Introducing a new genus of Marginellidae from Africa: Africosta new genus (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) along with the description of two new species

A small group Marginellidae species were moved between genera several times by different authors, described as Marginella, sometimes called Glabella, classified under Dentimargo, and also reclassified as being Eratoidea species. This group of very small Marginellidae has their own unique shell characteristics within the family, and are described here within a new genus: Africosta. Four known species are discussed along with the description of two new species from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa within the new genus.

Description of two new Conidae subspecies, from Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Two new Conidae subspecies, Nataliconus immelmani alanfraseri and Floraconus baeri desuntnotae from the Eastern area of South Africa are described.

Assessment of the Realization of the Fundamental Human Right to Water at the Umalalazi Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal

The aim of the study was to examine the municipal water resource governance and fundamental human rights to water in the UMlalazi Local Municipality of the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The study employed the post-positivist paradigm and closed ended questionnaires for collection of data. Stratified random sampling technique was used to sample 375 respondents, who were the households (head of households). Chi-square was used to determine relationships between the variables. The findings showed that most of the respondents strongly agreed that the 6kl of monthly water supply was not enough for meeting their domestic, consumptive, and hygiene needs. The municipality has a youthful population structure. Females were mostly affected by household water scarcity compared to their male counterparts. For the households, a day would be terribly difficult without this life-enabling commodity.

Universities in Developmental Transition

This chapter interrogates the benefits that would accrue to and challenges faced by universities in their developmental transition from being an ivory tower to engaged and people-centered institutions. The chapter argues that universities should consider themselves as vehicles of socio-economic change by participating in the process of forming values and setting reachable goals for the benefit of larger society. University of Botswana (UB) adopted ‘Strategy for Excellence: University of Botswana Strategic Plan to 2016 and Beyond' while the University of KwaZulu-Natal has adopted Strategic Plan 2017-2021 with eight goals. Through these plans, the universities seek to have a more direct impact within communities and society. Community engagement or service learning is adopted as one of the vehicles to fast-track the transition process in this chapter. This chapter is qualitative and has made use of UB and UKZN as the case studies to deliberate the university transition from ivory towers into engaged, responsible, and people-centered institutions.