Research Report 2011 - Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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Research Report 2011
creating futures
Conte nts
INTRODUCTION
UNITS
FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR..................................................................2
BIOCATALYSIS AND TECHNICAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP..........112
FROM THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR...................................................6
CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
FROM THE DIRECTORS
AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING.....................................................116
Research................................................................................................8
CENTRE FOR e-LEARNING......................................................................117
Postgraduate Studies............................................................................9
CENTRE FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION RESEARCH................118
Technology Transfer and Industrial Linkages......................................10
CPUT LIBRARIES......................................................................................120
Business Activities.......................................................................11
DISABILITY UNIT.......................................................................................122
CPUT RESEARCH DAY...............................................................................13
FUNDANI CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT.............123
DHET PUBLICATIONS AUDIT.....................................................................15
HIV/AIDS UNIT..........................................................................................127
NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION.......................................................16
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL
RESEARCH FUNDING................................................................................17
MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONS........................................................128
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS....................................................130
FACULTIES
Faculty of APPLIED SCIENCES.............................................................19
Faculty of BUSINESS.............................................................................33
Faculty of EDUCATION & SOCIAL SCIENCES......................................47
Faculty of ENGINEERING......................................................................55
Faculty of HEALTH & WELLNESS SCIENCES.......................................87
Faculty of INFORMATICS & DESIGN.....................................................99
RESEARCH DIRECTORATE......................................................................131
STUDENT COUNSELLING........................................................................132
FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
Prof L Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga
The work of our research groups, centres and
key role-players to roll out a ten-year research
units, continues unabated: the launch of CPUT’s
innovation plan in alignment with the goals of the
own CubeSat, ZACUBE-1, is imminent, while
Department of Science and Technology.
the research done by the Centre for Tourism
Research in Africa (CETRA) has moved from the
In 2010, CPUT adopted an overarching ten-year
local arena (the 2010 FIFA World CupTM) to the
academic plan. It is aptly named Vision 2020
2012 London Olympics.
and seeks, inter alia, to strengthen research and
foreground innovation and best practices across
Novel and relevant research continues in
the institution. It is in this transition from a “good”
all faculties, as well as in research centres
to a “great” university of technology that CPUT
independent of faculties, while two new research
will generate relevant research and innovation
entities, the Institute for Advanced Research
which is aligned to the needs of the province,
in Mathematical Modelling and Computations
the country, the continent and the world, through
(IARMMC), under the leadership of our most
knowledge discovery, excellence in teaching,
prolific researcher, Prof Daniel Makinde, and the
and service.
Centre for Substation Automation and Energy
Management Systems, under long-established
The university currently has more than 32 000
researcher Prof Raynitcha Tzoneva, were both
students, and it is our intention to attain a cohort
established during the period under review.
of postgraduate students which is at least
7 percent of the total enrolment, across the
I am also happy to note that CPUT is moving into
institution.
the area of intellectual property, with the filing of
various patent applications. Further indications
Lastly, in addition to our researchers,
of research growth are the increase in NRF-rated
supervisors, postdoctoral fellows and
researchers (and improved ratings for some
postgraduate students, I should like to thank
researchers), and an increase in the number of
the support services which facilitate research –
postdoctoral fellows.
including the three directorates residing under
the DVC: Research, Technology Innovation &
Two further highlights of 2011 were CPUT’s
Partnerships, as well as other services such as
achievement of two Chairs under the South
CPUT Libraries.
African Research Chairs Initiative (in Teacher
Education and Small Satellite Technology
We hope you enjoy CPUT’s 2011 showcase of
Over the last seven years, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology has grown from
Applications for Africa), as well as the two-day
research activities.
strength to strength, and the 2011 Research Report outlines an impressive array of research
Research and Innovation Indaba which brought
achievements.
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Cape Peninsula University of Technology Research Report 2011
together, under the DVC: Research, Technology
Innovation & Partnerships, researchers and
I N T R O D U C T I O N
VAN DIE VISE-KANSELIER
Prof L Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga
Oor die afgelope sewe jaar het die Kaapse Skiereilandse Universiteit vir Tegnologie met rasse skrede gegroei, en die 2011 Navorsingsverslag gee ‘n uiteensetting van ‘n indrukwekkende
verskeidenheid navorsingsprestasies.
Die werk van ons navorsingsgroepe, -sentrums
aantal NNF-gegradeerde navorsers (asook die
vir tegnologie dat KSUT relevante navorsing en
en -eenhede gaan van krag tot krag: KSUT
verbeterde graderings van sommige navorsers),
innovering sal genereer wat in ooreenstemming
se eie CubeSat, ZACUBE-1, word eersdaags
en ‘n toename in die aantal post-doktorale
is met die behoeftes van die provinsie, die land,
gelanseer, terwyl die navorsing wat deur die
navorsingsgenote.
die kontinent en die wêreld, deur middel van
kennisontdekking, uitstaande onderrig, en ook
Sentrum vir Toerismenavorsing in Afrika (CETRA)
verskuif het van die plaaslike arena (die 2010
Twee verdere hoogtepunte van 2011 was die
diens. Die universiteit het tans meer as 32 000
FIFA Wêreldsokkerbeker) na die 2012 Olimpiese
toekenning aan KSUT van twee leerstoele deur
studente en beoog om ‘n uitstaande groep
Spele in Londen. Innoverende en relevante
die South African Research Chairs Initiative
nagraadse studente wat minstens 7 persent
navorsing duur voort in alle fakulteite en ook
(in Onderwysersopleiding en Klein Satelliet
van die totale studentetal sal uitmaak, oor alle
in die navorsingsentrums wat onafhanklik
Applikasies vir Afrika), asook die twee-dag
fakulteite heen te werf.
van fakulteite funksioneer, terwyl twee nuwe
Navorsings- en Innovasie Indaba wat, onder
navorsingsentiteite, die Instituut vir Gevorderde
leiding van die Adjunk-Visekanselier: Navorsing,
Laastens wil ek, bo en behalwe ons
Navorsing in Wiskundige Modellering en
Tegnologie-innovering en -Vennootskappe,
navorsers, studieleiers, post-doktorale
Verwerkings (IARMMC), onder die leiding van
navorsers en sleutelrolspelers byeengebring het
genote en nagraadse studente, ook die
ons produktiefste navorser, Prof Daniel Makinde,
ten einde ‘n tienjaarplan vir navorsingsinnovering
ondersteuningsdienste bedank wat navorsing
en die Sentrum vir Substasie Outomatisering en
in plek te stel in ooreenstemming met die
fasiliteer – die drie direktorate wat resorteer
Energiebestuurstelsels, onder ervare navorser
doelwitte van die Departement Wetenskap en
onder die Adjunk-Visekanselier: Navorsing,
Prof Raynitcha Tzoneva, beide tot stand gekom
Tegnologie.
Tegnologie-innovering en -Vennootskappe,
asook ander steundienste soos KSUT
het in die tydperk waaroor hier verslag gedoen
word.
In 2010 het KSUT ‘n oorkoepelende tienjaar
Biblioteke.
akademiese plan aanvaar. Dit word heel gepas
Dit is ook verblydend dat KSUT toetree
Visie 2020 genoem, en streef onder andere
Ons hoop u geniet hierdie vertoonvenster van
tot die veld van intellektuele eiendom met
daarna om oor die hele instelling heen navorsing
KSUT se navorsingsaktiwiteite in 2011.
die indien van verskeie patentregistrasie-
te versterk en innovering en goeie praktyke op
aansoeke. Verdere aanduidings van groei
die voorgrond te plaas. Dit is in hierdie oorgang
op navorsingsgebied is die toename in die
van ‘n “goeie” na ‘n “uitstekende” universiteit
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IVELA KWINQUNUNU YEYUNIVESITI
Njingalwazi Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga
Kungaphezulu kweminyaka esixhenxe i-Cape Peninsula iYunivesiti yobuChwepheshe ikhule ngamandla angummangaliso, yaye ingxelo yophando ka-2011 iziphuhlisa ngokuncomekayo iziphumo
zophando ezihle neziqaqambileyo.
Umsebenzi wamaqela, amaziko namacandelo
ukukhula kophando kukunyuka kwamanani
zika-2020 eziza komeleza ubuchwepheshe
ophando usaqhuba ngokugqwesileyo:
abaphandi abanikwa izinga leNRF (kunye
nobungcaphephe nezakhono zophando
ukuqulunqwa kweCubeSat ebangwa yiCPUT
nokuphucuka kwezinga labanye abaphandi)
kwiyunivesiti iphela. Kukulenguqulelo apho
neZACUBE-1 kushiye uluntu lungawuvali
nokunyuka kwenani lamaqabane angabaphandi
i-CPUT iye yayiyunivesiti yobuChwepheshe
umlomo, phofu ke uphando olwalwenziwe liziko
emva kwezidanga zobuGqirha-lwazi.
noPhando olubalulekileyo nolugqwesileyo
kwiphondo, kwisizwe, kwilizwekazi
leCentre for Tourism Research eAfrika (iCETRA)
lumkile apha ekhaya (i-2010 FIFA World Cup)
Ezinye izinto eziye zangundaba-mlonyeni
nasemhlabeni uphela, kwakhona
lunyukele ngaphesheya kolwandle kwi-2012
ekubonakaliseni ukukhula kophando eCPUT
nangokufumanisa ulwazi olubanzi , ukugqwesa
London Olympics. Uphando olungundoqo
kukufumana kwethu izihlalo ezimbini (zeTeacher
ekufundiseni nakwiinkonzo zethu.Iyunivesiti
nolubalulekileyo luyaqhubeka kwiifakalthi
Education neSmall Satelite Technology
inabafundi abangamawaka angama-32 000
nakumaziko ophando azimeleyo kwiifakalthi,
Applications for Africa) kwiSouth African
yaye ziinjongo zethu ukubanabafundi abenza
phofu ke kwakwelithuba kukho amaziko amabini
Research Chairs Initiative, kwakunye ne-Indaba
izidanga eziphakamileyo abazipesenti ezisi-7
asanda kuqulunqwa ebesele eseluvavanyweni,
yeentsuku ezimbini ebizwa ngokuba yiResearch
ababhalisileyo kwiyunivesiti iphela.
loo maziko ngala alandelayo yi-Advanced
& Innovation ebilungiswe yaququzelelwa
Research in Mathematical Modelling and
ngusekela-nqununu (wezoPhando,
Okokugqibela, ukongeza kubaphandi, iinkokheli
Computations (i-IARMMC) ephantsi kolawulo
ubuChwepheshe nobuGcisa) kwakunye nabantu
zophando, amaqabane angabaphandi emva
komphandi ogqwesileyo uNjingalwazi Daniel
ebebebambisene nabo, abaphandi nabadlali-
kwezidanga zobuGqirha-lwazi nabafundi
Makinde neCentre for substation Automation
nxaxheba ekuqukumbeleni iminyaka elishumi
bezidanga eziphakamileyo bethu, ndibulela
and Energy Management Systems ephantsi
yezicwangciso zoPhando nobuChwepheshe
iinkonzo zenkxaso ezilawula uphando- amaziko
kolawulo lomphandi onamava kakhulu
ebiziinjongo zeSebe lezobuNzululwazi
olawulo amathathu aphantsi kwesekela-nqununu
uNjingalwazi uRaynitcha Tzoneva.
nobuChwepheshe.
(wezoPhando, ubuChwepheshe nobuGcisa)
Ndiyakuvuyela kwakhona ukubona i-CPUT
Ngomnyaka ka-2010 i-CPUT yasabela
iqhubekela phambili ngokubalikhaya
ikhwelo kwezophando yathabatha izigqibo
Siyathemba ukuba nilonwabele uqhayiso
loongqondo-ngqondo kwimiba ebalulekileyo
nezicwangciso zeminyaka elishumi. Ezi
lophando eCPUT ngomnyaka ka2011.
emalunga nophando. Okunye okubonakalisa
zicwangciso zabizwa ngokuba ziimbono
kunye namathala eencwadi.
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Faculty of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Education &
Social Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Health &
Wellness Sciences
Faculty of Informatics
& Design
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FROM THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR
Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships
Dr Chris Nhlapo
It is my great pleasure to present the Cape
The value of the Teacher Education Research Chair
increase in the following key indicators:
cannot be over-emphasised, as we need more
well-trained teachers in South Africa. What is of key
Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
Number
of rated researchers
importance in respect of these Research Chairs is
2011 annual Research Report. Through
Number
of master’s and doctoral graduates which
their contribution towards:
the Reseach Report we share our research
achievements for the year 2011. CPUT
continued to make huge strides towards
attaining the objectives and goals set in
Vision 2020. The institution has cemented
increased by 15 and 18 percent respectively
Number
of postdoctoral fellows
Human
capacity development
output
Research
Technology
innovation, and
Patents
filed (PCT), trademarks, copyrights, and
The
NSI’s main challenges
spin-out companies
In 2011, the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) greatly
The research infrastructure continued to
assisted in commercialising our research ideas,
expand with the acquisition of a state-of- the-art
thus supporting our efforts to foreground innovation.
System of Innovation (SANSI) as an
infrastructure. This included an X-ray diffractometer,
Knowledge is the currency of higher education
attractive centre for international cutting-
chromatographic instruments, etc. We responded to
institutions and thus harvesting new ideas from
various calls for proposals including but not limited
our laboratories to the marketplace is critical to the
to the NRF’s South African Research Chair Initiative
success of our institution.
its place within the South African National
edge research and innovation, and an
appropriate destination for world-class
(SARChI). To this end CPUT was awarded two
research fellows. Our researchers made
Research Chairs in two key strategic research areas,
On behalf of our research community, the executive
headline news by winning prizes and
namely:
management (EM) and portfolio, Research,
prestigious research grants from the NRF,
DST, DTI and other international bodies
such as the AU, NUFFIC, SAVUSA and
Erasmus Mundus. We have also seen our
researchers publishing extensively in peerreviewed international journals.
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The major highlights of 2011 were the substantial
Technology Innovation and Partnerships, I extend
Small
Satellite Research in the Engineering
Faculty
Teacher
Education in the Faculty of Education
and Social Sciences
my sincere appreciation to all for the unwavering
support from within and outside of CPUT. The
National Research Foundation (NRF) and
Department of Science and Technology (DST) are
especially acknowledged for research funding.
The small satellite soon to be launched by CPUT will
contribute to both the national grand challenges and
Enkosi
the South African National Space Agency’s (SANSA)
Baie dankie
mandate.
Thank you
CPUT rolls out 10-year research
and innovation plan
From curing diseases to creating new products, researchers at CPUT are setting
themselves up to play a key role in addressing South Africa’s current economic and
social needs. During a 2-day Research and Innovation Indaba held in September
2011, researchers and other key role players at CPUT developed a 10-year research
and innovation plan, which will guide the institution’s activities in these areas. The
plan is aligned with the goals of the Department of Science and Technology, which
has rolled out a 10-year innovation plan, highlighting the importance of innovation for
addressing the country’s pressing needs.
Keynote speaker at the event, Dr Romilla
One of the key strategies of the 10-year plan
Maharaj, Director of Human and Institutional
is the development of research clusters within
Capacity Development at the National Research
the six faculties. Dr Nhlapo said the clusters,
Foundation, said in a bid to push innovation,
which will comprise researchers investigating
the government is pumping more money into
aspects of a similar topic, will allow CPUT to take
university research activities that will benefit the
advantage of strategic opportunities that build
economy or society at large. She emphasised
on institutional strengths and respond to local,
that universities are no longer only required to
regional, and national needs.
produce skilled graduates, but are now viewed
as engines of economic development – they
The research clusters will not only allow better
“have a pivotal role to play in transforming South
coordination of research activities at the
Africa from a resource-based economy to a
university, but will also ensure interdisciplinary
knowledge-based economy”.
research activities, allowing academics to
exchange ideas and work more effectively
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology
with industry. Research clusters will also allow
Innovation and Partnerships, Dr Chris Nhlapo,
the university to recruit researchers who can
said the roll out of the 10-year research and
contribute to the activities of the specific
innovation plan will ensure that activities at CPUT
clusters.
contribute to the development of the country.
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FROM THE DIRECTOR
Research
Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi
The Research Directorate relentlessly worked on
staff have PhDs; these are the people with the
the Quality Improvement Plan as expected, while
potential to do meaningful research. Hence we
continuing to strive for excellence in its performance.
are focusing on the improvement of academic
The departure of some of the productive researchers
qualifications in order to increase the pool of active
made the Directorate realise that there needed to be
researchers. Programmes such as Khula and
with no surprises, as the self-
some adjustments to the way we do business. The
Erasmus Mundus play a significant role in helping
evaluation report had given
main focus was not only on what we should do, but
us towards achieving this goal. The once-off
also on what we should not do and what we should
NRF Improvement of Academic Qualifications
stop doing. This entailed a continual review of our
programme also added to this momentum.
The institutional audit has
come and gone, and the
long-awaited report came
us a good indication of our
strengths and weaknesses.
own activities, processes and procedures.
The Quality Improvement
We are therefore promoting research capacity
While gathering the facts, we found that the number
development through collaboration with
of grants awarded for research running costs and
experienced researchers and academic
conference attendance had increased considerably
exchanges. We have a consistent belief in the ability
compared with previous years. We then asked
of our academic staff to succeed through these
to respond to the Council
ourselves some pertinent questions and engaged in
research endeavours.
on Higher Education (CHE)
serious dialogue and debate. Firstly, we wanted to
Plan (QIP) occupied
the minds of Research
Directorate staff in an effort
report.
ascertain whether the increased awards had led to
The annual Research Day continued to be our
increased research output.
pinnacle for celebrating research excellence in
the institution. We are grateful to the researchers,
2011 was the end of the first three-year funding
as well as to the external adjudicators and
cycle where awards to researchers were made on
speakers, who contribute to the success of this
the basis of whether they had been productive after
event. We understand that when people begin
receiving three years of consecutive funding. It was
to feel the magic of momentum, then more
heartening to find that there is consistency between
people will put their shoulders to the wheel and
productivity and funding. We therefore acknowledge
push. The 2011 Research Report is evidence
the hard work and efforts of our active researchers.
of that magic and “push” – a combined effort of
all involved directly or indirectly with promoting
We realised that only 12 percent of our academic
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research at CPUT.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Postgraduate Studies
Prof Daniel Makinde
Significant developments in R&D
Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, during the 18th Heads of State and
Seminars and workshops: During 2011, the centre
Government Summit on 29 January 2012.
organised several research development workshops and
seminars. Postgraduate students and CPUT academic staff
Funding for research
participated actively in all activities. The highlights of the
events included: proposal writing, research approach and
Postgraduate scholarships and bursaries: In
methodology, statistical data analysis, and article writing.
2011, substantial funds were allocated to our
postgraduate students who qualify for such
Higher Degrees Committee (HDC): The CPGS coordinates
grants and awards. These funds were managed
all the activities of the HDC. These include interaction with
and disbursed effectively to the deserving
the faculty research coordinators with respect to HDC
postgraduate students by the combined efforts
documents; preparation of HDC meeting agenda; and
of CPGS bursary and finance administrators.
submission of HDC approved documents to Senate. The
HDC is a committee of Senate and makes recommendations
CPUT postdoctoral fellowships: In 2011,
to Senate on matter related to postgraduate studies.
the following postdoctoral fellowships were
awarded:
Postgraduate students’ welfare: The CPGS hosted
postgraduate welfare-related forums. These included
a postgraduate forum and a supervisor forum. The two
forums, though at their developmental stages, enable the
CPGS to oversee the personal and academic development
In 2011, the Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPGS) consolidated its mission
to provide services that help manage the administration of postgraduate
students and oversee the personal and academic development of the
of the postgraduate student community as emerging
researchers.
Research: Prof OD Makinde received the African Union
postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate student community as emerging
Kwame Nkrumah 2011 Continental Scientific Award from the
researchers at CPUT. The breakdown of CPGS activities for 2011 includes:
African Heads of State and Government for his outstanding
contribution to Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation
in Africa. The award ceremony took place at the United
Candidate
Rands
Dr Y Aboua
150 000
Dr EF Aransiola
120 000
Dr PR Hendricks
160 000
Dr G Hon
175 000
Dr M Kalula
120 000
Dr N Khan
132 000
Dr CW Kronenberg
120 000
Dr MR le Roux
120 000
Dr CA Reeves
120 000
Dr C Snyder
Total
120 000
1 337 000
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FROM THE DIRECTOR
Technology Transfer and Industrial Linkages
Prof Gary Atkinson-Hope
During 2011, the TTO has seen considerable
Innovation Board’s feedback meeting was held
the business sector when IP is likely to be
and consistent transformation. Technology
in November 2011 to provide the recipients of
created through licence agreements, and to
innovation has moved forward, along with the
2009 innovation funding the opportunity to give
assist with the establishment of business units
points of view of a good number of CPUT’s
a detailed account and report-back on selected
and spin-off companies.
researchers. Research know-how has further
projects.
developed in the commercial arena, with
This office further provides technology transfer
research excellence in a number of key strategic
The TTO believes that it is time to build on its
strategies and tactics to ensure that the
areas and units.
base and expand on the strengths that link to
TTO manages CPUT’s “knowledge stocks”
current and future economic and societal needs.
appropriately. For this reason, the TTO needs
The unmanned aerial vehicle project (UAV),
This will require transformation in all research
to emphasise the importance of IP, full-cost
in collaboration with the TTO, has formed and
areas within the university, including a review of
modus operandi, etc. and how these benefit the
registered a spin-off company, UAV-SYSCO
mechanisms, such as policies, procedures, etc.
institution, staff and researchers.
(Pty) Ltd, for the development of UAV products
and their implementation. In order to make this
that have great potential in the market place.
materialise, we need to “correct the thinking”
Future affiliations are intended with DST, TIA, the
A further collaboration between the Material
of the masses at the university and conform to
ICD-SPII programme, the Research Institute for
Science and Technology group, the Swedish
policies to progress in the commercialisation
Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) and venture
Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) and
arena.
capitalists to assist projects and research within
the TTO, has been established. The system for
The Technology Transfer Office (TTO)
We must target prioritised research areas as
were reviewed, processed and signed during
patented. In addition, the Material Science and
part of future investment and create economic
2011.
Technology group, SIK and the TTO, are busy
value in the growth of technology transfer at
developing a business model, FLOWVIS, for this
CPUT. The TTO aims to facilitate and enhance
new enterprise based on a recent patent.
Intellectual Property (IP) from CPUT to the
business sector. It will also counsel and support
CPUT has also registered its first cinematograph
the innovators, research units and faculties of
film, Intonga. The registration of copyright for
the university, and foster pioneering thinking by
take a concept from research and make
this film was completed in August 2011. In
assisting researchers to go beyond publication
a useful product and/or provide a new
September 2011, the TTO joined forces with the
and into commercialisation through technology
office of the DVC, Dr Chris Nhlapo, to organise
innovation. Other functions of the TTO are to
and coordinate the 2011Research Indaba. The
foster research and promote partnerships with
believes that innovation has the ability to
service.
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CPUT. Fifty-two technology transfer contracts
flow visualisation systems has been provisionally
Business Activities
Functional Food Business Unit: Omega Caro-E
capsules are a unique combination of omega-3
and eleven different carotenes and five forms
The way forward:
The TTO has undergone rapid growth and is bursting at its seams. It is expected to expand and intensify its services during 2012.
of Vitamin E. The advantages of this capsule
Researchers must focus on innovation
prioritises innovation in all his/her activities, said
the TTO, said CPUT filed 13 patents mid-2010 to
Prof Atkinson-Hope. “Innovation is the ability to
end-2011.
cancer. This product will be launched and be
Research output at CPUT can no longer be
take a concept from research and make a useful
ready for sale in May 2012.
confined to journals, said Prof Gary Atkinson-
product or provide a useful service”.
include a lowering of the risk of chronic
diseases, such as heart disease, arthritis and
Hope, Director of the Technology Transfer
CPUT has made its mark in the global space
Office (TTO). Prof Atkinson-Hope, who is
Atkinson-Hope’s call for the “new academic”
arena with the unveiling of South Africa’s first
driving activities at the Bellville-based office,
is backed by the Department of Science and
CubeSat which will be launched in the very
said CPUT is entering a new era, where
Technology, which has mandated universities
near future. The CubeSat was developed by
researchers must go beyond publication and
to play a leading role in the development of the
students following F’SATI’s Satellite Engineering
into commercialisation. However, this process
South African economy. It is also in line with
Programme along with staff members. Other
can only take place if researchers adopt the
CPUT’s vision to be at the heart of innovation
satellite-related products with commercial value
attitude of the “new academic”, one who
in Africa. The traditional route of research sees
are also being developed.
Patents:
information confined to journals and fails to
generate large sums of third-stream income
for the institution. With researchers opting for
commercialisation, the financial benefits are
The
Flow Process and Rheology Centre (Prof
enormous for both the university and researcher.
Rainer Haldenwang, Dr Reinhardt Kotzé
“The rewards for doing this are far greater
and Dr Johan Wiklund (SIK, Sweden)), the
than what you can generate from traditional
inventors of a system for the flow visualisation
publications.”
and in-line rheometry of fluids, filed a
provisional patent with Spoor & Fisher.
A
complete patent application for the
“The Intellectual Property contract provides
incentives for academics to become inventors,”
Patent: Prof Spinney Benadé and Dr Maretha
Opperman from the Functional Food Unit have
patented their research
Functional Food Unit (micronutrient
said Prof Atkinson-Hope. Halimah Rabiu, from
The university has also established a spin-
supplement) was filed.
the TTO, said researchers are encouraged
off company, The UAV-SYSCo Pty Ltd, from
to visit their office to discuss their research
one of the patents. The company, headed
Science Technology, a result of Prof Victoria
activities and ways to take these a step forward.
by researcher Prof Oscar Philander, will
Jideani’s research, was filed.
Some CPUT academics have already adopted
manufacture unmanned aerial vehicle systems
the “new academic” attitude. Karen Martin, from
for surveillance use in various industries.
A
provisional patent application for Food
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and pharmaceuticals. These fluids are
Prof Haldenwang said this system will positively
Incubation Centre to foster innovation
classified as complex as they all change
impact on quality control operations in industry. “This
CPUT is pulling out all the stops to support
their characteristics and behaviour when
is a unique way of measuring the properties of fluid in
up-and-coming innovators. Prof Gary Atkinson-
flowing. The researchers have expertise
real time. In a tube viscometer it can take up to half a
Hope, Director of the Technology Transfer Office
in making precise measurements of the
day to measure the characteristics of a fluid,” he said.
(TTO), said their office is currently looking at
viscous characteristics (called rheology) of
the feasibility of introducing an incubation
complex fluids. However, the measurement
centre at CPUT, which will foster innovation. The
process using existing techniques has
incubation centre will provide up-and-coming
been complicated and time-consuming. But
innovators with the necessary infrastructure,
Taking flight: board members of UAV-SYSCo Pty Ltd,
CPUT’s first company established from a patent
now, thanks to Prof Rainer Haldenwang, Dr
such as offices, telephone lines and computers,
Johan Wiklund and Dr Reinhardt Kotzé, a
in a bid to get their companies up and running.
December 2011 saw CPUT unveiling its system
unique system based on ultrasound velocity
Once a company is off the ground, the innovator
for flow visualisation and in-line rheometry,
profiling, will allow users to take real-time
developed by the Material Science and
measurements of the characteristics of
Technology group. Other patents include a
complex fluids while under dynamic process
micro-nutrient supplement, developed by Prof
conditions.
will vacate the centre, freeing up facilities for
Measurement: Prof Rainer Haldenwang gives CPUT
staff and industry members a breakdown of the new
system
Spinney Benadé and Dr Maretha Opperman
Prof Haldenwang said the development of this
from the Functional Food Unit, as well as an
system took many years, and they are excited
apparatus used for burning liquid fuel that
about the outcome. During the process of
was developed by Prof Phillip Lloyd. The
developing this unique system, the three co-
MyConference website technology, developed
inventors published 15 articles and 20 conference
by IT specialist Gregory Booth, was also
papers, and received three awards. In addition,
patented late in 2010. The technology assists
Wiklund and Kotzé received doctoral degrees in
organisations with arranging conferences.
this field. The group plans to commercialise the
CPUT adds another patent to its list
Inventor: Dr Johan Wiklund explains to members of
industry how the new system operates
device in the near future and continue research in
this specialised research area.
CPUT has added another patent to its
growing list thanks to innovative researchers
from the Faculty of Engineering. The
Material Science and Technology group,
together with the Swedish Institute for Food
Technology, patented a system for flow
visualisation and in-line rheometry. This
group of researchers explore problems
relating to the flow of complex fluids such as
cosmetics, food stuffs, explosive emulsions
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Patent: Prof Rainer Haldenwang, Dr Johan Wiklund and
Dr Reinhardt Kotzé are CPUT’s latest inventors
Brand new: some of the equipment developed by the
researchers
other budding inventors. “This is one way of
helping start-up companies to become fully
fledged companies,” said Prof Atkinson-Hope.
CPUT RESEARCH DAY
2011 proved an exciting year for CPUT researchers – from publishing research papers, to registering patents, and even launching companies. And their efforts have not gone unnoticed by the
university, which acknowledged and celebrated their activities at Research Day 2011. Held at the Cape Town campus, this annual event is one of the highlights on CPUT’s calendar.
Research Day attracted a large number of CPUT staff
members and postgraduate students
Creative research: Prof Brenda Schmahmann, from
Rhodes University, delivered an address on the
processes to be employed to accredit creative and
non-conventional research
Achievement: Dr Espe Makinde (right) received two
awards on behalf of her husband, Prof Daniel Makinde;
he clinched awards for research supervision and
publication
Innovation and Partnerships, Dr Chris Nhlapo,
CPUT’s newly rated researchers took the stage
million. Close on his heels was Prof Kamilla
said CPUT had much to celebrate in 2011,
at Research Day, with each being awarded a
Swart from the Faculty of Business, who
as researchers had had an exceptionally
large sum to further their research activities.
received a gold award in this category.
productive year. “Research is growing in leaps
However, the highlight of the day was the
and bounds at this institution,” he said. Earlier
coveted research awards. A platinum award
Researchers in various other categories were
in 2011, CPUT was rated South Africa’s top
was given to Prof Daniel Makinde for research
presented with gold, silver and bronze awards. A
university of technology in terms of research. In
publication, and to Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva for
number of researchers and postgraduate students
addition, the work of the university’s researchers
postgraduate supervision.
also received awards for the best research posters.
Foundation, which awarded new ratings to a
Prof Alvin Lagardien from the Water Research
Director of Research Dr Tembeka Mpako-
number of researchers during the second part
Unit scooped a platinum award for generating
Ntusi applauded CPUT researchers for their
of 2011.
external research funding in excess of R1
commitment.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Technology
Top awards: Director of Research Dr Tembeka MpakoNtusi (left) hands over an award to Prof Kamilla Swart
(right); Prof Swart scooped awards for research
funding, supervision, publication and posters
was recognised by the National Research
Poster: Prof Christa van der Walt of Stellenbosch
University judges one of the research posters; 89
posters were entered
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AWARDS
Postgraduate supervision
Platinum award
Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva
Gold award
Assoc Prof Kamilla Swart
Faculty of Business
Silver award
Prof Rajendra Chetty
Faculty of Education & Social Sciences
Bronze award
Prof MTE Kahn
Bronze award
Prof Daniel Makinde
Faculty of Engineering/Centre for Postgraduate Studies
Platinum Award
Prof Alvin Lagardien
Community Water Supply & Sanitation Unit
Gold Award
Faculty of Business
Silver Award
Biocatalysis and Technical Biology Research Group
Bronze Award
None
Industry funding
Journal articles: Assoc Prof Ken Barris from the
Engineering Faculty received a silver award for
research publication
Research publication
Platinum Award
Prof Daniel Makinde
Faculty of Engineering/Centre for Postgraduate Studies
Gold Award
Assoc Prof Oluwafemi Oguntibeju
Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences
Silver Award
Assoc Prof Ken Barris
Bronze Award
Faculty of Business
1st prize (joint)
Welz PJ, Le Roes-Hill M, Raymond J-B, Cowan DA &
Burton SG
Biocatalysis & Technical Biology Research Group:
Acclimation of microbial communities in pilot-scale
constructed wetlands exposed to anillin and gallic acid
1st prize (joint)
Taliep MS, Gamieldien R & West SJ
Faculty of Business: An analysis of the performance of
black African junior provincial cricket batsmen
2nd prize
Bama H, Swart K, Knott B & Ntloko N
Faculty of Business: Residents’ perceptions of the
socio-economic impacts of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM:
pre- and post-event comparisons in a Cape Town
suburb
3rd prize
Diedericks CF & Jideani VA
Faculty of Applied Sciences: Potential of bambara
groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) starch and
non-starch polysaccharides as new food ingredients
Poster awards
Supervision: Prof Rajendra Chetty from the Education
Faculty scooped a silver award for research supervision
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DHET JOURNAL OUTPUT PER
FACULTY/UNIT 2011
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION &
TRAINING PUBLICATIONS AUDIT
Publications count for 2011 submitted to the DHET on 15 May 2012
Journal articles (audited)
Books/chapters (submitted)
Conference proceedings (submitted)
Units
115.54
8
88.43
DHET journal articles units per faculty: 2011
Faculty/unit
Units
Applied Sciences
24.78
Business
15.73
Education & Social Sciences
Biocatalysis and Technical Biology Research
Business (B)
Group(BTBG)
Education and Social Sciences (E&SS)
Fundani (Fund)
Engineering (E)
Institute for Advanced Research in Mathematical
Health and Wellness Sciences (H&WS)
Modelling and Computations (IARMMC)
Informatics and Design (I&D)
9.55
Engineering
17.45
Health & Wellness Sciences
17.43
Informatics & Design
10.08
Biocatalysis & Technical Biology Research Group
3.31
Fundani CHED
4.25
Institute for Advanced Research in Mathematical Modelling and Computations
(IARMMC)
Applied Sciences (AS)
12.73
BTBG
3.31
3%
Fund
4.25
4%
IARMMC
12.73
11%
AS
24.78
21%
B
15.73
14%
I&D
10.08
9%
H&WS
17.43
15%
E
17.45
15%
E&SS
9.55
8%
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NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a national agency for research support and promotion. In addition to funding, human resource development and the provision of research facilities,
the NRF annually invites researchers in all academic fields to apply for individual ratings.
NRF-rated researchers
The NRF rating categories are:
Researcher
Faculty/Unit
Rating
Researcher
Faculty/Unit
Assoc Prof A Jacobs
Applied Sciences
C
Prof J Cronjé
Informatics and Design
C
Assoc Prof VA Jideani
Applied Sciences
C
Assoc Prof VG Fester
Engineering
Y
Prof OD Makinde
CPGS/IARMCC
C
C Established researcher
Assoc Prof C Jacobs
Engineering
Prof R Chetty
Education and Social Sciences
C
L Late entrant into research
Assoc Prof TV Ojumu
Prof M Robinson
Education and Social Sciences
C
Y Promising young researcher
Prof P van Brakel
Informatics and Design
C
A Leading international researcher
B Internationally acclaimed researcher
Rating
Researcher
Faculty/Unit
Rating
Assoc Prof RH
Wilkinson
Engineering
Y
L
Assoc Prof J
Garraway
Fundani CHED
L
Engineering
Y
Prof C Winberg
Fundani CHED
C
Assoc Prof MS
Sheldon
Engineering
Y
Prof T Matsha
Health and Wellness Sciences
C
Prof B Sun
Engineering
C
Prof JL Marnewick
Health and Wellness Sciences
C
CPUT supports NRF-rated researchers in a bid to encourage further research excellence
The importance and value of the National
Dr Nhlapo said the aim of the meeting was to show
should be in terms of research. He explained,
was a guest speaker and delivered a presentation
Research Foundation (NRF) rating, evaluation and
sincere appreciation to NRF-rated researchers for
“Universities should aspire to have at least 25% of
on “How to get to an A-rating and sustain it”.
eligibility as well as incentives associated with
acquiring status and to help those already rated
their academic staff members rated by the NRF
this international benchmark were the key issues
to stay motivated, adding, “Perhaps we should
to be regarded as a research-intensive university,
Among other tips given during Vaughn’s
discussed during an inaugural meeting with CPUT
put a mechanism in place for the already-rated
and CPUT needs to work even harder in order
presentation, he encouraged researchers to
NRF-rated researchers in February 2011.
researchers to attain higher status such as an
to achieve this.” His office is currently putting
never settle for local journals if there is a chance
A-rating.”
strategies and operational plans in place to ensure
of making the pages of international publications.
that this happens.
