseline in accordance with which more statistically robust or comprehensive research methods can be used to assess the identified elements of CSI more thoroughly and in more depth. The research provides a generalised benchmark for corporations to assess their CSI practice against an established peer group, while providing ideas about improving their CSI practice going forward.
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Liphapang, Lebohang Irene. "An analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining industry: selected JSE/SRI listed mining companies in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/18277.

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The South African mining industry has been, and continues to be, the main contributor of the country’s GDP. The listed mining companies have a great contribution to the market capitalisation of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE, 2014). Pre-1994, the mining companies had been under scrutiny for a wide range of negative environmental and social impacts in their operational areas. The mining companies were accused of a lack of sustainability plans, carbon emissions, land rehabilitation plans, pollution and lack of community engagement (Buccasa, 2013). Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a platform for the mining industry to correct the errors of the past and to contribute towards socio-economic development and environmental concerns. Through the implementation of CSR initiatives, the mining companies have brought about a significant change in the lives of people affected by mining industry. In return, the mining companies have built a good reputation which had been tarnished in the past. The objective of the study was to explore the role of CSR in the mining industry and determine how CSR initiatives had impacted the lives of the beneficiaries in the mining sector. The research identified three sustainability dimensions, which are: environment, social aspects and economic aspects. The aim of the study was to establish whether CSR initiatives have contributed towards sustainable development. The study established how the JSE/SRI listed mining companies reported CSR and determined the types of initiatives implemented. The study identified the similarities and differences in the CSR initiatives being implemented by 10 selected mining companies listed in the JSE/SRI index. The study also identified sustainable development issues faced by the South African mining industry. The study reviewed how these mining companies reported their CSR and identified regulating bodies and codes that promoted CSR. The study also determined the role that the JSE/SRI index plays towards the development of CSR and sustainable development in the mining sector in South Africa. Integrated reports and sustainability reports of the mining companies were used for data collection to establish how these companies reported CSR and disclosed their CSR strategies on the internet. The mining companies which were analysed were mining companies listed in the JSE/SRI index from 2010 – 2014. The JSE/SRI index is aligned with global sustainability guidelines and locally relevant corporate responsibility standards. The study determined the significance of JSE/SRI listing towards the development of CSR; in relation to environmental, social and economic development in the mining industry.
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Brotto, Lucio. "Influence of corporate responsibility on financial return in forest plantations: case studies from South America, South East Asia and Africa." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-199305.

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Investments in planted forests in emerging markets are increasing and investors are looking for Sustainable and Responsible Investments (SRI) to integrate Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) into the investment process. This study is presenting a first attempt to develop a framework to evaluate the ESG performance of investments in planted forests and to identify relations between the use of SRI tools and the financial performance of investments in planted forests. The analysis of 121 investments in planted forests allowed the identification of 339 organizations and 50 SRI tools (e.g.: management and investment standards, investment rating) operating with investments in planted forests in emerging markets. The analysis of the 50 SRI tools resulted in the definition of a ESG Reference Document including 155 issues. These issues were organized into an ESG Risk Assessment and have been tested in 12 case studies evenly distributed between Uganda, Cambodia and Vietnam. The results suggest that the most common instruments are management standards (e.g.: FSC), bank investment policies (e.g.: ABN AMRO Forest and Plantation Policy) and investment rating systems (e.g.: FairForest). The majority of the SRI tools have a broad sectoral approach and are managed by business organizations. Investors are using more than 30 SRI tools but these are characterized by a low level of control such as signature and/or participation or at the most a conformity declaration. On the contrary plantation companies are using less instruments but with top level of control such conformity assessment and certification. Aspects related to “Legal and Institutional framework” and “Environment” are the most represented inside SRI tools. On the contrary aspects such as “Minimum percentage of protected areas”, “Poverty reduction” and “Prevention of encroachment” are not only the less frequent issues but also the less controlled issues by SRI tools. The Gold Standard and the Forest Stewardship Council are the SRI tools with the highest performance among the 50 SRI tools analysed. The ESG Risk Assessment allows to identify the most important 25 issues and reveals that SRI tools are focusing on issues that on-the-ground are not the major risk sources. This is the case of “Third party certification” and “High Conservation Value Forests” (HCVFs). Few exemptions where SRI tools are properly identifying the major risks are “Tenure rights”, “Health and safety of workers” and “Social impact assessment”. Climate change impacts, long term financial sustainability, poverty reduction and encroachment are ranked as the most dangerous sources of risk across the 12 case studies. SRI tools are positively influencing the risk mitigation, accounting for a percentage of risk mitigation that ranges from 34.31 till 60.63%. FSC certification was often reported by projects’ stakeholders as a key instrument to mitigate risk of investments in planted forests.
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Mbewe, Sibonokuhle. "Filling critical skills gaps in South Africa : assessment of Old Mutual's Ilima trust as a CSR case study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6412.

