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Mzobe, Pearl Nonjabulo. "Sediment linkages in a small catchment in the Mount Fletcher southern Drakensberg region, South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013224.

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Soil erosion is a persistent problem that requires continued control efforts as agricultural land loses productivity and communities dependent on the land become increasingly vulnerable to decreased food security. The negative effects of soil erosion in Khamopele River catchment, in the Mount Fletcher southern Drakensberg region of South Africa, are manifest in extensive gullying and wetland loss. Soil erosion has resulted in siltation in a recently constructed dam and the alteration of aquatic habitats. This research was undertaken to identify the sources of eroded sediment in the small upper

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Hill, Trevor Raymond. "Contemporary pollen spectra from the Natal Drakensberg and their relation to associated vegetation communities." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003768.

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The research focuses on the contemporary pollen rain-vegetation relationship for vegetation communities within the Natal Drakensberg, a region which is recognized as having the potential for extensive palynological investigations. The objective was to investigate the fundamental assumption underlying palynology, viz: that the pollen rain of a particular region is indicative or representative of the existing vegetation of that region. If the modern pollen rain is indicative of and/or distinctive for a particular vegetation community then the principle of methodological uniformitarianism can be

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Morris, Dale Brett. "The Drakensberg rock-jumper: ecology and genetic status of isolated montane populations." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007696.

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The Drakensberg rock-jumper (Chaetops aurantius) is a high-altitude passerine endemic to South Africa and Lesotho, living along a highly disrupted portion of the southern Great Escarpment from the Drakensberg highlands in the north-east to the Sneeuberg in the west, above an altitude of 1500 m. Along with the Cape rock-jumper (C. frenatus), this genus provides one of the stronger faunal links between the floristic biomes known as the Drakensberg Alpine Centre (DAC) and the Cape Floristic Region (CFR). Despite this, there is a significant lack of information regarding the species. The great maj

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Beeslaar, Salome. "Geomorphology of a portion of Mariepskop, South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40238.

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Hillslopes usually have high heterogeneity in terms of landscape processes. Interactions occur between geology, geomorphological processes, and vegetation distribution on a hillslope. This study was undertaken to assess the processes and interactions of geology, regolith production, geomorphological processes, channel formation and how these are influenced by the vegetation on a portion of Mariepskop. Mariepskop forms part of the Drakensberg Escarpment, but is a separate hillslope within the Mpumalanga Province. A north-eastern portion of the Mariepskop forms the study site, with a drain

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Palmer, C. G. "Water and transformation in South Africa." Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009525.

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Tshivhandekano, Pfarelo Grace. "Ant diversity and body size patterns across an altitudinal gradient in the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79787.

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Patterns of invertebrate species richness and body size across elevational gradients have been well-documented in a variety of studies. However, very little is known about the factors that govern these patterns along elevational gradients. A number of studies have have reported a monotonic decrease in species richness with increasing elevation; while others have observed a hump-shaped pattern, where the peak of species richness occurs at an intermediate elevation. For body size, studies have recorded larger size at higher elevations; some smaller and some have recorded no change across elevati

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Bentley, Joanne. "The evolution of the Afrotemperate-endemic genus Macowania (Asteraceae) in the Drakensberg region of South Africa." Bachelor's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24852.

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The cosmopolitan Asteraceae tribe Gnaphalieae, or paper daisies or everlastings, form a significant component of both the dry and cool temperate floras of southern Africa. Within this tribe exists a small Afrotemperate genus, Macowania, endemic to the grassland biome of South Africa and occurring almost exclusively within the Drakensberg region, apart from two disjunct species in North Africa. The age, relationships and geographic origin of Macowania is investigated in order to provide insight into the factors affecting speciation, especially uplift events, on this small Afrotemperate genus. A

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Kück, Karen Melody. "Periglacial features in the vicinity of Tiffindell Ski Resort, North East Cape Drakensberg, South Africa, and their implications for the development of the resort." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005520.