“Present your research at international conferences
Vice-Chancellor Prof Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga and
Prof Mazwi-Tanga briefly shared with researchers
Innovation and Partnerships Dr Chris Nhlapo met
aspects of Vision 2020 – an attempt to transform
“We are encouraging young academics to be
great and that it will be remembered. It is vitally
with 15 NRF-rated researchers to support them in
CPUT into a leading innovation academy. Prof
more involved in research and to pursue their
important to be visible in the scientific community,”
acquiring, improving and maintaining their ratings,
Mazwi-Tanga says she’s behind Dr Nhlapo and
PhDs. There is sufficient support in our Research
he added.
which are an indicator of research excellence.
Director: Research, Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi, in
Directorate for people to continue with their
Maintaining one’s NRF status is a daunting task of
their quest to increase CPUT research output.
research work.”
Dr Nhlapo’s presentation centred on where CPUT
Prof Christopher Vaughn from the Medical
is within the national system of innovation and
Research Council and University of Cape Town
and ensure that your presentation is really
not allowing the rating to lapse.
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RESEARCH FUNDING
University Research Funding
(URF)
Rands
2 386 380
International conference funding
(ConfCom)
103 academics and postgraduate
researchers were funded
NRF
Rands
1 827 338
Rands
22 111 193
CPUT commits to nurture young academics
CPUT has committed R2 million to the Khula
On completion of their master’s qualifications,
new to CPUT, we still prioritise it in our planning
project, a bold initiative aimed at developing
candidates will be considered for permanent
for staff development. It supports the vision to
young academics. The initiative’s title means “to
appointment in their respective departments.
replenish academic staff, and helps us meet
to address the skills gap universities face as a
Speaking at the re-launch, which took place
Prof Staak. He further alluded to the need to pay
result of retiring academics. The project was
at the Granger Bay campus in November
greater attention to issues of transformation and
initially launched in 2007, following funding from
2011, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, Prof
diversity, and challenged faculty representatives
the Department of Education. However, in 2011,
Anthony Staak, emphasised the importance of
to mentor Khula candidates.
such a project. “Although the programme is not
Postgraduate student bursaries
Rands
CPUT renewed its commitment by investing
NRF Innovation Masters
60 000
over R2m into the project. The investment sees
NRF Scarce Skills Masters
300 000
two candidates placed on a three-year work/
NRF/DOL Scarce Skills Honours
980 000
study contract in each of CPUT’s six faculties.
NRF Innovation Honours
735 000
NRF Honours – Naledi Pandor
560 000
NRF Freestanding Masters
200 000
CPUT Full-time Scholarships
3 232 000
CPUT Part-time Scholarships
64 000
Mauerberger Foundation
Scholarships
Claude Leon Foundation
Total
our equity targets in a progressive way,” said
grow or develop” in Nguni languages. It aims
400 000
175 000
6 706 000
Growing futures: guests at the re-launch of the Khula project, which supports the development of young academics
Nurturing growth: DVC: Academic, Prof Anthony Staak,
offers his support on behalf of Executive Management
for the Khula programme
The audience heard a personal reflection of
Head of the Biomedical Sciences Department,
a Khula candidate, Jacob Moroe, a Sport
Prof Johan Esterhuyse, gave an account of
Management lecturer and an MTech student.
his experiences as a mentor, saying that the
“Some of the greatest challenges I faced were
programme works well when candidates have
finding balance between all my responsibilities
good support and mentorship. He said, “This
and initially having no lecturing experience,
is an initiative where we can really congratulate
even though I came from industry and had
ourselves on being forerunners; it’s a wonderful
the support of my department,” said Moroe.
project when instituted properly.”
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Faculty of
APPLIED SCIENCES
Conference funding
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Dean’s Report
Prof Olalekan Fatoki
During the year under review, the faculty
attracted a substantial amount of research
funding and graduated two doctoral and ten
master’s candidates. As a result of the faculty
staff development programme, one staff member
graduated with a PhD from the University of the
Western Cape. Our research infrastructure also
continued to improve and we succeeded in
developing new partnerships both locally and
internationally, especially in Africa. It is important to
note that four of our academic staff received NRF
ratings during the same year.
There are some challenges facing research in the
faculty. Major among these is the need to increase
the number of postgraduate students, particularly
at doctoral level. This is very critical for the faculty
to realise in full its research agenda. Also, many of
The Faculty of Applied Sciences continues to be a major player in research and innovation
teaching loads which leaves little time for active
Rands
Baatjies R
17 157
Báthori NB
20 303
Bouwer AC
12 885
Bronkhorst JP
11 838
Coetzee JC
12 845
Daso AP
28 902
De Bever A
12 885
Fatoki OS
12 885
Hamuel JD
45 245
Human IS
25 461
Jideani VA
13 790
Kallon II
12 885
Kioko JI
11 968
Krügel M
22 712
Laubscher CP
12 839
Mafunga H
12 871
Mniki CP
12 368
Muzeza D
12 885
Ndakidemi PA
12 902
Ndlovu T
12 845
Ngamije J
12 885
North JJ
12 839
Ntwampe SKO
12 368
12 885
at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. In 2011, the faculty led in the area of journal
research. However, the faculty has developed
Nxawe S
publications and came second of all the faculties in terms of total research output subsidy
strategies and it is currently implementing these to
Okoro HK
27 932
tackle research challenges.
Olujimi OO
28 716
Opeolu BO
12 368
I should like to thank the executive management
Schoeman JP
12 885
with more staff members of the faculty publishing. Quality has also substantially improved –
of the university, the NRF and other funding
Schutte De W
29 276
many of the articles have been published in high-impact journals locally and internationally.
organisations who have supported the research
Snyman RG
12 845
programmes of the faculty in 2011. I also thank my
Tobin MP
12 845
colleagues who have contributed to the research
Van Wyk J
21 489
output of the faculty during the year under review.
Total
for the university. Although the research percentage units are somewhat lower than in
2010, there is ample evidence that the scope of research in the faculty has broadened,
There is also a better spread in terms of gender, as more female staff participated in
research, postgraduate student supervision, and publishing.
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our academic staff still have disproportionally high
Researcher
547 804
A P P L I E D
NRF funding
University research funding
Researcher
NRF award
CPUT
commitment
Total award
Fatoki OS
340 000
66 667
406 667
Jideani
VA
40 000
-
40 000
Khan W
129 000
59 500
188 700
Kioko J
-
40 000
40 000
Ntwampe
SKO
155 100
95 100
250 200
Odendaal
JP
68 500
19 000
87 500
Snyman
RG
41 000
27 400
68 400
Van der
Walt TN
57 000
-
57 000
Van der
Walt TN
188 770
-
188 770
Total
1 327 237
Research & Innovation Fund for Teaching &
Learning (RIFTAL)
Applicant
Rands
Báthori NB
70 000
Fatoki OS (Daso)
40 000
Fatoki OS (Okoro)
40 000
Fatoki OS (Olujimi)
40 000
Fatoki OS (Opeolu)
75 000
Felix-Minnaar JV
30 000
Henning SC (née Botha)
60 000
Hunlun C
68 000
Jideani J
75 000
Laubscher CP (Koehorst)
20 000
Laubscher CP (Milne)
20 000
Ndakidemi PA (Akande)
40 000
Ndakidemi PA (Hamuel)
40 000
Nxawe S
25 000
October JVR
51 500
48 000
Researcher
Rands
Osibote OA
John I
50 000
Van Wyk J
75 000
Omar S
50 000
Van Wyk J (February)
20 000
Total
100 000
Total
837 500
S C I E N C E S
New professors appointed
Associate Professor
Charles Laubscher
Associate Professor
Lynn McMaster
Associate Professor
Jessy van Wyk
Faculty of Applied Sciences zooms in on doctorates
The Faculty of Applied Sciences is taking
the approval of several new programmes at the
bold steps to increase the number of doctoral
Doctorate of Technology level. “By offering more
graduates in South Africa. Currently, South Africa
doctoral programmes, we will be able to broaden
produces just over 1000 doctoral graduates
our research base,” he said.
a year – a dismal figure compared with other
countries. According to the Department of
Doctoral programmes are planned in the
Science and Technology (DST), this figure is way
departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Food
below the number of doctoral graduates required
Technology and Nature Conservation. The faculty
for the growth of the South African economy.
already offers doctoral programmes in Chemistry
and Environmental Health. Prof McPherson
PhD: The Faculty of Applied Sciences is set to increase the number of doctoral graduates
With CPUT committed to addressing local
said they are also in the process of recruiting
and national problems, the Faculty of Applied
postdoctoral fellows, who will play a critical role in
Sciences has put in place strategies to increase
research and supervision of doctoral students. In
its number of doctoral graduates. Prof Michael
addition, the faculty has increased its staff profile
McPherson, Faculty Research Coordinator,
by employing several researchers who hold
said they have submitted an application to the
doctoral qualifications, while a number of existing
Department of Higher Education and Training for
staff members have improved their qualifications
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up to doctoral level. These initiatives will go
The Analytical Chemistry Department ended
Scientist Prof Len Barbour, who was one
of a large number of businesses. “What I like
a long way towards improving the faculty’s
its 2011 academic year on a high note with
of the judges, said it was evident from the
about this Productivity Award, is that it shows we
research output, said Prof McPherson. Currently
students battling for the top spot in the
presentations that students had put a lot of effort
made progress and that it is being recognised
the faculty boasts the highest research output at
CPUT Science Idol competition. The annual
and time into their research projects. “I am very
externally,” said Dolley.
CPUT in terms of journal publications.
competition is a highlight of the Analytical
impressed with the students. They are all very
Chemistry Department’s calendar, and is the
confident,” he said. Head of the department, Dr
The faculty’s initiatives are being supported by
culmination of a year of hard work by final-year
Bhekumusa Ximba commended the students for
students. The event ran over three days as third-
their hard work and achievements.
Innovation and Partnerships, Dr Chris Nhlapo.
year students presented their final-year projects
“Efforts by Prof McPherson are lauded as
to a panel of internal and external judges. At
these can only expand our research base and
the end of each day, a number of students
increase our research output,” said Dr Nhlapo.
were eliminated, with only 10 going through to
The faculty’s initiatives are also in line with the
the final round, which was held at the Bellville
Operations at the Agrifood Technology Station
CPUT 10-year Research and Innovation Plan,
campus.
received a stamp of approval from industry’s
Agrifood Technology Station clinches
top award
which was tabled in September 2011. The
watchdogs. The station clinched the runner-
plan outlines strategies that will ensure CPUT
up spot in the public sector category of the
produces more doctoral candidates, research
prestigious Productivity Awards in December
output and patents. “The generation of new
2011. The annual awards are run by Productivity
knowledge by researchers is acknowledged,
SA in partnership with the Western Cape
lauded and fully embraced by my office. It
Provincial Government and the Regional
is indeed the only way of building a globally
Chamber of Commerce and Industry. They
competitive faculty,” said Dr Nhlapo.
recognise public, corporate and up-and-coming
entrepreneurs who are doing their best to ensure
Analytical Chemistry Department
crowns Science Idol
an increase in their productivity.
An excited Larry Dolley, who heads the Bellville-
Students showed off their knowledge at the CPUT
Science Idol competition
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Finalists: the group of 10 finalists
based station which is tasked with assisting
This year, a confident Brett Collett wowed
small food business to improve their operations,
the judges with his impressive presentation,
said the award is a huge milestone. “I didn’t
clinching the prestigious CPUT Science Idol
expect us to win because of our competitors. In
title. He spent the past year developing a new
our category we competed against big names
scientific method to test for sugars in one of
like Transnet and the Hermanus Municipality.
South Africa’s popular sandwich spreads –
We are chuffed with our achievement,” he said.
peanut butter. Hot on his heels were Frederick
During 2011, the station not only increased the
Coetzee, who clinched 2nd place, and Kamogelo
number of small businesses they assisted, but
Tsomane, who came in 3rd.
also successfully increased the productivity
Recognition: operations at the Agrifood Technology
Station were lauded at the prestigious Productivity
Awards
A P P L I E D
NRF research niche area
Research units
Environmental Toxicity and Remediation
Prof James Odendaal
Crystal Engineering Unit
Prof Luigi Nassimbeni
[email protected]
S C I E N C E S
The Environmental Toxicity
Two doctoral investigations
The Crystal Engineering Unit
The unit presented three
and Remediation research
were also concluded in
conducts research in the field
posters at the CPUT research
group assesses and monitors
2011. Their work dealt with
of solid crystalline inclusion
day. Associate Professor A
the state of pollution in aquatic
the efficiency of waste water
compounds and its main thrust
Jacobs attended a powder
and terrestrial environments of
treatment plants to remove
is the understanding of the
X-ray diffraction (PXRD)
the greater Cape Town area. It
organic pollutants from waste
molecular recognition which
workshop held at the
also develops and evaluates
water effluent before the
occurs between molecules
University of the Witwatersrand
appropriate remediation
treated effluent is pumped
in the crystalline state. In
as the unit will be acquiring a
technologies in order to clean
into rivers. Furthermore,
particular, projects attempt
PXRD instrument in 2012. Dr
up the environment.
significant strides were made
to understand the various
NB Báthori visited Georgetown
in order to establish marine
secondary interactions which
University in Washington DC
Two students graduated with
pollution research as part of
lead to particular structures
in June 2011 and gave a
MTech degrees in 2011. One
the Environmental Toxicity and
and to correlate those with
research seminar. Dr Báthori
candidate’s work was on the
Remediation research group.
the macro-properties of the
and Prof LR Nassimbeni
bioaccumulation of metals in
Dr Rashieda Toefy completed
compounds under study. The
attended the Congress of
freshwater snails inhabiting
her doctoral studies on the use
structures are elucidated
the International Union of
the Kuils River, while the
of Foraminifera as indicators
by X-ray diffraction and the
Crystallography, held in
second candidate’s research
of marine pollution. Conrad
stability and energy of the
Madrid in August 2011. Dr
showed that metal pollution
Sparks’s doctoral investigation
materials formed are studied
Báthori gave a lecture at one
in river and wetland systems
into metal contamination in
by thermal, optical and kinetic
of the symposia and Prof
can lead to negative effects
mussels along the west coast
measurements. Our latest
Nassimbeni exhibited a poster
on the chlorophyll content and
of the Cape Peninsula showed
project is the study of the
at this congress. Assoc Prof
photosynthesis rate in aquatic
how antioxidant responses
mechanism of enantiomeric
Jacobs received an NRF C3
plants. An MTech study,
in mussels can be used as
resolution whereby left- and
rating. Seven research papers
under the supervision of Prof
biomarkers to assess toxic
right-handed molecules are
were published in international
Reinette Snyman, continued to
stress due to metal pollution.
separated. This is of direct
journals.
[email protected]
explore the use of chlorophyll
interest to the pharmaceutical
content and photosynthesis
industry.
rate in aquatic plants as
biomarkers of metal exposure.
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Functional Foods Research Unit (FFRU)
Prof Spinney Benadé
The FFRU research focus
the Cancer Association of
Problems were encountered when trying to
areas are:
South Africa, to investigate
find certain chemicals in South Africa, Europe
Omega-3
fatty acids and
whether there had been any
and the USA, but recently the chemicals were
their application to human
improvements in the quality
obtained from suppliers in China. Experiments
health
of supplements since the
to determine distribution coefficients for some
study was first conducted
lanthanides on special prepared ion exchangers
in 2009.
can now begin. The strength of the project is
The
development of
functional food ingredients
to alleviate the burden of
The
unit developed a new
of research, participate in the project. The
chromatography to measure
[email protected]
weakness is that it is difficult to find postdoctoral
Highlights in 2011:
free fatty acids in edible
The unit’s core business is to promote
fellows who can also participate in the project.
The
unit relocated from the
oils.
research in radiochemistry and ion exchange
Another weakness is inefficient technical support
chromatographic separations of elements, to
for the installation and maintenance of equipment
and instruments.
Cape Town campus to the
It
obtained funding from the
Bellville campus’s new Food
Malaysian Palm Oil Board
supervise postgraduates studying for MTech and
Technology Building.
to do a clinical trial on
DTech degrees in chemistry, and to participate in
children with micronutrient
international science collaborations.
It
patented a food
supplement (premix) to be
deficiencies and the role of
used as fortificant in various
red palm oil in alleviating
foodstuffs.
inflammation and specific
several articles, among
South Africa–Switzerland joint research
project
micronutrient deficiencies.
Unit
members published
Unit
members finalised
South Africa–Romania joint research
project
Organic compounds, containing phosphonic acid
or phosphoric acid functional groups attached
Fundamental radiochemical studies on the (p,xn)
to the matrix, were synthesised by the Institute
which was one on the
results, performed statistical
reactions on Tb and on naturally and highly
of Chemistry Timisoara and evaluated as ion
quality of omega-3 fatty
analyses and wrote
enriched Gd targets were done at iThemba
exchangers for ion exchange chromatography or
acid supplements. This
publications for recently
LABS. These studies determined the optimal
extraction chromatography at CPUT. Unfortunately,
article created an increased
completed clinical trials
condition for the cyclotron production of the
it was found that the obtained products were not
awareness among
on fatty acid metabolism
SPECT nuclide Tb-155 and the PET nuclide Tb-
stable and lost the phosphonic acid groups over
consumers and researchers
in diabetic vs non-diabetic
152. New and more efficient methods have been
a relatively short period of time. Therefore, the
about the quality of food
individuals.
investigated for the separation of the produced
products could not be used as ion exchangers.
supplements available in
radionuclides in Gigabecquerel-quantities, high
The synthesis of other organic products will be
South Africa. This study
specific activities and radiochemical purity.
investigated in order to find stable compounds
will be repeated during
2012 in collaboration with
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that scientists, who are experts in their fields
method that involves gas
malnutrition
[email protected]
Radiochemistry and Ion Exchange Chromatography
Prof Nico van der Walt
which can be used as ion exchangers.
A P P L I E D
S C I E N C E S
Research Output
Books/chapters
Bouwer A
Joint Workshop on Food Security &
What causes resettled government-subsidised
Environmental Sustainability in a World of
Solid state transformations in crystalline salts
house owners to move back to informal
Changing Climates Conference
Comba P (ed.)
settlements?
Bondo, Kenya, 20-23 February 2011
Structure and Function
Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science +
Dondofema F & Mafunga H
Business Media BV, 2010, pp 219-233
The use of geospatial tools in gully erosion
ISBN 978-90-481-2888-4
assessment and monitoring in the Zhulube
Bourne SA, Báthori NB & Moitsheki LJ
Meso-catchment of Limpopo basin
Jideani VA
Daso AP, Fatoki OS & Odendaal JP
IX International Rangeland Congress (IX IRC
Functional properties of soybean food
Assessment of selected polybrominated
2011)
ingredients in food systems
diphenyl ethers and 2,2’, 4,4’, 5,5’-
Rosario, Argentina, 2-8 April 2011
Tzi Bun NG (ed.)
hexabromobiphenyl (BB-153) in bottom
Soybean – Biochemistry, Chemistry and
sediments of the Kuils River, Cape Town
Physiology
1st Joint Conference on Technology, Innovation
Benadé S
Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 2011, pp 345-366
and Sustainable Development
Antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiverotoxic
ISBN 978-953-307-219-7
Ilorin, Nigeria, 27-30 June 2011
potentials of extracts of Curtisia dentate
Conference papers
Anniversary Meeting
Occurrence of selected polybrominated
Hawaii, 10-15 December 2011
Doughari JH, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS &
Phytochemical Society of North America 50th
Báthori NB & Nassimbeni LR
diphenyl ethers and 2,2’, 3,3’, 4,4’-
Chiral discrimination in the solid state
hexabromobiphenyl (BB-153) in sewage sludge
Twenty-Second Congress and General
and effluent samples of a wastewater treatment
Benadé S
Assembly of the International Union of
plant in Cape Town
Multi-drug resistance, verotoxin production and
Crystallography
efficacy of crude stem bark extracts of Curtisia
Madrid, Spain, 22-30 August 2011
dentate among Escherichia coli (non-O157) and
acinetobacter species isolates obtained from
water and wastewater samples
Behari-Leak K & Krügel M
Doughari JH, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS &
Establishing communities of teaching and
learning at Food Technology
De Bever A, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP
Anniversary Meeting
Research Innovation in Teaching and Learning
The effectiveness of Azolla filiculoides as a
(RITAL) Conference
nitrogen fertilizer for Spinacea oleracea grown in
Cape Town, 13 December 2011
hydroponic cultures
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Fredericks IN, Du Toit M, Ellis LP & Krügel M
Kioko JI
Mniki P
Ntwampe SKO
Ultraviolet-C inactive microorganisms in red and
In vitro regeneration of recalcitrant embryonic
Economic valuation of co-managed protected
Farmer-to-pharma: The role of membrane
white grape juices and wines
axes: Effects on the biomass characteristics of
areas: The case of Silika Game Reserve
bioreactors in the production of nutraceuticals
European Federation of Food Science and
resulting plants
7th International Wildlife Ranching Symposium,
Technology (EFFoST) Annual Meeting
Kimberley, 10-14 October 2011
Berlin, Germany, 9-11 November 2011
Hamuel JD, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS &
Muzeza D
The impact of institutions of governance on
communities’ livelihoods and sustainable
Kioko JI
Nxawe S, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP
Virulence factors and antibiotic susceptibility
conservation in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier
Chlorophyll pigmentation, photosynthetic
among verotoxic non-O157: H7 Escherichia coli
Towards the cryopreservation of the germplasm
Park: The study of Makuleke and Sengwe
parameters and tissues of flavonoid and
isolates obtained from water and wastewater
of Theobroma Cacao L., a recalcitrant-seeded
communities
anthocyanins in Ornithogalum longibracteatum
samples in Cape Town
species of high economic importance in West
L. as affected by varying temperatures in
Africa
hydroponics solution
Jideani VA
Mgcoyi BW & Coetzee JC
Promoting cognitive complexity in Food Science
Growth and fruiting of the tree oyster mushroom,
identification of coliforms from river water
Olujimi OO, Fatoki OS & Odendaal JP
and Technology students using revised Bloom’s
Pleurotus ostreatus, on three leaf waste
Occurrence and removal of heavy metals (As,
Taxonomy – a means to meet food industry
substrates from the Western Cape Province,
Cd, Hg and Zn) in wastewater treatment plants
needs
South Africa
from Cape Town and Stellenbosch, South Africa
2nd ISEKI Food Conference
Milan, Italy, 31 August-2 September 2011
North JJ, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP
The potential of developing an in-vitro method
for propagating Strelitziaceae
Benadé S
Kallon I
An evaluation of the antiretroviral programme
Ndlovu T
Comparison of diagnostic tools for the rapid
in two informal townships in the Western Cape,
Mniki P
Olujimi OO, Fatoki OS & Odendaal JP
South Africa: Exploring Aids patients’ access to
Climate change adaptation strategies directed
Removal efficiency of endocrine-disrupting
and experiences of the programme
at sustaining rural local economies in South
chemicals from selected wastewater treatment
Africa
plants in Cape Town
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A P P L I E D
S C I E N C E S
Schoeman J
Shete E, Mkiswa L, Buckley M & Krügel M
Diedericks CF & Jideani VA
The air quality perceptions of the residents of
Ultraviolet-C inactive microorganisms in full
Potential of bambara groundnut (Vigna
Bayview, Mossel Bay
cream milk and skimmed milk
subterranea (L.) Verdc.) starch and non-starch
polysaccharides as new food ingredients
CPUT Research Day: A Celebration of Research
Excellence
Slabber MY, Snyman RG & Odendaal JP
Accumulation and toxicity of selected metals in
Fredericks IN, Du Toit M, Ellis LP & Krügel M
In search of a community development theory
the feral oyster Striostrea margaritacea on the
Ultraviolet-C inactive microorganisms in red and
South African south-western coast
white grape juices and wines
Schutte De W
Schutte De W
Testing new data collection technology to
Geduld C, Toefy R & Sparks C
assist with unlocking sensitive information – a
Van Wyk J
collaborative pilot study with FARR
A model for training food technologists focusing
galloprovincialis on the uptake of trace metals
60th British Sociological Association (BSA)
on bridging the gap between academia and
South African Marine Science Symposium
Annual Conference
industry
(SAMSS)
London, 6-8 April 2011
2nd ISEKI International Food Conference
Grahamstown, 4-7 April 2011
The influence of size of the mussel Mytilus
Milan, Italy, 31 August - 3 September 2011
Schutte De W
Unintended consequences: A conceptual revisit
Conference posters
Benadé S
Antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiverotoxic
from a social research perspective
Workshop on Unintended Consequences – The
Hamuel JD, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS &
Daso AP, Fatoki OS, Odendaal JP, Olujimi OO
potentials of extracts of Curtisia dentate
75th Jubilee of a Sociological Idea
& Opeolu BO
Gdansk, Poland, 9-10 May 2011
Levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Anniversary Meeting
(PBDEs) and 2,2’, 4,4’, 5,5’- hexabromobiphenyl
Schutte De W
(BB153) in surface water and bottom sediment
Using the Qbee to assist with unlocking sensitive
of the Diep River, Cape Town
Jordaan M & Jideani V
information
Society of Environmental Toxicology and
‘Acha’, A rediscovered lost crop of Africa with a
chemistry (SETAC) North America 32nd Annual
potential for low-glycemic food products
Meeting: Navigating Environmental Challenges:
Historical Lessons Guiding Future Directions
Excellence
Boston, MA, 13-17 November 2011
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Kabwit RY, Jacobs A, Báthori NB &
Nassimbeni LR
Murevanhema Y & Jideani VA
Schroeder C, Toefy R & Sparks C
Solar Energy Society (ISES) Solar World
Potential of bambara groundnut (Vigna
The influence of sex on the uptake of trace
Congress, Kassel, Germany, 28 August-2
Inclusion compounds of 1,1’- binaphthly-2,2’-
subterranea (L.) Verdc.) milk as a probiotic
metals in Mytilus galloprovincialis
September 2011
dicarboxylic acid selected amines
beverage
Kassel, Germany: ISES International Solar
(SAMSS)
Energy Society, 2011, pp 210-222
Excellence
Excellence
ISBN 978-3-9814659-0-7
Lambrechts AA, Human IS & Lues JFR
Sayed A, Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR & Weber E
Sparks C, Snyman R & Odendaal J
Journal articles (DHET subsidised)
Low-pressure foam cleaning compared to
Resolution of 1,1’ binaphthyl-2,2’ dicarboxylic
galloprovincialis along the west coast of the
Adebayo BK, Ayejuyo S, Okoro HK & Ximba BJ
conventional cleaning for removal of bacteria
acid with quinine: Structure of the intermediate
Cape Peninsula
Spectrophotometric determination of iron (III)
from surfaces associated with convenience food
(S)-1,1’-binaphthyl-2,2’-dicarboxylate dihydrate
in tap water using 8-hydoxyquinoline as a
International Association for Food Protection
diastereomeric salt
(SAMSS)
chromogenic reagent
2011
African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(71):16051-
Milwaukee, WI, 31 July-3 August 2011
Excellence
Laubscher CP & Ndakidemi PA
Sebogisi BK, Jacobs A, Báthori NB &
Heavy metal concentration in Mytilus
16057, 2011
Silwana N, Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR &
Báthori NB
Ayanda OS & Akinsoji OS
Selectivity of amides by host-guest inclusion
Biological wastewater treatment: Microbiology,
on the protection and sustainable harvesting
Nassimbeni LR
chemistry, and diversity measurement of
of Red Data Proteceae species of the Agulhas
Structures of quininium (L)-malate and quininium
Excellence
ammonia oxidising bacteria
Plain on the African continent
(D)-malate – A subtle discrimination
African Journal of Microbiology Research,
Evaluating farmers’ perspectives and practices
5(32):5831-5840, 2011
Excellence
Van Wyk J
A model for training food technologists focusing
Báthori NB, Lemmerer A, Venter GA, Bourne
on bridging the gap between academia and
SA, Caira MR
Shete E, Mkiswa L, Buckley M & Krügel M
industry
Pharmaceutical co-crystals with isonicotinamide
Ultraviolet-C to inactivate microorganisms in full
– vitamin B3, clofibric acid, and diclofenac – and
Productivity and nutritional value of the rotifer
cream and skimmed milk
Excellence
two isonicotinamide hydrates
Brachionus plicatilis fed five microalgal diets
Crystal Growth & Design, 11:75-87, 2011
(SAMSS)
Conference proceedings
Báthori NB, Nassimbeni LR & Oliver CL
Lobo-Petersen JLF, Sparks C & Goodman M
Quininium mandelates – a systematic study of
Mlatho JSP & McPherson M
chiral discrimination in crystals of diastereomeric
Experimental performance of solar receivers
salts
designed to use oil as a heat transfer fluid
Chemical Communications, 47:2670-2672, 2011
Rauch S, Morrison GM & Monzón A (eds)
Proceedings of the 30th Biennial International
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A P P L I E D
Báthori NB & Nassimbeni LR
Doughari HJ, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS &
Garraway J, Volbrecht T, Wicht M & Ximba B
Magano SR, Nchu F & Eloff JN
S C I E N C E S
Selectivity of amides by host-guest inclusion
Benadé S
Transfer of knowledge between university and
In-vitro investigation of the repellent effects of
CrystEngComm, 13:7014-7018, 2011
The ecology, biology and pathogenesis of
work
the essential oil of Lippia javanica on adults of
Acinetobacter spp.: An overview
Teaching in Higher Education, 16(5):529-540,
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes
Microbes and Environments, 26(2):101-112,
2011
Behardien L, Paulse A, Jackson V, Khan S &
Khan W
Investigation into the microbial contamination
in a spring water distribution system, Western
8975, 2011
2011
Hoekstra DT, Volschenk H, Collins M &
McMaster LD
Marnewick JL, Rautenbach F, Venter I,
Neethling H, Blackhurst DM, Wolmarans P &
Cape, South Africa
Benadé S
Virulence factors and antibiotic susceptibility
in nutraceutical preparations of Arthrospira
Macharia M
5(20):3200-3214, 2011
among verotoxic non-O157: H7 Escherichia coli
platensis (Spirulina) for human consumption
Effects of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) on
isolates obtained from water and wastewater
Journal of Applied Phycology, 23:777-787, 2011
oxidative stress and biochemical parameters in
Daniels CW, Rautenbach F, Mabusela WT,
An investigation of Clostridium species present
adults at risk for cardiovascular disease
samples in Cape Town
Valentine AJ & Marnewick JL
Comparative antioxidant-capacity and -content
14168, 2011
Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR, Nohako KL,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 133:46-52, 2011
Roman G & Sebogisi BK
Inclusion of caffeine by a diol host
Ehrlich RI, Adams S, Baatjies R, Jeebhay MF
Mei MN, Hugo VI & Green IR
Gethyllis multifolia L. Bolus and G. villosa Thunb.
Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 41:660-
Model route to 5-bromo-3,4-dihydro-4-
species
Chronic airflow obstruction and respiratory
616, 2011
hydroxy-7,9,10-trimethoxy-1,3-dimethyl-1H-
South African Journal of Botany, 77:711-717,
symptoms following tuberculosis: A review of
2011
South African studies
Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR, Sayed A & Weber E
extended quinines
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung
Resolution of 1‚1´-binaphthyl-2‚2´-dicarboxylic
Synthetic Communications, 41:1348-1356, 2011
Disease, 15(7):886-891, 2011
acid with quinine: Structure of the intermediate
of leaves, bulbs, roots, flowers and fruit of
Development of analytical procedures for
naphtho[2,3-c]pyran: A potential precursor to
(S)-1,1´-binaphthyl-2,2´-dicarboxylate dihydrate
Nchu F, Githiori JB, McGaw LJ & Eloff JN
the simultaneous determination of trio- to
Fatoki OS, Ximba BJ & Opeolu BO
diastereomeric salt
Anthelmintic and cytotoxic activities of
heptabrominated diphenyl ethers and
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food
Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 41:854-
extracts of Markhamia obtusifolia Sprague
hexabrominated biphenyl (BB 153) in sediment
and environmental samples: An overview
857, 2011
(Bignoniaceae)
samples
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 20(8a):2012-
Water SA, 37(3):331-338, 2011
2020, 2011
Fredericks IN, Du Toit M & Krügel M
Veterinary Parasitology, 183(1-2):184-188, 2011
Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR, Silwana N, Báthori
NB & Weber E
North JJ, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP
Inclusion of 1,4-bis(diphenylhydroxymethyl)
Effects of various media compositions on the in-
Efficacy of ultraviolet radiation as an alternative
benzene with amides: Structure and selectivity
vitro germination and discoloration of immature
Curtisia dentata: Ethnopharmacological
technology to inactive microorganisms in grape
CrystEngComm, 13:7014-7018, 2011
embryos of bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
application
juices and wines
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(9):1606-
Food Microbiology, 28:510-517, 2011
Benadé S
1612, 2011
Plant Omics Journal, 4(2):100-113, 2011
Jideani IA & Jideani VA
Developments on the cereal grains Digitaria
exilis (acha) and Digitaria iburua (iburu)
Journal of Food Science and Technology –
Mysore, 48(3):251-259, 2011
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Shuping LS, Snyman RG, Odendaal JP &
Nxawe S, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP
Olujimi OO, Fatoki OS, Odendaal J &
Chlorophyll pigmentation and photosynthetic
Okonkwo OJ
Ndakidemi PA
parameters in Ornithogalum longibracteatum
Solid-phase extraction method for the analysis of
Accumulation and distribution of metals in
hydrometallurgy
L. as affected by varying temperatures in
eleven phenolic pollutants in water samples
Bolboschoenus maritimus (Cyperaceae), from a
Journal of Minerals & Minerals Characterisation
hydroponics solution
Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23(2):657-662, 2011
South African river
& Engineering, 10(3):245-256, 2011
A review of niobium-tantalum separation in
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 216:319-328, 2011
International Journal of the Physical Sciences,
6(12):2965-2972, 2011
Ayanda OS & Adekola FA
Opeolu BO, Bamgbose O, Arowolo TA &
Ayanda OS, Adekola FA, Baba AA, Fatoki OS
Adetunji M
Stofberg RL, Simon CA & Snyman RG
Utilisation of biomaterials as adsorbents for
Effects of heavy metals on the development and
Comparative study of the kinetics of dissolution
Snyman RG
heavy metals’ removal from aqueous matrices
survival of abalone Haliotis midae larvae
of laterite in some acidic media
Sources, environmental levels and toxicity of
Scientific Research and Essays, 5(14):1780-
African Journal of Marine Science, 33(2):339-
Journal of Minerals & Minerals Characterisation
organotin in marine environment – A review
1787, 2010
345, 2011
& Engineering, 10(15):1457-1472, 2011
Opeolu BO, Bamgbose O & Fatoki OS
Van der Meulen NP, Dolley SG, Steyn GF,
Fredericks IN, Du Toit M & Krügel M
Okoro HK, Fatoki OS, Adekola FA, Ximba BJ &
& Ximba BJ
Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23(2):473-482, 2011
Zinc abatement from simulated and industrial
Snyman RG & Opeolu B
Van der Walt TN & Raubenheimer HG
wastewaters using sugarcane biomass
The use of selective volatisation in the
Human exposure, biomarkers, and fate of
Water SA, 37(3):313-320, 2011
separation of 68Ge from irradiated Ga targets
Okoro HK, Fatoki OS, Adekola FA, Ximba BJ,
organotins in the environment
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 69:727-731,
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and
Opperman M, Marais De W & Benadé AJS
Toxicology, 213:27-54, 2011
Analysis of omega-3 fatty acid content of South
Wynland: 137-139, October 2011
Postgraduate degrees conferred
2011
DTech: Environmental Health
African fish oil supplements
Oladele SK & Okoro HK
Van Wyk J, Witthuhn RC & Britz TJ
Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 22(6):324-329,
Optimisation of vitamin B12 and folate
Daso AP
Investigation of corrosion effect of mild steel on
2011
production by Propionibacterium freudenreichii
The occurrence of brominated flame retardants
strains in kefir
(polybrominated diphenyl ethers and
International Dairy Journal, 21:69-74, 2011
polybrominated biphenyls) in the Cape Town
orange juice
Osibanjo O, Daso AP & Gbadebo AM
3156, 2011
The impact of industries on surface water quality
of River Ona and River Alaro in Oluyole Industrial
Journal articles (not DHET subsidised)
environment
Supervisors: Prof OS Fatoki; Prof JP Odendaal
Olujimi OO, Fatoki OS & Odendaal J
Estate, Ibadan, Nigeria
Method development for simultaneous
African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(4):696-702,
Ayanda OS & Adekola FA
Hamuel JD
determination of phthalate and eleven priority
2011
Comparison of some physicochemical
Effect of stress, antibiotics and phytochemicals
characterisation of columbite and tantalite
on verotoxic isolates of Acinetobacter
samples from different locations in Nigeria
haemolyticus and Escherichia coli obtained from
phenols as tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives in
grab samples from wastewater treatment plants
Ramon G, Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR & Yav-
using GC-MS in Cape Town
Kabwit R
Chemistry for Sustainable Development, 19:243-
water and wastewater samples
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 20(1):69-77,
Inclusion compounds of p-tert-butylcalixarenes:
247, 2011
Supervisors: Prof PA Ndakidemi; Dr IS Human;
2011
Structures, kinetics, and selectivity
Crystal Growth & Design, 11:3172-3182, 2011
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Is UV the answer to combat microbial spoilage?
