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Can the district development model deliver development in South African local governments?

Rozwój Regionalny i Polityka Regionalna, 2022
With the advent of democracy in South Africa, local government was targeted for transformation to be more representative of and responsive to local communities’ needs.
Verna Nel, Stephanus Minnie
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The Mandate of Forensic Investigations Unit in the Fight Against Fraud, Corruption, Financial Misconduct, Irregularities and Maladministration in the Public Sector of South Africa [PDF]

Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
This article examines the mandate of Forensic Investigations Unit in the fight against fraud, corruption, financial misconduct, irregularities, and maladministration in the public sector of South Africa.
Tumiso D. Mokhomole*
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Structural Power Composites Based on High Mass Loading Zn‐Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors with Metal Mesh Current Collectors and Aramid Nanofiber/Glass Fiber Composite Electrolytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multifunctional structural power composite is developed by integrating high‐mass‐loading Zn‐ion hybrid supercapacitors with metal mesh current collectors and aramid nanofiber‐based composite electrolytes, enabling simultaneous load‐bearing capability and enhanced areal energy storage.
Yuseung Choi, Gilyong Shin, Hoyeon Lee, Eun Jae Nam, Byeong Jun So, Sungryul Yun, Fu‐Kuo Chang, Jei Gyeong Jeon, Tae June Kang   +8 more
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Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings, Levanya Dewanarayana, Iline Shaju, Haider Al‐Wizni, Sampson Marquis, Weicheng Huang, Pooya Sareh   +6 more
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Optimum gamma irradiation doses for mutagenesis in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L.) genotypes

Reproduction and Breeding
Genetic diversity enhancement to select Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc. 2x = 2n = 22) breeding lines with economic traits is imperative to improve the crop's utilization in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Maliata Athon Wanga, Ruusa Napandulwe Ithete, Rose-mary Kavemuine Hukununa, Annethe Kangumba, Magdalena Ndafapawa Hangula, Eddie B.S. Hasheela, Fatma Sarsu, Hussein Shimelis   +7 more
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The Logic of Urban Land System Reform in China—A Policy Analysis Framework Based on Punctuated-Equilibrium Theory

Land, 2022
Land system reform is inseparable from land policy evolution in the reform process. Understanding land system reform from the perspective of policy evolution is crucial for the further deepening of the reform.
Shangxun Xiong, Hui Wang
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A Multidimensional Engineering Strategy Reprograms Microglia via Targeted and Sustained‐Release Extracellular Vesicles for Spinal Cord Injury Repair

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multifunctional EV‐based nanoplatform (Ang‐TEVs@Gel) was engineered via preconditioning, surface targeting, and ROS‐responsive hydrogel encapsulation to reprogram microglia. This system restored autophagy via miR‐664a‐3p/PIK3CA axis, cleared myelin debris, resolved neuroinflammation, and promoted axon remyelination, ultimately achieving robust motor ...
Wu Xiong, Minhao Liu, Mingming Zheng, Jizhou Jia, Ziyan Zhu, Guang Kong, Jie Liu, Juan Wang, Wenbo Li, Qingyuan Wang, Qian Zhu, Peiran Chan, Tao Qin, Jiayang Wu, Yongjie Zhang, Chunming Tang, Cong Li, Jin Fan   +17 more
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Horizon scanning for invasive insects with potential threats to crop production in South Africa

Discover Sustainability
In many countries, pests, particularly those that are alien and invasive are regarded as one of the main factors contributing to the extinction of species and ecological degradation.
Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo, Aviwe Simandla, Livhuwani R. Nnzeru, Solomon Gebeyehu, Julie Mokwele, Maanda Rambauli, Rudzani A. Makhado, Takalani Nelufule, Thinandavha C. Munyai   +8 more
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Land Reform dalam Kebijakan Politik Hukum Pertanahan

Al-Mizan, 2020
The concept of agrarian renewal has been much acclaimed and one concept that until now has not been completed in its implementation and even seems abandoned is the land policy known as "land reform".
Zumiyati S. Ibrahim
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Investment Promotion, Tax Competition, and Industrial Land Price in China—Evidence from the Corporate Tax Collection Reform

Land, 2022
Fiscal arrangements have significant influences on the use of land in China. The tax collection reform in 2002 stipulates that firms establish after the reform are levied by the state tax bureau while those established before the reform continue to be ...
Huasheng Song, Guili Sun
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