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This thesis provides a description of the periglacial environment and features in the vicinity of Tiffindell Ski resort, on the slopes of Ben MacDhui (3001.2m.), the highest point of the East Cape Drakensberg, South Africa. Active and inactive periglacial features were located, mapped and described. Of particular interest were periglaciar slope deposits including gelifluction turf-banked lobes and stone lobes, and cryoturbation features including polygons and thufur. Local environmental factors, such as aspect, moisture, topography, soil texture and depth of freezing, appear to act as importan

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Steynberg, Peter John. "A survey of San paintings from the southern Natal Drakensberg." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004918.

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From Introduction: The study of San rock art has undergone several different phases in approach to the interpretation of art. Two approaches are currently in use. The first emphasises the art as narrative or literal representations of San life and its proponents may be called the "art for art's sake" school. Adherents to the second approach make detailed use of the San ethnography on the belief system of these people and are highly critical of the literalists because they provide no such context. The second approach has rapidly gained ascendancy and replaced the "art for art's sake" school ove

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Greyling, Abraham Carel. "The distribution and characteristics of deep-seated palaeo-mass movements in the northern and central Drakensberg, South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60807.

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Evidence for large deep-seated palaeo-mass movements are found within the Drakensberg. However, the distribution and origin of these movements are not fully documented or understood. By studying the distribution and geomorphic characteristics of palaeo-mass movements in the Northern and Central Drakensberg, this study set out to understand the formation of these large deep-seated palaeo-mass movements. The method was divided into three phases; detection, verification and mapping. Thirty-three possible mass movements were located through the use of a criteria-based searching method of satellite

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Bijker, Hermina Johanna. "A Hydrological-slope stability model for shallow landslide prediction in the Injisuthi Valley, KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29748.

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Wassung, Natalie. "Water scarcity and electricity generation in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18158.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has a mean annual precipitation far lower than the global average. This is a fundamental constraint to development, especially when the country has already run out of surplus water and dilution capacity. To add further pressure, Southern Africa’s water resources are expected to decrease as a result of climate change. Despite the potential devastation, the country’s response to climate change has been limited. South Africa’s energy sector is dominated by coal power stations and is the country’s primary emitter

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Preston, Ian Robert. "Water supply development decision-making in South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020848.

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Balancing water demand and supply in South Africa involves high levels of uncertainty. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is responsible for making decisions to either increase water supply or decrease water demand so as to ensure that sufficient water is available, when and where it is needed. However, no retrospective analyses of such decisions have been found. One way to assess such decisions is to evaluate the associated costs and benefits thereof. Therefore the primary aim of this study is to evaluate the costs and benefits of selected water supply options, and of the decision-m

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Urquhart, Penny. "Ecotourism, rural development and local government : a combination for sustainability? : an investigation into the sustainability of ecotourism as a form of rural development, with reference to a case study at Cathedral Peak in the Natal Drakensberg Park." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18596.

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This study arises from a preliminary environmental impact assessment of a proposal by the Natal Parks Board to develop a 200 bed ecotourism facility at Cathedral Peak in the Natal Drakensberg Park. The author of this study was one of a team of five postgraduate students1 from the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town, hereafter referred to as the Masters Group, commissioned to undertake this assessment by the Natal Parks Board (NPB) in January 1995. The preliminary environmental assessment included a scoping exercise to identify all Interested and

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Fordred, Claire Louisa. "The management and conservation of rock art sites and paintings in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23428.

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The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (UDP) is a World Heritage Site known for its cultural San heritage and its natural beauty, which is advertised as a world tourist attraction. Tourism is a debatable issue with regards to its negative and/or positive impacts on rock art along with commodification aspects. Negatively, visitation of sites increased natural deterioration of the site, the art and challenges for cultural resource management. While increased awareness of rock art conservation is a positive aspect through tourism and developments, contributes optimistically. San heritage is unique, defi

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Brettenny, Warren James. "Efficiency evaluation of South African water service provision." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14741.

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In recent years South Africa has experienced numerous service delivery protests. These protests are a result of the lack of delivery of basic services such as water and sanitation (amongst others). To address this, local governments have taken part in benchmarking initiatives (National Benchmarking Initiative, Municipal Benchmarking Initiative) and regulation programmes (BlueDrop,GreenDrop) in an effort to improve the quality of potable water and sanitation services. The latter of these focuses on the quality of the water services delivered and neither focus on the efficiency with which this d

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Smet, Michiel. "Rangeland degradation around water-points under different management systems." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50074.

