Postharvest Practices and Farmers’ Knowledge in Managing Maize Pests in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Bongumusa Charles Gumede, Simon Kamande Kuria

“…Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 77 smallholder farmers from 16 villages at King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The results revealed that about 50% of the farmers had a formal education, the average farm size was 1 hectare, and they were predominantly cultivating yellow maize. …”
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Embracing Plural Curricula Amid Neoliberalism in Contemporary Universities in Africa: Asante’s Afrocentric Idea Revisited by Phefumula Nyoni, Otilia Chiramba

“… This paper focuses on how Asante’s idea of Afrocentricity could assist in the understanding of the main challenges and opportunities associated with curricula in Africa’s post-colonial universities. In terms of methodology, the paper constitutes a conceptual treatise that draws from previous empirical research that focused on Afrocentricity and a plural programme – the extended curriculum programme within a university context where neoliberalism remains dominant. …”
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SHARING ECONOMY AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY ON THE WATERBERG DISTRICT IN SOUTH AFRICA by Refiloe Julia LEKGAU, Tracy DANIELS, Tembi Maloney TICHAAWA

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Artificial Intelligence And Its Effect On Labor Market-with Reference To The Area Of Middle East And North Africa- by Ibtissem Alliouche Kerboua

“…Through this research paper, we will try to identify artificial intelligence and its effect on labor market with reference to the Middle East and North Africa region, and the main objective of the research is to identify How AI and its applications will impact the labor market, whether negatively or positively, in light of the major changes that occurred at the global level, most notably the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation that has become inevitable. …”
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Ebola Virus Disease 2013-2014 Outbreak in West Africa: An Analysis of the Epidemic Spread and Response by Orlando Cenciarelli, Stefano Pietropaoli, Andrea Malizia, Mariachiara Carestia, Fabrizio D’Amico, Alessandro Sassolini, Daniele Di Giovanni, Silvia Rea, Valentina Gabbarini, Annalaura Tamburrini, Leonardo Palombi, Carlo Bellecci, Pasquale Gaudio

“…The Ebola virus epidemic burst in West Africa in late 2013, started in Guinea, reached in a few months an alarming diffusion, actually involving several countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, and Mali). …”
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Nonviolent resistance as a strategy of agitation - impeding or promoting unity through communication in South Africa? by Johann Cornelius de Wet

Subjects: “…communication in South Africa…”
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A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa by Thomas J. Farrar, Khanyisane A. Falake, Adriel Mebaley, Mandisi D. Moya, Ivor I. Rudolph

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South Africa Sues International Court Over Israel's Palestinian Genocide under International Law by M. Fabian Akbar, Manuel Beltrán Genovés

“…This article examines the legal and geopolitical implications of South Africa's unprecedented lawsuit against Israel for genocide in Gaza, brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). …”
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Effective community engagement in one health research in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Sidney Sangong, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

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Death trends for 2010 - 2022 for members of a large private medical scheme in South Africa by L Steenkamp, S Collie, T A Moultrie, H Moultrie, G Gray

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Cost-effectiveness of tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment strategies for chronic myeloid leukemia in South Africa by Rochelle Woudberg, Edina Sinanovic

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Initial Encounters: Seeking traces of ancient trade connections between West Africa and the wider world by Sonja Magnavita

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Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Mixed Ancestry Individuals with Diabetes and Prediabetes from South Africa by Tandi E. Matsha, Carmen Pheiffer, Stephen E. Humphries, Junaid Gamieldien, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Andre P. Kengne

“…To conduct a genome-wide DNA methylation in individuals with type 2 diabetes, individuals with prediabetes, and control mixed ancestry individuals from South Africa. Methods. We used peripheral blood to perform genome-wide DNA methylation analysis in 3 individuals with screen detected diabetes, 3 individuals with prediabetes, and 3 individuals with normoglycaemia from the Bellville South Community, Cape Town, South Africa, who were age-, gender-, body mass index-, and duration of residency-matched. …”
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DEVELOPING THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE NEIGHBORING STATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS by D. Fogel

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Call for Papers: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, Vol. 13(2) Guest-edited issue by Editorial Team

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Burden of intestinal parasites among diabetic patients in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Marye Nigatie Debash, Getinet Kumie, Assefa Sisay, Solomon Gedfie, Wagaw Abebe, Agenagnew Ashagre, Tadesse Misganaw, Habtu Debash, Melese Abate Reta

“…Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the general burden of intestinal parasites among diabetic patients in Africa. Methods A systematic search was performed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses protocol for studies reporting intestinal parasite infections in patients with diabetes through January 01/2000 to August13/2024. …”
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Diverse Molecular Genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates Circulating in the Free State, South Africa by Anneke Van der Spoel van Dijk, Pakiso M. Makhoahle, Leen Rigouts, Kamaldeen Baba

“…Tuberculosis is a serious public health concern especially in Africa and Asia. Studies describing strain diversity are lacking in the Free State region of South Africa. …”
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CONSEQUENCES OF THE REALIZATION OF NATO STRATEGY IN THE CONFLICTS OF "THE ARAB SPRING" FOR THE STATES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA by E. A. Antyukhova

“…The article considers the consequences of the realization of NATO strategy in the conflicts of "the Arab spring" for the states of the Middle East and North Africa. It is pointed out that the main approaches to the realization of NATO strategy, its results and the consequences of the Alliance crisis management of "the Arab spring" have a contradictory character. …”
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THE NIGERIA MILITARY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE`s WEST AFRICA PROVINCE (ISWAP), 2016-2022 by BABA ALI KELLU, RUTH CALEB LUKA LUKA, MOHAMMED BELLO BABAN’UMMA

“… This paper critically evaluates the resilience of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) amidst ongoing conflicts with the Nigerian military from 2016 to 2022. …”
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Voters’ attitudes towards political parties’ communication: the case of Diepsloot voters in Gauteng, South Africa by Trevor Hlungwani, Siyasanga Tyali

“…These parties were the top three when it came to electoral support in South Africa when this study was carried out. Data were gathered using open-ended telephonic interviews with voters in Diepsloot. …”
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