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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is taking on a developmental stance in Third-World Countries. Old Mutual, through its partnership with the South African govemment, set up a trust to assist govemment in skills development at local, provincial and national level and small enterprises. Old Mutual's retired senior employees were taken on as consultants in Project iLima to share their experience and expertise with government employees. Literature on mentoring is reviewed, covering the definitions of mentoring, the different phases of mentoring and the competencies required for each phase for the mentor and mentee. Finally the benefits of mentoring are addressed. The method used to uncover the business system involved primary research and a synthesis process. Interviews were held with two iLima consultants, after which questionnaires were used to gather qualitative feedback from the iLima consultants and their clients. The feedback was synthesized until business objectives and activities were identified. The study project sheds light on iLima's business system. This is done through a method of synthesis, which seeks to get to the underlying meaning of the responses. Eight key business objectives are identified. These can be achieved through managing twenty-one business activities. The business model provides a compass or map from which business solutions can be aligned to business opportunities and problems. The model is a one-page representation of the entire business system that Project iLima ought to put under strong management, in the writer's view. The iLima business model may be summed up as follows: "Through the attractiveness of the iLima purpose and culture, a strong client engagement model and successful project delivery, Project iLima can build a strong ccnsulting brand and adopt a viable business strategy beyond its four year funding limit." The contribution this thesis makes to the business-modeling domain is to use a noncollaborative method to generate a systemic business model. The thesis demonstrates a simple synthesis process to generate the business model provided there is access to a sufficiently broad-based, but not necessarily deep, knowledge repository. Recommendations were made as to how Project iLima's management can introduce the business model as a management tool. It is recommended that a further study be done to test the acceptability and adoption of the model. In addition to the presentation of the iLima business model, CSR trends locally were explored. It appears from the trends covered that targeted skills development is still a fairly new phenomenon in South Africa.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Korporatiewe Sosiale Verantwoordelikheid is aan die ontwikkel in Derdewereld lande. Ou Mutual het 'n trust in vennootskap met die regering gestig om die regering te help met die ontwikkeling van vaardighede op 'n lokale, provinsiale en nasionale vlak. Afgetrede senior werknemers van Ou Mutual is as konsultante aan boord gebring by die iLima Trust om hul ondervinding en kennis met regeringsamptenare te deel. Hierdie studie bespreek die besigheidsmodel van iLima. Die model identifiseer agt sleutel besigheidsdoelstellings wat bereik moet word deur die bestuur van een-en-twintig besigheidsaktiwiteite. Dit verskaf ook 'n kompas of riglyn waardeur besigheidsoplossings in lyn gebring kan word met besigheids-geleenthede of bedreigings. Die model is 'n voorstelling op een bladsy, van die hele besigheidstelsel wat iLima Trust onder effektiewe bestuur moet plaas. Die iLima se besigheidsverhaal kan as volg opgesom word: "Deur die aantreklikheid van die iLima doel en kultuur, 'n sterk kliente-verhoudingsmodel en suksesvolle projeklewering, hoop iLima Trust om 'n sterk konsultasie handelsmerk te bou en om 'n lewensvatbare besigheidstrategie te implementeer wat sal voortbestaan na die einde van die vier jaar van befondsing". Die metode waardeur die besigheidstelsel ondersoek is, het primere navorsing en 'n proses van sintese behels. Onderhoude is gevoer met twee iLima konsultante, waarna vraelyste gebruik is om kwalitatiewe terugvoering van die iLima konsultante en hul kliente te verkry. Die terugvoering is deur 'n proses van sintese geneem om besigheidsdoelstellings en aktiwiteite te identifiseer. Die bydrae van hierdie tesis tot besigheidsmodelering is om op 'n nie-kollaboratiewe wyse 'n sistemiese besigheidsmodel te genereer. Die tesis demonstreer 'n eenvoudige sinteseproses om die besigheidsmodel te genereer, gegewe toegang tot 'n wye, maar nie noodwendig diep, versameling van inligting. Aanbevelings is gemaak waardeur iLima se bestuur die besigheidsmodel kan bekendstel as 'n bestuurstegniek. Daar word ook aanbeveel dat 'n verdere studie onderneem word om die aanvaarbaarheid en aanneming van die model te toets. Bykomend tot die bespreking van die iLima se besigheidsmodel, is 'n ondersoek en bespreking van Korporatiewe Sosiale Verantwoordelikheids-tendense op 'n nasionale en internasionale vlak. Geteikende vaardigheidsontwikkeling is in die verband nog steeds 'n redelik nuwe verskynsel in Suid Afrika.
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Van, Wyk Louis Johannes. "Corporate social responsibility towards mental health care in South African mining communities / L.J. van Wyk." Thesis, North-West University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4018.

