https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Management of discipline policy for educators by school management teams in the Maluti district, Eastern Cape Province (RSA): a case study of two selected schools https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41450 Wed 28 Feb 2024 12:37:06 SAST ]]> Morphology and histochemistry of the digestive tract in the Banded Tilapia (Tilapia Sparrmanii, Smith 1840) https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41456 Wed 28 Feb 2024 12:31:46 SAST ]]> An Assessment of The Effectiveness of Government Intervention Strategies For Water Provision In Rural Communities In The O R Tambo District Municipality South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42969 Wed 28 Feb 2024 12:30:20 SAST ]]> Pulse amplitude tonometry and angiogenic factors in preeclampsia in rural African women https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40800 0.05). No significant relationship was observed between RHI and nitrite/nitrate levels (r=-0.08, p>0.05), RHI and pro-angiogenic factor PIGF (r=0.101, p>0.05) or RHI and anti-angiogenic factor sFlt1 (r= 0.002, p>0.05). There was also no significant relationship between RHI and the sFlt1/PlGF ratio (r=-0.047, p>0.05). HIV-positive status significantly affected sFlt1, baseline pulse wave amplitude and augmentation index compared to HIV-negative status in the different groups of women. RHI, PlGF and the sFlt1/PlGF ratio differences were not statistically significant. Pulse amplitude tonometry measured as reactive hyperemia index (RHI) using EndoPAT 2000 revealed the presence of endothelial dysfunction in rural African women with preeclampsia, thus suggesting that this technique can be used reliably to assess endothelial dysfunction in pregnant women. To our knowledge this is the first such report involving rural African women. The significant differences in the levels and ratios of angiogenic factors found in the preeclamptic women when compared with the normotensive controls in this study also confirm what has been reported in the literature. Although endothelial dysfunction was clearly demonstrable in the preeclamptic rural African women, this appears not to have been associated with either reduced or elevated levels of nitric oxide, as assessed using nitrite/ nitrate levels when compared with normotensive controls. This finding adds to the current conflicting reports on nitric oxide levels in preeclampsia reported in the literature. The RHI in both cases and control pregnant women was also not significantly correlated with the levels of nitrites/nitrates. Although this might raise some questions about the actual role of nitric oxide in endothelial dysfunction in rural African women with preeclampsia, the explanation for this finding might simply be the fact that NO has a very short half-life, and has to be measured indirectly using its more stable metabolites such as nitrites and nitrates. The absence of significant correlation between RHI and angiogenic factors demonstrated in this study could mean that the effect of sFlt1 may be more on the larger arteries than small resistance arteries from which RHI is obtained. It is recommended that prospective studies are carried out to determine whether the RHI becomes abnormal before the onset of clinical preeclampsia or not as the search for predictors of preeclampsia continues.]]> Wed 28 Feb 2024 12:27:57 SAST ]]> Phenotypic and molecular characterization of clinical isolates of s. Aureus and s. Epidermidis in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa : evaluation of plant-derived compounds https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40805 0.01). Ninety three percent of S. aureus that were confirmed as MRSA with PCR method possessed mecA gene, whilst 16% of S. epidermidis had mecA and 33% possessed icaA gene. Fifty eight percent (58%) of S. aureus possessed luks-lukf PVL gene suggesting that it may have been acquired from the community. Forty two percent 42% of msrA was detected in S. epidermidis, 43% ermC and 34% ermA were detected in S. aureus isolates. Eleven percent 11% of S. aureus isolates were found to carry both ermA and ermC genes. mecA and luks-lufPV genes are implicated in iv methicillin resistant S. aureus that causes necrotizing pnemoniae and icaA is implicated in the formation of biofilm, another mechanism of resistance in S. epidermidis. RAPD profile resulting in DNA amplification fragments ranged in size from 300 to 1500 bp. The RAPD patterns obtained showed various trends among isolates meaning that S. aureus and S. epidermidis isolates investigated had high diversity among them. Dendograms constructed with each oligonucleotide showed that PCR patterns obtained with primer OPL11 (S. aureus) and ERIC1 (S. epidermidis) strains had genetic similarity indices ranging from 0.009 to 0.329. This wide range of similarity indices indicated a high level of DNA polymorphism among S. aureus and S. epidermidis