Trace Elements in Developing Countries Using South Africa as a Case Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 155-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl E. Steyn ◽  
J. Elize Herselman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Trace Elements

scholarly journals Battlefields Tourism: The status of heritage tourism in Dundee, South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (26) ◽  
pp. 121-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clinton David van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mining Town ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Status ◽  
Local Residents

Abstract Heritage tourism is a significant contemporary facet of tourism in many developing countries. This paper analyses the economic opportunities for battlefield- heritage tourism in South Africa by examining the battlefields route within KwaZulu-Natal. Through structured interviews with stakeholders and structured questionnaires with visitors and local residents, this research explores the understanding of heritage tourism as well as perceptions of its influence on the physical landscape and gauges the importance of this form of tourism as a driver for local economic development in South Africa. Dundee, a small coal-mining town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - where several battlefields are found, is used as a case study. The study demonstrates that several issues need to be addressed if this niche of cultural and heritage tourism is to be a sustainable and responsible form of tourism in South Africa.

Air Particulate Emissions in Developing Countries: A Case Study in South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 1907-1924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Worobiec ◽  
Sanja S. Potgieter-Vermaak ◽  
Patrick Berghmans ◽  
Hartmut Winkler ◽  
Roelof Burger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Particulate Emissions ◽  
Air Particulate

scholarly journals Household food waste disposal in South Africa: A case study of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni

2018 ◽  
Vol 114 (5/6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzan Oelofse ◽  
Aubrey Muswema ◽  
Fhumulani Ramukhwatho
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Sub Saharan

Food waste is becoming an important issue in light of population growth and global food security concerns. However, data on food wastage are limited, especially for developing countries. Global estimates suggest that households in developed countries waste more food than those in developing countries, but these estimates are based on assumptions that have not been tested. We therefore set out to present primary data relating to household food waste disposal for South Africa within the sub-Saharan African context. As the Gauteng Province contributes about 45% of the total municipal waste generated in South Africa, the case study area covers two of the large urban metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng, namely Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg, with a combined population of 8.33 million, representing nearly 15% of the South African population. Municipal solid waste characterisation studies using bulk sampling with randomised grab sub-sampling were undertaken over a 6-week period during summer in 2014 (Johannesburg) and 2016 (Ekurhuleni), covering a representative sample of the municipal waste collection routes from households in each of the two surveyed municipalities. The food waste component of the household waste (excluding garden waste) was 3% in Ekurhuleni and 7% in Johannesburg. The results indicate that an average of 0.48 kg (Ekurhuleni) and 0.69 kg (Johannesburg) of food waste (including inedible parts) is disposed of into the municipal bin per household per week in the two municipalities, respectively. This translates into per capita food waste disposal of 8 kg and 12 kg per annum, respectively, in South Africa as compared to the estimated 6–11 kg per annum in sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia.

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