Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints

Purpose The study explored the impacts of climate change on water resources, and the community-based adaptation practices adopted to ensure water security in a rural community in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The participatory approach was used to allow community members to share their challenges of water scarcity, and the measures they have developed to cope with inconsistent water supply. Findings The study results show that the community obtains water for household consumption from the reticulation system supplied by Mutale River and the community borehole. These resources are negatively impacted by drought, change in the frequency and distribution of rainfall, and increased temperature patterns. The water levels in the river and borehole have declined, resulting in unsustainable water supply. The community-based adaptation practices facilitated by the water committee include observance of restrictions and regulations on the water resources use. Others involve securing water from neighbouring resources. Originality/value This type of community-based action in response to climate change could be used as part of rural water management strategies under climate change.

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Developing partnerships in a paradigm shift to achieve conservation reality in South Africa

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v43i1.205 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

H. Els ◽

J. Du P. Bothma

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Community Development ◽

Rural Community ◽

Wildlife Management ◽

Paradigm Shift ◽

Wildlife Conservation ◽

Management Policy ◽

Rural Community Development ◽

The Social

In South Africa, communal rural community development has, for the most part, been viewed as an add-on, rather than as an integral value in the broad spectrum of conservation activities being practised in the country. This paper, therefore, argues for the reality-based adoption of an extension of existing conservation paradigms to incorporate the development of communal rural communities as an integral part of the overall wildlife conservation and management policy in South Africa. The answer to the seeming contradiction in the focus of wildlife conservation and rural development lies in the devel- opment of wildlife management programmes based on multi-disciplinary and multiinstitutional interaction, by also harnessing scientific knowledge and skills found in the social sciences. In this manner, the present largely lip service related to so-called com- munity participation in wildlife management can be changed into programmes which really achieve conservation-based community development enhancing survival for both the communities and their inherent natural resources.

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Plants Used by Bapedi Traditional Healers to Treat Asthma and Related Symptoms in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2018/2183705 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sebua Silas Semenya ◽

Alfred Maroyi

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

South African ◽

Study Finding ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Limpopo Province ◽

Herbal Remedies ◽

Face To Face ◽

Sclerocarya Birrea ◽

Time In Literature ◽

Herbal Therapies

To the best of our knowledge there are presently no ethnobotanical surveys focusing on the utilisation of herbal remedies for asthma in South Africa. The present study is therefore an attempt to fill this gap in knowledge. A total of 140 Bapedi traditional healers (THs) practicing in the Capricorn, Sekhukhune, and Waterberg districts of the Limpopo Province (South Africa) were queried using semistructured questionnaires, supplemented by field observations during face-to-face interview. A total of 104 medicinal plant species (92 indigenous and 12 exotics) belonging to 92 genera, distributed across 54 botanical families, mostly the Asteraceae and Fabaceae (18.5%, for each) as well as Malvaceae (12.9%), were used as antiasthmatics and related symptoms by these THs. Most of the plants were trees and herbs (37.5%, for each), with root (57%), leaf (15.8%), and bark (7.5%), respectively, being the saliently used parts for preparation of remedies.Clerodendrum ternatum,Cryptocarya transvaalensis,Lasiosiphon caffer,Enicostema axillare,Mimusops obovata,Sclerocarya birrea, andStylochaeton natalensiswere widely used and valued by all THs across the surveyed districts. Furthermore, these taxa also scored both the highest use value and fidelity level indexes as asthma therapies. Overall, the larger number of species documented in the present study is recorded for the first time in literature as asthma and/or related symptoms remedies. Our study finding generally contributes towards an establishment of South African database of herbal therapies used traditionally against these conditions.

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An Assessment of Factors Shaping Green Growth Uptake in the Forest Sector at Rural Community Level in South Africa

Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development - Inclusive Green Growth ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-44180-7_10 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 229-251

Author(s):

Chidiebere Ofoegbu

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Rural Community ◽

Community Level ◽

Forest Sector ◽

Green Growth

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School dropout among female learners in rural Mpumalanga, South Africa

South African Journal of Education ◽

10.15700/saje.v41n3a1842 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Prince Mokoena ◽

Adrian D. van Breda

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

High School ◽

Rural Community ◽

High School Dropout ◽

School Dropout ◽

Drop Out ◽

Health Policies ◽

Dropping Out ◽

Secondary Schooling ◽

Out Of School

South Africa, like many countries, has high numbers of learners who do not complete secondary schooling. This reduces these young people’s chances of finding work or of earning a better salary. It is thus important to understand the factors that contribute to high school dropout. In the study reported on here we investigated the factors that caused a number of female learners to drop out and return to high school in a rural community in Mpumalanga. The learners provided 3 reasons for dropping out of school: pregnancy, illness and immigration. The analysis of these factors suggests 3 underlying themes that influence the ability of children to remain in school, viz. health, policies and structures, and poverty. The implications of these and recommendations to address them are discussed. The authors argue that greater interdepartmental efforts are required to support vulnerable girls to remain in school.

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The vegetation of Tshanini Game Reserve and a comparison with equivalent units in the Tembe Elephant Park in Maputaland, South Africa

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v47i1.67 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

J.Y. Gaugris ◽

W.S. Matthews ◽

M.W. Van Rooyen ◽

J. Du P. Bothma

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Local Communities ◽

Management Decisions ◽

The Past ◽

Kwazulu Natal ◽

Renewable Natural Resources ◽

Game Reserve ◽

Northern Maputaland

The Tembe Elephant Park was proclaimed in 1983 after negotiations between the then KwaZulu Bureau of Natural Resources and the Tembe Tribal Authority in consultation with the local communities of northern Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The park boundaries were subsequently fenced and animal numbers started to increase. The fence has kept the utilisation of renewable natural resources by the local communities at bay for the past 19 years. In this period, the vegetation of the park has been utilised only by the indigenous fauna, but it has been affected by management decisions and possibly also regional environmental changes.

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