isolates. Knowledge of the genes coding for resistance in this study will address the gaps in the mechanisms of resistance for effective intervention strategies. The infections caused by multi-resistant strains of Staphylococcal species represent an important problem that affects many health institutions. Due to the large number of patients infected with S. aureus and S. epidermidis and the diverse possibilities of contamination, it is always necessary to review the evolution of antimicrobial resistance and the therapeutic responses of the bacterial strains. This aspect of the study provides updated data on susceptibility patterns of local isolates of S. aureus and S. epidermidis for use in empiric management of patients including the various genes coding for resistance in the designated pathogens and their phylogenetic relatedness. Chapter 3 presents the antimicrobial and anti-HIV1 activities of selected medicinal plants from the Eastern Cape Province used for treating skin and respiratory tract infections. Anti-HIV activities were investigated because of the role of staphylococcal v species as opportunistic pathogens in HIV infections. Four medicinal plants were evaluated for antimicrobial activities and cytotoxicity on clinical isolates of S. aureus and S. epidermidis. Medicinal plants used in this study were Cassine transvaalensis, Croton gratissimus, Vangueria infausta and Vitex ferruginea. The Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion and 96 well microtiter plate methods were used in the antimicrobial activity studies but for the anti-HIV1 activity, MAGI assay was used. Microtetrazolium assay (MTT) was used for the evaluation of cytotoxicity of plants. Bio-autographic assay was used to locate the position of the active compound using Rf value; thin layer chromatography and column chromatography were used in the isolation of active compounds and NMR was used in the identification and structural elucidation of the active compounds. C. transvaalensis and V. infausta were found to possess high activity against S. aureus and S. epidermidis with the lowest MIC of 0.02. In the anti HIV1 MAGI assay, C. transvaalensis and C. gratissimus showed activity against HIV1. C. transvaalensis and C. grattisimus possessed high level of toxicity with CC50 reading of 0.2 while V. infausta and V. ferruginea had reading of 0.1. Two triterpenoids were successfully isolated in C. transvaalensis. Elucidation of the structure of active compounds of plant extracts of medicinal plants provides suitable templates for candidate drug designs and drug discovery. Such potential application will be contingent on the results of cytotoxicity testing and this underlines the significance of the test. Human serum is an important host defence mechanism against disease causing agents. Chapter four evaluates the bactericidal activity of different blood groups. Blood samples of different blood groups were screened for the presence of antibodies against S. aureus and S. epidermidis using agglutination test. Serum sensitivity assay vi was employed for susceptibility testing of S. aureus and S. epidermidis to blood samples. The Gunea-pig serum was used to determine the role of complement in serum bactericidal activity. The results showed that S. aureus and S. epidermidis were highly sensitive to normal human sera from blood group B with a percentage of 61% (S. aureus) and 83.3% (S. epidermidis). When the role of complement in bactericidal activity of the serum to staphylococci species was assessed it was shown that when both S. aureus and S. epidermidis were incubated with individual sera of blood groups and pooled serum of the same blood groups, the organisms were serum sensitive. The findings showed that different individual and pooled serum samples had a role to play in the defence mechanisms of individuals against S. aureus and S. epidermidis. In general the study provides a reference document on S. aureus and S. epidermidis in terms of their antibiograms, molecular characterization, sensitivity to human sera and susceptibility to medicinal plant extracts. Cytotoxicity profiles of the medicinal plants are also reported. Due to the on-going need to expand on the frontiers of knowledge, it is therefore recommended, as a way of building on this study, extensive investigations on the epidemiology of S. epidermidis, S. aureus and related pathogens to be conducted because studies of this nature have been limited by the fact that S. epidermidis strains are often considered to be contaminants. High-level surveillance of clinical samples of MRSA to define the instance and spread of CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA in hospital settings including health care workers and patients are also warranted in addition to further anti -cancer activities and cytotoxicity tests.]]