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Mining activities have impacted on the health and safety of mining communities for many decades. Despite the economic contributions of mining to its surrounding communities, there is also a huge amount of environmental and social harm to be associated with the industry. Much attention has recently fallen on reducing health and safety risks, but there is still a long way to go before working and living in the mining environment would be regarded as healthy and safe. The lack of proper accountability has been a significant factor in the damaging effects of corporations on society. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is essential for the mining industry to ensure that there is an adequate balance between economic development and the well-being of people and the environment. Mining companies have recently started implementing different health programmes around mines [e.g. NIHL (noise induced hearing loss), HIV/AIDS and TB - programmes]. It is, however, the long-term impacts (such as mental health impacts) of mine activities that will remain long after the company closes and there is little evidence that these long-term responsibilities are being addressed. This study examines the impact of mining on the mental health of mining communities (including the mine workers) as experienced by community members, mine employees, as well as other role players involved in the industry. By doing so, the aim of this study is to determine the need for the inclusion of mental health care in the CSR programmes of mining companies, in order to advance sustainable development of mining communities. The study was done by means of qualitative methods undertaken in the North-West and Limpopo Provinces of South Africa, where different stakeholders from the mining industry were interviewed. It has been found that "mental health care" is still a huge gap that needs and waits to be filled in terms of mining companies' CSR performance.<br>Thesis (M.A. (Sociology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.
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Jabaar, Riedwaan. "Corporate social responsibility in an inequitable society : the role of the private sector in bridging the South African health care divide." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23875.

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming more central to the success of corporations, and its importance within South Africa is pertinent given that the transition from apartheid has yet to be followed by an equalling of society, with social and economic divisions persisting. As one of the most emotive basic human rights, health care provision remains unequal, with the private sector still serving an historically advantaged minority and the public sector carrying the burden of the populist majority. This study explored the role the of the private health care sector in light of the growing importance of CSR, against the backdrop of the national health insurance debate and the understanding of the role the private sector can play in achieving the national health care objectives. Exploratory research and qualitative analysis methodology were carried out for this research, utilising in-depth semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with ten private health care sector executives. Whilst the private sector executives intellectually understood their specific context and a growing expectation of society from business, in practice the actions of CSR were still grounded in philanthropic activities. Most respondents acknowledged that more should and could be done, with the primarily obstacle being identified as a lack of teamwork and coordination across businesses in the private sector. The public sector is seen as failing, and the private sector sees itself playing a more active role in service delivery and aiding government with the training of the much needed skills within the public sector.<br>Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010.<br>Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)<br>unrestricted
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Machine, Abigail. "The business case for corporate social responsibility (CSR) is good business: A comparative analysis of CSR practices in the South African and Australian banking sectors." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15178.