Prof S Benadé
MTech: Consumer Science: Food and Nutrition
MTech: Food Technology
Septoe NL
Vhangani LN
Effect of fluid substitutions on the total
Antioxidant effects of Maillard reaction products
antioxidant capacity of breads: Comparing the
in a lipid-rich food product
indigenous herbal teas rooibos and honeybush
Supervisor: Prof J van Wyk
with black tea
Supervisors: Ms I Venter; Prof JL Marnewick
MTech: Horticulture
MTech: Environmental Health
North JJ cum laude
An investigation into the potential of developing
Africa C
an in-vitro method for propagating Strelitziaceae
Wastewater pollution from abattoirs within the
Supervisors: Prof CP Laubscher; Prof P
Namaqualand region
Ndakidemi
Supervisor: Mr B Delcarme
MTech: Nature Conservation
Bronkhorst JP
Restructuring the determination of Percentage
Newman NN
Hearing Loss (PHL)
The impact of altered river structure on the
Supervisor: Prof De W Schutte
function of selected urban Cape Town rivers
Supervisor: Prof R Snyman; Mr V Harley; Dr E
Lambrechts AA
Day
The efficacy of sanitation on microbiological
hazards in ready-to-eat outlets from selected
primary manufacturers in Gauteng
Postgraduate degrees obtained by staff
Supervisors: Dr IS Human; Prof JDR Lues
members
Wang T
PhD
Development indicators for the proper
University of the Western Cape
management for the different levels of exposure
Toefy R
to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Extant benthic Foraminifera from two bays along
generally associated with coke oven workers
the SW coast of South Africa, with a comment on
– The exposure assessment of gaseous phase
their use as indicators of pollution
PAHs in coke oven workers
Supervisor: Prof De W Schutte
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Faculty of
BUSINESS
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Dean’s Report
Prof Mzikayise Binza
It is apparent that both staff and students
advancement of research. Through this, systems
selecting material and planning an article from
subscribe to the concept of quality output, and
and processes can be established which will
a theses, the nature of “doctorateness”, and
through adhering to this point of departure,
build capacity, and support staff and students in
various Higher Degrees Committee (HDC)
endeavour to make a significant difference.
enhancing their research output and profiles.
workshops.
an enabling, empowering and inclusive
A number of significant achievements were
It is thus apparent that research is expanding
research culture. A number of departments
realised during the course of the year, as can
within the faculty, and that it is receiving
have established research committees in their
be seen from the information which follows.
increased prominence within the hearts and
respective departments in order to oversee
Internally, a number of awards were attained
minds of faculty members. It is a reality that
research at the micro- level, and through
in-house:
research is relevant not only within the ambit
The focus of the faculty remains on creating
of the faculty, but also on a broader front in
this, heads of departments have accepted
responsibility and accountability at departmental
Researcher
of the year: Prof Simeon Davies
terms of the communities which the faculty and
level.
Emerging
researcher of the year: Mr Lulamile
university serve. As such, the faculty endeavours
Ntonzima
Nine research flagships have been established
Supervisor
of the year: Prof Kamilla Swart
within the faculty, and each has a designated
Publisher
of the year: Prof Kamilla Swart
driver in order to ensure increased output,
Departmental
award for research: Department
as well as focused research projects. These
of Sport Management
flagships also focus on combining the activities
The Faculty of Business supports the
success of each student and staff
A total of 28 master’s and four doctoral degrees
resulting in an expansion of research activities
were awarded, which is a significant percentage
within the faculty.
of the successful postgraduates at CPUT. The
postgraduate component remains the flagship of
member in meeting their academic,
The existing research department is in the
professional and research personal goals.
process of being restructured into a research
Growth in research continued during the
course of 2011, and significant milestones
were achieved.
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of experienced and novice researchers,
this faculty.
unit, as this is deemed to be aligned with the
A number of workshops were presented for
faculty vision and the institutional Vision 2020.
both staff and students during the course of
It is believed that the creation of a focused
2011, inter alia, assessment of theses and
research unit will facilitate innovation and
dissertations, writing for scholarly publishing,
to ensure that the focus of its research remains
pragmatic and empowering.
B U S I N E S S
NRF funding
Conference funding
Researcher
Rands
Researcher
Allen-Ile COK
13 832
Swart K
Benedict SOH
13 231
Davies SEH
36 365
Fore S
NRF award
CPUT commitment
Total award
276 000
-
276 000
international and one local conference last year,
where I delivered a paper on the non-compliance
of close-corporations in South Africa and received
an award for the best paper presenter, so I can
Learning (RIFTAL)
Rudman and his team have successfully
say that it’s really encouraging to be part of the
14 750
Researcher
Rands
championed accounting research over the last
change that is taking place in the profession.”
Knott BK
17 641
Steyn C
23 000
few years, having invested much-needed time
Smit is registered for the Doctor Technologiae:
Nanabhay Y
10 221
Internal Auditing at CPUT, and shares her
29 162
and resources to customise the subject, Research
Rust AA
12 735
Rands
colleagues’ passion for accounting research: “I’m
Slabbert A
Applicant
Methodology, for third-year students, that assists
them with research output in the MTech: Internal
looking forward to interacting with my peers and
Taliep MS
10 824
Duffett T
13 500
Auditing. Lotter, who also serves on the SAAA
counterparts locally and from across the globe.”
13 639
Iwu CG
40 000
board as Vice-Chairperson and is Chairperson of
Mugobo V
40 690
the scientific review panel for the 2011 conference,
Snyman
20 000
says, “We have reached a crossroads in terms of
Sport Management lecturer presents
cutting-edge research to Parliament
Slabbert A
20 000
accounting research and the profession. We try
“It’s important that CPUT continues to support
Slabbert A
20 000
to maintain relevance in our academic offerings,
innovative researchers. This firmly establishes
Wakeham ME
15 000
therefore becoming producers of research is very
our university as a knowledge resource – not
high on our list of priorities. Many more young
only for our students, but for industry and our
researchers are coming on board from years
nation.” So says Brendon Knott, Senior Lecturer
Tengeh RK
Total
172 400
Industry funding
Researcher
Source of funding
Swart K
CHEC (Cape
Higher Education
Consortium)
Rands
170 000
Total
169 190
Accounting researchers represent CPUT
at annual accountancy conference
of CPUT’s accounting lecturers presented their
spent in industry, both as students and academic
in the Sport Management Department, who
research in the field of accountancy. The lecturers,
staff, which in turn helps some of us who come
was recently invited to present his research
In June 2011, the Southern African Accounting
Aletta Visser, Henrie Benedict and Yolande Smit,
from practice-based teaching to transcend these
before the Tourism Portfolio Committee in
Association (SAAA) hosted its largest annual
spoke on a variety of accounting-related topics,
academic challenges and become published
conference at Fancourt, George where three
ranging from working with architectural enterprises
researchers.”
in the province to utilising effective performance
measures in the agricultural sector.
Visser, one of the department’s first MTech: Cost
and Management Accounting graduates, says it
SAAA - Willem Lotter (President) with Aletta Visser
(Treasurer) on right and Yolande Smit (Secretary) on left
CPUT’s accountancy departments are venturing
is a privilege to be participating in a professional
into a new direction with re-curriculation and role
gathering of this nature. “I was one of the first
clarification for the two streams with well over 2000
students to obtain an MTech qualification in
registered students. Management Accounting and
accounting from CPUT at the end of 2009, after
Internal Auditing are headed by Spurge Rudman,
spending years in industry and lecturing. I saw
and Financial Accounting and Taxation are headed
the need for more researchers and decided to
by Willem Lotter.
go for it.” Benedict, who is studying towards his
doctorate in Commerce: Accounting through
Unisa shares his experience: “I attended two
Championing innovation: Sport Management senior
lecturer Brendon Knott says applied research helps
establish CPUT as a knowledge resource – for industry
and South Africa as a whole
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Parliament. Knott was joined by CPUT colleague
between government departments in sharing the
physiologists, academics, administrators
batsmen’s mental preparation and another one
Prof Kamilla Swart of the Centre for Tourism
responsibility for nation-branding.
and sport coaches from the major cricket-
on the dwindling figures of South Africa’s black
playing nations, the congress aims to provide
(African) batsmen.”
Research in Africa (CETRA), who also presented
at the Tourism Summit. “Being invited to this
When asked what kind of initiatives and
a knowledge-sharing platform to address key
summit helped to raise awareness for CPUT’s
partnerships his department currently has
areas in the prevention and management of
In the first paper, Dr Taliep found that the game
research profile and specifically links us with
with industry, Knott said: “I represented the
injuries in cricket and the enhancement of
of Sudoku had a profound effect on the mental
applied research that is useful for policy and
department in a few group research projects
performance.
preparedness of the players, particularly those
decision-makers,” said Knott.
(mostly through CETRA) that helped the City
that played the game for at least 15 minutes
of Cape Town and the Provincial Government
Dr Taliep, a second-year Sport and Physical
before batting. He also discovered that the
His presentation was based on his current
with their preparations for the 2010 FIFA World
Recreation Studies lecturer, felt very fortunate to
game increased their swing focus and gave
doctorate, which focuses on the nation-branding
Cup™. I also attended the Provincial 2010
be able to attend the prestigious event. “I was at
them prolonged concentration on their batting
legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ for South
Technical Committee meetings leading up to the
the congress during the last two ICC World Cup
technique. In his second paper, he looked at
Africa. Undertaken through the University of
event. Apart from this, the Sport Management
games in 2003 and 2007, where I presented
the ratio of black (African) batsmen, from the
Bournemouth in the United Kingdom, the first
Department has strong links with sports
papers on bowling accuracy and batting
junior teams all the way through to professional
part of his fieldwork surveyed 561 international
federations, including provincial rugby and
techniques. This time around I presented two
players, and concluded that their decline in
visitors in Cape Town and Durban during last
cricket bodies, football associations and other
papers, one on the effects of playing Sudoku on
numbers is an area of major concern that
year’s World Cup. Knott wanted to find out what
sport development organisations.”
their perceptions of the South African brand
needs further investigation. “It’s a growing
problem, but with further research, I hope to
then, having experienced South Africa first-
Sport researcher presents findings at
World Cricket Conference
hand, if and how these perceptions changed.
Dr Sharhidd Taliep, a CPUT sport researcher
Ideally, I’d love to then present my findings to
His findings were quite significant. “Many
was lucky enough to get a front row seat to all
some of the decision-makers in the cricketing
visitors did not have clear perceptions before
the behind-the-scenes action of the 2011 Cricket
fraternity.”
they came, but now were very positive about
World Cup, when he presented two papers at
certain aspects, such as the natural beauty
the 4th World Congress of Science and Medicine
Dr Taliep is kept busy by a host of research
of the country and the friendliness of South
in Cricket in Chandigarh, India in March 2011.
projects, including the use of rooibos as an
were before they arrived in the country, and
uncover the reasons behind the decline, be
they socio-economic or lack of opportunities.
antioxidant to increase resistance to fatigue
Africans. Most visitors even rated the country as
a safe place to visit; whereas safety was a major
Hosted every four years immediately after the
during exercise and the effects of fasting
concern prior to the event.”
semi-finals of the tournament, the conference
(during Ramadan) on muscle strength and
focuses on the sport medicine industry and
cardiovascular performance in rugby players.
Knott gave the Committee recommendations
related research topics, and plays host to
He is also collaborating with Cricket South
on the use of future mega-events, and smaller
experts from across the subcontinent and the
Africa and UCT on a number of projects. “We
home-grown events which could be used to
globe.
have already published one article with another
in review and we intend publishing three further
leverage the nation-branding impact of the 2010
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event for the country. He also highlighted the
Involving sport scientists, sport medicine
need for greater collaboration and co-ordination
specialists, orthopaedicians, physiotherapists,
Dr Sharhidd Taliep, who visited the heart of the
cricketing action in India, where he presented research
relating to the sport
articles on data collected on South African High
Performance cricket players”.
B U S I N E S S
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Research units
Centre for Tourism Research in Africa (CETRA)
Prof Kamilla Swart
Prof Swart was appointed as Conference
stakeholders, including event organisers,
Director of the Sports and Events Tourism
media, sponsors, sport and tourism marketers,
Exchange (SETE) Exhibition and Conference
government officials, tourism authorities, sport
that took place 27 to 28 July 2011 at the Cape
federations, and academics to exchange
incorporating researchers and students from
Town International Convention Centre. The
information and ideas that contribute to building
different CPUT departments and from outside
conference was organised by Thebe Exhibitions
and enhancing the sport tourism and event
the university
and Projects Group and supported by South
industries in South Africa.
Foster
research on tourism development and
African Tourism, Sport and Recreation South
contact between tourism research centres
Africa and the DTI. The aim of the SETE
Several students served as scribes at the
and individuals globally
Conference was to provide a platform for various
conference. International experts invited
Profs Swart, Preuss and Bob at SETE Conference
Fieldworkers and support staff from CPUT
Football kit and boots donated by Prof Holger Preuss
Footballs donated by Derek Casey
Provide
research facilities for students and
researchers
Create
databases and expand current
databases relating to tourism, hospitality,
sport and events
Provide
facilitation of thesis supervision
Having successfully completed the 2010
[email protected]
FIFA World Cup™ Research Programme for
CETRA’s core functions are to:
the City of Cape Town in 2010, Prof Swart
Highlight
CPUT’s contribution to tourism and
continued with the research in this area linked
hospitality teaching and research in Cape
to her National Research Foundation grant
Town, the Western Cape and South Africa
(Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers)
Facilitate
research activities in the tourism,
hospitality, sport and events fields at CPUT
Bring
together university researchers/lecturers
by conducting one-year post-studies among
businesses and residents (formal and informal)
in Cape Town. Prof Scarlett Cornelissen, Prof
and practitioners (including public sector
Urmilla Bob and Prof Kamilla Swart served as
institutions) in the Western Cape, in order
guest editors for a Special Issue of Development
to find feasible answers to applied research
Southern Africa – Sport mega-events and their
questions
legacies: The 2010 FIFA World CupTM.
Encourage
focused research clusters
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by SETE and hosted by CETRA after the
selected partners an international network of
and Mrs Frinwei Achu, presented at the
programme for the EMC students. A project
conference, included:
experts in Sport Business and Sport Business
Tourism Educators South Africa (TESA) Mini
between the Cape Cobra’s cricket team and the
Prof
Douglas Turco, Associate Professor of
Schools, research, development and co-
Student Conference held at the University
HPL was also established to carry out high-
operation during international events, as well as
of Johannesburg in September 2011. Their
performance testing.
staff and student exchange opportunities.
attendance was sponsored by the Culture, Arts,
Sport Management at Drexel University
Mr
Derek Casey, CEO of the 2014
Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education
Commonwealth Games Bid and CEO of the
World Leisure Congress
Prof
Holger Preuss, a leading sport economist
from the University of Mainz
Mr
Michael Linley, the Managing Director
at BrandCapital International, Melbourne,
Australia
Two master’s students, Mr Hilary Bama
and Training Authority (CATHSSETA).
Human Performance Laboratory (HPL),
Department of Sport Management
Dr Sacha West
Prof Holger Preuss and Derek Casey made
The HPL’s research areas are: High
various donations such as kits, boots and balls
Performance, Development and Transformation
to the Football Foundation of South Africa (FFSA)
in Sport, Physical Activity in Communities, and
after the SETE Conference.
Chronic Disease (specifically HIV/Aids) and
Physical Activity and Quality of Life.
In addition, FFSA in association with CETRA
submitted “The sport development and social
One of the laboratory’s major research projects
legacy project: The Football Foundation of South
for 2011 was a clinical trial, in collaboration
Africa beyond the 2010 FIFA World CupTM” for
with CPUT’s Oxidative Stress Research Centre,
the 2010 World Leisure International Innovative
investigating the effects of rooibos on exercise
Prize, which received the “Highly Commended”
performance. The University of Abertay’s School
award.
of Social and Health Sciences in Dundee visited
the laboratory for the second time to continue a
Prof Swart has been invited as an international
partner of the Sport Business School Finland,
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[email protected]
collaborative research project with Prof Davies,
examining head-loading in black African
having facilitated fieldwork for international
The Human Performance Laboratory’s core
women. Dr Taliep was also invited to collaborate
students from Finland, the USA and Germany at
function is to provide a world-class research-
with the MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise
the 2010 FIFA World CupTM. The Sport Business
educational service facility for the development
Science and Sports Medicine and Cricket
School concept was started in HAAGA-HELIA
of sport and ergonomic technology innovation.
South Africa assessing high performance,
University of Applied Sciences and Jyväskylä
The HPL’s function is inter-related and can be
development and transformation in cricket. The
University of Applied Sciences, Finland. The
divided into four components, namely teaching
HPL continues to perform physical assessments
concept is to connect in person Sport Business
and learning, research, exercise testing and
on the Emergency Medical Care’s (EMC) first-
experts from around the world, and to offer
rehabilitation, and community engagement.
year students, and initiated a “Learn to Swim”
B U S I N E S S
Research Output
Books/chapters
Bricknell L, Fraser J, Goldman G, Kara M,
Labuschagne L, Maritz M, McGregor A &
Radford A
People management for projects
Oosthuizen TFJ & Venter R (eds)
Project Management in Perspective
Cape Town: Oxford University Press SA, 2011,
pp 305-331
ISBN 978-0-19-599314-1
Harvey N & Jere A
Early warning signals
Harvey N (ed.)
Turnaround Management and Corporate
Renewal: A South African Perspective
Johannesburg: Wits University Press, 2011, pp
322-326
ISBN 978-1-86814-519-5
Jere M & Jere A
Konkola copper mine
Harvey N (ed.)
Turnaround Management and Corporate
Renewal: A South African Perspective
Johannesburg: Wits University Press, 2011, pp
394-399
ISBN 978-1-86814-519-5
Knott B, Fyall A & Jones I
South Africa 2010 leveraging nation brand
benefits from the FIFA World Cup™
Garrod B & Fyall A (eds)
Contemporary Cases in Tourism
Oxford: Goodfellow, 2011, pp 33-56
ISBN 978-1-906884-53-6
Knott B & Swart K
Sports marketing in Africa
Nufer G & Bühler A (eds)
Marketing im Sport: Grundlagen, Trends und
internationale Perspektiven des modernen
Sportmarketing Kapitel 21
Berlin, Germany: Erich Schmidt, 2011, pp 565588
ISBN 978-3-503-12912-6
Knott B & Turco D
Events sponsorship and fundraising
Tassiopoulos D (ed.)
Events Management: A Developmental and
Managerial Approach, 3rd edition
Cape Town: Juta, 2010, pp 273-290
ISBN 978-0-70217-779-8
Steyn B
Degisen Is Ve Halka IlIskiler Paradigmalari
(Changing business and public relations
paradigms)
Ç Karakaya Satir (ed.)
Halkla Iliskilerden Stratejik Halkla Iliskilere (From
Public Relations to Strategic Public Relations)
Istanbul, Turkey: Nobel Yayinevi, 2011, pp 1-36
ISBN 978-605-133-087-7
Steyn B
Halkla Iliskiler Stratejist Rolü (Public relations
strategist role)
Ç Karakaya Satir (ed.)
Halkla Iliskilerden Stratejik Halkla Iliskilere (From
Public Relations to Strategic Public Relations)
Istanbul, Turkey: Nobel Yayinevi, 2011, pp 119174
ISBN 978-605-133-087-7
Conference papers
Adams A
Problem-based learning in a business
communication skills classroom
(RITAL) Conference
Allen D
Effective teaching and research in SA sport
(RITAL) Conference
Benedict H
Accounting academics’ research needs: Which
way forward?
South African Accounting Association 2011
International Conference
George, 26-29 June 2011
Benedict H
Enhancing comprehension of accounting
education via writing recognition technology and
social networks
The 2011 Las Vegas International Academic
Conference
Las Vegas, NV, 10-12 October 2011
Benedict H
The secondary-tertiary gap: Situational analysis
of education and research in South Africa
CPUT Faculty of Business Best Practices
Seminar 2011
Cape Town, 25 November 2011
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Benedict H
The use of IT towards conducting researches
in an environmentally-friendly manner: An
exploratory approach
(RITAL) Conference
Bester M & Scholtz D
Curriculum mapping as a possible technologyenhanced curriculum review approach
Fourth Annual South African Technology
Network Conference: Curriculum Transformation
at Universities of Technology: Towards the
Development of New Generation Universities
Bloemfontein, 27-29 November 2011
Binza MS
The South Africa we could win: Are the law
and work culture constraints or enablers
to responsive and responsible democratic
developmental local government?
Second International Conference on Local
Government
Durban, 26-28 October 2011
Bray N & Williams S
Did we create an enabling learning environment
for our disabled students? Lecturers’ reflection
(RITAL) Conference
Chichava H & Warden S
The M-Loyalty project
(RITAL) Conference
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Davies SEH
Physical performance attributes of male
and female emergency care practitioners:
Implications for simulated extraction of a patient
trapped in a light motor vehicle accident
International Conference on Health Care
Systems, Ergonomics and Patient Safety
Oviedo, Spain, 22-24 June 2011
Hendrickse R
Theoeretical overview of governance and
sustainability arrangements of NGOs: Lessons
for the South African NGO sector
7th International Conference on Environmental,
Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
Hamilton, New Zealand, 5-7 January 2011
Hollis-Turner S
Diversity and employability challenges in office
management & technology profession practices
(RITAL) Conference
Kalula M
Examining consequences of HIV/Aids on
pensioner life within selected areas of South
Africa
South African Sociological Association (SASA)
Congress
East London, 13-16 June 2010
Kalula M
The global economic crisis and impacts on
pensioners within selected areas of South
Africa: Emerging evidence and possible policy
responses
Development Policy Research Unit Conference:
The Global Economic Crisis and South Africa:
Lessons in Long-Run Economic Growth and
Development
Johannesburg, 27-29 October 2010
Kalula M
Investigating the use of the Child Support Grant
in selected households of the Cape Metropole
Congress
Pretoria, 10-13 July 2011
Kalula M
Strategies to fight corruption in the public sector
of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Congress
Knott B
Sport as a destination branding platform beyond
mega-events
Sport Events and Tourism Exchange
Cape Town, 27-28 July 2011
Knott B
The nation-branding legacy of the 2010 FIFA
World Cup™ and implications for future sport
tourism events
Tourism Summit
Cape Town 1 March 2011
The role of sport mega-events in nationbranding: The case of South Africa and the 2010
FIFA World Cup™
The 19th Conference of the European Association
for Sport Management (EASM)
Madrid, Spain, 7-10 September 2011
Leach N
Pre-emptive formative computer-based
assessments (CBAs): A tool to benefit learning
and enhance teaching
(RITAL) Conference
Nanabhay Y & Ballard HH
Maintaining and enhancing good governance:
Lessons from the South African arms deal
2011 International Symposium on Ethical
Leadership: Issues, Challenges and
Opportunities
Chengdu, China, 22-24 October 2011
Odendaal B
Is the Employment Equity Act (EEA) still valid?
International Business Management Conference
Durban, 28-29 September 2011
Rust AA
Challenges of alumni associations at
universities: Income from alumni (donations and
bequests) at South African universities
Proceedings of the 13th Annual International
Global Business and Technology Association
Conference
Istanbul, Turkey, 12-16 July 2011
Scholtz D
The National Benchmark Tests: Lecturers’
perceptions and responses
Higher Education Learning and Teaching
Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA)
Port Elizabeth, 30 November-2 December 2011
B U S I N E S S
Smit Y
Rationale for the development of architecture
model to effectively manage risk in SMEs in the
Western Cape region
South African Accounting Association (SAAA)
George, South Africa, 26-29 June 2011
Taliep MS
The effects of playing a game of Sudoku on
mental preparation in cricket batsmen
4th World Congress of Science and Medicine in
Cricket
Chandigarh, India, 31 March-1 April 2011
Taliep MS, Gamieldien R & West S
Where are South Africa’s black African batsmen?
4th World Congress of Science and Medicine in
Cricket
Chandigarh, India, 31 March-1 April 2011
Veeran P
The challenges of globalisation on public human
resource management policies and procedures
Proceedings of the 2nd International Business
Management Conference
Visser A
The utilisation of effective performance measure
in the emerging international agricultural
environment
South African Accounting Association (SAAA)
George, South Africa, 26-29 June 2011
Wessels RG & Binza MS
Teaching public administration in 21st century
South Africa
ASSADPAM (Association of Southern
African Schools and Departments of Public
Administration and Management) Conference
Cape Town, 5-7 September 2011
Winberg C, Barnes V, Ncube K, Stofberg C &
Tshinu S
Graduates’ experiences in interdisciplinary
research studies
3rd Biennial Postgraduate Supervision
Conference
Stellenbosch, 18-21 April 2011
Conference posters
Achu F, Swart K, Knott B & Ntloko N
The African legacy of the 2010 FIFA World
CupTM: Pre-and post-event perceptions of
resident African immigrants in Cape Town
Excellence
Bama H, Swart K, Knott B & Ntloko N
Residents’ perceptions of the socio-economic
impacts of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM: Pre-and
Benedict H
Research capacity-building needs in the
accounting academia
Excellence
Matsoso M
Performance measures in supply chain
management
Excellence
Davies SEH
Health care corporations: Reconciling profitmaking prerogatives with moral obligations in a
global economy
Excellence
Steyn C
Role identity and burnout in client service
environments
Excellence
Haydam N, Slabbert A & Uken E
From quantum physics to quantum marketing
research practice – A monistic view
Proceedings of the 32nd SAMRA (Southern
African Marketing Research Association)
Conference
Vanderbijlpark, 1-3 June 2011
post-event comparisons in a Cape Town suburb
Excellence
Iwu C
Making a case for teaching and learning: can
used books assist?
Proceedings of the 2nd International Business
Management Conference
Benedict H
A profile of accounting educators in the eastern
Free State: A survey
Excellence
Kalitanyi V & Visser K
African immigrant entrepreneurs: Job takers or
job creators?
Excellence
Taliep MS
The effects of playing a game of Sudoku on
mental preparation and performance of cricket
batsmen
Excellence
An analysis of the performance of black African
junior provincial cricket batsmen
Excellence
Visagie CM & Steyn C
Organisational commitment and employee
attitudes towards planned organisational
change: An exploratory investigation within a
South African telecommunications company
Excellence
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West S
Quality of life in individuals living with HIV/Aids in
South Africa
5th South African Aids Conference
Durban, 7-10 June 2011
Zhou Y, Steenkamp P & Haydam N
The effectiveness of marathon sponsorship as
an enabler of brand extension
Excellence
Davies SEH
Economic and health consequences when sport
research is premised on inductive approaches:
The case of the ‘free ride hypothesis’ for
developing countries and African females
Kritikos V & Papanikos G (eds)
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference
on Sport: Economics, Management, Marketing and
Social Aspects, Athens, Greece, 11-14 July 2011
Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education
and Research, 2011, 19pp electronic
ISBN 978-960-9549-17-2
Davies SEH
Health care corporations: Reconciling profit
making prerogatives with normal obligations in
an economically disparate world
Boutioli Z & Papanikos G (eds)
on Health Economics, Management & Policy,
Athens, Greece, 27-30 June 2011
Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education
and Research, 2011, 14pp electronic
ISBN 978-960-9549-13-4
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Davies SEH
Physical performance attributes of male
and female emergency care practitioners:
Implications for simulated extraction of a patient
trapped in a light motor vehicle accident
Albolino S, Bagnara S, Bellandi T, Lianeza J,
Rosal G & Tartagalia R (eds)
International Conference: Health Care Systems,
Ergonomics and Patient Safety, Oviedo, Spain,
22-24 June 2011
Leiden, the Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema,
2011, pp 127-128
ISBN 978-0-415-68413-2
Davies SEH, LIoyd R, Parr B & Cooke C
The perception of pain and discomfort during
load carriage on the head and back in Xhosa
females
Gobel M, Christie CJ, Zschernack S, Todd AI &
Mattison M (eds)
Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium
of Human Factors in Organisational Design
and Management (ODAM) Conference,
Grahamstown, South Africa, 4-6 April 2011
Santa Monica, CA: IEA Press, 2011, Volume 2,
pp 423-428
ISBN 0-9768143-4-X
Draper D
Water management practices in selected Cape
Town hotels
Southern African Institute of Management
Scientists (SAIMS) 23rd Annual National
Conference, Durban, 11-14 September 2011
Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2011,
25pp electronic
ISBN 978-1-86840-723-1
Fore S
Identifying quality improvement opportunities in
a manufacturing enterprise
Szu Hui NG, Roger JIAO & Min XIE (eds)
IEEE International Conference on Industrial
Engineering and Engineering Management
(IEEM), Singapore, 6-9 December 2011
Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2011, pp 1354-1358
ISBN 978-1-4577-0739-1
Jowah L
Critical project administrator functions: A survey
of required competencies for effective project
administration
of Engineering & Business Education and 1st
SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference, Cape
Town, 20-23 November 2011
Cape Town: Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, 2011, pp 39-46
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
The national-branding legacy of the 2010 FIFA
World Cup TM for South Africa
Alvarez MD, Genç CA, Hatipoglu B, Salman D &
Ünalan D (eds)
Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing
and Management, Istanbul, Turkey, 19-24 June
2011
Istanbul, Turkey: Bogaziçi University, 2011, pp
242-247
ISBN 978-975-518-329-9
Ngabonziza G & Fore S
The role of project management education
in enhancing self-employment: Students’
perceptions
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
Slabbert AD & Ukpere WI
Poverty as a transient reality in a globalised
world: An economic choice
Antoncic B (ed.)
ABSRC 2011 – Advances in Business-Related
Scientific Research Conference, Venice, Italy,
1-3 June 2011
Koper, Slovenia: Edukator, 2011, pp 858-868
ISBN 978-961-92917-1-9
Behari-Leak K & Williams S
Crossing the threshold from discipline expert to
discipline practitioner
Alternation: International Journal for the Study
of Southern African Literature and Languages,
18(1):4-27, 2011
Cornelissen S, Bob U & Swart K
Towards redefining the concept of legacy in
relation to sport mega-events: Insights from the
2010 FIFA World Cup™
Development Southern Africa, 28(3):307-318,
2011
Duffett RG
Employment equity issues in the Cape Town
advertising industry: A black economic
empowerment perspective
B U S I N E S S
African Journal of Business Management,
5(15):6271-6286, 2011
South African Journal of Information
Management, 13(1), 10pp electronic, 2011
Fore S & Mudavanhu T
Application of RCM for a chipping and sawing
mill
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology,
9(2):204-226, 2011
Momo AM & Ukpere WI
The economic and logistic benefits of online
business registration for Congolese immigrants
in Cape Town
5(14):5994-6004, 2011
George K & Binza MS
The role of traditional leadership in promoting
governance and development in rural South
Africa: A case study of the Mgwalana Traditional
Authority
Journal of Public Administration, 46(2):947-962,
2011
Jordaan C & Ukpere WI
South African Industrial Conciliation Act of 1924
and current affirmative action: An analysis of
labour economic history
5(4):1093-1101, 2011
Kaisara G & Pather S
The e-government evaluation challenge: A South
African Batho Pele-aligned quality approach
Government Information Quarterly, 28:211-221,
2011
Lloyd R, Parr B, Davies SEH & Cooke C
A kinetic comparison of back-loading and headloading in Xhosa women
Ergonomics, 54(4):380-391, 2011
Mohsam F & Van Brakel PA
Information and knowledge sharing trends of
small and medium-sized enterprises in the
Western Cape, South Africa
Mpiana K
The perceptions that Grade Twelve learners
have about sexual violence against girls in the
school context
5(23):9992-9997, 2011
Mugobo VV & Ukpere WI
Is country branding a panacea or poison?