> Wed 28 Feb 2024 12:26:09 SAST ]]> Biochemical Evaluation Of Pregnant Women Practicing Geophagia With Special Reference To Iron Nutritional Status In The King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42970 30.01 µg/l). The most important factors associated with iron deficiency anaemia in all pregnant women were geophagic behaviour (OR=2.1 95% CI 1.1-4.2; P=0.029), MCHC decreases (<30.5 0R=16.6 95%CI 6.8-40.2; P=0.006) and MCHC decreases (30.5-31.5 OR=2.9 95%CI 1.4-6.1; P=0.006). In all pregnant women, serum iron <14 (OR=6.2 95%CI 1.2-31.7; P=0.030), platelets <228 (OR=3.9 95%CI 1.6-10.8; P=0.008), age ≥28years (OR=4.2 95%CI 1.7-10.4; P=0.002), transferrin saturation ≥18% (OR=51.3 95%CI 8.9-295.2; P=<0.0001), were identified as the most significant independent determinants of ferritin-related oxidative stress. However, increase in age, depletion in iron, decrease in platelet count but increase in transferrin saturation were the significant independent determinants of ferritin-related oxidative stress among geophagic pregnant women (Y=0.282 x Age – 1.007 x iron – 0.023 platelet +0.946 transferrin saturation). In non-geophagic pregnant women, only a decrease in iron and an increase in transferrin saturation were the significant characteristics of ferritin-related oxidative stress (Y=-3.21-0.309 x iron + 0.379 transferrin saturation). Conclusioniii Geophagia induces a high level of anaemia, iron deficiency anaemia and ferritin-related oxidative stress. The most independent determinants of iron deficiency anaemia in all pregnant women were geophagic behaviour and MCHC decrease. Independent and important determinants of ferritin-related oxidative stress in all pregnant women were severe categories of decreased iron and platelets with higher levels of age ≥28 years, transferrin saturation (≥18%)]]> Wed 28 Apr 2021 18:22:18 SAST ]]> Phytomedicinal Studies Of Medicinal Plants Used For The Treatment Of Gastro-Intestinal Disorders (Diarrhoea And Stomach Ache), In The Three Districts Of The Eastern Cape Province, South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42968 Wed 28 Apr 2021 18:08:19 SAST ]]> Beliefs, Attitudes, Practices, Response to Interventions and Therapeutic Education of Obese and Normal Weight Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients attending the Diabetic Clinic in Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Mthatha https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42965 Wed 28 Apr 2021 17:26:18 SAST ]]> The Role of Biomarkers in the Management of Stroke in Eastern Cape Province https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42964 3 groups. Chi – square test was used to compare proportions between 2 groups. Multivariate (multiple linear regression, binary logistic regression, and discriminant functions) analyses were used to identify the most important risk factors of all strokes and fibrinogen to discriminate stroke types and subtypes. ROC method obtained specific ethnic cut–off points of biomarkers that associated independently with all strokes. In total 67 participants were examined: 37 cases of strokes (11 ischemic, 26 haemorrhagic, 11 lacunar ischemic, 13 intra-cerebral hematomas and 8 haemorrhagic brain ischaemia) versus 28 controls. Low socio – economic status (OR=10.3 95%CI 3.3- 32.9 p<0.0001), physical inactivity (OR=13 95% CI 3.3-51.6 p<0.0001), rural residence(OR=6.5 95% CI 1.6-26.5 p=0.004), RDW(OR=3.7 95% CI 1.3-10.9 p=0.016), D – dimer (OR=17.4 95% CI 2.9-104 p=0.002), Fibrinogen (OR=35.1 95% CI 3.5-356.5 p=0.003), and BMI(OR=1.387 95% CI 0.985-2 p=0.06) were the most independent risk factors of all strokes. RDW, Platelets, D-dimer, and Neutrophils were the most discriminant of absence of strokes, ischaemic and haemorrhagic types of stroke. Only Fibrinogen and BNP were the most discriminant of stroke subtypes in low socio–economic status. Meanwhile, Platelets, Neutrophils, and CRP were the most discriminant of stroke subtypes in high socio – economic status. The cut-off points of RDW>14%, Fibrinogen>3.5 g/L, and D-dimer>0.5g/mL separated efficiently all stroke types and controls. Independent variations (R2 = 48%) of Fibrinogen in all participants were explained by increase in CRP (Beta = 0.315; P = 0.003), Platelets (Beta = 0.280; P = 0.004), BMI (Beta = 0.268; P = 0.006), and Monocytes (Beta = 0.241; P = 0.014).iii In conclusion, increased levels of Biomarkers of inflammation, thrombosis, hypercoagulability, but opposite variations of innate immunity (increase in monocytes, decrease or increase in neutrophils), overweight/Obesity, low socio-economic status, physical inactivity, and rural residence were the major risk factors of all strokes. Biomarkers of inflammation have superior performance to diagnose all strokes and to discriminate stroke types and to predict the severity of stroke subtypes than the few traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Education, adequate diet, exercise, reduction of poverty, other measures of secondary prevention, applied research, and integration of chemical pathology in the management of strokes are needed in personalised medicine with cheap tools (RDW, platelets and Fibrinogen) in absence of neuro – imaging in the poorest Eastern Cape province of South Africa.]]