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Thesis (MScConEcol )--University of Stellenbosch, 2004.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Over 70% of South Africa is too arid for crop farming and is used for commercial livestock ranching, communal livestock ranching, or game ranching. These management systems differ from each other in a number of aspects, e.g. herbivore species, stocking rate, grazing regime, and management structure. The main question addressed in this study is: to what extent do the three management systems affect rangeland condition? Following the equilibrium paradigm of vegetation dynamics, communal livestock ranches are expec

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Zonde, Memory. "Empowered women in water management." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9523_1258026827.

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<p>Following South Africa's independence from apartheid rule, there has been progressive developments in policies that promote equity in all spheres including the water sector. Equality in the water sector is not only limited to water access, but also management of the water. This study investigated the factors that empower women in the water sector as an example of gender equity.</p>

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Jansen, van Vuuren Arno. "The implementation of the water release module of the WAS program at the Vaalharts Water Users' Association." Thesis, Bloemfontein : Central University of Technology, Free State, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/112.

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Thesis (M. Tech) - Central University of Technology, Free State, 2008<br>Food and water are two basic human needs. International projections indicate that water shortages will be prevalent among poorer countries where resources are limited and population growth is rapid, such as the Middle East, parts of Asia and Africa. Provisional estimates are that South Africa will run out of surplus usable water by 2025, or soon thereafter. Urban and peri-urban areas will therefore require new infrastructure and inter-basin transfers to provide safe water and adequate sanitation. Due to the high cost of t

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Marais, D. "Water use of perennial summer grasses in South Africa." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11082006-135400.

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Thesis Ph.D. (Agric.(Pasture science))-University of Pretoria, 2005.<br>Included summaries in Afrikaans and English. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

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Venter, Ansie. "Water quality modelling of eutrophied reservoirs in South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9469.

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Includes bibliography.<br>Governmental agencies in South Africa became concerned about the increase in eutrophication-related water quality problems during the early 1970's. The first step taken to control eutrophication was introduction of an effluent phosphate standard that limited the phosphorus concentration in effluents being discharged in certain sensitive catchments to a maximum of 1 mg P04-P 1-1. This standard applied only to point sources, because of an initial belief that the contribution from non-point sources was relatively minor, and the absence of practical economic measures to c

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Lukamba-Muhiya, Jean-Marc. "Solar water heaters in South Africa : limits and prospects." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6928.

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Bibliography: leaves 58-60.<br>The objective of this study was to investigate the use of solar water healers (SWH) in South Africa, and identify policies and measures that would promote their use. It has been found that conditions are appropriate for the development and use of SWH in South Africa. but the current market for this technology still remains small. The findings of survey data collected in Lwandle shows that the interviewees appreciate the use of SWH technology provided by the local authorities. However, they complained of problems during winter, as there was no backup system for th

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Kumwenda, Moses. "Pre-paid water metering: social experiences and lessons learned from Klipheuwel pilot project, South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_6015_1190193452.

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<p>This thesis examined a pre-paid water metering pilot project which was implemented in Klipheuwel , Cape Town, South Africa in 2001. It was anticipated that the implementation of pre-paid water meters would help improve the management of water service delivery in the Cape Metropolitan Area. However, just four years after its implementation the project has collapsed.</p>

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Osmond, Christopher John. "A sustainable water quality framework for South Africa towards 2050." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3255.

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There are a wide range of issues that stem from inadequate access to, and the unsustainable management of water resources, which can lead to ecological and human crises (Gleik, 1998: 571). With the increasing demand for clean water for drinking and sanitation, coupled with population growth, aging infrastructure, and climate change, many countries face a complex set of threats when dealing with their water resources and the management thereof (Environmental Protection Agency, 2012: 4). South Africa‟s challenges are no different, if current trends in water management continue and government doe

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Mensah, Paul Kojo. "Environmental water quality management of glyphosate-based herbicides in South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001987.