5(20):8248-8255, 2011
Ngxubaza V & Hendrickse R
Community participation in rural development:
The case of Mbashe Local Municipality
Administratio Publica, 19(3):209-223, 2011
Rust AA & Gabriels CEC
Spirituality in the workplace: Awareness of the
human resources function
5(4):1353-1364, 2011
Slabbert A & Ukpere WI
A comparative analysis of the Chinese and
South African work ethic
International Journal of Social Economics,
38(8):734-741, 2011
Slabbert A & Ukpere WI
Poverty as a transient reality in a globalised
world: An economic choice
International Journal of Social Economics,
38(10):858-865, 2011
Visagie CM & Steyn C
Organisational commitment and responses to
planned organisational change: An exploratory
study
Southern African Business Review, 15(3):98-121,
2011
Swart K, Bob U, Knott B & Salie M
A sport and sociocultural legacy beyond 2010:
A case study of the Football Foundation of South
Africa
Development Southern Africa, 28(3):415-428,
2011
Winberg C, Barnes V, Ncube K & Tshinu S
Postgraduate students’ experiences in
interdisciplinary research studies
South African Journal of Higher Education,
25(5):1003-1020, 2011
An analysis of the performance of Black African
junior provincial cricket batsmen
South African Journal of Sport Medicine
(SAJSM), 23(3):90-94, 2011
Witbooi M, Cupido C & Ukpere WI
Success factors of entrepreneurial activity in the
Overberg region of Western Cape, South Africa
5(5):1936-1941, 2011
Ukandu NE & Ukpere WI
Strategies to improve the level of employee
motivation in the fast food outlets in Cape Town
5(28):11528-11531, 2011
Van der Westhuizen J & Swart K
Bread or circuses? The 2010 World Cup and
South Africa’s quest for marketing power
International Journal of the History of Sport,
28(1):168-180, 2011
Veeran P
The impact of globalisation on human resource
management policies and procedures in the
South African public service
Journal of Public Administration, 46(3):10861099, 2011
Binza MS
Book review of Carlos Santiso’s The Political
Economy of Government Auditing: Financial
Governance and the Rule of Law in Latin
America and Beyond
South African Journal for Political Science and
Public Administration, 30(3):107-109, 2011
Hendrickse R
Theoretical overview of governance and
sustainability arrangements of NGOs: Lessons
for the South African NGO sector
International Journal of Environmental, Cultural,
Economic & Social Sustainability, 7(1):151-165,
2011
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Iwu CG
Kulula.com, South Africa – A case study
Emerging Markets Case Studies Collection,
10.1108/20450621111124433, 2011
Iwu CG & Adeola GT
Leadership effectiveness, truth commissions
and democratisation in Africa
Journal of Social and Development Sciences,
2(3):121-130, 2011
Iwu CG & Xesha D
Used bookstore as a vehicle for improved
learning and development: The case of a South
African tertiary institution
Journal of Education and Vocational Research,
1(3):87-95, June 2011
Kalula M
Book review: Data collection and analysis
4(25):2, October 2011
Tengeh RK, Ballard H & Slabbert A
A framework for acquiring the resources vital
for the start-up of a business in South Africa: An
African immigrant’s perspective
European Journal of Social Sciences, 23(3):362381, 2011
DTech: Human Resource Management
Dale GJ
Predicting learner performance in the clothing
industry
Supervisor: Prof HH Ballard
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DTech: Public Management
component manufacturer in the Western Cape
MTech: Cost and Management Accounting
Supervisor: Dr C Steyn
Tengeh RK
A business framework for the effective startup and operation of African immigrant-owned
businesses in the Cape metropolitan area, South
Africa
Supervisors: Prof HH Ballard; Prof A Slabbert
DTech: Tourism and Hospitality Management
Mnguni ME
Towards the development of sustainable
education and employment opportunities in
the hospitality industry through an authentic
homestead experience: A case study of
Shobeni, KwaZulu-Natal
Supervisor: Dr BR Mngomezulu
MTech: Business Administration
Cloete GEN
An assessment of factors influencing
the academic resilience of trainees in
entrepreneurial training programmes: Case
of the new venture creation programme in the
Saldanha municipal area, West Coast region,
South Africa
Momo AM
The benefits of online company registration for
Congolese immigrants
Supervisor: Prof WI Ukpere
Pastor LV cum laude
The relationship between organisational
citizenship behaviour and perceptions of
organisational justice at a selected automotive
Ten Velthuis SM
Emotional intelligence in successful accounting
students
Supervisor: Prof C Winberg
Bousaga EM
Supply chain management in non-franchise
SMME retail shops in the clothing industry
Supervisor: Prof JA Watkins
MTech: Human Resource Management
Ukandu NE
The causes of low employee motivation within
Cape Town’s fast food industry
Supervisor: Prof WI Ukpere
MTech: Business Administration in Project
Management
Ngabonziza G
The role of tertiary education in promoting selfemployment: A study of project management
students at a South African university of
technology
Supervisor: Mr S Fore
Florence TM
Multi-skilling at a provincial training institute:
Post-training evaluation
Supervisor: Prof AA Rust
James PM
The wellbeing of workers in the construction
industry: A model for employment assistance
MTech: Business Information Systems
Koketso L
Perceived challenges to talent management
in the public service: A case study of the local
government municipality
Mosham F
Contribution of knowledge management to
competitive advantage in small and medium
enterprises
Supervisor: Prof PA van Brakel
Posholi MR
An examination of factors affecting career
advancement of women into senior positions in
selected parastatals in Lesotho
Supervisors: Mr S Mgudlwa; Prof COK Allen-lle
Suze H
The crossover point between keyword-rich
website text and spamdexing
Supervisor: Prof M Weideman
Shikongo JN
Staff attraction and retention: A model for a
Namibian state department
Thompson KJ
Aligning ICT with South African Parliament’s
oversight and participatory functions: A case
study
Supervisors: Dr Z Mitrovic; Ms C Uys
MTech: Marketing
Bailey JF
Customer buying behaviour at selected
petroleum shops in Cape Town
Supervisors: Mr KA Heslop; Prof A Slabbert
B U S I N E S S
Keevy M
Consumer perceptions of service quality of large
clothing retailers in the Cape metropolitan area
Supervisors: Ms D Bell; Mr R Duffett
MTech: Public Management
Clark TR
The impact of employment equity legislation
on land reform delivery within the Provincial
Land Reform Office of the Department of Rural
Development and Land Reform in the Western
Cape
Supervisor: Prof IW Ferreira
Cristovao XF
A survey on the influence of crime on a subeconomic suburb in the Cape metropole
Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse
Lusamba Kazadi M
Public perceptions of the impact of the global
financial crisis on the South African economy
Supervisor: Prof A Slabbert
Mack ZL
A critical analysis of the suitability of a National
Health insurance scheme in South Africa
Masha SE
Public-private partnership projects in the
construction of public schools in South Africa:
A case study of the greater-Sehkukhune district
municipality in Limpopo
Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse
Overmeyer WK
Growth, development and performance
as effective strategies for local economic
development within the City of Cape Town
Supervisors: Dr S Cronjé; Prof HH Ballard
MTech: Tourism and Hospitality Management
Achu FN
African immigrants’ perceptions of the 2010 FIFA
World CupTM and the associated African legacy:
A case study of Cape Town
Supervisors: Prof K Swart
Bama HKN
Residents’ perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World
CupTM: A case study of a suburb in Cape Town
Supervisors: Prof K Swart
Bamporiki AS
The impact of internal communication on
the guest satisfaction in the hospitality
establishments in Cape Town
Supervisor: Prof A Bytheway
Hattingh CG
The economic impact of special events: A case
study of the Cape Town Mother City Queer
Project (MCQP)
Supervisors: Prof JP Spencer; Ms E Venske
Joubert MI
An evaluation of the service quality expectations
of visitors to wine cellars in the rural district of
Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa
Supervisor: Prof IW Farreira
Keating KM
Mentorship of hospitality management students
during work-integrated learning
Supervisors: Ms R Voigt
Lamont AJ
An investigation into the ABSA Klein Karoo
National Arts Festival as a vehicle for sustainable
tourism
Supervisors: Prof IW Ferreira; Prof JP Spencer
Musavengane R
Responsible tourism practices in the South
African hotel industry: The case of Cape Town
Supervisors: Ms N Reynish; Prof JN Steyn
MSocSc
University of Fort Hare
Marawu S
Foreign direct investment in South Africa: The
case of the East London industrial development
zone
Mutsago TW
The impact of visitor diversity on the service
quality of restaurants in the V&A Waterfront,
Cape Town
Mxunyelwa S
Socio-cultural impacts of sport event tourism on
selected local communities in East London, with
specific reference to the SpecSavers Ironman
South Africa Triathlon
Supervisors: Prof IW Ferreira; Mr S Ohloff
Nel CG
Tourism development in Wellington: Problems,
perceptions and strategies
Supervisors: Dr M Wakeham; Prof J Steyn; Mr S
Ohlhoff
members
MBA
Management College of Southern Africa
(MANCOSA)
Jooste WA
Customer loyalty in the Cape Metropole: A family
business perspective
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Faculty of
EDUCATION
& SOCIAL
SCIENCES
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Dean’s Report
Prof Thobeka Mda
Teacher education forms a central strategy for
The faculty strives in both its practice and
advancing these goals. With its campuses in
research to address the important issue
different geographical areas, the faculty is well
of quality in teacher education. The crisis
placed to lead in research, development and
in the public education system with the
networking activities in teacher education that
low literacy and numeracy rates in primary
address current contextual challenges and
schools raises significant questions
capacity building and knowledge exchange.
about what makes for effective teachers.
The faculty continues to make a significant
In this regard, some of the key issues
contribution to teacher provision in the Western
that need deeper engagement are what
Cape as it is the biggest provider of teachers.
forms of initial training create effective
The curriculum changes in public schools
teachers, what role CPD programmes
have led to major curricula revision in the BEd
play in enhancing teacher performance,
programme in the faculty.
how teachers are assessed and held
accountable, and how the national
There has been an increased interest in research
education landscape and international
into teacher education issues in the faculty. Key
policy impact on teachers and providers of
areas of research include: teacher education
training. It is in this context, that the faculty
and the context of schooling, good practice
is proud to announce that it has been
strategies and quality in teacher education,
successful in the bid for the NRF Research
digital storytelling, early childhood education
Chair in Teacher Education. The faulty is
global south. There is a need to provide
and guided reflection as a methodological tool
optimistic that the research culture would
an educational system that reflects the
for teacher education. The faculty’s multi-grade
be strengthened with increased research
research project has extended its work into
activities, more postgraduate students
Botswana and Namibia with regard to the training
completing their degrees, and an increase
of teachers and the development of a model of
in the publication rate. Most importantly,
and linguistic diversity, where urban-rural
multi-grade teaching for practising teachers in
we envisage a greater contribution to
differences and historical inequalities pose
rural schools. Integral to all the research projects
improving the quality of education in South
is the exploration of the interplay between initial
Africa, a critical imperative in light of the
training and teacher performance.
current “crisis of quality”.
Our country faces key educational
challenges that are pertinent to the
goals of human rights and economic and
social development in a context of cultural
particular challenges.
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E D U C A T I O N
Conference funding
NRF funding
Researcher
Rands
Anker J
28 343
Chigona A
25 627
Condy J
16 375
Koopman O
15 882
Makoelle TM
11 054
Moodley CG
20 862
November I
20 140
Pather S
19 534
Sadeck M
17 000
Van As A
13 416
Total
188 233
Learning (RIFTAL)
Researcher
Rands
Basadien S
49 000
Condy J
40 000
Kronenberg C
30 800
Total
119 800
Researcher
NRF
award
CPUT
commitment
Total
award
Bosman V
150 000
100 000
250 000
Chetty R
101 204
-
101 204
Chetty R
40 000
-
40 000
Dos Reis K
200 000
200 000
400 000
Koopman O
200 000
200 000
400 000
Mc Auliffe S
200 000
200 000
400 000
Robinson M
46 000
14 000
60 000
Robinson M
40 000
-
40 000
200 000
200 000
400 000
Shaik N
Total
2 091 204
Specialised Foundation Phase teaching
research project takes off
S C I E N C E S
Dean Prof Maureen Robinson said the FP
programme is the jewel in the CPUT Education
Faculty’s crown. “CPUT is positioned at the forefront
CPUT’s Education Faculty is daring to go where few
of Foundation Phase teaching, as it is the only
other universities of technology go, by being part
university of technology with a stand-alone project
of a specialised research programme looking at
for this niche,” she noted. “This national project
Foundation Phase teaching methods. The research
not only promotes the work that we are doing with
programme places emphasis on mathematics
our students and researchers, but it gives the
and languages, as well as its distinctive focus on
FP educators a voice and necessary visibility to
teaching in African languages, for Foundation
address the daily challenges in the classroom.”
Phase (FP) teaching, which focuses on learners
between Grades R to 3, and gives students an
opportunity to excel because they are taught in their
Applicant
Rands
November I
22 000
Sadeck MA
50 000
of the European Union, Department of Higher
Sosibo ZC
17 500
Education and Training and the Department of
Van der Merwe MA
40 740
Basic Education. Education lecturer and researcher
S O C I A L
home language.
Total
&
130 240
The much-needed programme, launched in 2011,
will run for three years, and enjoys the support
Nici Rousseau says the two main objectives are to
increase the number of graduates who specialise
as FP teachers, particularly African language
teachers, and to increase the number of public
universities that offer similar programmes.
“The project gives us as academics an opportunity
to polish up the grey areas of FP teaching, thereby
giving learners a fair chance at understanding what
they are taught,” says Rousseau. She also says FP
teaching is well on its way to becoming an attractive
career choice for matriculants through the bursary
programme, which forms part of the EU-supported
project, targeting around 200 high-achieving African
Associate Professor
Janet Condy
Professor
Rajendra Chetty
language school leavers.
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Research Output
Books/chapters
Conference papers
Abrahams I & Braund M (eds)
Performing Science: Teaching Chemistry,
Physics and Biology through Drama
London: Continuum International, 2011
ISBN 978-1-44116-071-3
Adendorff S & Moodley T
The role of the curriculum advisor in intermediate
and senior phase mathematics: Teachers’
experiences
Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
Conference
Johannesburg, 10-13 January 2011
Braund M
Transitions in learning science: Problems and
opportunities
Hollins M (ed.)
ASE Guide to Secondary Science Education
Hatfield, UK: The Association for Science
Education, 2011, pp 31-38
ISBN 978-0-86357-428-3
Braund M & Schofield K
Points of transfer
Harlen W (ed.)
ASE Guide to Primary Science Education
Hatfield, UK: The Association for Science
Education, 2011, pp 149-156
ISBN 978-0-86357-427-6
Scholtz Z & Chehore T
The contribution of a community of practice to
quality learning in career-oriented postgraduate
education
Courtney N, Frick L & Nygaard C (eds)
Postgraduate Education – Form and Function
Farringdon, UK: Libri Publishing, 2011, pp 91107
ISBN 978-1-907471-26-1
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Anker J
The world of the hacker and social engineering
as metaphor for young adult literature
International Research Society for Children’s
Literature Congress 2011
Brisbane, Australia, 4-8 July 2011
Aronstam S
Parents’ roles and perceptions of early literacy
development in a well-resourced environment
English Academy of Southern Africa
Braund M, Hewson PW, Scholtz Z, Sadeck M
& Koopman R
An analysis of an initial teacher education
programme on argumentation: Using the scale
immersion model for professional learning
International Council of Education for Teaching
Conference
Glasgow, Scotland, 11-14 July 2011
Condy J & Chigona A
Telling digital stories: Final-year pre-service
student teachers’ perceptions of diversity in the
classroom in South Africa
Condy J, Chigona A, Gachago D & Ivala E
Using digital stories to explore issues of diversity
in a pre-service teacher’s classroom
7th Pan-African Reading For All Conference: A
Reader, the Empowered Leader
Gaborone, Botswana, 11-14 July 2011
Fleischmann E
Shifting the focus to the soft skills of teachers
Education Management Association of South
Africa (EMASA) Conference
Bellville, 11-13 March 2011
Gachago D, Ivala E & Chigona A
Emerging technologies’ impact on teaching and
learning
(RITAL) Conference
Gachago D, Ivala E, Chigona A & Condy J
Developing digital literacy skills through digital
storytelling: The case of final-year pre-service
student teachers at a university of technology in
South Africa
6th International Conference on Information
and Communication Technologies (ICT) for
Development, Education and Training
Der es Salaam, Tanzania, 25-27 May 2011
Hill A
Into English from beyond: A visual approach to
teaching writing in a farm school
International Association for Cognitive Education
in South Africa (IACESA)
Cape Town, 16-19 February 2011
Hill A & Thraves P
Challenging the setwork culture: Sourcing
contemporary reading for young people
E D U C A T I O N
Ivala E
Implementing eLearning at a university of
technology in South Africa: A qualitative study
6th International Conference on e-Learning
Okanagan, Canada, 27-28 June 2011
Ivala E, Gachago D, Condy J & Chigona A
Digital storytelling and reflection in higher
education: A case of pre-service student
teachers at a university of technology
Koeberg J
Forging a science teacher identity
Conference
Koopman O
A life of difference: A narrative of my life as
a learner, university student and teacher of
physical science
The 54th World Assembly of the International
Council on Education for Teaching: Teachers
and Teacher Education: Towards excellence in
curriculum, pedagogy and leadership
Glasgow, Scotland, 11-14 July 2011
Makoelle TM
Exploring classroom teaching practices that are
effective in promoting inclusion in South African
secondary schools
Discourse, Power and Resistance Conference
Plymouth, UK, 13-15 April 2011
Makoelle TM
Exploring practices contributing to the
effectiveness of secondary schools in the Free
State province
(RITAL) Conference
Moodley CG & Phillips JS
Emerging adult Further Education and Training
(FET) students’ views on the type of services
they would want on their campuses
4th International Conference of Education,
Research and Innovation (ICERI2011)
Madrid, Spain, 14-16 November 2011
Moodley CG & Phillips JS
HIV/Aids related knowledge and behaviour of
Further Education and Training college students:
Implications for sexual health promotion
4th International Conference of Education,
Research and Innovation (ICERI2011)
Madrid, Spain, 14-16 November 2011
Mutemeri J & Chetty R
University-school partnerships in South Africa:
Enhancing teacher education student learning
Conference
Ngmenkpieo F
HoDs leadership roles in improving mathematics
and science teaching in Cape Town primary
schools
Conference
November I
Teaching as a practice of ethical engagement: A
quest for social justice
ISATT (International Study Association on
Teachers and Teaching) 2011 Conference
Braga, Portugal, 4-8 July 2011
November I & Aronstam S
Teaching and learning: An attempt to provide
scaffolding to students who are required to
teach in English but for whom English is not a
home language
Conference
Pather S
The role of mathematics intervention
programmes as a mediating tool to enhance
student teachers’ learning and teaching of
mathematics: An activity theory approach
15th Biennial International Study Association on
Teachers and Teaching Conference (ISATT)
Braga, Portugal, 5-8 July 2011
Sosibo L
Deconstructing the rift between theory and
classroom realities in teacher education:
Challenges and possibilities
(RITAL) Conference
Sosibo L
Involvement of lecturers and students in
designing standardised course evaluations
Conference
&
S O C I A L
S C I E N C E S
Sosibo L
Views from below: A phenomenological study
on student teachers’ perceptions of teaching
practice
Conference
Westraadt G
Projects of hope counteracting review fatigue
Conference
Westraadt G
Well-trained art educators – a dying breed?
International Conference on Arts and
Sustainable Development
Pretoria, 27-29 June 2011
Whittles K
From mathematics to school mathematics
Conference
Conference posters
Combrink L
The use of a dichotomous key in the
development of scientific classification skills in
Grade 8 learners
Excellence
Dos Reis K
Developing a structured mentorship programme
for accounting pre-service teachers at a
university of technology
Excellence
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Ekron C
Learning to teach: A focus on the
communication skills of student teachers
Excellence
Johnson S
How is the identity of an art teacher constructed
over time?
Excellence
Koopman O
Teachers’ experiences at implementing the FET
NCS for Physical Science
The 9th Annual Southern African Association
for Research in Mathematics, Science and
Technology Education (SAARMSTE) Research
School for Mathematics, Science and
Technology Education
Pretoria, 27 June-1 July 2011
McAuliffe S
The development of pre-service teachers’
content knowledge for teaching early algebra
9th Annual Southern African Association
for Research in Mathematics, Science and
Technology Education (SAARMSTE) Research
School for Mathematics, Science and
Technology Education
Pretoria, 27 June-1 July 2011
McAuliffe S
The development of pre-service teachers’
content knowledge for teaching early algebra
Excellence
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Scholtz Z, Sadeck M, Koopman R, Braund M
& Hewson P
Learning to teach argumentation: Facilitated
reflection on a pre-service curriculum in South
Africa
Excellence
Solomon R
The effectiveness of an outreach intervention
to provide teachers with the skills to implement
practical and experimental work in their classes
Excellence
Van Staden VAE & Chehore T
Preservice teachers’ use of thinking skills when
constructing a model of the water cycle
Excellence
Braund M
Talk in science: Forgotten corner of the
constructivist classroom?
Mogari D, Mji A, Mundalamo F & Ogbonnaya UI
(eds)
ISTE International Conference on Mathematics,
Science and Technology Education: Towards
Effective Teaching and Meaningful Learning in
Mathematics, Science and Technology, Kruger
National Park, South Africa, 18-21 October 2010
Pretoria, South Africa: Unisa Press, 2010, pp
287-300
ISBN 978-1-86888-666-1
Chetty R
Quality in teacher education: A systems thinking
approach
Ribiere V & Worasinchai L (eds)
on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management
and Organisational Learning, Bangkok,
Thailand, 27-28 October 2011
Reading, United Kingdom: Academic
Publishing, 2011, pp 115-122
ISBN 978-1-908272-20-1
Van der BijI A
South Africa’s changing teacher education
policy framework and its implications for
business and engineering education
on Engineering & Business Education and 1st
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
Ivala E
Implementing Blackboard: A case study of the
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South
Africa
Beckmann P & Aluko R (eds)
Proceedings of Distance Education and Teacher
Education in Africa (DETA) Conference, Cape
Coast, Ghana, 3-6 August 2011
Pretoria: Unit of Distance Education, University
of Pretoria with the University of Cape Coast,
Ghana and the University of Education,
Winneba, Ghana, 2011, pp 101-116
ISBN 978-1-86854-952-8
Silberberg R, Lämmel U & Nhlapo C
Improving organisational performance through
advanced business education
on Engineering & Business Education and 1st
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
Alexander G, Van Wyk MM, Bereng T &
November I
The legitimation of Recognition of Prior Learning
(RPL) as redress mechanism for work spaces in
post-apartheid South Africa: Narrative of a black
master builder
Journal of Social Sciences, 26(2):153-162, 2011
Anker J
Fanie Viljoen se Onderwêreld as voorbeeld van
die gesag- en magstryd in die jeugroman
LitNet Akademies, 8(3), 14pp electronic, 2011
Braund M, Houston PW, Scholtz Z, Sadek M &
Koopman R
Learning to teach argumentation: Facilitated
reflection on a pre-service curriculum in South
Africa
Education As Change, 15(S1):S79-S93, 2011
Chigona A
ICTs for curriculum delivery: Understanding
educators’ perceptions and experiences of the
technology in disadvantaged high schools
Journal for New Generation Sciences, 9(1),
13pp electronic, 2011
E D U C A T I O N
&
S O C I A L
S C I E N C E S
Dube T & Lubben F
Swazi teachers’ views on the use of cultural
knowledge for integrating education for
sustainable development into science teaching
African Journal of Research in Mathematics,
Science and Technology Education, 15(3):68-83,
2011
Steenkamp A & Visser M
Using cognitive complexity analysis for the
grading and sequencing of isiXhosa tasks in the
curriculum design of a communication course
for education students
Per Linguam: A Journal of Language Learning,
27(1):11-27, 2011
Westraadt G
The endangered subject of quality visual arts
education
South African Journal of Childhood Education,
1(2):158-192, 2011
Graad 1-leerders in ’n taalarm omgewing / The
role of phonological and phonemic awareness in
elementary reading in a Grade 1 class in a rural
school
Supervisor: Dr A Pepler
Hill A
Quality in teacher education: Managing
discursive change
Journal of Education, 50:61-81, 2010
Van der Bijl A
Poetry as an element of the apartheid military
discourse
Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of
Military Studies, 39(1):56-84, 2011
DEd
Naidoo RR
The teaching of high-order thinking skills in
Natural Science at Grade 9 level at Dinaledi
School in Khayelitsha
Supervisor: Prof P Christie
Kronenberg CW
Che and the pre-eminence of culture
in revolutionary Cuba: The pursuit of a
spontaneous, inseparable integrity
Cultural Politics, 7(2):189-218, 2011
Kronenberg CW
Revolutionary Cuban culture in review: Theories,
tensions, triumphs, and the struggle for universal
social change
Critical Arts: A Journal of South-North Cultural
and Media Studies, 25(2):259-281, 2011
Mutemeri J & Chetty R
An examination of university-school partnerships
in South Africa
South African Journal of Education, 31(4):505517, 2011
Reeves C & Robinson M
Am I ‘qualified’ to teach? The implications of a
changing school system for criteria for teacher
qualifications
Journal of Education, 50:7-33, 2010
Moll ME
The use of the information skills process as
a teaching methodology: A case study at the
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Supervisors: Dr H Steyn; Dr E Chiware
Chigona W, Westcott K, Lekwane O &
Chigona A
Uses, benefits and challenges of public access
points in the face of growth of mobile technology
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in
Developing Countries, 49(5):1-14, 2011
Punt LF
Internal school moderation in the national
curriculum statement: An application on Grade
10 and 11 tourism in District North schools of the
Western Cape Education Department
Supervisors: Dr J Joubert; Dr H Moelands
De Jager P & Condy J
The identification of sensory processing
difficulties of learners experiencing Asperger’s
Syndrome (AS) in two mainstream Grade R
classes
South African Journal of Childhood Education,
1(2):11-26, 2011
MEd
Kronenberg CW
In search of cultural preservation and change:
An introduction to the life and works of classical
guitarist, Avril Kinsey
Africa Musicology Online, 4, 25pp electronic,
2010
Kronenberg CW
Leo Brouwer’s Elogio de la danza (1964):
Imprints of dance, Stravinsky, and the unison of
contraries
Musicology Review, 7:45-64, 2011
Ayuk EE
The demand and supply of secondary school
teachers in the Western Cape
Supervisor: Dr C Mosito
Davids R
Practices which contribute towards Grade 6
learners’ reading motivation
Supervisor: Ms A Hill
Ogle M
The impact of a communications intervention
on Engineering students (Extended Curriculum
Programme) at Cape Peninsula University of
Technology
Supervisors: Prof R Chetty; Dr J Condy
Scholtz ML
A critical analysis of the teaching and learning
of number concept in a Grade 2 class in the
Western Cape
Supervisors: Dr S Adendorff; Ms AP Lombard
Van Staden SQ
Teaching strategies utilised by non-special
education teachers in inclusive Further
Education and Training classrooms
Supervisors: Dr C Mosito; Prof R Chetty
Fortuin AP
The problems Grade 7 learners in rural schools
experience to participate in sport
Supervisor: Dr E Jordaan
Marthinussen PJ
Die belangrikheid van die rol van fonologiese
en fonemiese bewustheid in aanvangslees by
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Faculty of
ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Dean’s Report
Dr Nawaz Mahomed
Most significant was the opening of the DST-
Institute, successfully commercialised the
taught master’s programmes exist in the faculty,
funded Centre for Substation Automation and
manufacture of satellite-based technologies
this area will receive priority attention over the
Energy Management in September 2011, a
which will be distributed, under agreement, by
next few years as part of the plan to grow the
world-class facility for developing a national
ClydeSpace of Scotland. The project for the
number of postgraduate students, thereby
capability for the upgrading of the country’s
development of the first African CubeSat was
growing the capacity for publications and
electricity substation technology. In addition,
also on track for completion in the coming year.
industrial innovation.
preparations for the establishment of the
first African Product Lifecycle Management
Further technology partnerships with industry
Competency Centre were well underway. A
saw the award of a special project on capacity
partnership with Dassault Systems and the
building for the SA foundry industry, as part
French Ministry of Education and Research,
of Government’s support for Eskom’s and
this Centre will provide a complete design and
Transnet’s Competitive Supplier Development
simulation capability for complex engineering
Plans for the localisation of technology for their
build projects, targeting areas such as energy
infrastructure build programmes. This project will
generation plants and shipbuilding, amongst
see students participate in a special master’s
others.
programme in collaboration with universities
in Poland (AGH University of Science &
Emphasis on the development of strategic
Technology and Rzeszow University of
partnerships continued to yield positive
Technology), gaining access to and experience
research outcome for the faculty. The Advanced
of innovative foundry technologies.
Manufacturing Technology Laboratory
registered a spin-off company, UAVSysCo (Pty)
With a current postgraduate student level of
Ltd, for the manufacture of unmanned aerial
3 percent, the aforementioned developments
vehicles, in alliance with other local technology
in research infrastructure and capabilities are
that address strategic national needs,
organisations. In partnership with SIK of
set to place the faculty on course towards
at the same time contributing to the
Sweden, the Flow Process Research group
a 7 percent target over the next five years,
relevance of the faculty’s academic
filed a provisional patent for a transducer for
supported by the modernisation of its research
fluid characterisation. The Satellite Technology
administration capacity and the recruitment of
Programme, part of the French – SA Technology
new research staff. While a handful of pioneering
The year 2011 saw further
developments in research platforms
programmes.
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Conference funding
Industry funding
Researcher
Rands
Researcher
Source of funding
Barris K
14 724
Atkinson-Hope G
Eskom
105 000
Rands
Chowdhury F
16 852
Fester VG
Westercor
164 450
Foudazi R
13 138
Haldenwang R
Aspentech
Fritz WLO
12 917
Haldenwang R
Tillväxtverket, Stockholm, Sweden
Kabwe AM
11 714
Haldenwang R & Fester VG
Portland Cement, Pretoria
30 000
Kallis DC
12 917
Lloyd P
Paraffin Safety Association
113 557
Kotzé R
18 641
Masalova IA
AEL Mining Services
350 000
Kriger C
20 273
Uken E
Eskom - TESP
105 000
Krishnamurthy S
18 052
Van Zyl R
294 103
Marshall AB
18 842
Aerospace Industry Support Innitiative
(CSIR)
Van Zyl R
Eskom
292 014
Wilkinson RH
Eskom - TESP
115 000
Wilkinson RH
(contract)
10 000
357 086
Martin L
6 332
Msomi V
17 600
Muluh ET
50 877
Nomnqa MV
12 268
Total
Ojumu TV
17 196
NRF funding
Oyekola O
19 649
Researcher
NRF award
CPUT commitment
Total award
Rabiu AR
15 466
Adonis ML
134 000
54 000
188 000
Raji AK
23 611
Fester VG
300 000
-
300 000
Yan B
10 453
Haldenwang R
117 000
11 333
128 333
Ziegler R
24 497
Haldenwang R
149 105
Total
356 019
40 000
1 976 210
149 105
Jacobs C
20 000
20 000
40 000
Jacobs C
128 250
-
128 250
Krieger C
100 000
200 000
300 000
Makinde OD
132 000
32 000
164 000
Makinde OD
40 000
-
40 000
Masalova IA
190 000
100 000
290 000
Masalova IA
116 667
-
116 667
Masalova IA
87 500
-
87 500
300 000
-
300 000
Ojumu TV
20 000
20 000
40 000
Oliver GJ
100 000
-
100 000
Sheldon M
300 000
-
300 000
Sheldon M
20 000
20 000
40 000
Sheldon M
60 000
-
60 000
Ojumu TV
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NRF funding
Researcher
Sun B
Sutherland APN
NRF award
CPUT commitment
Total award
40 000
-
40 000
Learning (RIFTAL)
Researcher
Rands
Barris K
40 530
97 000
11 333
108 333
Tzoneva RG
370 599
162 399
532 998
Tzoneva RG
2 793 600
-
2 793 600
Van Zyl R
7 875 000
-
7 875 000
Applicant
Rands
Khan MTE (Nell)
40 000
Van Zyl R
Wilkinson RH
Wilkinson RH
Wilkinson RH
Ziegler R
830 400
-
830 400
20 000
20 000
40 000
111 000
14 000
125 000
38 333
-
38 333
200 000
200 000
400 000
Total
15 555 519
Ludwig M
46 000
Total
86 000
A group of CPUT students who represented the
university at the expo
CPUT shows off green initiatives at
COP17
CPUT showcased its environmentally friendly
programmes at the Climate Change Response
Expo, which took place in Durban in November
2011. Organised by the Department of
Environmental Affairs, the expo ran as a side
event to the United Nations 17th Conferences
of the Parties (COP17), where national and
international stakeholders discussed global
climate change. The two-week long expo
provided a platform for local and international
organisations to showcase their sustainable
initiatives and products.
Associate Professor
Veruscha Fester
Associate Professor
Tunde Ojumu
Associate Professor
Richardt Wilkinson
CPUT proudly showcased its wares – the ShuShu Shine solar water heater, a sustainable
fish farm, and South Africa’s first CubeSat,
ZACUBE01. Engineering lecturer Fareed
Ismail, who was part of the CPUT delegation to
the expo, said this was a great opportunity to
promote the university and its green activities.
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Two of the university’s green initiatives showcased at
the Climate Change Response Expo - South Africa’s
first CubeSat (above) and a sustainable fish farm
(below)
E N G I N E E R I N G
Engineering student “heroes” innovate
to address energy issues
thought this was inconceivable, but with a fair
ordinator, Tap van der Schyff, for their passion
amount of cajoling from Ismail and his Dutch
in bringing the two teams together and driving
In a multi-disciplinary collaboration between
counterpart, Damon Golriz, dived straight into
the project. Said Mohamed, “Quite apart
CPUT and The Hague University of Applied
the project. “We didn’t want to come all the way
from the successful production of a solar
Farming fish in a container could soon become
Science, two teams of students have developed
from the South to the North and leave nothing
water heater, there have been a number of
the norm in Western Cape communities, thanks
a new kind of solar water heating system. Aimed
behind,” says Ismail. “In about two-and-a-half
very important additional learning outcomes.
to forward-thinking CPUT Engineering students.
at providing impoverished communities with hot
days, they rose to the challenge, building a
Among them is the ability to interface with a
With the number of wild fish rapidly declining
water at a fraction of the usual price, the Shu-
prototype that their Dutch peers could then
client and in our ever-globalising world, the
in the ocean, a group of ten Mechanical and
Shu Shine solar water heater has the potential
test and refine. Once we returned home, there
ability to work in a team across continents
Electrical BTech Engineering students recently
to improve the living conditions of hundreds of
were yet more challenges. The students had to
and language barriers.”
unveiled a self-powered and operational fish
thousands of people across South Africa and the
communicate with their clients in Blikkiesdorp
continent.
and assess with great accuracy their needs
The students will now be installing five
was developed as a means to sustain natural
Engineering students start land-based
fish farming project
farm at the Bellville campus. The prototype
and requirements.” Ismail adds with a twinkle
prototypes into communities for testing
resources while at the same time provide
Dirk Muller, one of the students from CPUT,
in his eye, “They had to fight with industry, as I
and collection of data. This data will then
opportunities for sustainable income for
explained the rationale behind the project: “As a
said they would get an extra 5% added to their
be used to develop three different models,
impoverished communities.
consumers, we have no affordable, sustainable
marks if they procured free materials! They had
which will be integrated into communities
method to generate hot water in South Africa.
to take on the bureaucracy of the system and
next year. Ismail says, “When I look at these
The move to delve into fish farming came
Most of our hot water is generated by electricity,
procure funds, which is a battle in itself.”
two teams of students, I see heroes. They
about after Envirochoice, an organisation
are well on their way to addressing one
spearheading environmental initiatives,
fire and gas. For the government, this is a
major headache. During peak hours, 60% of
Speaking at the unveiling of the Shu-Shu
of South Africa’s major challenges – that
approached Mechanical Engineering lecturer,
our electricity is used to heat water, which, on
Shine on CPUT’s Bellville campus, Dean of
of energy security for ALL our citizens,
Fareed Ismail, and proposed partnering in
our overloaded grid, is highly problematic. So
Engineering, Dr Nawaz Mohamed, thanked
especially our poor. They are the future –
developing a prototype. Seeing the learning
our very ambitious aim was to provide South
Ismail and Mechanical Engineering co-
and for that, I thank them.”
benefits of such a large-scale project, Ismail
Africans with access to warm water from a
sustainable source by producing a marketable,
user-friendly, affordable and efficient product.”
Mechanical Engineering lecturer and one
of the convenors of the project, Fareed
Ismail, is enormously proud of the outcome,
saying that the students had to overcome
many challenges. The students went to the
Netherlands in late March, where the teams
of budding engineers from CPUT and The
Hague University of Applied Science were
challenged to build a prototype. The students
Members of the Shu-Shu Shine team displaying their project at the Climate Change Response Expo
Proud students with their self-powered fish farm
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brought students on board, and within several
months they delivered on the mandate.
Mnqobi Ngema, one of the students who
worked robustly alongside his counterparts
on the project, said the fish farm that boasts
several tanks, a water treatment system and
insulation, fits neatly into a shipping container.
Opting to go ‘green’, the students installed the
necessary devices to power the farm with solar
Engineering students with the components of the fish
farm which fit into a shipping container
and wind energy. Another student, Llewellyn
Cupido, said they are looking at introducing
other ‘green’ initiatives to the fish farm. “We want
to incorporate a crop husbandry alongside the
container, which will be fed by the farm’s waste
water,” said Cupido.
A representative from Envirochoice, Tony Florence,
commended CPUT for developing the prototype,
which he believes will have far-reaching impact.
“This is a forward-thinking project and gives me a
lot of hope for job creation and food sustainability,”
said Florence. The prototype will be placed at
a site in Belhar, where community members will
begin trial farming. Community leader, Chris
Hartzenberg, is optimistic about farming fish
in a container. For a community with a high
unemployment rate, Hartzenberg said this initiative
will definitely have positive spin-offs.