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A focus of the study will be on the South African banking sector, comparing it with the CSR practices of Australian banking sector. The reason for this comparative analysis stems from the similarities that are prevalent between the two countries, although they have different designations, with one country as a developing country and the other as a developed country respectively. Both countries were once colonies. Australia was ruled by British and South Africa was ruled by Dutch and British. Both countries' financial sectors are well regulated and developed. Similar rules regarding disclosing information are applied in both countries' listed companies. The listed companies in both countries are required to disclose their social and environmental information in addition to their financial information
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Meade, Emma, and Stina Ahnlid. "Social Sustainability in South Africa's Wine Industry : A Study of Freedom of Association." Thesis, KTH, Entreprenörskap och Innovation, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189572.

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Even today freedom of association in the South African wine industry is a sensitive topic. The wine farm owners often claim their workers can associate freely but the workers could paint a different picture. This study investigates how the right to freedom of association can be provided in the South African wine industry through looking at the barriers to freedom of association, how stakeholders could align and how globalisation has affected the sector. The study explores the opinions of the key stakeholders involved in this complex and dynamic industry by conducting semi-structured interviews focusing on freedom of association rights. The thesis illustrates how the specific barriers to union formation are the intimidation factor, the nature of the topic as it is a psychological and subjective choice, the fact that farms are private property, a bad perception of trade unions, and the difficulty in auditing. The barriers could be diminished through stakeholder alignment, which would be emphasized through relationship building and a clearer definition of the industry players’ roles. Last, the thesis argues that too many codes of conduct could negatively affect the industry’s development with regards to ethical trade and that the domestic market could take more responsibility and push the market in a more ethical direction. The thesis gives important insights to international retailers that focus on ethical trade and might be useful for future policy improvements in South Africa.
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Ama-Njoku, Ada. "The disparity in compliance with sustainability policies: the mining industry and the financial industry in South Africa." Thesis, University of Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3295.

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Southern, African Conference on Communications and Signal Processing (1988 Pretoria South Africa). COMSIG 88: Southern African Conference on Communications and Signal Processing : proceedings, Friday, 24 June 1988, CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. Institute of Electrical and Electronic[s] Engineers, 1988.

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International Conference on Coal Research (7th 1985 Pretoria, South Africa). Seventh International Conference on Coal Research: CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 14-18 October 1985. South African National Organizing Committee, CSIR, 1985.

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Symposium on Forest Products Research International--Achievements and the Future (1985 Pretoria, South Africa). Symposium on Forest Products Research International--Achievements and the Future, 22-26 April 1985, CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. CSIR Conference Centre, 1985.

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International Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics (17th 1986 Pretoria, South Africa). Proceedings of the 17th International Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics: 1-5 September 1986, CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. Edited by McDowell M. W, Hollingworth D, South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research., South African Optical Society, South African Institute of Physics., and Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers. The Council, 1986.

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International Symposium on Ash--a Valuable Resource (1987 Pretoria, South Africa). International Symposium on Ash: A valuable resource : CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 2-6 February 1987 : symposium programme and book of abstracts. Ash Resources Ltd., 1987.

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Institute for Security Studies (South Africa). Safer by design: Towards effective crime prevention through environmental design in South Africa : a joint project of the Division for Building Technology, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Institute for Security Studies. The Institute, 1997.

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Chahoud, Tatjana. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa: A case study of German Transnational Corporations. Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik gGmbH, 2011.

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research., South Africa. Electricty Supply Commission., and Ash - a Valuable Resource (1987 : Pretoria, South Africa), eds. Ash: A valuable resource : [papers] : CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 2-6 February 1987. CSIR, 1987.

