Nephrology in South Africa

The Effect of South African Geopolitical Position in the Development of Cinema in South Africa

This paper will discuss about the role of the geopolitical location of South Africa in the development of movie and the cinema industry in this country. Despite of bringing ci-nema to South Africa by white Europeans, but the development of this phenomenon is mostly due to the geopolitical position of this country. It is interesting to know that ci-nema reached Africa in much the same time as it...

Pillar Design in the Hard Rock Mines of South Africa

This paper gives an overview of the difficulties associated with the design of hard rock pillars in South African mines. Recent examples of large scale pillar collapses in South Africa suggest that these were caused by weak partings which traversed the pillars. Currently two different methods are used to determine the strength of pillars, namely, empirical equations derived from back analyses o...

Africa and nephrology: the forgotten continent.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not a priority on the health agenda in Africa and it remains a 'forgotten condition'. Most people in Africa do not have access to dialysis or transplantation, if they develop end-stage renal disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and HIV/AIDS enjoy a more prominent profile as a serious cause of morbidity and mortality, but despite the clear links of CVD and HIV wi...

Miscegenation in South Africa

Rape in South Africa.

357 June 2013, Vol. 103, No. 6 SAMJ Rape in South Africa To the Editor: Dr Naidoo is to be commended for reminding readers of the scourge that is rape.[1] However, he has overlooked the main reason for the abysmally low conviction rate. In many, if not most, allegations of rape there is no witness, and no material evidence. He says that consent was given; she denies it. The magistrate has the u...