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NRF research niche areas
Centre for Instrumentation Research (CIR)
Prof Richardt Wilkinson
Flow Process and Rheology Centre (FPRC)
Prof Irina Masalova & Prof Rainer Haldenwang
The CIR group has an
During 2011, two professors
The Flow Process and
to measure in-situ
international reputation
visited the centre:
Rheology Centre applies
concentration and particle
for providing research
JD (Daan) van Wyk,
Prof
the fundamental principles
velocity at the pipe wall in
opportunities to postgraduate
Life Fellow IEEE, IEEE
and techniques of rheology
students. From its inception,
Power Electronics Society
to solve industrial problems,
the goal of the CIR has
(PELS)
such as deformation and flow
in-line rheometry technique
Prof
Okyay Kaynak, IEEE
settling slurry flow
Ultrasound
Doppler-based
under different shear, material
for enhanced process
of producing excellence
Industrial Electronics
structure and process flow
monitoring and control of
in research, while fulfilling
Society (IES)
conditions.
industrial suspensions
been to meet the challenge
the needs of local and
international industry.
[email protected]
The core activities include:
The team members are: Prof
Rheological
characterisation
Veruscha Fester, Mr Andrew
The centre performs
and modelling of
Sutherland, Dr Reinhardt
innovative research and
concentrated emulsions,
Kotzé, Mr Batthe Kabamba,
suspensions, solutions and
Prof Raj Chhabra (Adjunct
polymer melts
Prof, Indian Institute of
development in acoustics,
[email protected]
instrumentation, networks and
Experimental
investigation
embedded systems, power
Technology, Kanpur, India),
electronics, signal processing
and modelling of the
Dr Samier Mukhopadhayay
and RF, and microwave
phenomena of micro- and
(Adjunct Prof, AEL Mining
design. The main project
nano-structural evaluation
Services).
areas are:
involved in the mixing,
Novel
electronics for high-
pumping, transportation
A provisional patent for the
and storage processes of
in-line characterisation of
multi-phase systems
complex fluids was filed
frequency ultrasound
Condition
monitoring of
transmission lines and
Modelling
non-Newtonian
in October 2011 by Prof
transformers using wireless
flows in pipes, fittings, open
Haldenwang and Dr Kotzé, in
sensor network technology
channels and pumps
collaboration with Dr Wiklund
Wireless
sensor network
Development
of an
instrumentation system
condition monitoring
Kite
generator and
intelligent grid monitoring
from the Swedish Institute
for Food and Biotechnology
[email protected]
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(SIK) in Goteborg, Sweden. Dr Wiklund visited
Prof Masalova and Prof Mukhopadhyay was
in December and the team demonstrated the
successfully completed in 2011. This joint
system to university management and industry.
work has now been running for 11 years, and
Real-Time Distributed Systems (RTDS)
relates to the development of new explosive
emulsion formulations with improved stability
and reappraisal of emerging
successfully completed a project (R1.5m)
and flow characteristics. A new five-year cycle
technologies, in order to
systems: Development of
funded by the Swedish International
of collaboration was signed between AEL and
develop technologically
control strategies to offset
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in
CPUT. AEL sponsorship of R600 000 for 2012,
capable, socially aware, and
disturbances or constraints.
collaboration with INNVENTIA (Sweden) for the
including THRIP funds, will allow continuation
ethically grounded engineers
Achievements are in
measurement of sewage sludge rheology and
of the research and provide funding for three
in the RTDS field.
the design of predictive
pump performance. A large-scale portable pipe
doctoral and two master’s students commencing
viscometer was designed and constructed.
in 2012.
controllers and Kalman
Ten different sludges from treatment plants in
2011 research investigations
filters for systems with
concentrated on contributions
communication network
delays.
Sweden and South Africa were tested, from
Prof Chhabra from the Indian Institute of
to the theory and practice of
which empirical relationships were established
Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India, visited the
RTDS in various application
for predicting pipe flow pressure gradients in
group and presented a workshop on “Ethics in
areas:
systems and parallel
new applications.
Engineering” to staff and students in the faculty.
Wastewater
treatment
computation: Development
Optimisation
of complex
control: Measurements
of decomposition
Prof Fester successfully completed a
and data acquisition,
methods and algorithms
collaborative project (2009 to 2011) with UK’s
mathematical modelling,
for simplification of the
IHS-ESDU (Information Handling Services’
simulation, linear and
optimisation problem
nonlinear control design,
solution and development
Engineering Sciences Data Unit) on the flow of
[email protected]
optimal control calculation,
of software for parallel
short and long orifice plates. The study enabled,
The RTDS niche area aims
PLC control design, SCADA
implementation of the
by means of excellent experimental data and
to foster and sustain an
development. Achievements
decomposition algorithms.
CFD, better understanding of the pressure
educational environment
are in the development of
Achievements are in
losses and flow characteristics in square-edged
within which students and staff
nonlinear controllers.
development of software for
non-Newtonian fluids through square-edged
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Networked
control
The group, led by Prof Haldenwang,
IEC61499
standard-based
parallel calculation of the
orifice plates. This ultimately provided pressure
may pursue technologically
loss and discharge coefficient data and design
relevant, commercially
functional block PLC
optimal dispatch problems
correlations for updating the current ESDU
viable, socially acceptable,
control: Simulation studies,
using Lagrange’s and PSO
data items that are used to disseminate data to
and ethically grounded
nonlinear controllers
optimisation methods.
design engineers.
postgraduate research.
design, programming of
With insight and focus, it
the PLCs. Achievements
Each of these directions
The last three-year cycle of a collaborative
strives to determine proper
are in establishment of
of research has projects
project with AEL Mining Services (African
areas of application and
this new area of control
undertaken and postgraduate
Explosives Limited) under leadership of
research, through appraisal
implementation.
students allocated.
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Research units
Adaptronics Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Laboratory (CPUT Adaptronics AMTL)
Prof Oscar Philander
The unit started the development of a single
seat, open-wheel race car to compete in
2012 at the United Kingdom Formula Student
Competition held annually at the Silverstone
Racing Circuit. Over 300 components were
technology focus areas of the unit include
designed towards the end of 2011, and some
adaptronics, unmanned platform technologies,
manufactured by a group of mechanical
motorsport and automotive technologies, and
engineering students. The car will be completed
industry contract R&T.
at the end of January 2012, when testing of the
vehicle will commence. The development team,
In 2011, AMTL registered a spin-off commercial
which includes AMTL staff and students, is
company “UAVSYSCO (PTY) LTD” to
called “Cape Speed”.
manufacture and sell unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs). Prof Oscar Philander, Prof Gary
Helping hand: Simon Longela shows off his innovative design
Adaptronics AMTL), the first phase of the project
Atkinson-Hope, Mr Eugene Erfort and Mr Paul
Student develops artificial hand
Daniels serve as Directors of CPUT’s first spin-
Mechanical Engineering student Simon Longela
“The first step of the project is to show that it is
off. The company was given the opportunity by
plans to restore lost hope to Africa’s amputees,
possible to recreate an artificial human hand.
neared completion towards the end of 2011.
the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative of the
with the development of a high-tech artificial hand.
Using adaptronic technology, I reached the point
[email protected]
Department of Trade and Industry to exhibit their
The artificial hand, unlike conventional prosthetic
where the hand has motions similar to that of a
The main focus of CPUT Adaptronics AMTL is
research and products at the 2011 International
limbs, will share a number of properties with a
human hand,” he said. The hand currently has the
the development of adaptronic technologies
Astronautical Congress held in October at the
human hand. The exploration into artificial limbs is
ability to grasp and the fingers have a range of
for the South African industrial sectors through
Cape Town International Convention Centre in
the focus of the Congolese student’s MTech study
motions. Longela explained that the next stage of
research and development. The laboratory
Cape Town.
and is close to his heart. “Where I come from, there
development will focus on converting human heat
are a lot of people who lost limbs during the civil
into power, which will allow the hand to function
conceptualises, designs and manufactures
The CPUT Adaptronics AMTL and the Provincial
war. They either lost hands or legs. When coming
without gears or motors.
adaptronic technologies, that is, strain-sensing
Government of the Western Cape’s Department
up with an idea for my study, I thought of how I
composites, self-healing materials, smart/
of Economic Development and Tourism engaged
could solve problems back home,” said Longela.
intelligent materials and devices and micro-
in a project titled “Productivity improvement
electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) for
industry project intervention programme”. The
Working under the guidance of Prof Oscar
lives of amputees. Longela plans to enrol for his
local and national industrial sectors, ranging
initial phase, which included a 20-company
Philander, head of the Adaptronics Advanced
doctorate at CPUT, and will continue to focus on
from aerospace to capital goods. The core
innovation and needs survey, was completed.
Manufacturing Technology Laboratory (CPUT
the development of the high-tech hand.
conducts basic and applied research, and
Prof Philander said the project is progressing well
and is positive that on completion it will benefit the
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Centre for Computational and Applied Technologies
Manufacturing and Computational Mechanics
Prof Graeme Oliver
Centre for Distributed Power and Electronic
Systems (CDPES)
Prof Mohamed Toriq Kahn
grain size effects and phase transformations.
large-scale power systems, for telemetry and
The
main focus in welding simulation is the
control
development of methods for the simulation
of the Arc Welding of Inconel 718 for the
The introduction of electrical energy
aerospace industry in collaboration with the
management into industrial sectors is an
AGH University in Poland, WSK Rzesow
effective method of minimising energy
(Aerospace Engine Company) and Cenaero of
consumed by industry; it also improves the
Belgium.
reliability of the power system. CDPES strives
Performing
advanced FEA analysis for industrial
to find ways to improve this relationship, using
projects such as metal forming, piezoelectric
networked sensor technology, ubiquitous
and shape memory effects. The piezo-electric
computing, ambient intelligence, and
and shape memory effects are related to a
associated electronic communication systems
project with Airbus.
developments.
Computational
fluid dynamics is a more
[email protected]
recent addition to the research interest. This
[email protected]
incorporates the fluid effects in welding
the centre, and 2011 saw renewed effort in
The centre’s vision is to be internationally
processes such as gas flow rates and species
The CDPES is involved with energy efficiency,
directing research into developments such as
recognised in the field of computational
effects in the formation of the plasma in arc
renewable and alternative energy technology,
bio-fuel reactors, MEMS-based autonomous
mechanics, specifically in the development
welding as well as metal droplet formation and
distributed system technology, and MEMS
power systems, and energy storage systems in
and application of finite element methods to
solidification.
energy sensor technology.
support of grid stability. Under circumstances
industrial problems.
Computational
fluid dynamics is also used for
of competitive power markets, practical use of
hydrodynamic optimisation in the autonomous
The centre’s research aims to:
renewable and distributed energy generation
Its core business includes:
underwater vehicle project (AUV) with Armscor
Develop
power converters for renewable
offers an attractive alternative for power supply.
Development
and use of finite element analysis
and the IMT.
methods in computational mechanics. This
energy sources and investigate
The advantages include a short construction
interconnectivity of distributed resources with
cycle as the supply can be located near to
microgrids and electric power systems
the demand, being less of a burden to the
includes welding simulation based on a coupled
Its main project areas are:
thermo-mechanical framework, which also
NRF
South Africa-Poland Science and
Apply
such technology over multi-disciplinary
existing transmission network, and contributing
Technology Research Co-operation
applications, especially those pertaining to
to prevention of global warming through clean
commercial and industrial applications
combustion using novel energy technologies
includes the effects of microstructural changes
and phase transitions.
Incorporating
the effects of microstructure in the
analysis of the deformation of metals such as
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Six doctoral students have graduated in
Agreement
AGH-WSK
project in Poland
Airbus
COSIC project
Investigate
and apply optical fibre and
wireless communication techniques over
such as natural gas co-generation, natural gas
micro turbines or fuel cells. Three journal and
four conference publications emanated from
master’s and doctoral students pursuing studies
at the centre.
Centre for Mechanics, Smart Structures and
Micro-systems
Prof Bohua Sun
Professor Bohua Sun
Professor Bohua Sun is the Chief Editor of
Advances in Material Mechanics (AMM). He has
also been elected a member of the Academy of
During 2011, linkages with relevant industries,
Healthy
monitoring system for composite in
Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in recognition of
to explore distributed generation within the
aircraft applications using piezo-electrical
his significant achievement in the advancement
South African context. Linkages with Middle East
material such as PvDF film to sense the
or the application of science.
universities and industry, including the College
deformation of aircraft wings
including Eskom, were embarked upon in order
Package
mechanics analysis of bio-
of Engineering & Information Technology (CEIT)
degradable crates for fresh fruit
in Jeddah, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil
Theory
of shells, toroidal shells, conical shells,
Company/Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (ADNOC/
and revolution of shells
GASCO) were also pursued successfully.
Solution
of Navier-Stokes equation and nonNewtonian flow
Distributed generation using renewable energy
Nonlocal
and gradient elasticity, and shell
resources such as wind and solar energy
theory
also attracted renewed attention due to the
Micro-electro-mechanical
systems (MEMS),
the Renewable Energy Independent Power
mechanics of sensors
Producer Programme (REIPPP). The centre
will embark on feasibility studies for relevant
[email protected]
The team members are Mr Walter Kohlhöfer and
industries in this sector as we have established
sufficient capacity to undertake such studies.
The centre is dedicated to the development of
Mr Patrick Masango.
mechanics and its application to industries. It
has expertise in a wide range of mechanics,
such as in structural mechanics, solid
mechanics, fluid mechanics, composite
Prof Sun was selected as one of the Top 10 Overseas
Chinese Headline Figures 2010 in Jan 2011.
mechanics, finite element, and non-Newtonian
flow. The centre offers projects at the BTech,
MTech and doctoral levels.
The centre has established good links for
scientific exchange with the USA, Germany,
Poland and China.
The core business of the centre currently
focuses on the following projects:
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Centre for Power Systems Research
systems using cutting-edge industrialgrade frequency and time-domain software,
including optimising DC and AC side filter
designs and advanced investigations related
to real systems
Energy
efficiency studies on equipment and
networks operating under distortion and
contingency conditions
Harmonic
analysis and energy efficiency
of integrated home-based electronic
entertainment equipment, especially the
impact of the proliferation of modern flat
[email protected]
screen television sets and associated
The CPSR researchers attended a training workshop on HVDC and software applications in Germany: Prof Gary
Atkinson-Hope, Peter Lillee (course instructor), Johan Smith and Willem Stemmet.
decoders/set-top boxes on power consumed
The focus of the course was to develop participants’ modelling and simulation skills using DigSilent
by the grid
Time Domain Software for dynamic applications involving modern integrated HVDC and HVAC power
Computational
studies in power systems using
systems. The CPSR is involved in developing dynamic HVDC models for Eskom applications.
DigSilent, PSCAD, ERACS and SUPERHARM
The Centre for Power Systems Research
(CPSR) conducts research into HVAC power
software packages
In order for the CPSR to do consultative work
Design,
installation and commissioning of
for industry on the planning of new HVDC
systems, transmission and distribution networks,
HV open-rack harmonic filters in industry to
power systems, the research team of the CPSR
specialising in the integration of high (HVDC)
mitigate excessive distortion
needed to obtain highly specialised modelling
systems and the impact of and solutions
Development
of techniques for customer
and simulation skills. The HVDC Centre at
to harmonic distortions using filters and
accountability towards harmonic distortion
Manitoba in Canada offers this training using
international standards, including improving
across a power network.
their PSCAD dynamic software package. The
energy efficiency and power delivery in the
CPSR research team have these skills and have
national grid and distribution networks in South
been applying them to do investigative studies
Africa.
for Eskom on real networks. The computational
analytical studies involve effects on operational
Research projects include:
configurations, contingencies and faults and
Dynamic
studies on High Voltage Direct
the work extends into harmonic analysis on
integrated HVDC and HVAC power systems,
Current (HVDC) system integration to High
Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) power
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Researchers from CPSR attended training at the HVDC
Research Centre in Canada
making the research unique.
Centre for Substation Automation and Energy
Management Systems (CSAEMS)
electronic devices; development of combined
condition monitoring and protection systems;
and design and implementation of protection
and control schemes using IEC61850 analogue
GOOSE messages. Achievements are in the
development and research and innovation in
development of procedures for interoperability
the field of metering, monitoring, protection,
between the protection relays of different
automation and control of power systems.
vendors, novel busbar protection schemes, and
development of a novel three-terminal differential
Its focus is to act as an enabler for education,
training, testing, research and development in
protection scheme.
Real-time
simulation and energy management
the fields of substation automation and energy
systems: Development of a model for recognition
management systems. Particular attention is
of inrush current in power transformer protection
paid to current and emerging standards as a
schemes using artificial neural networks;
framework within which to develop coursework
development of IEC61850 standard-based object
and explore experimentation and research
models for conditioning monitoring; development
questions, for the purposes of undergraduate and
of a local area monitoring methodology for state
postgraduate student education and technician
estimation of power systems; investigation
and engineer training and retraining.
of methodologies for fault recognition and
diagnosis in electrical power system protection;
[email protected]
CSAEMS was officially launched by the Deputy
2011 research investigations concentrated on
and development and assessment of reduced
contributions to theory and practice:
order power system models. Achievements are
Interpretation
of the IEC61850 Standard:
in the developed methods for fault recognition
Director of the Department of Science and
Virtualisation of a sensor node compliant with
and diagnosis in electrical power systems and
Technology (DST), Mr I Patel, in September
IEC61850 communication software modelling
development of IEC61850 standard-based
2011. Its vision is to foster and sustain an
and software development for an actuator
object models for condition monitoring.
educational, research, testing, and training
node within a standard-based substation
Training
and knowledge transfer by short
environment within which students, staff
automation system. Achievements are in the
courses and yearly industrial seminars:
and specialists from industry may pursue
implementation of the IEC61850 Standard
Equipment-orientated short courses and a
technologically relevant, commercially viable,
functions in special hardware and software
seminar on IEC61850 Standard Edition 2 and
socially acceptable, and ethically grounded
environments.
its impact were organised. Demonstrations
postgraduate research and engineering training.
Protection
using GOOSE messaging:
Development of innovative protection schemes
during the seminar showcased student and
staff achievements.
Each
of these directions of research has
CSAEMS seeks to contribute to addressing the
for different applications; investigation into
need in South Africa for research infrastructure
interoperability of IEC61850 standard-based
projects undertaken and postgraduate
development that supports human capital
protection functions in multi-vendor intelligent
students allocated.
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CPUT provides skills for national energy sector
With the national energy sector facing a shortage
of staff, CPUT has set itself up to play a key role in
training highly skilled electrical engineers. In 2011,
the university launched the Centre for Substation
Automation and Energy Management Systems
– the first of its kind in South Africa. It offers
specialised training, research and development in
new technologies which aim at improving power
has received a thumbs-up from government and
Equipment: the centre received a large number of
donations from industry, which included high-tech
equipment
industry, who have noted its role in the contribution
people are using the new equipment and
Training: postgraduate Electrical Engineering students and staff members
of a skilled workforce.
technology. However, in South Africa there is
The centre, which was funded by the National
employed in industry. Tzoneva said the
a lack of skills in this sector. Universities are
Research Foundation, a development arm of
appropriate training of student and energy
Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva, who is spearheading
also not producing engineers who are properly
the Department of Science and Technology
practitioners will alleviate a number of
the centre’s activities, said new technology was
trained in the new technology.” She also said the
and CPUT, will also provide much needed
problems currently facing the national energy
introduced in 2004 in the area of Substation
centre, equipped with a state-of-the-art substation
training for engineers and technicians
sector.
Automation Systems, which are complex computer
automation laboratory, will provide students with
programmes used by electrical engineers to
hands-on experience, ensuring they hit the ground
operate substations and ensure an uninterrupted
running when entering industry.
systems in South Africa. The Bellville-based centre
power flow to consumers. “All over the world,
CPUT’s state-of-the-art substation automation laboratory, the only one of its kind in South Africa
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Launch: members of the CPUT community and government officials attended the launch of the Centre for
Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems
Energy Institute
Prof Ernst Uken
Work on paraffin safety was largely completed
The EI also hosted the following conferences
with the publication of compulsory specifications
and seminars:
for both non-pressure and pressurised
19
th Domestic Use of Energy Conference, 12
appliances for domestic use by the National
to 13 April 2011, CPUT, Cape Town Campus
The quickest and most cost-effective way of
Regulator for Compulsory Specifications
alleviating South Africa’s electricity shortage is
(NRCS). Support on the technical committee of
by promoting energy efficiency and demand-
the SA Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage
side management (EEDSM). Lighting efficiency
led to the compilation of the Carbon Storage
course for the petroleum industry,
Introductory
has received a further boost through the
Atlas. Work was initiated for a demonstration
September 2011, with a visiting lecturer from
development of LEDs. Motion sensors ensure
programme.
France, attended by senior delegates from
the effective use of light sources. The targeted
8
th Industrial & Commercial Use of Energy
Conference, 15 to 17 August 2011, Lagoon
Beach Hotel, Milnerton
industry and commerce, including banks.
energy savings with 1 million high-pressure solar
Two DTech and four MTech students are
water heaters will unfortunately not be achieved,
currently registered.
since the majority of installations are currently
low-pressure units aimed at assisting people
who have not had running hot water before.
Although the number of installations is on track,
almost five times as many low-pressure solar
geysers will have to be installed to achieve the
planned energy savings with high-pressure
[email protected]
units.
The Energy Institute (EI) strives to find, prioritise,
It was demonstrated that a home could be
and promote energy efficiency and demand-
powered by photo-voltaics (PV), independent
side management (EEDSM), and renewable
of the grid, provided (a) all possible energy
energy strategies (especially solar techniques),
efficiency measures were carried out first, and
through world-class R&D. It conducts problem-
(b) every care was taken not to draw down the
solving R&D in EEDSM and Renewable Energy
stored electricity in the batteries during the
to assist South Africa in reducing its fossil-
night, so that there was some power left for the
fuel dependence. The EI promotes energy
morning activities. Using the grid as backup
efficiency and sustainable renewable energy
instead of batteries provided a cheaper and far
options through publications, conferences and
easier way to operate the system. In the test
seminars, interviews and submissions to the
case, a net 1500kWh could be fed back into the
authorities and all role-players. Prof Nico Beute
grid during the year. The difference was largely
and Prof Philip Lloyd are valuable assets to the
accounted for by the poor efficiency of batteries
EI team.
for storage.
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French–South African Institute of Technology (F’SATI)
Prof Robert van Zyl
augmented to include radiation hardening
techniques in collaboration with iThemba Labs.
Highlights from 2011:
three phases, namely academic, research,
and professional development. Through an
agreement with ESIEE (L’école d’ingénieurs de
la chambre de commerce et d’industrie), Paris,
40 postgraduate students
Approximately
registered in the programme from BTech to
doctoral level
students can obtain an MSc in Electronics, in
The
programme has 28 alumni
addition to the MTech in Electrical Engineering.
A
prestigious Space Industry Seminar Series
A similar arrangement exists for doctoral studies.
with national and international visibility was
launched in 2010 and continues to grow
A particular strength of the programme is its
utilisation of nano-satellites as technology
platforms for practical, hands-on skills training
and applied research. The nano-satellite type
in question is the so-called CubeSat. This
[email protected]
grown substantially, reaching over 6000
learners in 2011 alone
The
programme is internationally recognised
technology, packaged in a 10 x 10 x 10 cm3
as potentially being a CubeSat technology
nano-satellite, was developed in the USA to
support hub for Africa, having hosted the 1st
make the building of satellites affordable and
International African CubeSat Workshop from
accessible to academic institutions.
30 September to 2 October 2011, developing
CPUT develops South Africa’s first
CubeSat
subsystems for the international CubeSat
Researchers at CPUT have taken innovation
The making of ZACUBE-1
The F’SATI Postgraduate Programme in Satellite
F’SATI staff and students have developed South
market, and providing ground support for
to another level with the development of South
Systems Engineering at CPUT is funded by
Africa’s first CubeSat, ZACUBE-1. This satellite
international CubeSat missions
Africa’s first CubeSat – a miniature satellite. The
the Department of Science and Technology,
will be launched into space from Russia, in
through the National Research Foundation,
November 2012. ZACUBE-1 is a space weather
Retention (PDSR) Programme was established
as a response to the identified skills scarcity
mission that is being developed through
in January 2011, preparing engineers-in-
in space science and technology. Since the
collaboration with the South African National
training for the satellite industry
establishment of the programme in 2009, F’SATI
Space Agency (SANSA).
The
Professional Development and Skills
activity has been increasing
Research
steadily, with a total of 27 research outputs for
has grown into a national asset with global
the 2011 to 2012 period
impact through a consistent drive towards
F’SATI’s research areas include satellite
excellence, relevance and innovation. F’SATI is
communications, and computer and power
the most successful French venture of its kind in
systems, in addition to space physics payload
Initiative, the F’SATI Programme has been
a non-French-speaking African country.
development for the SANSA Space Science
awarded a Research Chair in Innovative Small
Directorate (previously the Hermanus Magnetic
Satellite Technology and Applications for
Observatory). The research portfolio is being
Africa
The programme is comprehensive, and covers
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annually
Our
community engagement activities have
Within
the South African Research Chairs
ZACUBE-1, developed by the French–South African
Institute of Technology, a specialised unit at CPUT
CubeSat, ZACUBE-1, was unveiled on Friday,
30 September 2011 at the French–South African
Hugely successful seminar boosts F’SATI’s reputation as key role-player in SA
Space Industry
Institute of Technology (F’SATI), a specialised
The profile of CPUT’s French–South African
gathering, and, said Prof van Zyl, their feedback
unit at CPUT’s Bellville campus that focuses
Institute of Technology (F’SATI) has been raised
has been phenomenal. “It’s been extremely
on satellite engineering. “This is a significant
enormously following the institute’s first Industry
gratifying to hear praise from delegates about
milestone for our institution, and country,” said
Seminar and Exhibition for 2011, held in Cape
the high levels of technical proficiency we
F’SATI Deputy-Director, Professor Robert van
Town. Deputy Director, Prof Robert van Zyl,
possess. It’s also great to see how our seminars,
Zyl, who is driving CPUT’s space activities.
says F’SATI’s ability to bring key stake-holders
held three times a year, are growing in scope,
in South Africa’s burgeoning space industry
content and reputation. In the past, our seminars
together is now unparalleled. The Departments
dealt mainly with technical issues. Now we
of Science and Technology (DST) and Trade
facilitate seminars which appeal to the whole
and Industry (DTI), the National Research
spectrum of role-players in the aerospace and
Foundation, the South African National Space
space industries, from CubeSat workshops, to
Agency, leading international space scientists,
opportunities for entrepreneurs, to dedicated
industry, as well as CPUT’s budding satellite
sessions on space policy and law from a South
engineers were all present at the high-profile
African perspective.”
Delegates at F’SATI’s Industry Seminar promoting the International Astronautical Congress 2011, held at Cape
Town’s International Convention Centre
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Product Lifecycle Management Competency
Centre (PLMCC)
Prof Stéphane Bouyé
geographically dispersed teams.
The activities of the centre involve students and
educators at CPUT by undertaking projects and
teaching new methodology and best practices
in developing products, as well as providing
Robert van Zyl with students from a community
programme hosted by F’SATI and SANSA
Robert van Zyl with Prof Lee-Anne McKinnell, Managing
Director of SANSA Space Science, and Dr Patrick
Sibanda, with learners who participated in a satellitebuilding competition
F’SATI’s Chief Technical Architect, Francois
“And we are very proud of our outreach and
Visser agrees. “To expose our students, and
awareness programme, where a group of
ourselves, to these ‘big guns’, such as EADS
pupils from Luhlaza High are taught how to
Astrium’s Thomas Schirmann, has been an
build mock-satellites. We also teach them a
invaluable experience. Astrium is a leading
little about satellite and orbital dynamics. This
European space company and Schirmann is
is an important part of our mission to publicise
The Product Lifecycle Management Competency
latest Version 6 softwares, CATIA, DELMIA,
their chief engineer in the satellite division.
our courses and the wonderful opportunities
Centre (PLMCC) is the result of a partnership
SIMULIA, 3DVia and ENOVIA, and complements
Listening first-hand to an engineer of this
that are available to bright graduates here at
between the French Ministry of Education and
CPUT modelling and simulation capabilities which
stature, the man who was instrumental in
F’SATI.”
Research and Dassault Systèmes, a world leader
support South African industry.
resources and support to each department for
research and project development. The PLMCC
plays a core role in developing “Engineers for Virtual
Product Development” that industries are seeking.
building the Venus Express, was a magnificent
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The French Ministry of Education and Research has
assigned a full-time professor, Prof Stéphane Bouyé,
[email protected]
to design training programmes for the centre. The
centre uses the full suite of Dassault Systèmes’
in 3D design, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product
“Global industry is evolving from a ‘good product’
opportunity,” says Visser. F’SATI’s operations
Van Zyl has expressed deep appreciation to
manager and tireless organiser of the seminar,
the sponsors of F’SATI’s first industry seminar
Ian van Zyl, adds that for F’SATI’s students, the
for 2011, including the Aerospace Industry
The centre focuses on various application domains
perspective of delivering a good ‘experience’ to
opportunity to network and interact with SA’s
Support Initiative, EADS Astrium, the DTI and
of PLM and specifically develops new educational
end-users. Academic institutions with foresight,
small space community was fantastic. “Not only
the DST.
methods adapted to the strong competency
such as CPUT, realise this and address this
are we giving our students the tools to start
expectations of the globalised industries and
perspective in their curriculum. PLMCC design
their own businesses, but we’re also facilitating
R&D institutions in South Africa. This platform
is based on a cooperative model successfully
interaction with industry so they can forge links
enables the reform of engineering curricula and
established in Brazil, India, China and Mexico
for the future.”
acts as an integrating agent for multidisciplinary
to accelerate the development of world-class
R&D. It also provides a networking capability for
education,” said Xavier Fouger, Senior Director,
integrated learning projects conducted between
Academic Programmes, Dassault Systèmes.
Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions.
perspective to a longer, broader strategic
Technology Station in Clothing and Textiles (TSCT)
Mr Shamil Isaacs
The TSCT provides innovation support to SMMEs in
the clothing, textile and related industries in order to
improve competitiveness, and is supported by the
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA).
The specific services provided to the clothing,
textile, and related sectors are:
Manufacturing
advisory services
Technology
platform (cutting-edge technology
that is available for SMMEs to utilise for prototype
development)
Product
analysis and testing
Human
capital development (short learning
programmes of strategic importance to the
clothing and textiles industry)
Product
development
Smart
organisation (clustering of SMMEs to
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://active.cput.ac.za/tsct
share knowledge and network facilitation)
The two research focus areas are anthropometry
(body sizing using a 3D body scanner) and the
development of polymer textiles in water and air
pollution abatement/electro spinning nano fibres.
Highlights for 2011 included a research project
conducted with Eskom involving the evaluation of
nano fibres for water treatment.
Services to industry:
Total
number of SMMEs supported: 489
Number
of SMMEs on short learning
programmes: 249
Tests
conducted for SMMEs: 790
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Research Output
Ziegler R
Barris K
Haydam N, Slabbert A & Uken E
The value of experiential learning – The student
Thoughts on a protracted and bloody-minded
From quantum physics to quantum marketing
Li S & Sun B (eds)
perspective
campaign of resistance to Harvard system
research practice – A monistic view
Advances in Cell Mechanics
Aung W, IIic V, Moscinski J & Uhomoibhi J (eds)
referencing, and how I nearly won the battle
Proceedings of the 32nd SAMRA (Southern
Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science
Innovations 2011: World Innovations in
African Marketing Research Association)
Business Media, 2011
Engineering Education and Research
(RITAL) Conference
Conference
ISBN 978-3-64217-589-3
Potomac, MA: International Network for
Vanderbijlpark, 1-3 June 2011
Books/chapters
Engineering Education and Research (INEER),
Lloyd P
2011, pp 247-257
De Jager D, Sheldon MS & Edwards W
Hotzhausen J & Martin L
Introduction to extraction in food processing
ISBN 978-0-9818868-2-4
Application of a pilot-scale MBR system for the
Site-staff transport in the construction industry –
removal of colour from industrial textile effluent
A South African case
WISA-MTC ’11, Water Institute of Southern Africa
IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics &
– Membrane Technology Division
Applications (ISIEA 2011)
Langkawi, Malaysia, 25-28 September 2011
Lebovka N, Vorobiev E and Chemat F (eds)
Enhancing Extraction Processes in the Food
Conference papers
Industry
London: CRC Press, 2011, pp 1-24
Abidin AZ, Ziegler R & Tuohi R
ISBN 978-1-4398-4593-6
Learning styles amongst engineering students in
Malaysia, South Africa and Finland
Qin QH & Sun B (eds)
Dembskey E & Biermann E
Kallis DC & Fritz WLO
International Conference on Engineering
Software agents vs botnets
Working towards a greener future – The
Advances in Engineering Mechanics, Volume 1
Education (ICEE) 2011: Engineering
development of a prototype fuel cell-based
New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2011
Sustainability for a Global Economy
Warfare and Security (ICIW 2011)
vehicle
ISBN 978-1-60876-901-8
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 21-26 August 2011
Washington, DC, 17-18 March 2011
International Society for Engineering Education
Surridge AD, Cloete M & Lloyd P
Barris K
Foudazi R & Masalova I
The geological storage of carbon dioxide and
The Afrikaner grotesque: Mediating between
Binary mixtures of highly concentrated
disposal of nuclear waste in South Africa
colonial self and colonised other
emulsions
Kriger C, Retonda J, Luwaca E & Bahardien S
Toth FL (ed.)