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research., South Africa. Electricty Supply Commission., and Ash - a Valuable Resource (1987 : Pretoria, South Africa), eds. Ash: A valuable resource : [papers] : CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 2-6 February 1987. CSIR, 1987.

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Ash: A valuable resource : [papers] : CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 2-6 February 1987. CSIR, 1987.

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Reyneke, Suzanne. "Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa." In CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68386-3_25.

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Kloppers, Henk. "Legislating South African CSR Through Framework Legislation." In Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets, and Governance. Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6370-6_6.

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Maphiri, Mikovhe, Matsietso Agnes Matasane, and Godknows Mudimu. "Challenges to the Effective Implementation of SDG 8 in Creating Decent Work and Economic Growth in the Southern African Hemisphere: Perspectives from South Africa, Lesotho and Zimbabwe." In Global Challenges to CSR and Sustainable Development. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62501-6_3.

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Vos, Elrida, and Niël Oberholzer. "An Analysis of the Status of CSR Practice in the South African Business Context: A Framework for Analysis." In Advances in Time Series Data Methods in Applied Economic Research. Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02194-8_1.

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King, Mervyn E., Derick de Jongh, and René Carapinha. "South Africa." In The World Guide to CSR. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351278928-51.

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Amodu, Nojeem A. "CSR in South Africa." In Corporate Social Responsibility and Law in Africa. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003009825-7.

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"CSR in South Africa." In United Nations Global Compact International Yearbook. UN, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/05c67261-en.

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"An integrated approach for the estimation of crop water requirements based on soil, plant and atmospheric measurements N. Jovanovic, S. Dzikiti and M. Gush, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa." In Water management for sustainable agriculture. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351114608-7.

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Danks, Jon. "South African Airways and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives." In Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Africa. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351022545-44.

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Conference papers on the topic "CSIR (South Africa)"

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Roro, K. T., N. Tile, B. Yalisi, et al. "Selective Solar Absorber Coating Research at the CSIR (South Africa)." In World Renewable Energy Congress – Sweden, 8–13 May, 2011, Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University Electronic Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp110574006.

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Green, Jeremy. "CSIR centre for mining innovation and the mine safety platform robot." In 2012 5th Robotics and Mechatronics Conference of South Africa (ROBMECH). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/robomech.2012.6558456.

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Foko, Thato, Acheson Charles Phiri, and Nare Mahwai. "The e-service delivery in South Africa and the contribution of research institutions such as the CSIR-Meraka Institute." In 2014 IST-Africa Conference & Exhibition. IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/istafrica.2014.6880591.

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Kumpaty, Subha, Esther Akinlabi, Elizabeth Paoli, Arianna Ziemer, and Sisa Pityana. "Global Research Engagement by Undergraduates and its Impact: Laser Metal Deposition Studies in US-South Africa Collaboration." In ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2017-70137.

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This paper presents the follow-up work of research conducted by Milwaukee School of Engineering senior undergraduate students in South Africa under the second year of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant EEC-1460183 sponsored by the National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator Dr. Kumpaty). Elizabeth Paoli and Arianna Ziemer conducted research in summer of 2016 under advisement of Dr. Kumpaty and his South African collaborators, Dr. Esther Akinlabi and Dr. Sisa Pityana. Arianna extended the work of Mueller (reported in IMECE2016-65094), with 10% Mo in the combination of Ti64-Mo deposited on Ti64 substrate at a laser power of 1700 W for five scan speeds ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 m/min. It was observed that lower scan speeds produced elongated grains. Hardness and corrosion tests were also completed in her study. Elizabeth worked on varying the percent of Mo from layer to layer deposited (5%, 10%, 15%) and characterized these functionally graded samples for biomedical applications. Laser metal deposition was completed at the CSIR – National Laser Center, in Pretoria, South Africa and the material characterization was performed at the University of Johannesburg as in the previous year. An alumnus of MSOE, Peter Spyres was an important liaison for our international REU participants as he engaged them during the weekends in a cultural immersion which otherwise would not have been possible. While the research collaborators have generously provided support, it is the care taken by Peter’s remarkable household, which enhanced the beneficial value of this global research enterprise. The paper addresses yet another successful completion of the international Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
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Kumpaty, Subha, Esther Akinlabi, Andrew Gray, Kevin Sivak, Mutiu Erinosho, and Sisa Pityana. "Study on Functionally Gradient Materials Under International Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program: US - South Africa Collaboration." In ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2018-86288.

