in general, estuaries may be classified variously according to inlet dynamics, geomorphology orwhether they are tide or river dominated or, on a combination of all three factors. in kwazulu-natal (kzn),south africa, the four recognised estuary types are temporary opened-closed estuaries (toces), permanently opened estuaries, estuarine lakes and river mouths. since physico-chemical parameters ar...

in general, estuaries may be classified variously according to inlet dynamics, geomorphology orwhether they are tide or river dominated or, on a combination of all three factors. in kwazulu-natal (kzn),south africa, the four recognised estuary types are temporary opened-closed estuaries (toces), permanently opened estuaries, estuarine lakes and river mouths. since physico-chemical parameters ar...

BACKGROUND KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, has among the highest burden of XDR TB worldwide with the majority of cases occurring due to transmission. Poor access to health facilities can be a barrier to timely diagnosis and treatment of TB, which can contribute to ongoing transmission. We sought to determine the geographic distribution of XDR TB patients and proximity to health facilities...

Four anguillid eel species occur in the western Indian Ocean rivers of Africa: Anguilla bengalensis, bicolor, marmorata and mossambica. These catadromous fishes face multiple stressors, including habitat alteration deterioration, barriers to migration, pollution adverse impacts alien species, but knowledge occurrence, abundance ecology Africa remains poor. This study investigated present histor...

Two Cypreaidae from the Northern Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, and Southern Mozambique are described. This includes a unique fascinating fossil cowrie, Barycypraea iungo, new subspecies, Bistolida clavicola jangamoensis.

OBJECTIVES Unregulated use of pesticides continues in developing countries in the presence of illiteracy and limited safety training and practices. This paper describes training and safety practices when mixing and spraying pesticides, and acetylcholinesterase levels among women farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted in women working in small-scale a...

In September 2020, the South African Institute of Architects KwaZulu-Natal Regional Heritage Committee launched an urgent national and international appeal to support preservation important architectural artifact: house Barrie Biermann in Durban. The building, considered most significant project carried out by architect academic, is today danger being demolished. Built 1962 with great economy r...

Community family planning programmes in South Africa arose from the controversial apartheid history of controlling the African population while encouraging the growth of European migrant population. Post-apartheid population policies shifted away from population control to aligning policies to the global agenda that placed emphasis on the link between population and development. The focus on po...

BACKGROUND Male circumcision can provide life-long reduction in the risk of acquiring HIV infection. In South Africa, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Health committed to rolling out circumcision programs to address the HIV epidemic. The Department of Health enlisted the help of St. Mary's Hospital in Mariannhill and the Operation Abraham Collaborative. METHODS St. Mary's Hospital a...

William R Bishai, director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH), argues that the best place to carry out research into a disease is in its midst.