Field testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among mothers/caregivers of children aged 12–36 months in the Stellenbosch Municipality in the Western Cape province, South Africa

AbstractObjectiveThis study aimed to assess mother's/caregiver's understanding, practical application and cultural acceptability of a preliminary set of South African food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for children aged 6–12 months living in the Little Karoo area of the Western Cape Province.DesignAn observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study design was followed. Focus group interviews, recorded on videotape, were analysed for qualitative data. Quantitative questionnaires measured knowledge and comprehension of guidelines, perceived constraints to compliance with and importance of guidelines as well as socio demographic data prior to the focus group interviews.SettingAfrikaans-, English- and Xhosa-speaking communities of the Little Karoo area of the Western Cape Province of South Africa, including the urban areas of Oudtshoorn, Bongulethu, Bridgton, Toekomsrus and the adjacent rural areas of Dysselsdorp, Calitzdorp, Uniondale, Ladismith and Zoar.SubjectsSixty-four mothers or caregivers to infants 6–12 months of age were included in the sample.ResultsInformation obtained through the questionnaires supported what was said during discussions. Although perceived as important by the majority of respondents, some of the guidelines were not well understood without prior explanation. Such guidelines were those pertaining to meal frequency and cup feeding, while application of the guideline to prolonged breast-feeding seemed the most problematic.ConclusionsThe FBDGs for this age group will have to be supported by extensive and appropriate educational material to be effective when introduced to the public. The fact that the applicability of the guideline to prolonged breast-feeding seemed to be the most problematic is a cause for concern.

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Understanding the gap between green building practice and legislation requirements in South Africa

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment ◽

10.1108/sasbe-01-2014-0002 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 67-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Abimbola Olukemi Windapo ◽

Jack Steven Goulding

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Construction Industry ◽

South African ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Green Building ◽

Western Cape ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

Content Type ◽

Construction Company ◽

Management Staff

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine green building legislation requirements and practices in the construction project execution stage within the context of the South African construction industry. The rationale for this examination rests with the perception that the implementation of green practices (per se) has been recognised as being “behind” the legislation enacted to control the design and construction of green buildings. Design/methodology/approach – The research process consisted of a literature review to identify existing green building legislation and practices applicable to the project execution phase. This was supported by a sequential mixed-method research approach, which involved a survey of contracting companies based in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Purposive sampling was used to undertake focused interviews with management staff and site operatives. Findings – Research findings established a number of issues, not least: a gap between green building practices and legislation requirements; a high degree of unawareness of green building legislation/practices by construction company stakeholders; selective implementation of health and safety legislative requirements; that management staff had a more “positive” attitude to green building practices than site-based staff who tended to be less motivated and open to such practices. Research limitations/implications – Results from this study are considered generalisable with the sample frame only. Research inference and projections should therefore only be made within this set, and not to the wider population of South African contractors (as this study was limited to the Western Cape Province). Practical implications – Implications from this research are applicable to construction company stakeholders within the population set. Practical considerations include the need to acknowledge a formal commitment to developing a sustainable built environment – especially cognisant of the gap between practices on site and green building legislation requirements. Moreover, this lack of awareness in respect of green building practices and legislation requirements impinges upon several wider areas, not least: construction company stakeholders’ positioning, health and safety practices; managerial and operational staff perceptions, and stakeholders’ willingness and motivation to proactively address these gaps. Social implications – Government bodies and allied professionals in charge of construction industry development are encouraged to consider the implementation of green building legislation requirements on construction sites. This reflection should encourage engagement through formative legislative provision and transparent awareness campaigns. Originality/value – This work is original insofar as it directly addresses the alignment of legislation to current practices within the context of the South African construction industry. However, similar exercises have been undertaken on green building legislation in other countries such as USA, UK and Australia.

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The Involvement of Stakeholders in Promoting the Wellness of Juvenile Offenders in Selected South African Correctional Schools

European Journal of Education ◽

10.26417/215wmr86k ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 106

Author(s):

Forget Makhurane

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Juvenile Offenders ◽

South African ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Stakeholder Involvement ◽

Western Cape ◽

Research Ethic ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

Analyse Data ◽

Correctional Schools

The main focus of the study was to explore the involvement of stakeholders in promoting the wellness of juvenile offenders in South African correctional schools. Two teachers and three juveniles were purposefully selected to complete open ended questionnaires from two juvenile centres in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The major aim of the study was to identify how different stakeholders can facilitate the attainment of wellness among juvenile offenders. The ubuntu and wellness theories were used as lenses to carry out the study. Research ethic procedures were followed. In order to get livid experience of participants, qualitative method was used to collect and analyse data. Findings revealed that stakeholder involvement varied with some being more involved while others were lacking. This compromised effective rehabilitation. It was recommended that the involvement of stakeholders should be intensified in order to have a greater impact on the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.