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This paper details the ongoing research conducted by Milwaukee School of Engineering senior undergraduate students in South Africa under the third year of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant EEC-1460183 sponsored by the National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator Dr. Kumpaty). Andrew Gray and Kevin Sivak conducted research in summer of 2017 under advisement of Dr. Kumpaty and his South African collaborators, Dr. Esther Akinlabi, Dr. Mutiu Erinosho and Dr. Sisa Pityana. They extended the work of Paoli (reported in IMECE2017-71037), with varying percent of Mo (0–15%) in the combination of Ti64-Mo deposited on Ti64 substrate at laser powers of 1500 and 1700 W for a select scan speed. Laser metal deposition was completed at the CSIR – National Laser Center, in Pretoria, South Africa and the material characterization was performed at the University of Johannesburg as in the previous year. Hardness decreased with addition of Mo. Lowest hardness was observed in 10% Mo layers, and greater percent of Mo led some agglomeration issues due to its melting temperature being much higher than that of Ti64. Corrosion tests were also attempted. Etching challenges were present as percent of Mo varied in the same sample. Results are directly applicable to biomedical industry in evaluating functionally graded materials. An alumnus of MSOE, Peter Spyres served as a liaison for our international REU participants as he engaged them during the weekends in a cultural immersion which otherwise would not have been possible. Gray and Sivak were able to spend July 4th at the U.S. Consulate in Pretoria. While the research collaborators have generously provided support, it is the care taken by Peter’s remarkable household, which enhanced the beneficial value of this international research enterprise.
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Kumpaty, Subha, Esther Akinlabi, Christopher Reynolds, Robert Mueller, and Sisa Pityana. "Global Research Collaboration and International Education: Laser Metal Deposition of Varying Percent of Ti-6Al-4V + Molybdenum on Ti64 Substrate for Biomedical/Aerospace Applications." In ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2016-65094.

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This paper presents the characterization studies conducted by Milwaukee School of Engineering senior undergraduate students in South Africa under the Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant EEC-1460183 sponsored by the National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator Dr. Kumpaty). Robert Mueller and Christopher Reynolds conducted research in summer of 2015 under advisement of Dr. Kumpaty and his South African collaborators, Dr. Esther Akinlabi and Dr. Sisa Pityana. The foreign collaborators’ excellent support was pivotal to the success of our U.S. students. Ti-6 Al-4 V is a titanium alloy that accounts for about 80% of the titanium market. The Ti-64 alloy contains 6 wt% Aluminum and 4 wt% Vanadium, an almost equal ratio of α + β phases. Through the laser surface modification process known as Laser Meal Deposition, this alloy offers the optimum combination of enhanced properties. This research focuses on the application of adding a combination of molybdenum (Mo) and Ti-64 powders to a Ti-64 substrate surface in order to improve the durability for various biomedical/aerospace applications. Deposition of the powders was completed at the CSIR - National Laser Center, in Pretoria, South Africa. The characterization studies were carried out at the University of Johannesburg. The results of the hardness tests showed that the addition of molybdenum to Ti-64 increased the hardness of the deposited material compared to that of the substrate. This verifies that the addition of Mo to metals can affect the mechanical properties to better suit various applications. While Robert Mueller studied the effect of laser power on the properties of laser metal deposited Ti-6Al-4V + Mo for wear resistance enhancement, Christopher Reynolds investigated scanning velocity influence on the evolving properties of laser metal deposited Ti-6Al-4V + Mo. The results of this promising research and various options for further investigation are presented. The beneficial value of such a global research enterprise on the budding engineers will be apparent and the paper details the process of the international component of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
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Wegman, E., G. Snedden, S. J. van der Spuy, et al. "The Development of an Air Injection System for the Forced Response Testing of Axial Compressors." In ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2013-96011.