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Although the use of pesticides is necessary to meet the socio-economic needs of many developing countries, especially in Africa, side effects of these bio-active chemicals have contributed to contaminating aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Environmental water quality degradation by pesticides interferes with ecosystem health and poses numerous risks to aquatic life. In South Africa, glyphosate-based herbicides are frequently used to control weeds and invading alien plants, but ultimately end up in freshwater ecosystems. However, there are no South African-based environmental water quality ma

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Mahed, Gaathier. "Analysis of temporal and spatial variations in water storage by means of gravimetric and hydrologic methods in the region around the South African gravimetric observation station." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/6714.

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This work examines the use of gravity data and its application to subsurface water reservoirs in the immediate vicinity of the South African Geodynamic Observatory, Sutherland (SAGOS), situated in a semi-arid region of the Karoo region of South Africa, and underlain by the Karoo sedimentary rocks intruded by dolerite dykes and sills. SAGOS houses the only supergravity metre (SG) in Africa, and this thesis sets out to test its use in monitoring groundwater dynamics using hydrological and gravity data. The main aim of this work is the application of the SG data, in conjunction with hydrological

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Steyl, Ilse. "Integrated water assessment : decision support approaches for water resource management in South Africa." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.418010.

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Pahlow, Markus, Jen Snowball, and Gavin Fraser. "Water footprint assessment to inform water management and policy making in South Africa." SciELO, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/68813.

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Publisher version<br>One method to inform decisions with respect to sustainable, efficient and equitable water allocation and use is water footprint assessment (WFA). This paper presents a preliminary WFA of South Africa (SA) based on data for the period 1996-2005. Crop production was found to contribute about 75% of the total water footprint of national production. The total water footprint of crop production is mainly composed of five crops: maize, fodder crops, sugarcane, wheat and sunflower seed, which account for 83% of the crop water footprint. The average water footprint of a South Afri

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Jacoby, Kevin Terence. "The growing South African municipal water service delivery problem." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1016270.

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The sustainability of South Africa municipal water services provision is being challenged by the desire of government to extend high quality services from a relatively small portion of the population to the whole. Evidence of failures in delivery are mounting and many reasons for this have been identified, including a lack of political will at local government levels, low budget priority, insufficient capital, lack of capacity and skill and flawed tariff and accounting structures. This study generates new perspectives by surveying selected but representative, South African municipalities in th

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Davies, Edward. "The development of a framework to reduce water and energy consumption through the use of water and energy value stream mapping for the South African manufacturing industry." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4160.

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The Republic of South Africa’s energy economy is under immense pressure and the main energy utility, Eskom, cannot reliably generate sufficient electrical energy to meet its customer demand. Water security in South Africa is also under threat as the country is currently amidst a water crisis. The South African manufacturing industry is the sector consuming the largest portion of the total energy consumption and second largest portion of the total water consumption (excluding urban use) nationally. Water and energy efficiency improvement is becoming imperative for organisational success as well

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De, Lange Willem Johannes. "The role of capacity-sharing in South African water policy." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53157.

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Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A vast literature on the incompatibility of socio-economic development and environmental conservation (also referred to as sustainable development) has developed over the past few years. This study takes on the form of a critical, problemdriven discussion and evaluation of the applicability and viability of the concept of capacity-sharing to the current South African water management regime. Within the study, the complexities involved in the shift from a supply- to demandoriented management strategy are examined in depth. T

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Baatjies, Wesley James. "Management of water shortages in a selected municipality in the Eden District, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1674.

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Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Technology: Public Management in the Faculty of Business at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology<br>The focus of the study is the Eden District, George municipal area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, which was severely affected by the worst ever drought in 132 years from 2009-2011 (Bamford, 2009). The reduced rainfall impacted negatively on urban water supplies for the area. In 2009 the Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) for Local Government in the province requested that George Municipalit

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Leuta, Qenehelo Alice. "Microbial pollutants in stagnant water in RR section, Khayelitsha, Western Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/816.

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Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Technology: Environmental Management in the Faculty of Applied Science at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology<br>Greywater is domestic wastewater from daily kitchen, laundry, bath, shower, hand washing practices and does not include wastewater from the toilet. Greywater from informal settlement has been identified as important environmental pollution sources. Inadequate sanitation and poor drainage in informal settlements result in greywater being stagnant at the base of communal taps. This water

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Ngabirano, Lillian. "Case study review of advanced water metering applications in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26893.