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Longidorus jagerae sp.n., another longidorid species with globular inclusions in the prerectum (Nematoda: Longidoridae)

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v41i1.243 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J. Heyns ◽

Antoinette Swart

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

South African ◽

Western Cape ◽

The South ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

African Species

Longidorus jagerae sp.n. is described from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is characterised by the possession of globular inclusions in the prerectum, expanded lip region, posteriorly situated guiding ring, and distinct flanges at the odontophore base. It is compared with the South African species L. fursti and L. mobae, from which it differs among other things in the presence of prerectal inclusions, and with L. pisi and L. latocephalus, from which it can be differentiated mainly by the much longer odon- tostyle, more posteriorly situated guiding ring, and shorter tail.

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A checklist of the non-acarine arachnids (Chelicerata: Arachnida) of the De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v51i1.149 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Charles R. Haddad ◽

Ansie S. Dippenaar-Schoeman

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

South African ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Coastal Dunes ◽

Alien Invasive Species ◽

Western Cape ◽

Habitat Types ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

Habitat Transformation ◽

Eucalyptus Plantations

As part of the South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA) in conserved areas, arachnids were collected in the De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The survey was carried out between 1999 and 2007, and consisted of five intensive surveys between two and 12 days in duration. Arachnids were sampled in five broad habitat types, namely fynbos, wetlands, i.e. De Hoop Vlei, Eucalyptus plantations at Potberg and Cupido’s Kraal, coastal dunes near Koppie Alleen and the intertidal zone at Koppie Alleen. A total of 274 species representing five orders, 65 families and 191 determined genera were collected, of which spiders (Araneae) were the dominant taxon (252 spp., 174 genera, 53 families). The most species rich families collected were the Salticidae (32 spp.), Thomisidae (26 spp.), Gnaphosidae (21 spp.), Araneidae (18 spp.), Theridiidae (16 spp.) and Corinnidae (15 spp.). Notes are provided on the most commonly collected arachnids in each habitat.Conservation implications: This study provides valuable baseline data on arachnids conserved in De Hoop Nature Reserve, which can be used for future assessments of habitat transformation, alien invasive species and climate change on arachnid biodiversity.

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Agistemus collyerae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae) in South Africa: first record, introduction pathways and a re-description including additional life stages

Acarologia ◽

10.24349/acarologia/20184235 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 116-130

Author(s):

Davina L. Saccaggi ◽

Edward A. Ueckermann

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

South African ◽

First Record ◽

Western Cape ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

Introduction Pathways ◽

Introduction Pathway ◽

The Usa ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Agistemus collyerae Gonzáles-Rodrigues (Stigmaeidae) is reported for the first time in South Africa on grapevines in the Western Cape Province. We investigate a possible introduction pathway of this mite as a contaminant on imported agricultural goods. Based on South African interception data, we report new country records of A. collyerae in the USA, Chile, Yemen, Spain and France. We re-describe it based on the South African specimens, including first-time descriptions of the male and deutonymph. Female specimens have shorter dorsal setae than those documented in the original descriptions, but we do not consider this enough evidence to justify a new species.

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On the South African meteorites Mount Ayliff and Simondium, and the chemical composition of the meteorites Adare and Ensisheim (with Plate IV)

Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society ◽

10.1180/minmag.1921.019.93.02 ◽

1921 ◽

Vol 19 (93) ◽

pp. 163-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G.T. Prior

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

South African ◽

Western Cape ◽

The South ◽

Western Cape Province ◽

The Public ◽

Public Museum

During the year 1919 specimens of some of the meteorites preserved in the Public Museum of King Willlam's Town, South Africa, were kindly placed by the Curator, the late Yr. F. A. O. Pyre, at the disposal of the writer for investigation. One of these specimens was a meteoric iron labelled Mount Ayliff, another a mass of oxidized material labelled Western Cape Province, and a third a small piece of iron labelled ‘found on Elandsburg at an altitude of 6,000 ft. in 1888’ Unfortunately Mr. Pyre was not in a position to supply very much more information about the specimens.

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