22nd Annual British Commonwealth and
European Rheology Conference
Analysis of GOOSE and sampled value
Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and
Postcolonial Studies Conference
Suzdal, Russia, 10-14 May 2011
message structure for educational purposes
Radioactive Waste: A Comparative Assessment
Savannah, Georgia, 17-18 February 2011
(IGIP) International Conference
Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 2011, pp 569-
2nd PAC World International Conference
Fritz WLO & Kallis DC
Dublin, Ireland, 28-30 June 2011
588
Barris K
ISBN 978-90-481-8711-9
Interrogations of guilt and amnesia in Mike
International Society for Engineering Education
Lloyd P
Nicol’s The Ibis Tapestry, and Wall of Days by
(IGIP) International Conference
The great fracking debate
Alastair Bruce
Santos, Brazil, 27-30 March 2011
Johannesburg Press Club and EE Publishing
Solar water heater modelling
Public Debating Forum
International Global Jubilee Conference
Midrand, 25 May 2011
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Lloyd P
Lloyd P
Msomi V, Oliver GJ, Philander O & Sanusi K
Management of Ecosystems: The Knowledge
How I learned to stop worrying and love the
Sulphur – Environmental over-reaction to one of
A newly developed alternative way to describe
of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of
frack
nature’s cycles
shape memory alloy behaviour
Impacts of Climate Change
University of the Third Age
South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
11th International Conference on Computational
Bangalore, India, 19-21 October 2011
Hermanus, 8 August 2011
Conference on Sulphur, Sulphuric Acid and SO2
Science and its Application
Abatement
Santander, Spain, 20-23 June 2011
Lloyd P
Promoting solar water systems in developing
Pilanesberg, 16-19 May 2011
How I learned to stop worrying and love the
Uken E
Nomnqa M, Ikhu-Omoregbe D & Rabiu A
countries
Simulation studies of a high temperature proton
BIT’s 1st Annual Low Carbon Earth Summit 2011
Dalian, China, 19-26 October 2011
frack
Lloyd P
Wordfest, Grahamstown Festival
Transition to a low-carbon world – a risk
exchange membrane fuel cell
Grahamstown, 2 July 2011
assessment
44th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society
Omega Investment Conference “A Low Carbon
of Chemical Engineers
Lloyd P
Uken E
Future”
Victoria Island, Lagos, 10-12 November 2011
Solar water heating in South Africa
Overview of South Africa’s coal reserves and
Johannesburg, 23-24 February 2011
production
BIT’s 1st Annual Low Carbon Earth Summit 2011
Rabiu A, Van Steen E & Claeys M
Dalian, China, 19-26 October 2011
McCloskey’s Coal Export Conference
Makinde OD
Cape Town, 2-3 February 2011
Impact of mathematical sciences research on
reactions of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Uken E
Effect of space velocity on the secondary
national development (keynote address)
44 Annual conference of the Nigerian Society of
Sustainable Energy
Lloyd P
First Kenyatta University Mathematics
Chemical Engineers
Sustainable Energy Seminar
Participation in COP17
Victoria Island, Lagos, 10-12 November 2011
Johannesburg, 12 October 2011
Parliamentary Institute of SA
Nairobi, Kenya, 8-10 June 2011
Trowler P, Raisanen C, Gustaffsson M,
Uken E
Lloyd P
Makinde OD
th
Eriksson A, Stenberg A, Jacobs C, Wright J,
A sustained look at renewable energy
Modelling CO2 emission, O2 depletion and
Winberg C & Wyrley-Birch B
Sustainable Energy Seminar
Realising Botswana’s gas potential
thermal decomposition in a stockpile of reactive
Mobility and gate-keeping: The literacy practices
Johannesburg, 12 October 2011
International Coal and Energy Conference
materials (keynote address)
of disciplines
Gaborone, Botswana, 29-30 November 2011
Strathmore University International Mathematics
Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)
Conference
International Conference: Mobility, Language,
Birch B
Nairobi, Kenya, 18-20 August 2011
Literacy
Partnerships between language and disciplinary
Cape Town, 19-21 January 2011
specialists
Lloyd P
Refinery investment issues in southern Africa
Winberg C, Jacobs C, Wright J & Wyrley-
African Economic Forum
Makinde OD
Cape Town, 13-15 March 2011
Numerical investigation of unsteady MHD
Uken E
Conference 2011 (LSSA, SAALA, EPIP, SAALT)
thermal boundary layer over a stretching sheet
Funding renewable energy in developing
Grahamstown, 26-29 June 2011
Lloyd P
with a convective surface boundary condition
countries
South Africa is ready for nuclear technology
35th Annual South African Symposium on
Strengthening Cooperation between Germany
Nuclear Forum
Numerical and Applied Mathematics
and India: International Humboldt on Adaptive
Johannesburg, 19 May 2011
Stellenbosch, 23-25 March 2011
English Language and Linguistics Joint Annual
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Zeelie P, Sheldon MS & Edwards W
Chowdhury MR & Fester VG
Duggan SM, Ernst M & Hovgaard EM
Kanyarusoke KE, Gryzagoridis J & Oliver G
A pilot-scale ultra-filtration membrane bioreactor
Effect of temperature on the synthesis of iron
Development of mass customisation tools using
Design of a thermal-hydraulic driven and
application for the treatment of paper and pulp
oxide nanoparticles
CAD macro-technology
mechanically controlled solar tracker for tropical
wastewater
Africa
WISA-MTC ’11, Water Institute of Southern Africa
Excellence
Excellence
– Membrane Technology Division
Excellence
De Jager D, Sheldon MS & Edwards W
Heugh L, Ernst M & Hovgaard EM
Membrane bioreactor application within the
Application of body scanning technology and
Kotzé R & Haldenwang R
Unskilled bricklayers on construction sites in the
treatment of high-strength textile effluent
statistical analysis in improving sizing and fit in
Development of a commercial in-line process
Western Cape
2nd Regional Young Water Professionals (YWP)
the clothing industry in the Western Cape
rheometer based on ultrasonics
NMMU Construction Management 40th
Conference
Conference, Port Elizabeth, 27-29 November
Excellence
Excellence
An internet gateway for a wireless sensor
IIunga LM & Fester VG
Krishnamurthy S & Tzoneva R
network
Pressure drop measurement of controlled
Multi-objective economic dispatch problem
Zietsman R & De Kerk R
2011
Conference posters
Aggrey O, Donkor E, Cupido L, Masutha R &
De Villiers G, Van der Byl A & Wilkinson R
contracting and re-expanding flows for highly
using Lagrange’s method: A comparative
Ismail F
Excellence
viscous fluids
analysis of price penalty factors
Small-scale fish farming in a shipping container
Excellence
Excellence
Dlangamandla N, Ikhu-Omoregbe DIO,
Excellence
Ulleberg Ø & Rabiu A
Novel thermal management in a fuel cell-based
John J, Isafiade A & Rabiu A
Maladzhi WR, Yan B & Makinde OD
micro-combined heat and power system
Retrofit of heat exchanger networks of petroleum
The impact of innovative leadership on
Arendse B, Bailes D & Cain V
refinery using pinch analysis
sustainability of SMEs in the Western Cape,
Low-cost baby incubator
Excellence
South Africa
Excellence
Excellence
using renewable energy
Excellence
Drotskie N, Ernst M & Hovgaard EM
Chinyika E & Bierman E
Jordaan E, Janse van Vuuren M & Rabiu A
textile and related fields in the Western Cape
Fischer-Tropsch process improvement: Data
Martin L
Design of a low-cost store and forward
acquisition and measurement optimisation
Social capital and contractors’ success – A
communication payload for a nanosatellite
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longitudinal study
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Development of a network-based tool for the
Sagouo Minko F, Magnus L, Van Zyl RR,
Tobedza A & Yan B
Masango P & Kohlhöfer W
Nomnqa MV, Ikhu-Omoregbe DIO & Rabiu A
Smart health monitoring system for helicopter
Modelling and simulation of a high-temperature
Visser DF, Lehmensiek R & Cilliers PJ
rotor blade
proton exchange membrane fuel cell
CubeSat mission design for characterising the
educational and training institutions of Botswana
dual auroral radar network (superdarn) field of
Excellence
Excellence
view
Excellence
An approach to quality management in
Excellence
Tshilombo MO & Ojumu TV
Ntamba Ntamba BM, Chowdhury MR &
Using AERMOD and CALPUFF to model the
Fester VG
dispersion of sulphur dioxide from Chevron oil
Prediction of non-Newtonian pressure loss
September S, Ernst M & Hovgaard EM
chalcopyrite containing high silicates in a
refinery to assess the regulatory coherence
coefficient for short and long square-edged
Ultrasonic welding-innovative joining technology
column reactor
of ambient air quality and refinery emission
orifice plates
for Sporttech application
standards
Excellence
Excellence
Excellence
Excellence
Olowoye B, Yan B & Makinde OD
Sheldon MS, Zeelie PJ & Edwards W
Mtiya KS & Cairncross EK
Effect of pH on bioleaching of low-grade
Muluh ET, Vaughan CL & John LR
Yan B, Makinde K & Makinde OD
Intervention strategies to improve the quality of
An analysis of undergraduates’ perception of the
Treatment of paper mill effluent using membrane
students’ health in tertiary institutions of South
Characterising alpha event-related brain
use of technology in a university
bioreactors
Africa
oscillations in mental arithmetic processing
2nd Regional Young Water Professionals (YWP)
Society for Neroscience 41st Annual Meeting
Excellence
Conference
Excellence
Washington, DC, 12-15 November 2011
Mutch GA & Wilkinson RH
Peterson M, Sam M, Matshoba L, Philander O
Shituula D & Martin L
Zandberg HAJ, Kaplan S, De Jager G &
An analysis of decision making in technical
Wilkinson RH
Development of the guardian I and II unmanned
facility management of public health facilities
Energy harvesting techniques for sensor network
aerial vehicles
motes
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Excellence
Excellence
Excellence
An analogue-controlled switch-mode power
& Riddles M
system for a CubeSat
Ngobeni WS, Hangone G & Ikhu-Omoregbe D
Sibanda M & Van Zyl RR
Froth flotation of nickel sulphide ores using thiol
Pietrangeli S, Kilfoil M & De Vries I
collectors and their mixtures
Variable blade length wind turbine design
implementation plan for a CubeSat
Aboyade AO, Rabiu A & Amigun B
Excellence
Excellence
Excellence
The potential for climate change mitigation in
solid waste disposal: A case study of Lagos
Electromagnetic compatibility design and
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landfills
for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2011,
Esbach J
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference on
ISTEC International Science and Technology
pp 482-491
Entrepreneurship: Rethinking the future
the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town, 12-13
Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 7-9 December
ISBN 978-0-620-49192-1
April 2011
2011
Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul University, 2011, pp
Chowdhury F & Ojumu TV
828-833
Contribution of ferric-iron precipitate to the
ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
ISBN 2146-7382
kinetic of microbial ferrous-iron oxidation by
Leptospirillum ferriphillum in a packed column
Bester SJ & Atkinson-Hope G
Fritz W, Kallis DC & Omar I
Qiu G, Jiang T, Qin W, Liu X,Yang Y & Wang H
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
Infusing environmental literacy into engineering
Harmonic filter design to mitigate two resonant
(eds)
points in a distribution network
Proceedings of the 19th International
Fester VG, Kabwe AM & Slatter PT
Proceedings of the VIIth International Conference
Proceedings of the 21th Australasian Universities
Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS 2011):
Diaphragm valve head loss coefficients for
on Engineering and Computer Education –
Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC),
Biohydrometallurgy: Biotech Key to Unlock
coarse particles transported in a non-Newtonian
ICECE ’2011: Engineering Education Inspiring
Brisbane, Australia, 25-28 September 2011
Mineral Resources Value, Changsha, China, 18-
carrier fluid
the Next Generation of Engineers, Guimarães,
Brisbane, Australia: AUPEC, 2011, pp 109-113
22 September 2011
Jewell R & Fourie A (eds)
Portugal, 25-28 September 2011
ISBN 978-1-4577-1793-2
Changsha, China: Central South University
Paste 2011: Proceedings of the 14th International
Santos, Brazil: COPEC (Science and Education
Press, 2011, pp 76-80
Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Perth,
Research Council), 2011, pp 5-8
ISBN 978-7-5487-0356-3
Australia, 5-7 April 2011
ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5
Bredekamp AJ
A measured base analysis of domestic power
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programmes
Nedlands, WA, Australia: Australian Centre for
consumption due to home entertainment devices
Chowdhury F & Ojumu TV
Geomechanics, 2011, pp 417-426
Fritz W, Kallis DC & Von Gleichenstein A
Beute N (ed.)
The effects of temperature on the kinetics of
ISBN 978-0-980 6154-3-2
The importance of soft skills and the influence of
the ferrous-iron biooxidation by Leptospirillum
ferriphillum in a packed column bioreactor
Fritz W
April 2011
Qiu G, Jiang T, Qin W, Liu X,Yang Y & Wang H
How new technologies and standards influence
(eds)
renewable energy applications
Proceedings of the 19th International
Beute N (ed.)
ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS):
Proceedings of the 8th Conference on the
culture on project management
Biohydrometallurgy: Biotech Key to Unlock
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy, Cape
Chipanga T, Gryzagoridis J & Oliver GJ
Mineral Resources Value, Changsha, China, 18-
Town, 15-17 August 2011
Determination of the accuracy of non-destructive
22 September 2011
ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5
residual stress measurement techniques
Changsha, China: Central South University
Kok S, Wilke DN & Inglis HM (eds)
Press, 2011, pp 101-105
ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4
7th South African Conference on Computational
ISBN 978-7-5487-0356-3
Fritz W, Kallis D & Von Gleichenstein A
Increasing competitiveness of South African
and Applied Mechanics (SACAM10), Pretoria,
Fritz WLO, Kallis DC & Khan MTE
companies through international development
South Africa, 10-13 January 2010
The role of geothermal energy in Bavaria
programmes with special focus on the
Pretoria, South Africa: South African Association
Beute N (ed.)
renewable sector
Verification & Utilisation, Rotorua, New Zealand,
Rondebosch: South African Universities’ Power
of Engineering & Business Education and 1
9-11 August 2011
Solar water heater modelling
Engineering Conference, 2011, pp 224-227
Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Concrete
Proceedings of the XIIth International Conference
ISBN 978-0-7992-2480-1
Society, 2011, pp 526-533
on Engineering and Technology Education,
ISBN 978-0-473-19287-7
Keen GA & Lloyd PJ
Santos, Brazil: University of Santos, 2011, p 61
Domestic application of a PV system
ISBN 978-85-89549-83-7
Beute N (ed.)
st
Holtzhausen J & Martin L
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
Site-staff transport in the construction industry: A
Fritz W, Kallis D & Von Gleichenstein A
South African case
The influence of culture on project management
2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering
Working towards a greener future – The
April 2011
in emerging businesses
and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA2011),
development of a prototype fuel cell-based
Langkawi Island, Malaysia, 25-28 September
vehicle
of Engineering & Business Education and 1
2011
Proceedings of the XII International Conference
IEEE, 2011, pp 406-411
on Engineering and Technology Education,
ISBN 978-1-4577-1549-5
Khotso PA, Lehmensiek R & Van Zyl RR
Santos, Brazil: University of Santos, 2011, p 59
Comparison of the communication time of a high
ISBN 978-85-89549-83-7
gain versus a low gain monopole-like low profile
st
Izuegbu NS & Adonis ML
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
Simulation and modelling of energy efficient
th
ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
antenna on a 3-unit CubeSat
design of a ceramic infrared heater
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Fritz WLO & Tsikata M
Kanyarusoke KE
Re-curriculating: Can an engineering lecturer
(IEEE) Africon 2011, Livingstone, Zambia, 13-15
Modelling a geothermal source with
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy
contribute to meet 21st century Africa’s
September 2011
cogeneration applications in a residential area
(ICUE), Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011
challenges?
Beute N (ed.)
Proceedings of the 4 International Conference
(IEEE), 2011, 4pp electronic
ISBN 978-1-61284-991-1
ISBN 978-1-4577-1745-1
th
Kallis DC & Fritz W
Kilimo ASG & Khan MTE
Small hydro for rural electrification
Optimising student groups within a project-
Beute N (ed.)
ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
based learning environment
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
April 2011
Haldenwang R & Fester VG
The influence of different super-plasticisers on
Wilkinson RH
the flowability and reproducibility of an SCC mix
Wireless transformer monitoring
Khrapko M & Wallevik O (eds)
Proceedings of the 20 Southern African
ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium
Universities’ Power Engineering Conference
on High Performance Concrete: Design,
(SAUPEC), Cape Town, 13-15 July 2011
Kaplan S, Nicholls F, De Jager G &
April 2011
th
ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5
79
Kotzé R & Haldenwang R
Martin L
Mukuna JG & Kilfoil M
Development of an ultrasonic in-line rheometer:
Comparative analysis of min-max and max-max
A matter of personality – Interactions among
Testing of combined refrigerator/heat exchanger
Evaluation, optimisation and verification
price penalty factor approaches for multi-
contractors analysed using activity theory
and geyser
Sobota J (ed.)
criteria power system dispatch problem using
7th Construction Industry Development
Beute N (ed.)
15th International Conference on Transport
Lagrange’s method
Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Conference on
and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, Wroclaw,
International Conference on Recent
Construction Industry Development, Pretoria,
Poland, 6-9 September 2011
Advancements in Electrical, Electronics and
South Africa, 9-11 October 2011
April 2011
Wroclaw, Poland: Wroclaw University of
Control Engineering, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, India,
Pretoria, South Africa: Construction Industry
Environmental and Life Sciences, 2011, pp
15-17 December 2011
Development Board (CIDB) and University of
49-61
Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and
Pretoria, 2011, 8pp electronic
ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
ISBN 978-83-62633-16-6
Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011, pp 36-43
ISBN 978-0-620-51438-5
ISBN 978-1-45772149-6
La Cock RR & Muzondo IF
price penalty factor approaches for multi-criteria
Martin L
Muzondo IV & La Cock R
Survey training terrain and integrated task
Learning in the construction industry: An
training in geomatics
Innovative teaching using integrated tasks for
analysis based on the activity theory
Proceedings of the AfricaGEO Developing
power system dispatch problem with valve point
engineering course
Egbu C & Lou ECW (eds)
Geomatics for Africa, Cape Town, 31 May 2011-
effect loading using Lagrange’s method
Association of Researchers in Construction
2 June 2011
Fourth International Conference on Power and
Management (ARCOM) Twenty-Seventh Annual
Cape Town: AfricaGEO, 2011, p 33
Energy Systems (ICPS), Chennai, India, 22-24
Conference, Bristol, UK, 5-7 September 2011,
ISBN 978-0-620-48428-2
December 2011
Volume 1
Reading, UK: Association of Researchers in
Nell RD & Kahn MTE
(IEEE), 2011, 7pp electronic
Construction Management (ARCOM), 2011, pp
The use of 3D electronic vision for effective
ISBN 978-1-4577-1510-5
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
535-544
utilisation of solar power in a hybrid electrical
ISBN 978-0-9552390-5-2 (2 Vols)
supply setup
Lloyd PJD
The case against a carbon tax for South Africa
Meru AM & Atkinson-Hope G
price penalty factor approaches for multi-
Beute N (ed.)
Development of a design, installation and
criteria power system dispatch problem using
commissioning process of MV open rack
Lagrange’s method
harmonic filters
Proceedings of the International Conference on
Proceedings of the 20th Southern African
Recent Advancements in Electrical, Electronics
ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4
and Control Engineering (IConRAEeCE’11),
Sivakasi, India, 15-17 December 2011
ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4
Rondebosch, South Africa: SAUPEC, 2011, pp
Beute N (ed.)
Nomnqa M, Dlangamandla N,
Sivakasi, India: IEEE explore, 2011, pp 36-43
339-344
Ikhu-Omoregbe D & Rabiu A
ISBN 978-1-4577-2147-2
ISBN 978-0-7992-2480-1
Optimisation studies on the performance of a
high temperature proton exchange membrane
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fuel cell
April 2011
Proceedings of the 9th Highway and Urban
Environment Symposium, Madrid, Spain, 9-11
June 2008
2011
ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
Dordrecht, Germany: Springer
608-613
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ISBN 2146-7382
Science+Business Media B.V., 2010, pp 207Raubenheimer JH
215
Development of a GISc programme for CPUT
ISBN 978-90-481-3042-9
Onwunta OEK & Kahn MTE
Proceedings of the AfricaGEO developing
Energy efficiency and reliability improvement
geomatics for Africa, Cape Town, 31 May 2011-2
Slatter PT, Haldenwang R & Chhabra RP
Real world focus in education – A theoretical
strategies in industrial electric motor-driven
June 2011
The laminar/turbulence transition for paste sheet
analysis from the Cape Peninsula University of
systems (EMDS)
Cape Town: South African Geomatics Institute,
flow
Technology in Cape Town
Beute N (ed.)
2011, pp 44-48
Jewell R & Fourie A (eds)
Proceedings of the VII International Conference
Proceedings of the 8 Conference on the
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Proceedings of the 14th International Seminar on
Roman M & Van Zyl R
5-7 April 2011
Passive field uniformity enhancement in
Nedlands, WA, Australia: Australian Centre for
reverberation chambers
Geomechanics, 2011, pp 381-388
ISBN 978-0-9814311-5-4
ISBN 978-0-980 6154-3-2
Oliviera C, Kahn M, Fritz W & Kallis DC
th
th
Paste and Thickened Tailings, Perth, Australia,
(IEEE) Africon 2011, Livingstone, Zambia, 13-15
Rabiu A, Adefeso I & Ikhu-Omoregbe D
September 2011
Smith J, Stemmet WC & Atkinson-Hope G
Municipal solid waste gasification/polymer
IEEE, 2011, 6pp electronic
Harmonic source-sink nodal diagram for
Omar I, Sebezo N & Matshoba Z
electrolyte membrane fuel cell integrated CHP
ISBN 978-61284-991-1
analysing directional flow of power in an
Investigating the feasibility of small hydro power:
system
A case study
Simpheh EK, Ndihokubwayo R & Love PED
Beute N (ed.)
An analysis of the impact of rework on project
2011
performance: Views from the field
(SAUPEC 2011), Cape Town, 13-15 July 2011
6th Built Environment Conference,
Rondebosch: South African Universities’ Power
April 2011
567-572
Johannesburg, 31 July-2 August 2011
Engineering Conference, 2011, pp 224-227
ISBN 2146-7382
Lambton, South Africa: Association of Schools of
ISBN 978-0-7992-2480-1
ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5
Construction of Southern Africa, 2011, pp 87-98
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integrated HVAC/HVDC network
Raji AK & Khan MTE
ISBN 978-0-86970-7130-5
Distributed energy resources for residential
Stemmet WC, Smith J & Atkinson-Hope G
AC harmonic filter analysis under pole-bypass
Onwunta OEK & Kahn MTE
electricity users
Simpheh EK, Ndihokubwayo R & Love PED
operating conditions on a 12-pulse HVDC
Electric drives and energy efficiency: Myriad
Beute N (ed.)
An analysis of the impact of rework on project
system
meanings
performance: Views from the field
Beute N (ed.)
Rauch S, Morrison GM & Monzón A (eds)
81
Wiese SF & Zietsman R
Foudazi R, Masalova I & Malkin AYA
Rondebosch, South Africa: South African
Assessment of emotional intelligence training
Flow behaviour of highly concentrated emulsions
Universities’ Power Engineering Conference,
ISBN 978-85-89120-97-5
provided to junior project managers in the
of supersaturated aqueous solution in oil
construction industry
Rheologica Acta, 50:897-907, 2011
2011, pp 333-338
Van der Bijl A
6th Built Environment Conference, Johannesburg,
South Africa’s changing teacher education
31 July-2 August 2011
Sutherland A & Kotzé M
Foudazi R, Masalova I & Malkin AYA
policy framework and its implications for
Lambton, South Africa: Association of Schools
The rheology of binary mixtures of highly
A system to estimate particle activity and
business and engineering education
of Construction of Southern Africa, 2011, pp
concentrated emulsions
velocity at the pipe wall in settling slurry flow
585-594
Applied Rheology, 21(2):25326-1-25326-3, 2011
Sobota J (ed.)
ISBN 978-0-86970-7130-5
15th International Conference on Transport
and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, Wroclaw,
Yan B & Zhang L
Poland, 6-9 September 2011
An approach of quality management in the small
subsequent measurement of residual stresses
Wroclaw, Poland: Wroclaw University of
business environment of South Africa
Insight, 53(5):245-247, 2011
Environmental and Life Sciences, 2011, pp
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
Szu Hui NG, Roger JIAO & Min XIE (eds)
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49-61
ISBN 978-83-62633-16-6
IEEE International Conference on Industrial
Shearography – In identifying the presence and
Humphreys P, Erfort E, Fester V, Chhiba M,
Van der Byl A, Wilkinson RH & Inggs MR
Engineering and Engineering Management
Kotzé R, Philander O & Sam M
Recursive Fourier transform hardware
IEEEM2011, Furama Riverfront, Singapore, 6-9
Development of an experimental diaphragm
Tsikata M & Fritz WLO
December 2011
valve used for velocity profiling of such devices
Combined heat and power application from a
(IEEE) Radar Conference, Kansas City, MI, 23-
Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2011, pp 684-688
Journal for New Generation Sciences, 15(3):32-
biogas plant
27 May 2011
ISBN 978-1-4577-0738-4
45, 2010
Beute N (ed.)
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
(IEEE), 2011, pp 746-750
Kotzé R, Wiklund J, Haldenwang R & Fester V
ISBN 978-1-4244-8900-8
April 2011
Measurement and analysis of flow behaviour
Awad FG, Sibanda P, Motsa SS & Makinde OD
in complex geometries using the Ultrasonic
Convection from an inverted cone in a porous
Velocity Profiling (UVP) technique
Verhulp AN & Atkinson-Hope G
Reducing the masking effect in performance
medium with cross-diffusion effects
Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 22:110-
ISBN 978-0-9814311-4-7
index-based contingency ranking
Computers and Mathematics with Applications,
119, 2011
Proceedings of the 20 Southern African
61:1431-1441, 2011
th
Madzivire G, Gitari WM, Vadapalli VRK, Ojumu
Tsikata M & Fritz W
People and technology
Ferg EE & Masalova I
Rondebosch, South Africa: South African
Using PXRD to investigate the crystallisation of
Fate of sulphate removed during the treatment
Universities’ Power Engineering Conference,
highly concentrated emulsion of NH4NO3
of circumneutral mine water and acid mine
2011, 6pp electronic
South African Journal of Chemistry, 64:7-16,
drainage with coal fly ash: Modelling and
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2011
experimental approach
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Gryzagoridis J, Findeis D & Chipanga T
TV & Petrik LF
Minerals Engineering, 24:1467-1477, 2011
Makinde OD
flow past a vertical stretching surface in the
Ongendangenda HN & Ojumu TV
MHD mixed-convection interaction with thermal
presence of internal heat generation
The effect of initial pH on the kinetics of ferrous-
radiation and nth order chemical reaction past
International Journal of Numerical Methods for
iron biooxidation at low temperature
Adewole AC & Tzoneva R
a vertical porous plate embedded in a porous
Heat and Fluid Flow, 21(6):779-792, 2011
A review of methodologies for fault detection
1683, 2011
and location in distribution power networks
medium
Chemical Engineering Communications,
198(2):147-171, 2011
Masalova I, Foudazi R & Malkin AYA
International Review on Modelling and
The rheology of highly concentrated emulsions
Prakash J & Makinde OD
Simulations, 4(6), 21pp electronic, 2011
stabilised with different surfactants
Radiative heat transfer to blood flow through a
Makinde OD
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and
stenotic artery in the presence of magnetic field
Agutu G, Djouani K, Biermann E & Noel G
On MHD convection with Soret and Dufour
Engineering Aspects, 375:76-86, 2011
Latin American Applied Research, 41:273-277,
Context-aware VoIP congestion control service
2011
African Journal of Information and
effects past a vertical plate embedded in a
porous medium
Masalova I, Kovalchuk K & Malkin AYA
Latin American Applied Research, 41:63-68,
IR studies of interfacial interaction of the
Simpeh EK, Ndihokubwayo R & Love PED
2011
succinic surfactants with different head groups
Field diagnosis of causes and effects of rework
Gustafsson M, Eriksson A, Räisänen C, Stenberg
in highly concentrated W/O emulsions
in higher education residential facilities
Makinde OD & Aziz A
A-C, Jacobs C, Wright J, Wyrley-Birch B &
Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology,
Journal of Construction, 4(1):17-23, 2011
Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid past a
32(11):1547-1555, 2011
Communication, 11:55-76, 2010/2011
Winberg C
Collaborating for content and language
Wu J & Tzoneva R
integrated learning: The situated character of
A multi-agent system architecture for
faculty collaboration and student learning
High resolution event-related potentials analysis
coordination of the real-time control functions in
Journal of Language, Learning and Academic
of the arithmetic-operation effect in mental
complex industrial systems
Writing, Special Issue 8, 13pp electronic, 2011
arithmetic
International Journal of Computers,
Clinical Neurophysiology, 47:518-529, 2011
Communications & Control, VI(4):764-781, 2011
Dufour effects past a porous plate moving
Ojumu TV & Petersen J
Yakhoub HA, Masalova I & Haldenwang R
dynamic elastic-plastic problems using
through a binary mixture of chemically reacting
The kinetics of ferrous ion oxidation by
Highly concentrated emulsions: Role of droplet
Liapunov functions: Algorithmic aspects
fluid
Leptospirillum ferriphilum in continuous culture:
size
Journal of Mechanics Engineering and
The effect of pH
Automation, 1: 147-162, 2011
198(7):920-938, 2011
Hydrometallurgy, 106:5-11, 2011
198(2):147-171, 2011
Makinde OD & Sibanda P
Olanrewaju PO & Makinde OD
Yan B & Makinde OD
Effects of chemical reaction on boundary layer
Effects of thermal diffusion and diffusion thermo
Impact of continuous improvement on new
the coal industry
on chemically reacting MHD boundary layer flow
product development within SMEs in the
Journal of the Southern African Institute of
of heat and mass transfer past a moving vertical
Mining and Metallurgy, 111 (8):573-579, 2011
plate with suction/injection
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering,
5(6):2220-2229, 2011
stretching sheet with a convective boundary
condition
Muluh ET, Vaughan CL & John LR
International Journal of Thermal Sciences,
50:1326-1332, 2011
Makinde OD & Olanrewaju PO
Kaunda MAE
Internal variable formulations of static and
Unsteady mixed convection with Soret and
Lloyd P
Air pollution perceptions and their impacts on
36:1607-1619, 2011
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Msomi V, Oliver GJ & Philander O
Uken E & Weiss W
Haldenwang R & Fester V
Kotzé R
The developed alternative model to describe the
Kuyasa – Südafrikas erstes CMD Projekt
Literature review to aid the selection of rheometer
Detailed non-Newtonian flow behaviour
microstructural behaviour of Niti shape memory
Erneuerbare Energie, 2(11):19-20, 2011-2
Report Number PPC/2011/1
measurements using a pulsed ultrasound
velocimetry method: Evaluation, optimisation and
8 February 2011
application
alloy
Journal of Mechanics and MEMS, 3(1):25-29,
Van Zyl R
2011
CubeSats – a 21st century (r)evolution: South
Supervisor: Prof R Haldenwang
Africa is at the forefront of research into cube
Muluh ET
Haldenwang R & Fester V
satellites
Literature review to aid the selection of rheometer
A review of event-related potential (ERP)
Quest, 7(2):16-21, 2011
Report Number PPC/2011/2
components employed in mental arithmetic
processing studies
Technical reports
Basitere M
14 November 2011
Desorption of Lithium 7 (7Li+) isotope from a
degraded Amberlite lithiated mixed-bed resin
Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology, 7pp
Fester V
Rabiu AM & Ikhu-Omoregbe D
Cooling duct flow test AEF Roof – Report
Modelling and simulation of a high-temperature
Prinsloo N & De Vries ID
W2011/3006/1
fuel cell-based combined heat and power system
Da Costa Pereira MDC
Design and development of a battery cell
Westarcor Engineering, Saldanha
Technical Report no3, HySA Systems
Fuzzy logic reasoning applied to a complex ion
voltage monitoring system
June 2011
exchange process
electronic, 2011
Rufai OR, Rabiu AM, Adefeso IB, Sanusi KO &
Fester V
Cooling duct flow test Section 3 – Report
Azeez SO
W2011/2707/1
Temperature dependent poiseuille fluid flow
between parallel plates
July 2011
Canadian Journal on Science and Engineering
Mathematics, 2(3):146-152, 2011
Supervisors: Dr SKO Ntwampe; Prof MS Sheldon
Supervisors: Prof DIO Ikhu-Omoregbe
Energize: 54-58, June 2011
Fester V
Dlangamandla N
Modelling of high-temperature polymer electrolyte
DTech: Electrical Engineering
membrane fuel cell-based combined heat and
power system: Heat management
Fritz WLO
Supervisors: Prof DIO Ikhu-Omoregbe; Mr A Rabiu
Development of distributed co-generation systems
Flow test of small fume elbow – Report
and the IEC 61131 automation technology
Surridge AD, Cloete M & Lloyd P
Kumwimba GM
W2011/2810/1
Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn
Effect of process variables on the kinetic and
Geological storage of carbon dioxide and
disposal of nuclear waste in South Africa
October 2011
Advances in Global Change Research, 44: 569588, 2011
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MTech: Chemical Engineering
thermodynamic parameters of platinum solvent
Kilimo ASG
extraction by Cyanex 921
Innovative techniques of employing small
Supervisors: Mr PJ van der Plas; Dr SKO Ntwampe
Haldenwang R
hydropower plants in distributed electricity
The effect of rheology on pump performance for
generation
Tzoneva R
high concentration viscous sludges
Centre for substation automation and energy
Final Project Report Contract TVV/08/2010/1
management systems
Tillväxtverket, Stockholm, Sweden
Energize, 12:6, 2011
September 2011
Makaka S
The development of an empirical mass transfer
relationship for the extraction of base materials
in a carrier-facilitated tubular supported liquid
membrane system
Supervisors: Mr M Aziz; Mr A Nesbitt; Dr I Goldie
Heyns GC
Analysis of harmonic field effects in reluctance
synchronous machines
Supervisor: Mr E Voss
Onwunta OEK
Enhanced energy-efficient parallel pumping using
variable speed drive (VSD) technology
Magoda CM
High strain-rate compressive strain response of
welded 3000WA steel joints
Supervisor: Prof G Oliver
Iindombo JD
An efficiency plan for a ring main network under
contingency conditions
Supervisor: Prof G Atkinson-Hope
Prins MHA
A performance study of reluctance synchronous
machines fed by non-sinusoidal currents
Supervisor: Mr E Voss
Mukuna Mubala J
Design and performance analysis of a combined/
heat pump and geyser
Supervisor: Mr M Kilfoil
MTech: Electrical Engineering
Jooste CR
Development of a generic digital controller for
power electronic applications
Supervisor: Prof RH Wilkinson
Sibanda M
Electromagnetic compatibility design and
implementation plan for CubeSat
Supervisor: Prof R van Zyl
Ntamba Ntamba BM cum laude
Pressure losses for non-Newtonian fluids in short
square-edged orifice plates
Supervisor: Dr VG Fester
Adjei-Frimpong B
Improving the power bus technology of a
nanosatellite
Kauvi L
Implementing of an ultra-high frequency (UHF)
transceiver for a nanosatellite
Steenkamp LDT cum laude
Wireless sensor network monitoring using the
simple network management protocol
Olanrewaju AM
Analysis of boundary layer flow on nanofluids with
heat and mass transfer characteristics
Supervisor: Prof OD Makinde
Bakari SR
Solar panel development for high-altitude and lowearth orbit applications
Khotso PA
Implementation of an S-band antenna for CubeSat
applications
Supervisors: Prof R Lehmensiek; Prof R van Zyl
Theron HM
Design of control and spooling mechanism for kite
power generator
Supervisor: Prof I de Vries
MTech: Quality
Bester JE cum laude
Electrical power system for a CubeSat nanosatellite
Supervisor: Mr BBJ Groenewald; Prof RH Wilkinson
Kiyang ST
Empirical prediction of wireless sensor network
performance
MTech: Mechanical Engineering
Nomnqa MV cum laude
Simulation and optimisation of a high-temperature
polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack for
combined heat power
Supervisors: Prof DIO Ikhu-Omoregbe; Mr A Rabiu
MTech: Civil Engineering
Neal PM
Correlation of liquefaction and settlement in
windblown sands using the flat plate dilatometer
Supervisor: Prof R Haldenwang
Bindal V
Pattern recognition system for transformer fault
diagnosis
Fouejio Tsobze B cum laude
Energy management in the South African hotel
industry
Mithamo PN
Use of high-efficient motors for DSM in South
Africa’s petroleum refineries
Mubinya ABO
Techniques to optimise data transmission in optical
fibre
Dlisani P
Development of aero morphing reinforced
composite materials embedded with NITI smart
material alloys
Supervisor: Prof O Philander
Fuhnwi GF
Numerical investigations into the feasibility
of developing a smart impeller to study the
performance of a pumping system and the best
angle of attack for a shape memory impeller
Supervisor: Prof O Philander
Davids SM
An evaluation of the impact of food safety
management systems within the wine industry in the
Western Cape
Supervisor: Dr B Yan
Evans DW
Impact of underutilisation of productivity software
Supervisor: Prof JA Watkins
Tobedza A
Quality management strategies for technical and
vocational education and training institutions in
Botswana
Supervisor: Dr B Yan
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Faculty of
HEALTH & WELLNESS
SCIENCES
FACULTY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS SCIENCES
Dean’s Report
Prof Dhiro Gihwala
Health science is continuously confronted with
the Pathology Department of the University of
The successes reported here reflect the
new issues requiring knowledge from several
Stellenbosch continued. Special investigations
commitment to research excellence. The
fields. The faculty’s research edge comes from
were associated with the high prevalence of
report provides an overview of the research
the close synergy between areas as diverse
diabetes and obesity in local communities.
accomplishment of a very able and dedicated
as biochemistry, microbiology, human nutrition,
The Oxidative Stress Research Centre in the
group of people who strive to better the health of
physiology, anatomy, genetics, chemistry,
faculty is progressively attaining an international
our country, and who work to address the needs
pharmacology, radiography, nursing, emergency
status, having cooperation globally with other
of its most vulnerable and “at-risk” members.
medicine and health education within the
researchers. In the period under review, the
Translation of research from the laboratory
different academic departments. This has
centre performed the first human clinical trial to
to application is essential and has been the
enriched our research activities, introducing new
determine the effect of rooibos tea on reducing
cornerstone of the high national relevance of our
dimensions and approaches to our health and
oxidative stress.
research.
health-education investigations.
