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Objective: To study the prevalence of loss of hearing among the retired mineworkers of the Transkei region of South Africa. Method: Between May 1997 and May 2011, 2 027 ex-mineworkers were examined at the Benefit Examination Clinic, which is located in the Chest Section of Umtata General Hospital (UGH), the teaching hospital of the University of Transkei Medical School in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Results: Hearing loss was indicated by 219 (54%) of the respondents, of whom...

Si le Maroc est longtemps demeuré un pays d'émigration, marqué par une faible présence de résidents étrangers permanents, il semble qu'une nouvelle politique d'immigration et d'asile soit aujourd'hui en ordre de marche.La ratification de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la protection des droits des travailleurs migrants en 1 , l'adoption de la Loi -relative l'entrée et au séjour des étrangers au Maroc en 2003 ou encore l'adhésion au Pacte de Marrakech sur les migrations de 2018, ont...

This paper reports on the findings of an intervention aimed at assisting a group of thirty-one part-time students registered for a third year Management Accounting and Finance course to develop a range of non-cognitive skills that have been shown to positively impact academic behaviour. In addition to facilitating the teaching and learning of academic content, lecturers introduced students to academic mindsets, academic behaviours, learning strategies and social skills through role-plays and...

Health professionals equipped with the adequate skills of helping baby breath remain the backbone in the health system in improving neonatal outcomes. However, there is a great controversy between studies to show the proximate factors of the skills of health care providers in helping babies breathe. In Ethiopia, there is a paucity of evidence on the current status of health care provider's skills of helping babies breathe despite the improvement in neonatal health care services. Therefore,...

Climate change and food security are complex global issues that require multidisciplinary approaches to resolve. A nexus exists between both issues, especially in developing countries, but little prior research has successfully bridged the divide. Existing resolutions to climate change and food security are expensive and resource demanding. Climate modelling is at the forefront of climate change literature and development planning, whereas agronomy research is leading food security plans....

Tanzania was again one of the top growth performers in the region. Official GDP figures show that growth remained steady in the first half of the year, driven by higher public investment and by a recovery in exports. Inflation has been low and stable, and the balance of payments is quite sound despite a widening current account deficit. Exports are recovering from last year’s contraction. The Government's Tanzania Development Vision 2025 and the Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP II) set out...

This qualitative study aimed to diagnose the challenges facing teachers of the (A2) program for the Arabic language in developing 21st century learning skills among students of the Arabic language in Comoros high schools. The 21st century imposes an interest in acquiring students the skills that can help them solve their learning problems, prepare for work and live in this 21st century, the ability to innovate, innovate and collaborate in their practices rather than compete, and to be able...

Amid the global enthusiasm for adoption and implementation of blended learning, innovations in higher learning institutions in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries are reported as less successful and unsustainable. The identified challenges include, among others, the limited Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, inadequate policies, adoption of blended learning models not suited to educational contexts, and innovations that are not aligned to the...

Abstract The final stage of continental breakup is often accompanied by abundant magmatism. Erta 'Ale volcano lies on the Nubia‐Arabia extensional boundary in Afar, Ethiopia, an incipient mid‐ocean ridge. A fissure on the south flank of Erta 'Ale began erupting on 21 January 2017 and has remained active until at least July 2019. We use Sentinel‐1 synthetic aperture radar acquisitions to create a time series of ground displacement measurements at Erta 'Ale from October 2014 to June 2019,...

The main aim of the study was to determine the reading comprehension performance of Grade 5 Setswana-speaking children in a rural province in South Africa, where the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) is English. Thirty-four Grade 5 learners from one province and from the same socio-economic background were selected through purposive sampling. The research design adopted was non-experimental, descriptive and quantitative in nature. Participants were required to perform reading...

The purpose of this study was to explore the voices of teachers teaching primary learners with hearing impairment in a special school in Eswatini.The sub-objectives were to establish the challenges that were encountered by teachers teaching learners with hearing impairments in Eswatini; and to identify the intervention strategies that can be used to overcome the challenges of teaching learners with hearing impairment in special school.The study was qualitative in its approach, and case study...

This study suggests a new learning method using online videos and the Internet as a substitute to the traditional teaching method in order to enhance the academic performance of non-engineering students registered in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at a South African university. Customized video materials covering topics offered in the course Operations Management Techniques, which equips students with decision science related skills as well as operations research...

The impact of role models on the social and educational experiences of primary school learners is becoming a global discourse. This paper explores the perceptions of four teachers and a principal relating to the lack of role models in a disadvantaged school and its implications on the social and academic lives of learners. Data were gathered using a qualitative method, with individual and focus group interviews conducted with the principal and the teachers, respectively. The paper uses...

In this paper the authors use the collaboration framework to explore the implementation of the School Feeding Scheme (SFS) in two primary schools within South Africa. The authors use a qualitative approach to gather data through individual and focus group interviews with two principals and eight teachers respectively. The feeding process was also observed. The authors found that despite recorded achievements, smooth implementation of the scheme was stifled by varied challenges. However, the...

The objective of the project was to strengthen the community health worker (CHW) programme in Ssisa sub-county, Wakiso district, Uganda by providing a coherent, structured and standardized training, supervision and motivation package so as to enhance their performance.The project trained all 301 CHWs who received non-financial incentives of t-shirts, gumboots and umbrellas, and 75 of them received solar equipment to support lighting their houses and charging phones. Twenty-four of the CHWs...