scholarly journals MORPHOLOGICAL MODELLING OF THE RESPONSE TO A SHIPWRECK - A CASE STUDY AT CAPE TOWN

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Sten Esbjørn Kristensen ◽  
Rolf Deigaard ◽  
NIls Drønen ◽  
Jørgen Fredsoe ◽  
Stephen Luger
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Morphological Evolution ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Morphological Development ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Morphological Response ◽  
Morphological Model ◽  
Morphological Modelling

A simulation of the morphological development and degrade of a salient behind a shipwreck located north of Cape Town, South Africa is presented. The morphological model is based on a hybrid morphological model concept which combines a 2D coastal model for calculating sediment transport with a simplified 1D morphological evolution model for the coastline. The model concept is applied to the case study in order to show how the modelling concept may be applied to real coastlines with general bathymetric features. The results show that the model captures the overall morphological response fairly well without the need for extensive calibration which is often required by traditional 2D morphological models. This is attributed by the authors to the fact that the sediment transport description is based on a process based model that captures the most important features, while neglecting the often challenging description of the cross-shore sediment transport.

scholarly journals An Approach to Developing a Prediction Model of Fertility Intent Among HIV-Positive Women and Men in Cape Town, South Africa: A Case Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 597-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Bai ◽  
Cheng-Shiun Leu ◽  
Joanne E. Mantell ◽  
Theresa M. Exner ◽  
Diane Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Hiv Positive Women

scholarly journals The ongoing challenge of restorative justice in South Africa: How and why wealthy suburban congregations are responding to poverty and inequality

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine F. Bowers du Toit ◽  
Grace Nkomo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Lay Leaders ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The World ◽  
Basic Features

South Africa remains one of the most unequal societies in the world and any discussion around poverty and the church’s response cannot exclude this reality. This article attempts to analyse the response of wealthy, ‘majority white’ suburban congregations in the southern suburbs of Cape Town to issues of poverty and inequality. This is attempted through the lense of restorative justice, which is broadly explored and defined through a threefold perspective of reconciliation, reparations and restitution. The first part explores a description of the basic features of poverty and inequality in South Africa today, followed by a discussion on restorative justice. This is followed by the case study, which gives the views of clergy and lay leaders with regard to their congregations’ perspectives and responses to poverty and inequality within the context of restorative justice. Findings from the case study begin to plot a tentative ‘way forward’ as to how our reality can more constructively be engaged from the perspective of congregational involvement in reconstruction of our society.

scholarly journals Municipal Instruments in Law for Cultural Heritage Protection: A Case Study of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Rochine Melandri Steenkamp
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Government Functions ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City

This article questions the extent to which municipal bylaws aimed at cultural heritage resource management (CHRM) reflect the objectives of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the Constitution), national legislation and the discourse on cultural governance more broadly. In terms of Schedule 4A of the Constitution, the function of "cultural matters" is not an original power of local government.  It is a function assigned to the national and provincial spheres. Municipalities are assumed, however, to have a responsibility to execute aspects of this function that may be incidental to other typical local government functions. This view finds support in the interpretation of various rights in the Constitution (e.g. sections 15, 30, 31 and 24) as well as the heritage, environmental and local government framework legislation and policy documents of South Africa. The premise of this article is that cultural heritage resource management by way of instruments such as bylaws promotes the overarching objectives of local government, such as sustainable development, while also promoting the rights to culture, language and religion, amongst others. To expand on its theoretical basis, this article provides a critical assessment of the bylaws of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

scholarly journals Assessing states: Water service delivery and evolving state–society relations in Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila M Harris
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Water Access ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
Access And Quality

This paper analyzes water services in relation to trust in government, with insights for broader state–society relations. The work is based on a multi-year and multi-sited case study of underserved areas of Cape Town, South Africa and Accra, Ghana. The analysis reveals that water quality and satisfaction are statistically linked to trust in government in South Africa, but not in Ghana. As well, while indicators of water access and quality appear to be very good in South Africa, there is nonetheless deep contestation and ongoing dis-enfranchisement. For Ghana, water access and quality are important for people’s daily lives, but are less strongly connected to senses of governmental responsibility—although for both countries there is a strong sense that government should be “doing more.” Features of history and context are emphasized in the Discussion and Conclusion sections to understand key differences between the sites and other results.

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