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Advanced water metering is part of a much larger movement towards smart networks and intelligent infrastructure. However, where advanced metering technology is focused more towards the need to obtain meter readings without human intervention in other parts of the world, in South Africa and other developing countries, advanced water metering (in the form of prepaid meters or water management devices) has been developing along a parallel path, driven by the need to provide services to previously unserved communities and deal with the problems caused by rapid urbanisation. In this report, convent

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Clifford-Holmes, Jai Kumar. "Fire and water : a transdisciplinary investigation of water governance in the lower Sundays River Valley, South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017870.

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The implementation of water policy and the integrated management of water face multiple challenges in South Africa (SA), despite the successes of post-apartheid government programmes in which some significant equity, sustainability and efficiency milestones have been met. This study uses a series of intervention processes into municipal water service delivery to explore the context, constraints, and real-world messiness in which local water authorities operate. The equitable provision of drinking water by local government and the collaborative management of untreated water by ‘water user assoc

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Oliver, Neil Norman. "Water use in urban schools in Gauteng North, South Africa." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04112007-192755.

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Loftus, A. J. "A Political Ecology of Water Struggles in Durban, South Africa." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2006. http://digirep.rhul.ac.uk/items/83d8dfba-f70b-7131-1068-e38de07290fa/1/.

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This thesis looks at the relationshp between water and social power. It attempts to answer two questions: who controls the distribution of water in the South African city of Durban? And how might this distribution be transformed in positive democratic ways? In attempting to answer these questions, the thesis provides insights into post-apartheid South African society and the possibilities for democratic social change. The framework of analysis builds upon work conducted in urban political ecology. In particular, I argue that urban environments, indeed all environments, should be understood as

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Goldin, Jaqui. "Trust and transformation in the water sector in South Africa." Thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6690.

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Water policy under the 1956 Water Act actively discouraged participation and water was managed centrally. The principles enshrined in the National Water Act (no 36 of 1998), designed in line with international sustainable development goals that actively encourage participation of a wide range of stakeholders operating closest to the resources that are being used, require a shift from governing through direct controls to governance where the state interacts with a wide range of interest groups. Although policy seemingly embraces a new water management paradigm, the old is being resurrected with

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Ngwenya, Faith. "Water quality trends in the Eerste River, Western Cape, 1990 - 2005." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2843_1189582559.

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<p>The Eerste River is a river system which has, over the years, been subjected to human interference. The purpose of this study was to investigatge temporal and spatial trends in the water quality of the Eerste River between 1990 and 2005. The study results revealed that the major trends in the water quality of the Eerste River are more spatial than temporal.</p>

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Nel, Werner. "On the climate of the Drakensberg rainfall and surface-temperature attributes, and associated geomorphic effects /." Thesis, Pretoria : [S.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01252008-164156/.

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Phiri, Charles M. "An investigation of community learning through participation in integrated water resource management practices." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003504.

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South Africa is a semi arid country in which the average rainfall of 450mm/year is well below the world average of about 860mm/year. As a result, South Africa’s water resources are scarce in global terms and limited in extent. Current predictions are that demand will outstrip water availability in the next 15 years. A coordinated approach to improve both water quality and quantity is needed and in order to achieve that, it is crucial to strengthen capacities of local community involvement in identifying the problems that affect them and strategies to solve them. This research was undertaken to

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Itoba, Tombo Elie Fereche. "Land-use on water quality of the Bottelary River in Cape Town, Western Cape." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/812.

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Thesis (MTech (Environmental Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010<br>Freshwater scarcity and river pollution has become a serious challenge for governments and scientists. Worldwide, governments have a responsibility to provide their populations with enough clean water for their domestic needs. Scientists will have an enormous task to find a way to purify polluted water, because of its vital role in human lives and an increasing demand for water consumption due to population growth. Although the water from the Bottelary River is used on a daily basis for farming act

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Barnes, J. M. (Johanna Maria). "The impact of water pollution from formal and informal urban developments along the Plankenbrug River on water quality and health risk / J.M. Barnes." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53646.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Plankenbrug River runs past the dense settlement of Kayamandi, on the outskirts of Stellenbosch. This site was chosen to study the impact of water pollution from formal and informal urban developments on water quality and associated health factors. Aims of the study: (1) To determine some basic epidemiological characteristics of the exposed population of Kayamandi, their sanitation problems and reasons for poor hygiene; (2) To determine the microbiological and chemical pollution load patterns in the Plankenbrug River

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Lenkwe, Aobakwe. "Impact of storm events on the transport of solutes and macronutrients in mountainous catchments under contrasting land uses at the Cathedral Peak research site, Drakensberg." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24982.