It is a pleasure to present a report on the
I thank all the staff members for their valuable
with many articles appearing in prestigious
contribution to what has been a period of
themselves at the forefront of new knowledge.
international journals and scientific books. Both
significant growth and achievement. We remain
Research students, on the other hand,
staff researchers and students presented their
appreciative of the continued support from the
are trained by people who are passionate
findings at various national and international
NRF, MRC, iThemba LABS, industry, individuals
researchers, and have access to the latest
conferences and symposia, and participated in
and other stakeholders who have shown interest
equipment, technologies and techniques. I use
workshops. In terms of outputs, I want to, once
in our research activities. I also want thank
this opportunity to welcome the new professors
again, acknowledge Professor Oguntibeju for his
those people who offered ideas, feedback
that were appointed, all of whom are committed
prolific research activity during the year.
and encouragement to our researchers, who, I
believe, are on a continuous path of making a
researchers.
The faculty is particularly encouraged by the
contribution towards greater knowledge in the
Researchers within the faculty continue to be
increased number of students in the master’s
area of health science and health intervention.
successful in securing research funds from
and doctoral programmes. This trend does not
yet another exciting period of increased
within and outside the institution for projects
only reflect the high quality of the postgraduate
activity as we have seen our research
aimed at preventing and treating conditions that
programmes we offer, but also the increasingly
endeavours go from strength to strength.
affect the lives of local communities and impact
progressive international reputation of some of
human health all over. Collaborative work with
our researchers.
research activities of the Faculty of Health
& Wellness Sciences. 2011 has been
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Our researchers continue to publish extensively
Students are taught by academics who are
H E A L T H
Conference funding
New professors
appointed
&
W E L L N E S S
S C I E N C E S
Biomedical Science Department is
making waves
Researcher
Rands
Applicant
Rands
Adelakun OE
17 503
Arendse EP
75 000
Ajuwon OR
25 337
Bester DJ
75 000
making waves in more ways than one. HOD Prof
Bester DJ
24 357
Bester DJ (Olivier)
20 000
Johan Esterhuyse and Senior Lecturer Glenda
Brooks NL
14 100
Bester DJ (Visagie)
20 000
Davidson attended the Laboratory Medicine
Esterhuyse AJ
17 963
Brooks NL
75 000
Congress in Sandton where they both received
Gihwala D
19 324
Dunn AHA
55 000
three prestigious awards. Prof Esterhuyse was
Hassan MS
11 398
Esterhuyse J
75 000
awarded the Roche Award which recognises
Marnewick JL
18 791
Hartnick MD
75 000
an individual who has made significant strides
Mars JA
20 597
Khan S
75 000
in furthering the medical technology industry.
Matsha TE
33 779
Latief A
26 450
Davidson received the Bridge Mohan award
Oguntibeju OO
17 306
Oguntibeju OO (Abraham)
40 000
for her research contribution to haematology.
Soita DJ
12 623
Oguntibeju OO (Akinola)
40 000
CPUT’s exhibition stand at the conference was
233 078
Oguntibeju OO (Ayeleso)
40 000
Oguntibeju OO (Awujoni)
40 000
Rautenbach GS
75 000
Prof Esterhuyse’s prize is an all expenses paid
Truter EJ
75 000
trip to Germany to visit medical technology
Van Rooyen J
75 000
manufacturing and research laboratories. It
Van Rooyen J (Thama)
40 000
will be a welcome break for the hard-working
Total
Industry funding
Researcher
Marnewick JL
Source of
funding
Rands
Rooibos
Council of
South Africa
160 000
Marnewick JL
Laboratory
analyses
90 747
Matsha TE
MRC
Worship SJ
Total
Associate Professor
Oluwafemi Oguntibeju
CPUT’S Biomedical Science Department is
also awarded top marks by judges.
50 000
1 046 450
90 000
Total
340 747
NRF funding
Researcher
NRF
award
CPUT
commitment
Total
award
Marnewick JL
20 000
20 000
40 000
Matsha TE
40 000
-
40 000
Van Rooyen J
88 258
-
88 258
Total
Professor
Tandi Matsha
168 258
Dynamic duo: Biomedical Science HOD Prof Johan
Esterhuyse and Senior Lecturer Glenda Davidson did
CPUT proud at the Laboratory Medicine Congress in
Sandton in October 2011
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professor, who has spent the past six years
developing the brand new Medical Laboratory
Science degree, which rolled out for the first
time in 2011. “It was a lengthy process that
started in 2005, and it took a lot of effort, but
industry experts told us there was a need for this
type of degree and we listened,” he says. The
new course was the highlight of the CPUT stand
at the congress, and Prof Esterhuyse says this
was one of the reasons CPUT won the exhibition
award.
Davidson says she was stunned and humbled
by her win at the congress. “I feel honoured
because I know there are many people who
have made a huge contribution,” she says. “I am
very proud of my department and am proud to
work here as part of this team.”
There are currently 64 first-year students
studying Medical Laboratory Science.
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H E A L T H
&
W E L L N E S S
S C I E N C E S
FACULTY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS SCIENCES
Research units
Molecular Pathogenic Microbiology Research Group
Assoc Prof Sehaam Khan
include important agricultural crops such as
cabbage, crucifers, and ornamentals. The
TniSNPV we are characterising has been
isolated from cabbage loopers infecting crops
natural watercourses in informal settlements with
within this region. Baculoviruses are one of
few or no services. These informal settlements
the largest and most diverse groups of insect
then serve as point sources of pollution to
pathogenic viruses and have great potential as
rivers, which result in a succession of biological
biological control agents for successful use in
and environmental changes downstream.
pest control programmes. An MTech student
Contamination of these water sources results in
is also utilising molecular biology techniques
water-related diseases being the most important
to screen for the development of multi-drug
cause of infant mortality and the principal cause
resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae found to
of illness in adults in developing countries
cause nosocomial infections. A rapid multiplex
like South Africa. Postgraduate projects
system for the detection of drug resistance in
entail the characterisation and optimisation of
Klebsiella pneumoniae will also be developed.
molecular techniques for the identification of
Lastly, an MTech student in Windhoek, Namibia,
(i) microorganisms which are part of the family
is commencing a study which seeks to
of Enterobacteriaceae, (ii) toxin-producing
characterise MDR and XDR TB clinical isolates
Escherichia coli, (iii) viruses, and (iv) metal
to determine whether the mutation pattern of
content from and within these rivers. Recently,
the two genes rpoB and katG follow the same
we extended the project to include four
pattern in Namibia as elsewhere in the world.
Students completing master’s and doctoral
postgraduate students who will be monitoring
This will help determine the correct drugs to
degrees within the Molecular Microbiology
the quality of water in the Goerengab Dam, near
use for TB treatment in Namibia. Namibia has a
postgraduate laboratory at CPUT are able to
Windhoek, Namibia.
TB mortality of 102 cases per 100 000, which is
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above average for the region. The prevalence of
complete research projects that cover a wide
MDR and XDR TB in Namibia is not known.
spectrum of areas within the fields of microbial
A DTech student is completing his project, which
pathogenesis utilising molecular techniques.
studies the characterisation of an indigenous
Our primary research is in collaboration with Dr
Trichoplusia ni baculovirus (TniSNPV), for use
Specific research highlights for this group
Wesaal Khan of Stellenbosch University.
as a biological pest control agent. Trichoplusia
include the graduation of an MTech student
ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), commonly
(cum laude), two peer-reviewed publications
An increase in urbanisation has led to large
referred to as the cabbage looper, is a highly
and nine conference contributions.
numbers of South Africans living on the banks of
polyphagous agricultural pest. Host species
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Obesity and Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle
Research Unit
Prof Tandi Matsha & Mr Shafick Hassan
Oxidative Stress Research Centre
Prof Jeanine Marnewick
The Obesity and Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Research
Research: Africa. These research areas address specific
Unit primarily engages in applied research, focusing the
health and industry needs where oxidative stress plays
spotlight on obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
a role. Specific health problems include heart disease,
in adults as well as the metabolic consequences of
cancer, diabetes and HIV/Aids, which are all prevalent
childhood obesity. The inter-institutional partners of the unit
in South African communities. At the centre, we are
include the Division of Chemical Pathology at Stellenbosch
dedicated to the training of future scientists by teaching
University, the Sport Science Department at the University
existing knowledge as well as expanding that body of
of the Western Cape, and the Centre of Excellence for
knowledge through original research activities. The centre
Nutrition at North-West University. These collaborations
also houses an Analytical Testing Laboratory, which serves
afford an opportunity to provide an integrated approach
the dual purpose of providing an antioxidant testing
to research and community through awareness and
service to industry and other institutes as well as training
identification of predisposing factors that subsequently
postgraduate students.
lead to an increased cardiovascular risk.
2011 has been a very busy and productive year for
the centre. The Experimental Biology Research Group,
This unit strives to use optimal research tools to achieve
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excellent, accurate results that can be translated to healthy
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and management of lifestyle diseases. Much of the group’s
The Oxidative Stress Research Centre
has published more than 15 articles since the start of this
work comprises community-based studies, specifically the
contributes to existing knowledge
research in 2006. During 2011, various palm oil products
Cape Town suburb of Bellville South (the Bellville – South
regarding the role of oxidative stress
from Africa and South America were also included in these
Africa Study) and schools in the greater metropole, where
in health and disease development
studies to compare the composition of palm oils produced
they have screened approximately 3000 individuals.
through high-quality research. These
in different parts of the world and their effects in order to
research findings and knowledge are
predict their possible health benefits. A new investigation,
Major achievements during 2011 include 15 manuscripts
disseminated to the general public
involving an extract (kolaviron) of a natural African nut
accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals, of
in order to improve the health status
(bitter kola), has started in this group, aiming to determine
which eight were published in 2011. One of five doctoral
of the South African population. It
the effects of dietary kolaviron supplementation on cardiac
students completed her studies. Furthermore, the unit
comprises the following research areas:
and systemic oxidative stress, as well as the possibility
presented its findings at the International Diabetes
Experimental Biology Research, South
of cardiovascular protection using a rodent model. Prof
Federation (IDF): 20 World Diabetes Congress, held
African Medicinal Plant Research,
Johan Esterhuyse, leader of this group, was invited as a
in Canada, where five of its papers were selected for
Bio- and Inorganic Materials Research,
speaker to present at the BIT’s 3rd Annual International
discussion.
and Nutrition and Chronic Disease
Congress of Cardiology 2011 in Beijing to present their
th
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investigating the cardio-protective mechanisms involved
in dietary red palm oil (from Malaysia) supplementation
lifestyles, early diagnosis, and cost-effective prevention
H E A L T H
&
W E L L N E S S
S C I E N C E S
research findings. From the SA Medicinal Plants
Rooibos is good for you
Researchers traced the protective effect
Research has found that oxidative stress plays
Research Group, Prof Marnewick reports that
In 2011, CPUT researchers explored whether
of rooibos in adults who are at risk of heart
a role in the development of a whole range of
the clinical trial on “Rooibos and Exercise”,
rooibos could play a preventative role in
disease. As part of the clinical trial, participants
diseases, including cancer, stroke, heart disease,
conducted in collaboration with CPUT’s Human
exercise-induced oxidative stress. The study
consumed six cups of rooibos tea a day over six
diabetes and Alzheimer’s. Prof Marnewick said that,
Performance Laboratory and Department of
is the first of its kind, and stems from a clinical
weeks. Results showed that the consumption
although the body has its own anti-oxidant defence
Consumer Science: Food and Nutrition, was
trial led by Prof Jeanine Marnewick that found
of rooibos decreased oxidative stress and
system, which combats free radicals, it very often
completed at the end of 2011 and the results
conclusive evidence of the health-promoting
cholesterol. “Because of the results, we thought
is not sufficient under certain conditions, including
are eagerly awaited by both the scientific
properties of rooibos in humans.
we would look at another population, not in
strenuous physical activity. The 2011 study aimed
community and industry. Other novel studies
terms of disease, but in terms of lifestyle,” said
to determine whether or not the intake of rooibos,
completed in 2011 included enhancing bread
Prof Marnewick.
which contains a unique blend of anti-oxidants,
and certain soup recipes’ antioxidant capacity
could assist with combating the free radicals, in a
by substituting the water with rooibos.
bid to protect human cells. Forty-four male students
participated in the clinical trials, which were held
In 2011, this group supervised/co-supervised
at CPUT’s Human Performance Laboratory at the
nine PhD/DTech and six MTech postgraduate
Mowbray Campus.
students with the central theme for most of the
The trial saw students consuming rooibos or
studies being that of oxidative stress modulation.
placebo supplements, produced by CPUT, before
The Nutrition and Chronic Disease Research
A researcher watches as a participant completes an
exercise
participating in various exercises. “We draw
leader of the group, Prof Oguntibeju, presented
The 2011 study, conducted in conjunction with
is to measure various biochemical parameters
two papers at international conferences on
Prof Simeon Davies from the Sport Management
as well as monitor certain exercise performance
Department, looked at whether the intake of a
outcomes,” said Marnewick. The trial, which
rooibos supplement could reduce oxidative stress
started in May 2011, culminated in December.
centre’s research outputs for 2011 include 21
that occurs during certain sporting activities.
Thereafter the laboratory work began, with the
peer-reviewed publications and six international
Oxidative stress can be defined as an imbalance
results expected to be released in 2012.
and one national conference presentations, with
between oxidants and antioxidants in favour of
four master’s students graduating.
the oxidants. Free radicals are a good example of
Group also reported a growth in the number of
postgraduate students enrolled in 2011. The
biomedicine in China and Canada, and won a
bronze medal for his presentation in Canada.The
A clinical trial participant helps researchers understand
the tea’s health-promoting properties
blood before, during and after the exercise. This
oxidants, as they are unstable molecules that can
cause damage to important cell components, such
as genetic material, lipids and proteins. One of the
sources of free radicals in our body can include
strenuous exercise when our cells use oxygen to
produce energy.
Prof Marnewick and her team of researchers at the
Oxidative Stress Research Centre were visited by the
SABC’s 50/50 team to report on the rooibos research
done at CPUT
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Research Output
Books/chapters
Oguntibeju OO, Esterhuyse AJ & Truter EJ
Red palm oil and its antioxidant potential in
reducing oxidative stress in HIV/Aids and TB
patients
Ghista DN (ed.)
Biomedical Science, Engineering and
Technology
Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 2011, pp 151-164
ISBN 978-953-307-471-9
Winberg C, Engel-Hills P, Garraway J
& Jacobs C
Work-integrated Learning: Good Practice Guide
– HE Monitor No. 12
Pretoria: Council for Higher Education (CHE),
August 2011
ISBN: 978-1-919856-81-0
Conference papers
Alinde OBL, Oguntibeju OO, Van Rooyen J &
Esterhuyse AJ
Effects of palm oil on plasma antioxidant
capacity in rat model of tertiary-butyl
hydropeoxide-induced oxidative stress
Joint Research Conference
East London, 17-19 August 2011
Alinde OBL, Oguntibeju OO, Van Rooyen J &
Esterhuyse AJ
Effects of palm oil on plasma antioxidant
capacity in rat model of tertiary-butyl
hydropeoxide-induced oxidative stress
Laboratory Medicine Congress
Johannesburg, 31 August-4 September 2011
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Basson P
HIV and oncology
South African Society for Clinical and Radiation
Oncologists/ South African Society of Medical
Oncology (SASCRO/SASMO) 15th National
Congress
Pilansberg, 24-27 August 2011
Engel-Hills P
Role extension: Injection of contrast media (An
education perspective)
SORSA/RSSA (Society of Radiograpers of South
Africa/Radiological Society of South Africa)
Imaging Congress
Durban, 4-6 March 2011
Basson P
The shortage of oncology trained nurses: A
recipe for disaster
Oncologists/South African Society of Medical
Congress
Engel-Hills P
Role extension: Reporting on images (An
education perspective)
Imaging Congress
Engel-Hills P
A model for promoting postgraduate success
Oncologists/South African Society of Medical
Congress
Engel-Hills P
Off-site supervision: The place of formative
assessment
Conference
Engel-Hills P
The radiation therapist in Africa
Imaging Congress
Hudson L
Enhancing academic writing in radiography
education
(RITAL) Conference
Kotzé MJ, Van Velden DP, Kidd M
& Marnewick JL
Genotype associations in South African patients
with the metabolic syndrome
Joint International Conference of the African and
Southern African Societies of Human Genetics
Oguntibeju OO
Effects of palm oil on blood antioxidant status
in rat model of tertiary-butyl hydroperoxideinduced oxidative stress
International Biochemistry & Biophysics Forum
Montreal, Canada, 3-4 November 2011
Oguntibeju OO
Potential health benefits of red palm oil:
Scientific evidence
International Life Science & Pharmaceutical
Forum
Shijiazhuang, China, 23-25 April 2011
Oguntibeju OO, Akinloye O & Ogunleye K
Cadmium, lead, arsenic and selenium levels in
patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
IBMS (Institute of Biomedical Science) Congress
Birmingham, UK, 26-28 September 2011
OO Oguntibeju, Akinloye O, Olabiyi SA &
Arowojolu AO
Non-enzymatic antioxidant status of women on
four methods of contraception
Laboratory Medicine Congress
Johannesburg, 31 August-4 September 2011
of disciplines
Literacy
Winberg C, Jacobs C, Wright J & WyrleyBirch B
specialists
H E A L T H
Wyrley-Birch B & Wright J
Reflections on collaborative implementation in
ICL
Dynamic Content and Language Collaboration
in Higher Education: Theory, Research and
Reflections
Conference posters
Aboua YG, Francisco NM, Awoniyi DO,
Brooks N & Du Plessis SS
T-butyl hydroperoxide: A cause of concern for
exposed industrial workers?
Excellence
Ajuwon OR, Katengua-Thamahane ETM, Van
Rooyen J, Oguntibeju OO & Marnewick JL
The effect of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis)
supplementation on tert-butylhydroperoxideinduced oxidative damage in liver and kidney of
male Wistar rats
Excellence
Ajuwon OR, Katengua-Thamahane ETM, Van
Rooyen J, Oguntibeju OO & Marnewick JL
The effect of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis)
supplementation on tert-butylhydroperoxideinduced oxidative damage in liver and kidney
of rats
18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Free
Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM)
Atlanta, GA, 16-20 November 2011
Bester DJ, Esterhuyse AJ, Rautenbach F,
Gihwala D & Truter EJ
Analysis of various antioxidant-rich palm oils
in order to predict their efficacy as dietary
supplements
18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Free
Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM)
Atlanta, GA, 16-20 November 2011
&
W E L L N E S S
S C I E N C E S
Matsha TE, Tjaronda TN, Hon GM,
Esterhuyse AJ, Hassan MS & Erasmus RT
Antibodies against oxidised LDL are raised in
individuals with hyperglycaemia
World Diabetes Congress 2011
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4-8 December
2011
Thamahane E, Esterhuyse AJ, Engelbrecht AM
& Van Rooyen J
Inhibition of AKT attenuates red palm oil-induced
cardio protection
Excellence
Higgins HJ
A quality management system (QMS) for a
radiotherapy department in an academic
hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa
Excellence
Olivier T, Farombi EO, Bester DJ, Truter E &
Esterhuyse AJ
Effects of dietary kolaviron supplementation on
myocardial functional recovery after ischaemia/
reperfusion injury in the perfused rat heart model
Excellence
Hudson LSA
Enhancing academic writing competence in
radiography education
Excellence
Saayman MJ, Tobin M, Khan W & Khan S
Comparison of concentration and extraction
techniques to isolate and detect pathogenic
viruses in water
South African Society for Microbiology
Cape Town, 6-9 November 2011
Matsha TE, Hassan MS, Soita DJ & Erasmus
RT
Waist circumference cut-off for the evaluation
of metabolic syndrome in a mixed ancestry
population from South Africa
2011
Schloms L, Storbeck K-H, Smith C,
Marnewick JL, Swart P, Swart AC
The influence of Aspalathus linearis flavonoids
on glucocorticoid biosynthesis
36th Federation of European Biochemical
Societies Congress: Biochemistry for Tomorrow’s
Medicine
Torino, Italy, 25-30 June 2011
Matsha T, Hassan MS, Van Rensburg SJ, Abel
S, Erasmus RT & Hon GM
Assessment of virus DNA in blood from patients
with multiple sclerosis
23rd Biennial Meeting of International Society for
Neurochemistry (ISN) and European Society for
Neurochemistry (ESN)
Athens, Greece, 28 August-1 September 2011
Soita DJ, Hassan MS, Erasmus RT &
Matsha TE
Glycaemic status at baseline and after three
years’ follow-up in a mixed ancestry population
of Cape Town
2011
Aboua YG, Brooks N, Mahfouz RZ, Agarwal A
& Du Plessis SS
A red palm oil diet can reduce the effects of
oxidative stress on rat spermatozoa
Andrologia, xx:1-9, 2011
Ajuwon OR & Idowu OMO
Vitamin C attenuates copper-induced oxidative
damage in broiler chickens
African Journal of Biotechnology, 9(44):75257530, 2010
Akeke VA, Oguntibeju OO & Govender S
The perceptions of pregnant women, attending
antenatal clinics, on the prevention of mother-tochild transmission of HIV programme
South African Family Practice, 53(6):583-589,
2011
Akinloye O, Abbiyesuku FM, Oguntibeju OO,
Arowojolu AO & Truter EJ
The impact of blood and seminal plasma zinc
and copper concentrations on spermogram and
hormonal changes in infertile Nigerian men
Reproductive Biology, 11(2):83-98, 2011
Akinloye O, Adebayo TO, Oguntibeju OO,
Oparinde DP & Ogunyemi EO
Effects of contraceptives on serum trace
elements, calcium and phosphorus levels
West Indian Medical Journal, 60(3):308-315,
2011
95
Ammi H, Pineda-Vargas CA, Mammeri S,
Msimanga M, Ourabah S & Dib A
Stopping power measurements of heavy ions
(3 < Z1 < 14) in Mylar foil by time-of-flight
spectrometry
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics
Research Section B – Beam Interactions with
Materials and Atoms, 269:386-391, 2011
Awoniyi DO, Aboua YG, Marnewick JL,
Du Plessis SS & Brooks NL
Protective effects of rooibos (Aspalathus
linearis), green tea (Camellia sinensis) and
commercial supplements on testicular tissue of
oxidative stress-induced rats
Ayoola AO, Akinloye O, Oguntibeju OO,
Oke JM & Odetola AA
Antioxidant activities of Parquetina nigrescens
Behardien L, Paulse A, Jackson V, Khan S &
Khan W
Investigation into the microbial contamination
in a spring water distribution system, Western
Cape, South Africa
5(20):3200-3214, 2011
Bester DJ, Jonassen AK, Du Toit EF,
Esterhuyse AJ & Van Rooyen J
Dietary red palm oil olein attenuates myocardial
ischaemia/reperfusion injury: Effects on
glutathione peroxidase transcription and
extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2
Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment,
9(3&4):132-136, 2011
96
Daniels CW, Rautenbach F, Mabusela WT,
Valentine AJ & Marnewick JL
Comparative antioxidant-capacity and content of
leaves, bulbs, roots, flowers and fruit of Gethyllis
multifolia L. Bolus and G. villosa Thunb. species
South African Journal of Botany, 77:711-717,
2011
Davison GM, Novitzky N & Abdulla R
The clonogenic potential of selected CD34+
cells from patients with MDS appear preserved
when tested ex vivo
Leukaemia Research, 35(9):1200-1204, 2011
Francisco NM, Aboua YG & Brooks NL
Can tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide cause
cardiovascular disease?
Medical Technology SA, 25(1):27-32, 2011
Hon GM, Hassan MS, Janse van Rensburg S,
Abel S, Erasmus RT & Matsha T
Monounsaturated fatty acids in blood cell
membranes from patients with multiple sclerosis
Inflammation, 34(6):681-687, 2011
Hon GM, Hassan MS, Janse van Rensburg S,
Abel S, Erasmus RT & Matsha T
Plasma non-esterified fatty acids in patients with
multiple sclerosis
Neurology Asia, 16(3):207-212, 2011
Iredia CH, Oguntibeju OO, Lewis HA &
Mokwena K
Trends and characteristics of patients admitted
with musculoskeletal tuberculosis to a referral
hospital from 2003 – 2008
5(5):532-540, 2011
Izaaks CD, Truter EJ & Khan S
Correlative analysis of CINtec P16 and detection
of HPV DNA by PCR in cervical abnormalities
Medical Technology SA, 25(2):23-29, 2011
Jacobson L, De Beer FC & Nshimirimana R
Tomography imaging of South African
archaeological and heritage stone and pottery
objects
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in
Physics Research Section A – Accelerators,
Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated
Equipment, 651:240-243, 2011
Kheswa NY, Papka P, Pineda-Vargas CA &
Newman RT
Target characterisation by PIXE, alpha
spectrometry and X-ray absorption
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in
Physics Research Section A – Accelerators,
Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated
Equipment, 655:85-87, 2011
Letlape SV, Mokwena K & Oguntibeju OO
Knowledge of students attending a high school
in Pretoria, South Africa, on diet, nutrition and
exercise
West Indian Medical Journal, 59(6):633-640,
2010
Marnewick JL, Rautenbach F, Venter I,
Neethling H, Blackhurst DM, Wolmarans P &
Macharia M
Effects of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) on
oxidative stress and biochemical parameters in
adults at risk for cardiovascular disease
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 133:46-52, 2011
Matshediso K, Mokgatle-Nthabu M &
Oguntibeju OO
Satisfaction of Aids orphans about orphan care
and support programme
Scientific Research and Essays, 6(29):60236032, 2011
Monakali S, Mokgatle-Nthabu M &
Oguntibeju OO
Characteristics of abused women and factors
that enhanced abuse
Nyamhere C, Das AGM, Auret FD, Chawanda A,
Pineda-Vargas CA & Venter A
Deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) study
of defects introduced in antimony doped Ge by
2 MeV proton irradiation
Physica B – Condensed Matter, 406:3056-3059,
2011
Odunaiya NA, Aderibigbe AA & Oguntibeju OO
Physical exercise: Knowledge, attitudes and
habits of literate women in Western Nigeria
African Journal for Physical, Health Education,
Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD), 17(4):790804, 2011
Oguntibeju OO, Akinola FF & Okonkwo KG
Effect of artemether on rat hepatocytes during
acute damage
Oguntibeju OO, Kayinda M &
Mokgatle-Nthabu M
Assessment of the knowledge of prevention
of HIV transmission from mother-to-child in an
African community
5(17):2438-2446, 2011
Oguntibeju OO, Ndalambo KT &
Mokgatle-Nthabu M
People living with HIV/Aids and the utilisation of
home-based care services
5(20):3166-3174, 2011
H E A L T H
Oguntibeju FF & Oguntibeju OO
Evidenced-based practice in the management
of malnutrition in an elderly patient: Case report
Pantsi WG, Marnewick JL, Esterhuyse J,
Rautenbach F & Van Rooyen J
Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) offers cardiac
protection against ischaemia/reperfusion in the
isolated perfused rat heart
Phytomedicine, 18:1220-1228, 2011
Petrova A, Davids LM, Rautenbach F &
Marnewick JL
Photoprotection by honeybush extracts,
hesperidin and mangiferin against UVB-induced
skin damage in SKH-1 mice
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B –
Biology, 103(2):126-139, 2011
Sissing L, Marnewick J, De Kock M,
Swanevelder S, Joubert E & Gelderblom W
Modulating effects of rooibos and honeybush
herbal teas on the development of esophageal
papillomas in rats
Nutrition and Cancer – An International Journal,
63(4):600-610, 2011
Szucs G, Bester DJ, Kupai K, Csont T,
Csonka C, Esterhuyse AJ, Ferdinandy P &
Van Rooyen J
Dietary red palm oil supplementation decreases
infarct size in cholesterol-fed rats
Lipids in Health and Disease, 10(103), 7pp
electronic, 2011
Wergeland A, Bester DJ, Sishi BJM,
Engelbrecht AM, Jonassen AK & Van Rooyen J
Dietary red palm oil protects the heart against
the cytotoxic effects of anthracycline
Cell Biochemistry and Function, 29:356-364,
2011
Wright J
Causal mechanisms generating writing
competency discourses in a radiography
curriculum in higher education: A critical realist
perspective
Journal of Critical Realism, 10(2):163-191, 2011
Yako YY, Fanampe BL, Hassan SM, Erasmus
RT, Van der Merwe L, Van Rensburg SJ &
Matsha TE
Association of cocaine- and amphetaminerelated transcript, leptin and leptin receptor
gene polymorphisms with anthropometric
obesity phenotype indicators in South African
learners
Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics,
4:210-221, 2011
Yako YY, Fanampe BL, Hassan SM, Erasmus
RT, Van der Merwe L & Matsha TE
Negative association of MC3R variants with
weight and blood pressure in Cape Town pupils
aged 11–16 years
SAMJ South African Medical Journal,
101(6):417-420, 2011
Zemlin AE, Matsha TE, Hassan MS &
Erasmus RT
HbA1c of 6.5% to diagnose diabetes mellitus –
Does it work for us? – The Bellville South Africa
study
Plos One, 6(8):e22558-1-e22558-4, 2011
Akinloye O & Truter EJ
A review of management of infertility in Nigeria:
Framing the ethics of a national health policy
International Journal of Women’s Health, 3:265275, 2011
Gustafsson M, Eriksson A, Räisänen C,
Stenberg A-C, Jacobs C, Wright J,
Wyrley-Birch B & Winberg C
Kyei KA & Engel-Hills P
Pain assessment: The role of the radiation
therapist
South African Radiographer, 49(1):13-16, 2011
Matsha T, Fanampe B, Yako Y, Hassan S,
Hoffmann M, Van der Merwe L & Erasmus RT
Association of the ENPP1 rs997509
polymorphism with obesity in South African
mixed ancestry learners
East African Medical Journal, 78(8):323-329,
2010
Mugabo P, Hassan MS & Slaughter R
Acute pharmacokinetics of first line antituberculosis drugs in patients with pulmonary
tuberculosis and in patients with pulmonary
tuberculosis co-infected with HIV
Journal of US-China Medical Sciences,
11(84):661-666, 2011
Van Velden DP, Kotzé MJ, Blackhurst D,
Marnewick J & Kidd M
Health claims on the benefits of moderate
alcohol consumption in relation to genetic
profiles
Journal of Wine Research, 22(2):123-129, 2011
&
W E L L N E S S
S C I E N C E S
MTech: Biomedical Technology
Tjaronda TN
Effect of smoking and waste circumference
on biochemical markers of oxidative stress in
subjects with impaired glucose tolerance and
newly diagnosed diabetics from Bellville South,
Supervisors: Prof T Matsha; Prof J Esterhuyse
MTech: Nursing
Owusu Sekyere M
Lymphedema, post-breast cancer treatment at
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Supervisors: Dr P Basson; Ms C Uys
Wang S
An evaluation of the knowledge and
understanding of diabetes by patients diagnosed
with the condition in an urban community of the
Western Cape
Supervisors: Mr S Hassan; Dr P Basson
MTech: Radiography
Hudson LSA
Enhancing academic writing competence in
radiography education
Supervisors: Dr J Wright; Prof P Engel-Hills
Mucheusi LK
Brachytherapy in cancer of the cervix: An African
perspective
Supervisors: Prof P Engel-Hills; Ms B Wyrley-Birch
Mushosho EY
Presentation patterns of invasive cancer of the
cervix: A Zimbabwean study
Supervisors: Prof P Engel-Hills
Ms B Wyrley-Birch
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Faculty of
INFORMATICS
& DESIGN
FACULTY OF INFORMATICS & DESIGN
Dean’s Report
Prof Johannes Cronjé
Two national conferences were organised by
University of Bath, the University of Aberystwyth,
experts for students. Thirteen guests from
the faculty – the long-established Conference of
Loughborough University, and City University
other institutions attended the workshop – four
World Wide Web Applications, chaired by Prof
London, in the UK (Prof Melius Weideman),
from Finland, four from Mozambique, four from
Pieter van Brakel, and the more recent Design,
and The Hague University and Delft University
Nigeria and one from Stellenbosch University.
Development and Research Conference,
of Technology in the Netherlands (Mr Boniface
chaired by Mr Colin Daniels.
Kabaso).
Cape Town’s recent designation as World
Design CapitalR and the ongoing Fringe Design
In the field of journal editorships, the South
Prof Melius Weideman met with Microsoft in San
Precinct will provide further impetus to the
African Journal of Information Management
José, CA, while Prof Shaun Pather was invited
faculty’s research agenda, and we envisage an
is still going strong after 15 years under the
by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee
exciting 2012 for FID.
editorship of Prof Pieter van Brakel. It was
(CGI.br) and the Brazilian Ministry of External
initiated by him in 1999, and has been published
Relations, to attend the India-Brazil-South Africa
in digital format only since its inception. Prof
(IBSA) multi-stakeholder seminar on Global
Shaun Pather, as Associate Editor of the
Internet Governance. He was also invited
Journal of Community Informatics, has been
to make a presentation with the title Internet
successful in securing the journal’s inclusion
governance in a developing country context in
on the International Bibliography of the Social
Rio de Janeiro in the first week of September
Sciences (IBSS) – consequently providing
2011. Associate Prof Nhlanhla Mlitwa was
the first DHET-accredited platform for South
invited as guest lecturer both at Wits and at the
African researchers working in the community
University of Fort Hare.
informatics field.
Ms Amanda Morris conducted a workshop on
In 2011, the Faculty of Informatics
& Design continued its research
momentum in various ways.
Staff also visited numerous institutions in Africa,
the practical uses of SMSes at the 2011 RITAL
and overseas, for various research partnerships,
Conference in Cape Town, while the Department
projects and presentations, amongst others, the
of Information Technology hosted the HEI-ICE
Polytechnic of Namibia (Mr John Skotness and
Capacity Development Workshop in November
Ms Michelle van Wyk), the University of New
2011 as part of the INDEHELA workshops. The
South Wales and the University of Technology,
workshop focused on identifying new health
both in Sydney, Australia (Dr Stuart Warden), the
informatics research as well as mentors and
100 Cape Peninsula University of Technology Research Report 2011
I N F O R M A T I C S
Conference funding
New professor
appointed
&
D E S I G N
Turning our back yard into Cape Town’s front yard – The Fringe: Cape
Town’s Innovation District
Researcher
Rands
Angu PE
23 311
Cape Town submitted its bid to be 2014’s
society. ”The Fringe is a Cape Catalyst Initiative,
Bechan N
12 000
World Design Capital in March 2011,
a unit that recognises the importance of various
Bagui L
16 810
accompanied by gathering momentum around
creative industries to grow our provincial
Bytheway AJ
15 293
CPUT’s involvement in a proposed design
economy, and is supported by Provincial
Hewett WC
40 000
and informatics hub in the East City. With
Government. The project is managed by the
Makwambeni B
11 792
government and industry partners raring to go,
City’s Cape Town Partnership, with CPUT
Munyai K
28 856
CPUT’s Faculty of Informatics and Design (FID)
forming the third strand of the helix driving the
Oni J
15 351
helped to spearhead the drive to create The
creation of The Fringe.”
Snaddon BRA
18 331
Fringe: Cape Town’s Innovation District.