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A phase-controllable air injection exciter system was developed to enable measurement of the forced response properties of a transonic axial compressor blisk. The project was performed as part of the FP7 European framework programme project FUTURE. The eventual aim of this project is to improve existing turbomachinery blade flutter prediction methods. The development and manufacturing of the exciter system was performed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria, South Africa. The exciter system consists of 15 air injectors, each with its own servo motor and controller. The injectors consist of a small rotating disc with a specific number of holes equispaced around the periphery, rotating within a pressurised volume. When the holes are rotated, using a servo motor, past an exit tube an air pulse is generated that is injected upstream of the compressor. The controllers enable adjustment of the relative phase angle between the exciters and in this way a pattern that resembles different nodal diameters can be excited on the rotor blisk. Once the construction of the system was completed, it was transferred to Stellenbosch University, South Africa for sub-scale testing on a low speed compressor. The purpose of the sub-scale tests was to commission and verify the operation of the exciter system. The tests started with simple in-phase tests and then worked towards more complex test parameters that included frequency sweeps through the natural frequency of the compressor blades. The tests showed that it is possible to generate a blade response of different nodal diameters using the exciters. The blade response was also found to vary depending on the number of rotor holes, air supply pressure and sweep rate used for the exciters. Following completion of the sub-scale tests, the completed system was transferred to the transonic compressor test facility of the Technical University Darmstädt (TUD) where both free flutter and forced response experiments were performed on a purpose-designed blisk in the transonic compressor test rig. The experimental campaign was successfully completed with the forced response experiments showing that the air injection system could be used to measure the response characteristics of the blisk.
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Akinlabi, Stephen, Mukul Shukla, and Tshilidzi Marwala. "Laser Beam Forming: Experimental Investigation and Statistical Analysis of the Effects of Parameters on Bending Angle." In ASME 2013 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the 41st North American Manufacturing Research Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2013-1215.

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Laser Beam Forming (LBF), a non-contact manufacturing process has become a viable manufacturing process for shaping of metallic components. The capability of LBF and bending demands more on experimental studies to identify optimized parameter settings and also establish the probable influence of process parameters on the response i.e. the resulting bending angles in the present work. The experiments on laser forming process of 3 mm steel plate were conducted using a 4.4 kW Nd: YAG laser (Rofin DY 044), at the Council for Science and Industrial Research - National Laser Centre (CSIR-NLC), Pretoria, South Africa. This paper investigates the effects of five important process parameters such as namely laser power, beam diameter, number of scan tracks, scan velocity and cooling effect on the resulting formed sample curvature. Statistical tools combined with the Taguchi robust Design of Experiment, based on the L-27 Taguchi Orthogonal array (TOA) have been used. The samples were successfully formed to different curvatures following the experimental design. Both the Taguchi analysis and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) established that the number of scan irradiation had the maximum effect while cooling effect coolant flow had the least contribution on the bending angle of formed components. Regression analysis was also conducted on the experimental data and a linear model relating all the influencing parameters was developed with an R-square value of around 98% showing the goodness of fit of the model. The regression model confirms that the experimentally measured bending angles were in good agreement with the model predicted values. This model can ultimately be used to estimate the bending angle in LBF of 3 mm steel plate within the study range of parameters.
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Grobler, Marthie, and Harri Bryk. "Common challenges faced during the establishment of a CSIRT." In 2010 Information Security for South Africa (ISSA). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/issa.2010.5588307.

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Mbelli, Thierry Mbah, and Jainesh Jaintylal Hira. "The Perceptions of Agile Methodology in South Africa." In Sixth International conference on Computer Science and Information Technology. Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC), 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/csit.2016.60119.

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