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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science August 2017.<br>Streamwater chemistry is influenced by several factors that include: geology, soil-geology interactions, land use, climate change, topography, vegetation, mechanical and chemical weathering. The dominance of these factors when determining the chemistry of streamwater varies from one situation to the other. Four different catchments in the Drakensberg were monitored to identify the processes determining temporal and seasonal

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Hardwick, Devlyn. "A mass movement classification for the southern Drakensberg, South Africa." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12736.

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A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Johannesburg, 2012.<br>A variety of mass movement landforms occur in the southern Drakensberg, South Africa, and whilst a number of studies on individual landforms have been conducted, regional scale assessments of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Transfrontier Park have been relatively limited. Mass movement has been defined as the downward and outward movement of slope-forming material under the influence of a transporting agent such as water, ai

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Blewett, Maryke. "Drivers of land use change in the Drakensberg Mountains South Africa." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57296.

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Change in land use has had major impacts on natural resources. Mountain terrains and their associated natural resources are especially vulnerable to extensive changes in land use. We evaluated climate, demographic and socio-economic changes for two study areas in the Drakensberg Mountains, as possible drivers of land use change in each study area. The most notable change in land use within the study areas was the increase in urban areas despite the fact that the study areas are located within areas dominated with primary economic activities. Trends in climate change were not consistent between

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Lewis, Colin A., and P. M. Hanvey. "The remains of rock glaciers in Bottelnek, East Cape Drakensberg, South Africa." 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006734.

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Certain debris accumulations in Bottelnek are ascribed a rock glacier origin on the basis of morphological and sedimentological evidence. Radiocarbon dating indicates that rock glaciers were active at or subsequent to 21 000 BP and that cold, stadial conditions, existed on the region after 27 000 BP and before 13 000 BP, during the Bottelnek Stadial. At least sporadic permafrost existed in Bottelnek when the rock glaciers were active.

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"Bird community ecology and composition in afrotemperate forests of the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3362.

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Recent research has emphasized the importance of understanding the consequences of species loss, not just for biodiversity per se, but also for ecosystem resilience and functioning. Firstly, a baseline analysis of the effects of a naturally patchy landscape on avian community composition and resilience in a high altitude Afrotemperate forest landscape in South Africa is presented. Bird data from a point count survey of 706 counts at 31 forest sites was used to test whether taxonomic species diversity, functional species richness and density of birds provide insight into community resilience in

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Lewis, C. A. "Late glacial and holocene palaeoclimatology of the Drakensberg of the Eastern Cape, South Africa." 2005. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/305/1/Late_Glacial_Lewis.pdf.

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Eight climatic events during the Holocene are evidenced in the East Cape Drakensberg by fluvial, archaeological and palynological deposits. Flood plain deposition under relatively moist conditions occurred in the Early Holocene, before ca. 7000 BP. Semi-arid conditions with limited fluvial activity dominated the Mid Holocene until ca. 3200 BP. Alternating flood plain erosion and deposition occurred in the Late Holocene. Four climatic events, for which there is palynological and limited archaeological evidence, have been identified in the Late Glacial.

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Lewis, Colin A. "Late glacial and holocene palaeoclimatology of the Drakensberg of the Eastern Cape, South Africa." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006727.

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Eight climatic events during the Holocene are evidenced in the East Cape Drakensberg by fluvial, archaeological and palynological deposits. Flood plain deposition under relatively moist conditions occurred in the Early Holocene, before ca. 7000 BP. Semi-arid conditions with limited fluvial activity dominated the Mid Holocene until ca. 3200 BP. Alternating flood plain erosion and deposition occurred in the Late Holocene. Four climatic events, for which there is palynological and limited archaeological evidence, have been identified in the Late Glacial.

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