> Wed 28 Apr 2021 16:58:18 SAST ]]> Causes of conflict in school governing bodies of Mthatha district schools in King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42963 Wed 28 Apr 2021 12:32:24 SAST ]]> Investigating the Role of the Representative Council of Learners in the School Governing Body https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42961 Wed 28 Apr 2021 11:01:24 SAST ]]> The Influence of School Environmental Factors on Grade 12 Learners’ Academic Performances https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42959 Wed 28 Apr 2021 10:40:25 SAST ]]> Change in renal function post-nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in patients with and without hypertension and/or diabetes https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45380 Wed 24 Nov 2021 13:29:10 SAST ]]> Pentalogy of Cantrell with Total Ectopia Cordis and a Major Omphalocele—A Case Report https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45379 Wed 24 Nov 2021 13:08:09 SAST ]]> Clinical and demographic profile of catatonic patients who received electroconvulsive therapy in a South African setting https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44168 Wed 18 Aug 2021 13:49:13 SAST ]]> Conditional economic incentives to improve HIV prevention https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44169 Wed 18 Aug 2021 13:48:45 SAST ]]> Pharmacotherapeutic interventions for bipolar disorder type II: addressing multiple symptoms and approaches with a particular emphasis on strategies in lower and middle-income countries 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at KINSHASA University clinics, Democratic Republic of CONGO (DRC) https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43980 Wed 11 Aug 2021 12:04:17 SAST ]]> Drought Influences on Food Insecurity in Africa: A Systematic Literature Review https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43977 Wed 11 Aug 2021 11:43:18 SAST ]]> Exploring national human resource profile and trends of Prosthetists/Orthotists in South Africa from 2002 to 2018 https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43974 Wed 11 Aug 2021 11:11:32 SAST ]]> Devising communication strategies for improving public awareness on responsible antibiotic use: A case study of WHO campaign https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43972 Wed 11 Aug 2021 11:08:25 SAST ]]> Prevalence of macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance-associated mutations in Mycoplasma genitalium in Hong Kong https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43970 Wed 11 Aug 2021 10:54:23 SAST ]]> Epidemiology, risk factors and molecular analysis of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43965 Wed 11 Aug 2021 10:26:29 SAST ]]> Cross-sectional study of diabetes kidney disease in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43958 Wed 11 Aug 2021 09:33:00 SAST ]]> FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PASS RATE AT MATRIC LEVEL IN THE ENGCOBO DISTRICT OF THE EASTERN CAPE OF SOUTH AFRICA https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41454 Wed 09 Dec 2020 00:39:43 SAST ]]> Tangomas’ language: Orality and ritual discourse in Bakossi traditional medical practice https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42326 Tue 23 Mar 2021 16:37:05 SAST ]]> The Folktale and Social Values in Traditional Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42325 Tue 23 Mar 2021 15:41:12 SAST ]]> The Interrelationship between oral literature and museum studies https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42324 Tue 23 Mar 2021 14:59:08 SAST ]]> Re-engaging cultural perspectives on disability discourse : An analysis of the Bakossi and Isixhosa Oral Traditions https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42322 Tue 23 Mar 2021 14:03:09 SAST ]]> Moralising female identity in Cameroon in the 1990s: female prostitution and the song “you gu cry” https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42313 Tue 23 Mar 2021 12:46:07 SAST ]]> African Oral Literature and the Humanities: Challenges and Prospects https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42311 Tue 23 Mar 2021 12:32:12 SAST ]]> African Oral Literature and the Humanities: Challenges and Prospects https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42310 Tue 23 Mar 2021 12:25:12 SAST ]]> Distorted, Relegated and Colonised: Reconceptualising Ogun as the God of Justice in Sunnie Ododo’s Hard Choice https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42308 Tue 23 Mar 2021 12:18:06 SAST ]]> Symbolism of place and cultural identity in Cameroon https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42306 Tue 23 Mar 2021 12:11:12 SAST ]]> Swazi oral literature, eco-culture and environmental apocalypse https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42302 