scholarly journals Empowering the South African community's AIDS intervention workforce: an informetric study of HIV/AIDS research projects, with special reference to masters and doctoral dissertations and theses

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
South African ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The South ◽  
Aids Research ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Status of astronomy in Rwanda and volunteer work at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE)

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (H16) ◽  
pp. 544-544
Author(s):  
M. Pović ◽  
P. Nkundabakura ◽  
J. Uwamahoro
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
South African ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The South ◽  
Ongoing Effort ◽  
Physics Department ◽  
Astronomical Facility

Until 2009, astronomy was undeveloped in Rwanda, without astronomy courses at universities and schools, astronomical facilities, or any outreach programmes. With the international year of astronomy in 2009, Dr. Pheneas Nkundabakura and Dr. Jean Uwamahoro from the KIE Maths-Physics department, both graduates from the South African NASSP Programme (http://www.star.ac.za), started a program of implementing the astronomical knowledge at schools and universities. During the same year 2009, IAU donated 100 galileoscopes for the secondary schools, and several astronomy workshops were organised for the teachers. IAU donated also 5 laptops to help students and lecturers to learn and use astronomy software. With this, KIE students have now a possibility to choose astronomy/space science for their undergraduate final year research projects. Moreover, there is an ongoing effort to look for further collaboration towards establishing the first astronomical facility (observatory) in the country.

scholarly journals Polygynous Muslim Marriages in South Africa: Their Potential Impact on the Incidence of HIV/AIDS

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
N Moosa
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
The South ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Islamic Values ◽  
Hiv Aids

This article examines whether there is any relationship between the institution of polygynous marriages in Islam and the incidence or spread of the disease. It is suggested that, while polygyny may be a contributing factor, it is not the institution of marriage per se that relates to the disease (although the prospect of greater infection intra marriage must be present in polygynous marriages, if the husband is the infecting party), but the conduct of the parties to the marriage relationship, whatever its nature.The focus and thrust lies with the institution of polygyny in Islam, the South African response to polygyny, the (potential) impact of polygyny on the incidence of AIDS, and the contribution that both an informed approach to HIV and an enlightened approach to the application of Islamic values could or would have on the limitation of the disease's spread

scholarly journals The role of the South African Veterinary Council, with special reference to the period 1982–2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. Ardington ◽  
Rudolph D. Bigalke
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
South African ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Background Information ◽  
The South

The current South African Veterinary Council (SAVC) has a long and laborious history associated with the legislation responsible for its establishment. The forerunner of the SAVC, the South African Veterinary Board, was established in terms of the Veterinary Act 1933 (Act No. 16 of 1933), which was launched through Parliament as a private motion by Dr Hjalmar Reitz M.P. After several amendments, the Act was replaced with the Veterinary and Para-veterinary Professions Act 1982 (Act No. 19 of 1982), superseding the existing Board with the SAVC. One of the reasons for replacing this Act was to comply with Government policy for professional statutory bodies to become self-funding, with fees paid by registered professionals, and to constitute councils that were more representative of the profession. Apart from providing some background information, this article was virtually entirely confined to some historic aspects of the SAVC, using, as its basis, the main developments that occurred during the terms of office of its various presidents, serving from 1982 to 2011. The presidents concerned are: Prof. B.C. Jansen (28 March 1983 – 28 March 1986), Dr G.E. Frost (14 April 1986 – 31 March 1992), Prof. R.I. Coubrough (07 April 1992 – 21 March 1994), Dr P.C. Ardington (21 March 1994 – 31 March 1998), Prof H.M. Terblanche (31 March 1998 – 31 March 2004), Prof. S.S. van den Berg (01 April 2004 – 30 July 2007) and Dr R. Moerane (06 August 2007 – 31 July 2013).

Between Self-help and Dependence: Donor Funding and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Africa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista Johnson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
South African Government ◽  
The South ◽  
African Countries ◽  
African Government ◽  
Global Response ◽  
Donor Funding ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Hiv Aids

This article examines funding for HIV/AIDS in South Africa, and the relationship between foreign donors and the South African government. The recognition of the AIDS pandemic as an epochal crisis has led to a proliferation of international and donor organizations now directly involved in the governance, tracking and management of the pandemic in many African countries. In many ways, the heavy donor hand that is increasingly defining the pandemic and the global response to it feeds into a new imperialist logic that subordinates pan-African agendas, masks broader issues of access central to the fight against the pandemic, and strengthens traditional relationships of dependence between wealthy Western nations and poorer African nations. The South African government's relationship with foreign donors, however, has been shaped by its efforts to develop an African response to the pandemic not determined nor primarily funded by foreign aid. This article highlights the positive and negative implications of the sometimes contentious relationship between the South African government and foreign donors, as well as the Africa-centred, self-help agenda it pursues, highlighting the opportunities as well as challenges for African governments to define the global response to the pandemic.

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