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African tourist potential in the Empangeni-Richards Bay complex

Mwandla, Ndodentsha Daniel (University of Zululand, 1987)

The aim of this project is to analyse scientifically the Black tourist potentially from the geographic perspective. Mitchell (1979) claims that the geographer as an analyst has the ultimate goal of obtaining insight and ...
Black people's cognitions of natural recreation resources in the Natal North-Coastal region

Magi, Lindisizwe Maurice. (1986)

This study was designed to investigate how Black people in the Natal north-coastal region cognize natural recreation resources as they are defined at present. The basis of the research is modeled on the premise that because ...
Blacks and the coast: current demands and future aspirations for coastal recreation in the KwaZulu-Natal north coast

Mwandla, Ndodentsha Daniel (1995)

The repeal of the Separate Amenities Act, accompanied by general rise in standard of living among Blacks, greater mobility of people, and the demand for outdoor recreation have brought about the renewed influx of Blacks ...
Causes, structure and impacts of the 1992/93 drought in KwaZulu/Natal

Dube, Lawrence Thembokwakhe (1998)

A majority of the population in southern Africa rely on agriculture at a subsistence level for food, or at a more advanced level to generate income, and are therefore susceptible to changes in rainfall and climate. The ...
Climate variability and predictability in tropical Southern Africa with a focus on dry spells over Malawi

Mwafulirwa, Nicholas Dennis. (1999)

The climate variability and predictability in tropical southern Africa at inter-annual time scale is studied. Dry spells are identified using Malawi daily rainfall and circulation patterns are investigated at intraseasonal ...
The controversy of land reform : a case of Mpangisa in Mid- Illovo

Bengu, Cabangile Ethel Elizabeth (1999)

The present land distribution in South Africa emanated-from a history of land dispossession and racially rooted land legislation. The present state of agriculture is to a large extent influenced by present and past land ...
The creation and development of black townships with special reference to Lamontville Township

Dlungwane, Alison Selby Methenjwa (University of Zululand, 1993)

The primary objectives of the project are to cover the following aspects: 1.1 The facts, policies, processes or phenomena and the like which attributes to the emergence and development of Black townships in South ...
Drought in Southern Africa: structure, characteristics and impacts

Chikoore, Hector (University of Zululand, 2017)

Drought is a complex, slow onset phenomenon which is a recurring and inevitable feature of the regional climate of southern Africa. This thesis focuses on the structure and characteristics of meteorological droughts in ...
An evaluation of lake and river levels as indicators of climate variability in tropical Southern Africa

Gwazintini, Maxwell Esau (1999)

Southern Africa has only a few.large lakes, one of which is Lake Malawi. It forms part of the lower Zambezi River catchment and is part of the Great Rift Valley. Lake Malawi plays a significant role in socio- economic ...
The evolution of coastal lows along the south coast of South Africa

Carter, T.J. (2005)

Coastal lows occur frequently along the South African coast. Coastal low passage along the coast of southernmost Africa is signaled by a marked change in both wind direction and speed. Occasionally, a dramatic and rapid ...
Food production strategies and the sustenance of rural livelihood at Umzumbe

Ngidi, Mduduzi M. (1997)

The standard of living in the rural areas of Umzumbe is impacted upon by a number of factors, ranging from the system of landownership, lack of capital and labour shortages to social problems like population increase and ...
Housing delivery and the sustainability of the Durban Metropolitan area

Gumbi, Bonginkosi Burlington. (2001)

Housing delivery and the sustainability of the Durban Metropolitan area is explained in this thesis as a heterogeneous, long lasting, immobile and essential consumer good that needs to be delivered to the homeless. Such a ...
Housing demand and supply in Umlazi township: towards a post apartheid policy

Gumbi, Bonginkosi Burlington. (1995)

Housing demand has been explained in this investigation as the amount of housing perceived to be required by the Umlazi populace. Housing supply is usually determined by the rate of demand, which in many instances supersedes ...
Impacts of Congo Convection on Tropical Africa's circulation, rainfall and resources

Matari, Eliakim Elimsu (2002)

The impact of central African convection on surrounding circulation is examined. The convection over the Congo basin is estimated using satellite OLR (Outgoing Long Wave Radiation) as an index. It is then related to the ...
An investigation into student responses to the University of Zululand's HIV/AIDS intervention strategies

Okello, Tom Were (2008)

The general aim of the study was to investigate student responses to the University of Zululand's HIV/AIDS interventions strategies (i.e. from their initial exposure to the university's intervention strategies, during the ...
Land - use changes in Eshowe 1970 - 1990

Ndosi Cele, Musa P (University of Zululand, 1992)

The main points underlying the purpose of the study can best be summarized in the following statements : (a) to appreciate the land-use changes in Eshowe and identify the main zones within the area; (b) to reveal the ...
The manifestation of apartheid legacy on housing within the Durban metropolitan region, a case of Kwa-Mashu Township

Manzi, Jabulani Russell (1994)

The shortage of housing is an international crisis. It is envisaged in both Third and First World countries. The impact brought about by this crisis is more pronounced in 3rd World and in the South African situation the ...
Marine weather variability, tropical cyclone prediction and impacts in the Southwest Indian Ocean

Chang-Seng, Denis (2005)

The southwestern Indian Ocean is characterized by significant inter-annual climate variability and numerous tropical cyclones. Long-and short-term variability and associated oceanic and atmospheric fields are analyzed using ...
Mechanisms and prediction of climate variability in tropical North Africa

Yeshanew, Adebe (University of Zululand, 2003)

One of the monsoon regions of the world is the tropical North Africa. The Sahara Desert lies in contrast with the cool South Atlantic. The monsoon systems control the mean circulation of this region. Superimposed on this ...
Mechanisms of inter-annual rainfall variability over tropical highlands of Africa and its predictability potential

Mpeta, Emmanuel Jonathan (2002)

Modes of climate variability over tropical Africa and adjacent Atlantic and Indian Oceans are investigated using continental monthly averages of gridded rainfall and temperature and marine environmental data, which consists ...

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