Tue 23 Mar 2021 11:57:09 SAST ]]> Religious Poetry as a Vehicle for Social Control in Africa: The Case of Bakossi Incantatory Poetry https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42301 Tue 23 Mar 2021 11:50:06 SAST ]]> Language And Gender Interaction In Bakossi Proverbial Discourse https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42294 Tue 23 Mar 2021 11:15:14 SAST ]]> Risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury in South African critically ill adults: a prospective cohort 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Tue 08 Dec 2020 17:12:05 SAST ]]> IMMUNE RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ANTIGENS AMONG PARASITE INFECTED SCHOOL CHILDREN IN MTHATHA https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41452 Tue 08 Dec 2020 15:20:05 SAST ]]> IMPACTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES ON THE STABLE ISOTOPIC DYNAMICS OF PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER IN MBASHE RIVER, EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41451 8). The (δ15NPOM) revealed that upstream was more affected by anthropogenic activities than downstream. Our findings suggest that anthropogenic activities had more temporal effect than site to site. Further research is recommended and required to check whether isotopic dynamics observed can be replicated and determine whether the effect of anthropogenic activities is increasing or decreasing.]]> Tue 08 Dec 2020 14:59:09 SAST ]]> INVESTIGATION INTO PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM 2005 IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FOUR SELECTED DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41449 Tue 08 Dec 2020 13:00:09 SAST ]]> Adult binge drinking: rate, frequency and intensity in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44302 Thu 26 Aug 2021 18:00:54 SAST ]]> An Evaluation of the Role of an Intermediate Care Facility in the Continuum of Care in Western Cape, South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44299 Thu 26 Aug 2021 16:57:36 SAST ]]> Diagnostic performance of several biomarkers for identification of cases of non-communicable diseases among Central Africans https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44292 Thu 26 Aug 2021 14:58:46 SAST ]]> Determinants of type 2 Diabetes mellitus among HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral drugs in the OR Tambo District, SA https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40815 Thu 15 Oct 2020 08:20:35 SAST ]]> EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN OPTICS TEACHING MODULE IN ENHANCING CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF GRADE 11 LEARNERS AT A SELECTED SCHOOL IN MTHATHA https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40812 Thu 15 Oct 2020 07:52:35 SAST ]]> THE EFFECT OF DIET ON THE PATTERN OF GASTROOESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN THE RURAL SETTING OF THE EASTERN CAPE https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40807 Thu 15 Oct 2020 07:17:29 SAST ]]> Acceptability of self- collection for human papillomavirus detection in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44023 Thu 12 Aug 2021 15:40:41 SAST ]]> Hereditary spherocytosis with successful splenectomy in a pregnant black South African lady: a case report https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44039 Thu 07 Mar 2024 15:06:26 SAST ]]> Graves’ disease following hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in a black South African lady: a case report https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44038 Thu 07 Mar 2024 15:06:13 SAST ]]> LIPOPROTEINS AND THEIR SUBFRACTIONS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS FROM MTHATHA, EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40897 Sun 18 Oct 2020 23:51:39 SAST ]]> Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant status in type 2 diabetic patients with retinopathy in Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40889 Sat 17 Oct 2020 21:45:28 SAST ]]> Disserminating Knowledge about the value of indigenous food plants through e-learning programmes: a case study of communities within a rural village in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40887 Sat 17 Oct 2020 21:31:35 SAST ]]> Disserminating Knowledge about the value of indigenous food plants through e-learning programmes: a case study of communities within a rural village in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40888 Sat 17 Oct 2020 21:31:34 SAST ]]> Peer-Assisted Learning Programme: Supporting Students in High-Risk Subjects at the Mechanical Engineering Department at Walter Sisulu University https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41883 Mon 22 Feb 2021 13:28:37 SAST ]]> The relationship between grade 9 mathematics teachers content knowledge and their learners' understanding of linear graphs 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