this paper gives an overview of the difficulties associated with the design of hard rock pillars in south african mines. recent examples of large scale pillar collapses in south africa suggest that these were caused by weak partings which traversed the pillars. currently two different methods are used to determine the strength of pillars, namely, empirical equations derived from back analyses o...

female genital mutilation in different parts of the african continent isconsidered as one of the vast territory’s social problems. this social problem whichis accounted as an old tradition in different countries of the african continent hashad so many unpleasant physical and mental effects on urban and rural africanwomen during recent centuries. throughout recent decades, considerable effortsha...

1 Florisbad Quaternary Research Department, National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 3 Karoo Palaeontology Department, National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO, USA, Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vets...

shoulder dystocia GJ Hofmeyr, CA Cluver a Effective Care Research Unit, Eastern Cape Department of Health, Universities of Witwatersrand and Fort Hare, South Africa b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Correspondence: CA Cluver, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital,...

BACKGROUND Hernia surgery is one of the most frequent procedures done by surgeons - paediatric and general surgeons -in the African continent. OBJECTIVE To review the surgical literature, on the epidemiology, clinical features, treatment and outcome of inguinal hernia surgery in Africa. DATA SOURCE The search terms used were groin hernias in Africa, hernia surgery in Africa, inguinal hernia...

were newly infected with HIV in 2001 live in subSaharan Africa, according to UNAIDS. The vast majority of HIV-infected adults in Africa acquired their infection through heterosexual intercourse. Over the decades since the AIDS epidemic was first noted, researchers have observed that the prevalence of HIV infection within Africa varies greatly. While many areas in East and Southern Africa experi...

An epidemic uncurbed: tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa, 1910–2010 Robin Wood & Linda-Gail Bekker To cite this article: Robin Wood & Linda-Gail Bekker (2017) An epidemic uncurbed: tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa, 1910–2010, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 72:3, 234-241, DOI: 10.1080/0035919X.2017.1290709 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919...

a Immunodeficiency Clinic, Karl Bremer Hospital, Room 12, Outpatient building, Bellville, 7530, South Africa b Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada and Epidemiology for Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Division of Dermatology, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg Hospital, Parow, South Africa Division of Anatomical ...

T.J. Zindove, E.F. Dzomba, A.T. Kanengoni & M. Chimonyo 1 Discipline of Animal and Poultry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa 2 Discipline of Genetics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa 3 Agricultural Research Council, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Private Bag X2, Irene 0062...