Steyn B
10 708
Vlok AG
23 961
As an area in which design and innovation can
we’re proposing our own contribution to the
Weideman M
11 951
flourish, The Fringe would give credence to
Fringe – the CPUT Design Park and Innovation
the university’s mission – to be at the heart of
Hub (DPIH). The intention is to create a
technology education and innovation in Africa.
business “design-park” model, a space in which
Reporting directly to FID Dean, Prof Johannes
everybody comes to play. We envisage an
Total
228 364
NRF funding
According to Prof Cronjé, “As a key partner,
Associate Professor
Retha de la Harpe
Researcher
NRF
award
CPUT
commitment
Total
award
Cronjé, on this project is Associate Professor of
iconic architectural point, so that when people
Bytheway A
315 670
-
315 670
Informatics, Shaun Pather. One of Pather’s roles
look at Table Mountain, they too will see this
400 000
within the FID is to make strategic partnerships
visionary creation. Right now we feel that our
40 000
a reality, thereby bridging the all-important gap
Cape Town campus has its back turned to the
between research and innovation. Pather is
city. But the DPIH will change all that, becoming
passionate about The Fringe, saying, “CPUT
a space in which all higher education institutes,
is involved because teaching and research
industry and civil society can share.”
Chisin A
Cronjé JC
Van Brakel
200 000
40 000
115 000
Total
200 000
16 667
131 667
887 337
Applicant
Rands
Bechan N
70 000
does not and should not happen in a vacuum.
We can’t innovate in a vacuum, we need to
An opportunity for CPUT to consolidate
be more closely aligned with Information and
existing initiatives in the Design, ICT, Media
Communication Technology (ICT), Media
and Business disciplines, the Design Park is
and Design industry partners, many of whom
fully supported by Executive Management,
are already right here in our ‘back yard’. We
and institutionally is under the stewardship of
therefore see ourselves as a key partner in
Dr Chris Nhlapo, DVC: Research, Technology
making The Fringe a reality.”
Innovation & Partnerships. It is hoped the
project will position CPUT as a leading regional
Pather is quick to emphasise the “triple-helix” of
university, stimulate and manage the flow of
stakeholders driving the initiative – a coalition
knowledge and technology to companies
of academe, industry and government/civil
and markets, and create opportunities to take
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CPUT breaks ground with British
Council in South Africa’s first Africa
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Design’s Prof Mugendi M’Rithaa. The agreement
disabled kids. “With the wrong seating devices,
allows for Du Toit to gain business-based
their bodies only become more disabled, with
experience in the company, leading to personal
further complications of the spine, and limbs. Kids
incubation and start-up of small and micro
development. CPUT is able to enhance the
who need wheelchairs develop secondary health
innovation-based companies can be fostered.
relevance of its training and research for business
complications if not properly supported,” says
purposes, while Shonaquip reaps the benefits
McDonald.
research output to innovation stages. In addition,
senior students will reap the benefits of being
nurtured into design entrepreneurs, while the
of new knowledge, expertise and technology
for future wealth creation. There’s also a legion
Another significant consideration is that the US
of other potential winners – the half-a-million
or European context where these chairs are
wheelchair users in South Africa, and millions more
produced is foreign to Africa, where there are
on the continent.
relatively few pavements or flat areas. A disabled
African child is more likely to have to contend with
Shonaquip was founded in 1992 by Shona
unpaved roads, rolling hills, and very challenging
McDonald after her own daughter was born so
geographical constraints. This is where the genius
disabled she couldn’t sit up in an ordinary chair.
of linking with CPUT’s Department of Industrial
McDonald explains that in those days in South
Design comes in. McDonald is enthusiastic
Africa, the only chairs available were small,
about the partnership and says of Prof M’Rithaa,
medium and large folding hospital chairs, totally
“We share a great passion for universal design,
unsuitable for her daughter’s condition. “I began
solving disability problems, and looking at a more
making equipment for my daughter and here the
inclusive society. We believe our partnership will
It’s the first of its kind in South Africa, and
demand for uniquely designed custom-made
add value as we understand developing countries’
a partnership that may change the lives of
products began. With a workforce of 33, our
needs compared to the influences of European
hundreds of thousands of disabled people across
manufacturing unit now produces wheelchairs
wheelchair design.”
the continent. Leveraging research, scientific
and other aids for the disabled. To improve on
knowledge, and skills through innovation, the
our products and specifically to help them suit
Prof M’Rithaa agrees, and says the Industrial
British Council’s Africa Knowledge Transfer
various particular disabilities, Shonaquip joined
Design Department is privileged and honoured to
Partnership (AKTP) sees CPUT’s Department
AKTP as one of first participating businesses in
be involved. “This represents an opportunity for
of Industrial Design working in tandem with
the programme, realising that this could add huge
CPUT to test their theories in terms of universal
Shonaquip, a local company that specialises
value to the company in terms of innovation.”
design for disability and to get a real-life project
Riding high: A 4-year-old in one of the custom-made
wheelchairs designed and built by Shonaquip, who’ve
recently partnered with CPUT’s Industrial Design
Department in a one-of-a-kind partnership
to work on for benefit of students and lecturers.
in making custom-built wheelchairs and other
McDonald goes on to slate the cheaply-produced
Not only is it a historic initiative in terms of the
wheelchairs that are distributed in Africa by donor
British Council’s involvement in South Africa, but
Under the AKTP scheme, high-calibre Industrial
organisations like cookies at a party, and explains
it is unique on the continent among the Council’s
Design graduate Guillaume du Toit has been
that given the needs of a disabled child, these
sponsored projects. We are the only ones focusing
recruited by the British Council to work with
generic, completely unsuitable chairs are doing
on disability through a link between a teaching and
Shonaquip, under the supervision of Industrial
untold harm and completely disempowering
research institution like CPUT and a business like
devices for people with disabilities.
Shonaquip, which is driven by a social-enterprise
event which takes place through the streets of
This means that segments of their work will be
model. This is all about empowering people and
Cape Town. Winners also received R2000 towards
paid for and actually used by the Heart and
making lives better through design. We’re therefore
their tuition fees for 2012. Cape Town Fashion
Stroke Foundation.
very excited about and committed to this unique
Council’s CEO Bryan Ramkiliwan congratulated
and prestigious collaboration.”
the winners personally, and invited them to the
Leon says he believes their campaign caught the
factory where the costumes would be made to see
judges’ attention because they honed in on an
Something old wins CPUT gold
the process first hand. “Come and spend half a
especially difficult target market – young adults.
Lots of imagination, many ancient donated
day a week and watch the production. Who knows,
“Apart from the anti-smoking aspect, we also
jeans, and a dedicated lecturing staff have
you may find a career in costumes,” he said.
focused on the importance of healthy eating and
the SA Fashion Week Vodacom Denim Dress
The fashion winners are only the beginning
because there were so many options and they
Competition, which took place in November
of a fruitful relationship between Cape Town
told us not to hold back so we didn’t.” Apart from
2011. Second-year student Alexandra Gaidouk
Carnival and CPUT. Lead carnival performers
developing a slick campaign, the students also had
trumped the competition with her pastel-shaded
are measured using the Clothing and Textile
to present their work to a panel of judges, which
dress inspired by the Japanese art of origami.
Technology’s innovative 3D scanning machine
included the client, lecturers and industry experts.
Her design won her R10,000 cash, a Mac
to make sure their costumes fit like a glove. And
Anthony says the multi-faceted nature of the project
computer and a coveted 3-month internship at
journalism, graphic design and photography
allowed everyone to explore unfamiliar career
Ronald Sassoon. Fellow fashion students, Mia
students will also be roped in closer to the time of
territory. “My eyes have been opened to possibly
Marais and Shaun Smith, won 3rd and 4th places
the event.
working in the advertising world,” he says.
made it into the semi-finals.
Winning spree for CPUT pair
D E S I G N
exercise,” he says. “We chose Heart and Stroke
seen three CPUT students win top places in
respectively. An impressive 14 CPUT students
&
Smoking hot ad campaign wins top
award
“Why hire the professionals?” was the high
Hot on the heels of winning the SA Fashion
praise four CPUT Graphic Design students
Week Vodacom Denim Dress Competition,
received for a unique anti-smoking advertising
Alexandra Gaidouk and runner up Shaun Smith
campaign they developed. The campaign
were also announced as winners in another
incorporates a print, TV, website and social
prestigious contest. The pair, along with fellow
media aspect and is aimed at the 18- to 30-year-
CPUT fashion students Jacqueline le Grange,
old market. In fact, executives at the Heart
Pascale Samouilhan and Zibuyisile Mhlanga,
and Stroke Foundation were so impressed by
has won the exciting opportunity of seeing their
Anthony Chute (22), Leon Bester (23), Inus
designs being manufactured and worn in the
Smuts (24), and Jacques Erasmus (23), that
Cape Town Carnival in March 2012.
the TV ad they shot even made it to the small
screen. The campaign, which took nine weeks to
Students could let their imagination run wild when
develop, was entered into the Sappi: Ideas That
asked to design carnival costumes for the annual
Matter competition and scored a partial grant.
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Research Output
Barnes V & Du Preez V
2011 Association of Southern African Schools
Mulero O & Adeyeye M
Thinking about thinking in industrial design
and Departments of Public Administration and
Usage of social networks marketing by small
Management (ASSADPAM) Annual Meeting and
and medium-scale enterprises in South Africa
Socio Technical Research Advances
(RITAL) Conference
Conference
IST-Africa (Information Society Technologies in
Cape Town: Facility of Informatics and Design
Africa) Conference
(CPUT) 2010
Bechan N
Du Preez V
ISBN 978-0-620-47852-6
An examination of the effects of nuclear
Taking it further: The practical implications of
Munyai K & M’Rithaa MK
exploration on international relations and
action research in the field of design
Indigenous knowledge system for enhancing
Books/chapters
Mlitwa N (ed.)
Gaborone, Botswana, 11-13 May 2011
(FID), Cape Peninsula University of Technology
communications
Design Development and Research Conference
the sustainability of culture and design in South
Pather S, Remenyi B & Remenyi D
Sixth International Conference on Discourse,
Africa
Managing Risks of ICT Projects
Communication and the Enterprise (DICOEN VI)
Reading, UK: Academic Publishing International,
Hong Kong, China, 8-10 September 2011
International Symposium on Sustainable Design
Makwambeni B
Recife, Brazil, 29-30 September 2011
Using television to entertain and educate on
2011
Bechan N
HIV and Aids: A reception study of Tsha Tsha by
Nondzube T & Toyer A
New challenges in the communication of
subaltern South African youths
The impact of language on academic
Pillay P
international relations
Children’s and Young People’s Media in Africa:
performance
Computing Practically with Microsoft Office
Sixth International Conference on Discourse,
Evolving Markets, Producers and Audiences
Southern African Communication Association
2007: Excel, Access and Publisher
Communication and the Enterprise (DICOEN VI)
London, UK, 11-12 March 2011
(SACOMM) Conference
Cape Town: The Business Zone, 2010
Hong Kong, China, 8-10 September 2011
ISBN 978-1-906638-86-3
ISBN 978-0-620-42017-4
Pretoria, 31 August-1 September 2011
Makwambeni B & Mutsvairo B
Competing discourses on journalism education
Porthen D
The M-Loyalty project
in Zimbabwe
Lecturer within field of knowledge versus subject
Britain Zimbabwe Society Annual Research Day
matter expert (SME)
Angu PE
(RITAL) Conference
Oxford, UK, 18 June 2011
Rethinking the way we teach communication
Conference papers
Chichava H & Warden S
skills: A proposed model for lecturers at Cape
(RITAL) Conference
Mulero M, Adeyeye M & Sobiyi K
Peninsula University of Technology
Dassah MO, Tshishonga N & Mafema ED
2011 Las Vegas International Academic
Good governance in Africa: Analysing
South Africa
Raman PG
Conference
performance of economic community of
ICT for Development in Africa – Sustaining the
Intermediation of history and memory
Las Vegas, NV, 10-12 October 2011
West African states and Southern African
Momentum, Extending the Reach
75th South African Museums Association
development community on the MO Ibrahim
Sango-Ota, Nigeria, 23-26 March 2011
National Conference
Index
Adoption of online social networks marketing in
Pretoria, 25-27 October 2011
Raman PG
Coertze A & Messeter J
Sabwa JM & Weideman M
&
D E S I G N
Reflections on the relation between town and
Tshinu S
The design and development of an online
Search keyword choice in driving PPC traffic to
gown
cancer support community
websites: Generic or branded?
Community Engagement Conference: The
research studies
Changing Role of South African Higher
Excellence
Excellence
Education in Development
Conference
East London, 8-10 November 2011
Tshishonga N, Dassah MO & Mafema ED
Conference posters
De Villiers L & Messeter J
Sabwa JM & Weideman M
Bridging digital communication to the real world
Search keyword choice in driving PPC traffic to
websites: Generic or branded?
The essence of social development on
public administration: A human development
Barnes J
Excellence
13th Annual Conference on World Wide Web
(capabilities) approach
Communities of support
Applications
2011 Association of Southern African Schools
and Departments of Public Administration and
Excellence
Donnoli M & Messeter J
Management (ASSADPAM) Annual Meeting and
The semantic and ontological expression of
Samuel G & Messeter J
designers in their workspace
Utilising the coffee shop as a hub for social
Boer S & Chidubem M
networking through the use of interactive public
Conference
Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011
10 fingers up
Excellence
displays
Vlok AG
Re-curriculation: An awkward customer
Excellence
Excellence
Futerman D & Messeter J
The tablet computer as a digital clinical
(RITAL) Conference
Carstens AT & Meyer IAC
guideline tool in Africa
Snaddon B & Grant-Broom A
Digitising photographic collections in the
Growing the city: Developing a collaborative
Vlok AG
Western Cape, South Africa: Key issues
Excellence
design process through a biomimicry-inspired
Service learning in reflection
affecting the quality and data longevity
curriculum
WACE 17th World Conference on Cooperative
and Work-Integrated Education
Excellence
Molenaar D & Messeter J
Excellence
Philadelphia, PA, 14-17 June 2011
Perception of information: Enriching location-
specific information through the use of calm
Voulgarelis H & Morkel J
Chisin AV & M’Rithaa MK
computing
Uwimana I & Weideman M
Broadening of the architectural vocabulary
Drawing the line: When students design learning
Postgraduate student success rate with free-
through physical visual experiences
and supervisors eat cookies
Excellence
form information searching
(RITAL) Conference
Excellence
105
Excellence
Apiola M, Tedre M & Oroma JO
Bagui L & Bytheway A
Excellence
Improving programming education in Tanzania:
Listening to the ground: Exploring community
Teachers’ and students’ perceptions
eArticulation of needs in the city of Cape Town
41st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference:
Brown I, Sewchurran IC & Suleman H (eds)
Celebrating 41 Years of Monumental Innovations
South African Institute of Computer Scientists
Uwimana I, Weideman M & Richards M
Postgraduate student success rate with free-
Adeyeye M
from Around the World (FIE), Rapid City, SD, 12-
and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) Annual
form information searching
Future directions of converged services in the
15 October 2011
Research Conference 2011, Cape Town, 3-5
web session mobility scenarios
Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, 2011, 7pp
October 2011
Applications
10th Institute of Electrical and Electronics
electronic
New York, NY: ACM, 2011
Engineers (IEEE) Africon Conference,
ISBN 978-1-61284-467-1
ISBN 978-1-4503-0878-6
Livingstone, Zambia, 13-15 September 2011
Weideman M
Livingstone, Zambia: IEEE, 2011, 5pp electronic
Appiah E & Cronjé JC
Bagui L, Sigwejo A & Bytheway A
Ranking of design elements to improve website
ISBN 978-1-61284-993-5
Thumbnail sketches on idea development: The
Public participation in government: Assessing
drawing board vs computer-generation
m-Participation in South Africa and Tanzania
visibility
Alexander B & Conlon J
Appiah E, Mlitwa N & Anyomi D (eds)
Koch A & Van Brakel PA (eds)
Applications
Developing the role of universities in contributing
Proceedings of Design, Development and
Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference on
to poverty reduction
Research (DDR): Annual Research Conference
World Wide Web Applications, Johannesburg,
of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape
14-16 September 2011
Weideman M
Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town,
Ranking of design elements to improve website
Technology, 2011, 22pp electronic
visibility
ISBN 978-0-620-51918-2
Excellence
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
th
Barnes V & Du Preez V
Finding thought: An investigation into the
Bagui L & Bytheway A
development of critical thinking skills in industrial
An ANT exploration of mParticipation in the city
design students
Zuze H & Weideman M
Alexander B & Conlon J
Cloaking on Google’s SERP – Search engine
Focus group strategies in promoting community
of Cape Town
Breytenbach A & Faber L (eds)
spamdexing?
and enterprise development
Stillman L, Denison T & French R (eds)
Conference Proceedings of the Sixth
13 Annual Conference on World Wide Web
CIRN Community Informatics Conference: “To
International Design Education Forum of
Applications
measure or not to measure: that is the question”,
Southern Africa (DEFSA): 20/20 Design Vision,
Prato, Italy, 9-11 November 2011
Prato, Italy: Monash University, 2011, 15pp
Johannesburg: Design Education Forum of
Zuze H & Weideman M
electronic
Southern Africa (DEFSA), 2011, 9pp electronic
Cloaking on Google’s SERP – Search engine
ISBN 978-0-9581058-9-7
ISBN 978-0-620-52112-3
spamdexing?
ISBN 978-0620-52121-5
th
th
&
D E S I G N
Bytheway A
Cocotos C
Assessing information management
Lighting for de-generative eye conditions
competencies in organisations
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Grant K (ed.)
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference
Du Preez V
on Information Management and Evaluation
Taking it further: The practical implications of
(ICIME), Toronto, Canada, 27-28 April 2011
action research in the field of design
Toronto, Canada: Academic Conferences
Limited Publishers, 2011, pp 91-102
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
ISBN 978-1-906638-97-9
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Hamunyela S, Ruhode E & De la Harpe R
Information sharing in governments: A Namibian
Bytheway A et al.
Integrating ICTs into the classroom: Assisting
Cook H & Adonis M
case study
teachers in disadvantaged primary schools
Growing the city: Development of a remote
Bradley G, Whitehouse D & Singh G (eds)
Cunningham P & Cunningham M (eds)
monitoring system for an electric vehicle sub-
Proceedings of the IADIS International
eSkills Summit Proceedings, Cape Town, 26-28
system
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Conferences: ICT, Society and Human Beings
July 2010
Cape Town: eSkills Summit, 2010, 12pp
electronic
Snaddon B
Lisbon, Portugal: IADIS Press, 2011, pp 220-223
ISBN 978-1-905824-22-99
Growing the city: Developing collaborative
ISBN 978-972-8939-36-6
design process through a biomimicry-inspired
curriculum
Li-Hunt G & De la Harpe R
Drawing the line: When students design
Exploring mobile technology as a medium to
learning and supervisors eat cookies
facilitate access to care giver experiences
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Chisin AV & M’Rithaa M
2011 and e-Democracy, Equity and Social
Futerman R, Grant-Broom A, Lubbe E &
Justice 2011, Rome, Italy, 20-26 July 2011
Cronjé JC
What is this thing called “Design” in design
research?
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Gachago D, Morris A & Simons E
Helping the flow of the thinking juice: Student
engagement in a graphic design clicker class
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
107
Mlitwa N & Van Belle J-P
Morkel J
Raman P
Mediators for lecturer perspectives on learning
The social dimension of studio space: Face-to-
Good designers steal bad design copy
management systems at universities in the
face and beyond – Exploring the online learner
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
experience
Proceedings of the 15th Pacific Asia Conference
Breytenbach A & Faber L (eds)
Perold R
Research (DDR) 2011: Annual Research
on Information Systems (PACIS), Brisbane,
Conference Proceedings of the Sixth
Design (re) thinking: Reflective practice as
Conference of the Faculty of Informatics
Australia, 7-11 July 2011
International Design Education Forum of
design research
and Design, Cape Peninsula University of
Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of
Southern Africa (DEFSA): 20/20 Design Vision,
Technology, Cape Town, 26-27 September 2011
Technology, 2011, Paper 135
ISBN 978-1-86435-644-1
Johannesburg: Design Education Forum of
Southern Africa (DEFSA), 2011, pp 139-145
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
ISBN 978-0-620-52112-3
Morkel J
Nagel L, Blignaut S & Cronjé J
Raman P
conversation: A case for the use of Facebook
Pushing the frontiers in incremental housing
The surprising truth about how metaphor
motivates e-learners
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Williams G, Statham P, Brown N & Cleland B
(eds)
Pike M
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning
A review of changes to the media landscape
in Tertiary Education (Ascilite) 2011: Changing
Demands, Changing Directions, Hobart,
Tasmania, Australia, 4-7 December 2011
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Tasmania, Australia: University of Tasmania,
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
2011, pp 880-890
ISBN 978-1-86295-644-5
Rambhoros M
Transfer of design know-how from practice to
Architectural design learning through online
Morkel J
Facing the facts about face to face architecture
studio: The use of Facebook for collaborative
Parker M, Futterman R & M’Rithaa MK
education: Reflections of a nascent ‘practitioner-
learning
Putting communities first: Championing
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
teacher’
Chova LG, Belenguer DM & Martínez AL (eds)
sustainable responses in Africa
Edulearn 11: 3rd International Conference on
Education and New Learning Technologies,
Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 July 2011
Valencia, Spain: International Association
of Technology, Education and Development
(IATED), 2011, pp 3435-3439
ISBN 978-84-615-0441-1
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
&
D E S I G N
Rossouw PL & Abrahanms C
Van Zyl I & Delen A
One size fits all? Student workload in a higher
The intersection of ethnography design, and
ISBN 978-0-620-51918-2
ISBN 978-0-620-51918-2
education faculty
development: Technological innovation in home-
based healthcare
Weideman M
Rogue’s Gallery – South African university
website visibility
Adeyeye M & Gardner-Stephen P
The Village Telco project: A reliable and practical
wireless mesh telephony infrastructure
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications
and Networking, 78, 11pp electronic, 2011
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Bechan N
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
ISBN 978-0-620-51918-2
Contextualisation of the function of investor
Developing IT education in Tanzania:
Voulgarelis H
Zietsman E
perspective
Empowering students
Non-traditional architectural studies: What might
A first step to designing a collaborative
Communicatio: South African Journal for
41st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference:
influence the development of a successful
information system: A case study of the South
Communication Theory and Research,
Celebrating 41 Years of Monumental Innovations
model? A review of literature
African construction industry
37(1):137-154, 2011
from Around the World (FIE), Rapid City, SD, 12-
15 October 2011
Bytheway A
Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, 2011, 6pp
Assessing information management
electronic
competencies in organisations
ISBN 978-1-61284-467-1
Electronic Journal of Information Systems
Evaluation, 14(2):179-192, 2011
Van der Merwe J
A Grecian paradigm shift: The construction of a
Cronjé JC
design theory
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Using Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to interpret
Tedre M, Apiola M & Oroma JO
relations from an institutional and private investor
cross-cultural blended teaching and learning
Warden SC & Van Brakel PA
Zuze H & Weideman M
Optimising the implementation factors of a Web-
A comparative analysis of search engine
based e-commerce adoption model
indexing time
Kaisara G & Pather S
The e-government evaluation challenge: A South
African Batho Pele-aligned quality approach
Government Information Quarterly, 28:211-221,
2011
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
Computers and Education, 56:596-603, 2011
109
Mitrovic Z & Bytheway A
Motsaathebe G
Servicing advocacy in e-government: Small
A cursory appraisal of independent films
business development services in Cape Town
18(1):354-373, 2011
produced by women in Southern Africa
Bergevoet YM
International Journal of Broadcasting and
Design for sustainability: A potential model for
Communication Technology, 2(1):111-138, 2011
the promotion of organic cotton consumption in
African Journal of Information and
Communication, 11:40-54, 2011
Visser EB & Weideman M
MTech: Design
South Africa
An empirical study on website usability elements
Mlitwa NBW & Birch D
and how they affect search engine optimisation
Motsaathebe G
The role of intrusion detection systems in
The use of females as sources of information in
electronic information security: From the activity
SABC newscasts
De Flamingh FW
Journal of Communication and Media Research,
The role of textile in sustainable South African
3(1):13-23, April 2011
residential architecture
theory perspective
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology,
Visser EB & Weideman M
9(3):296-312, 2011
Search engine optimisation versus website
usability: Conflicting requirements?
Supervisors: Ms A Chisin; Prof MK M’Rithaa
Supervisor: Prof MK M’Rithaa
Delen A cum laude
Mohsam F & Van Brakel PA
Information Research – An International
Information and knowledge sharing trends of
Electronic Journal, 16(3), 37pp electronic, 2011
DTech: Design
Van der Merwe JP
Supervisor: Prof R de la Harpe
A grammar/topology of design knowledge:
Co-supervisor: Prof MK M’Rithaa
Mapping emergent meaning in socially
interactive design
Foudazi F cum laude
25(5):1003-1020, 2011
Supervisors: The late Prof JD Roode;
Eco-friendly air conditioning systems for different
Prof J Messeter
climates in South Africa
Motsaathebe G
Journalism education and practice in South
Africa and the discourse of the African
Service design challenges in home-based health
care in the Western Cape: A case study
small- and medium-sized enterprises in the
DTech: Information Technology
Renaissance
Kankondi AOT
Communicatio: South African Journal for
Adeyeye M & Ventura N
Communication Theory and Research,
A SIP-based web client for HTTP session
Alexander BM
37(3):381-397, 2011
mobility and multimedia services
The efficacy of information and communication
interventions to reduce crime: A case study
International Journal for the Computer and
technology for development projects using
situated in Bridgetown, South Africa
Pineteh EA
Telecommunications Industry, 33(8):954-964,
human agency and enterprise computational
Spaces of inclusion and exclusion: The
2010
modelling
dynamics of Cameroonian associations in
Johannesburg
Gachago D, Morris A & Simon E
African Identities, 9(4):401-416, 2011
Engagement levels in a graphic design clicker
An exploration of opportunities for design
Supervisors: The late Prof JD Roode;
Kraut MMR cum laude
Prof M Korpela
The creation of a South African football brand
based on a sustainable design toolbox system
class: Students’ perceptions around attention,
Visser EB
for customisable apparel design
Remenyi D, Pather S & Klopper R
participation and peer learning
Fusing website usability variables and on-page
Supervisor: Ms A Vlok
Some philosophical assumptions underpinning
Journal of Information Technology Education,
search engine optimisation elements
academic research
10:253-269, 2011
Supervisor: Prof M Weideman
Maina MW
Nonyane J
Nonzube T
Human experiences affecting governance in
Information and technology shortages and
The application of public relations methods in
energy-efficient buildings in Cape Town’s central
capacity development among disadvantaged
raising funds as utilised by a Western Cape non-
business district
communities in Mpumalanga, South Africa
profit organisation
Supervisor: Dr N Mlitwa
Supervisor: Prof N Bechan
Molenaar D
Oni J
Toyer A
Perception of information: Enriching location-
The management of the implementation of
The value of corporate communication as
specific information through the use of calm
e-business projects in the tourism industry of the
a strategic management function to top
computing
Western Cape
management
Supervisor: Prof J Messeter; Prof MK M’Rithaa
Supervisor: The late Prof V Owei
Supervisor: Prof N Bechan
Munyai K
Snell R
Sustainable indigenous leather production
Effects of Internet use on social capital
processes: A case of Lukanji home-based
Supervisor: The late Prof V Owei
producers, South Africa
Supervisor: Ms M Kimani
Van der Watt CC cum laude
Design of a semantic metadata repository in
MTech: Information Technology
home-based healthcare
Supervisor: Prof M de la Harpe
Barnes J
Design issues in Internet-based health support
MTech: Public Relations Management
systems in South Africa
Supervisor: Prof M de la Harpe
Meintjies H cum laude
The perceived and potential role of the public
Kistasamy C
relations/corporate communications practitioner
The role of service-orientated architecture as an
in central banks of the common monetary area
enabler for enterprise architecture
Supervisor: Prof J van der Merwe
Supervisor: Prof A van der Merwe; Prof AC de
la Harpe
Mutimukeye R
The professional status of female public relations
Mulero SO
practitioners in Rwandan public and private
Social networks marketing using the Extended
institutions: A manager’s perspective
Technology Acceptance Model (ETAM)
Supervisor: Ms D Porthen
Supervisor: Dr M Adeyeye
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BIOCATALYSIS AND TECHNICAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP
Dr Marilize Le Roes-Hill
The Biocatalysis and Technical Biology (BTB)
NRF funding
and development of young researchers.
Researcher
NRF
award
CPUT
commitment
Total
award
Burton SG
325 016
-
325 016
integrated learning (WIL) student, Ms
Work
Burton SG
220 809
-
220 809
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular and
Kim Durrell, received 3rd prize for her WIL
Burton SG
79 729
-
79 729
Cell Biology. The main focus of the research
presentation (Biotechnology Programme)
Burton SG
74 833
-
74 833
after a year of internship at the BTB Research
Burton SG
71 917
-
71 917
Group
Burton SG
316 174
-
316 174
Research Group consists of a group of dynamic
researchers with research backgrounds in
Main achievements in 2011:
Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry,
Environmental Management, Medical
group centres on the discovery and use of
robust industrial biocatalysts in applications
that range from bioremediation of industrial
CPUT
Research Day award: Joint 1st prize for
wastewater to antioxidant synthesis. The
research excellence in the posters category
research areas range from enzyme discovery,
(Welz PJ, Le Roes-Hill M, Ramond J-B, Cowan
enzyme mutation studies and actinobacteria
DA & Burton SG) – Acclimation of microbial
biology to bioreactor design for wastewater
communities in pilot-scale constructed
treatment. Group team members benefit greatly
from the shared research expertise within the
group.
In April 2011, Dr Marilize Le Roes-Hill assumed
the research leadership at the BTB Research
Group after Prof Stephanie Burton accepted
wetlands exposed to vanillin and gallic acid
CPUT
Research Day award: Prize for research
excellence in the sourcing of external funding
Industry funding
Researcher
Source of funding
Rands
Burton SG
Water Research
Commission/Golder
Associates
99 000
Burton SG
Water Research
Commission
150 000
Burton SG
Water Research
Commission
150 000
Burton SG
Water Research
Commission
365 000
Burton SG
Water Research
Commission
650 000
Burton SG
TMO Renewables –
Bioethanol
348 000
the position of Vice-Principal: Research and
Postgraduate Education at the University of
Pretoria. While the group continues to work on
[email protected]
projects initiated by Prof Burton, they now also
focus their research around the extraordinary
group of bacteria called actinobacteria,
specifically looking at exploiting their industrial
potential. The research group continues its
collaboration with both national and international
researchers, encouraging the exchange, training
Total
1 762 000
Total
1 088 478
B I O C A T A L Y S I S
A N D
T E C H N I C A L
B I O L O G Y
Research Output
Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N, Sirim D, Pleiss J &
Rodriguez Caballaro A, Ramond JB, Welz PJ,
Cowan DA, Odlare M & Burton SG
The temporal response of soil microbiota to
The Laccase Engineering Database (LccED)
Treatment of high ethanol concentration
sunflower oil
Tuffin IM & Cowan DA
as a tool for understanding the classification of
wastewater by constructed wetlands: enhanced
South African Society for Microbiology (SASM)
Actinobacterial diversity associated with
actinobacterial laccases
COD removal and bacterial community
Conference
Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils
BioTrans: International Symposium on
dynamics
De Bruijn FJ (ed.)
Biocatalysis and Biotransformations
International Water Association: Microbes in
Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology II:
Messina, Sicily, Italy, 2-6 October 2011
wastewater and waste treatment, bioremediation
Burton S, Palmer Z & Le Roes-Hill M
and energy production
Actinobacterial oxidases as novel cross-linking
Mavengere W, Casaneuva A, Le Roes-Hill M,
Goa, India, 24-25 January
agents
Characterisation of polyphenol oxidases
Conference posters
Books/chapters
Kirby BM, Le Roes-Hill M, Cary SC, Burton SG,
Burton S
Metagenomics in Different Habitats
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2010, pp 125-135
ISBN 978-0-470-64719-6
Conference papers
Burton S, Tuffin M & Cowan D
Adelakun OE, Kudanga T, Parker A,
Le Roes-Hill M & Burton S
Biocatalysis and Biotransformations
Messina, Sicily, Italy, 2-6 October 2011
Adelakun OE, Parker A, Kudanga T,
Conference
Le Roes-Hill M, Green RI & Burton SG
Durrell K, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG
Influence of reaction conditions on the laccase-
Production of novel actinobacterial peroxidases
mediated oxidation of ferulic acid to form
for potential use as a biocatalyst
dimmers with higher antioxidant capacity
Modification of furilic acid by laccase from
Trametes pubescens
BioTrans: International Symposium on
produced by novel extremotolerant Dietzia
Booysen C, Welz P, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG
Parker A, Davids LM, Burton SG &
9th International Conference on Functional Foods
Le Roes-Hill M
Excellence
in the Prevention and Management of Chronic
Generating an oxidative stress model in human
Excellence
Diseases: Functional Food Components in
skin cells for antioxidant testing
Health and Disease
39th Conference of the Physiology Society of
San Diego, CA, 16-18 August 2011
Southern Africa (PSSA)
Booysen C-A, Welz P, Le Roes-Hill M &
Bellville, 29-31 August 2011
Burton SG
for potential use as a biocatalyst
The temporal response of soil microbiota to
sunflower oil
Conference
Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N, Palmer Z, Prins A,
Sirim D, Pleiss J & Burton S
Parker A, Davids LM, Burton SG &
Widespread occurrence of actinobacterial
Le Roes-Hill M
laccases
The use of ultraviolet radiation as an oxidative
Excellence
stress model to test the efficacy of antioxidants
Conference
in human skin cells
39th Annual Conference of the Anatomical
Durrell K, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG
Production of novel actinobacterial peroxidases
Society of Southern Africa (ASSA)
Johannesburg, 22-25 May 2011
113
Gao Y, Huddy R, Le Roes-Hill M, Bauer R,
Khan N, Musengi A, Durrell K, Le Roes-Hill M,
Palmer Z, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG
Welz PJ, Le Roes-Hill M, Ramond J-B,
Tuffin M & Cowan D
Cowan D & Burton S
Exploiting the industrial potential of novel
Cowan DA & Burton SG
Construction of a small insert library from a
In search of novel peroxidases from
actinobacterial tyrosinases
Acclimation of microbial communities in pilot-
xylanolytic Streptomyces species for screening
actinobacteria
scale constructed wetlands exposed to vanillin
hemicellulosic degrading enzymes
16th International Symposium on the Biology of
Excellence
and gallic acid
Actinomycetes (ISBA16)
Conference
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 11-16 December 2011
Kudanga T, Adelakun OE, Parker A,
Excellence
Palmer Z, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG
Exploiting the industrial potential of novel
Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG
actinobacterial strains
Welz PJ, Ramond J-B, Le Roes-Hill M,
Enzymatic enrichment of quercetin through
Cowan D & Burton SG
Site-directed mutagenesis of a thermostable
coupling with catechol
Conference
Acclimation of microbial communities in pilot-
nitrile hydratase: In search of an ideal
scale constructed wetlands exposed to vanillin
biocatalyst
Excellence
Griffiths P, Horne KA, Mawadza C,
Le Roes-Hill M, Cowan DA & Burton SG
Excellence
Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N, Sirim D, Pleiss J &
and gallic acid
Parker A, Adelakun OE, Kudanga T,
Le Roes-Hill M, Davids L & Burton SG
Conference
Generating an oxidative stress model in human
Burton SG
skin cells for antioxidant testing
The laccase engineering database (LCCED)
as a tool for understanding the classification of
Excellence
Leoschut S, Hendry B & Burton SG
actinobacterial laccases
Beneficiation of apple processing waste and
wastewater
Excellence
Prins A, Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG
Nocardia rhamnosiphila sp. nov., isolated from
Optimisation of a solid-state fermentation
soil
process for the production of laccase by
Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 34:508-
Musengi A, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M,
Micromonospora sp. strain 04-044 30-1
512, 2011
Pletschke BI, Cowan DA & Burton SG
Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M, Pletschke BI &
Production of peroxidase from selected
Excellence
Khan N, Tuffin M, Stafford W, Cary C, Lacap DC
Burton SG
actinomycete strains
& Pointing SB
An immobilised lignocellulolytic system: Using
Hypolithic microbial communities of quartz
oxidases for the bioremediation of agricultural
Excellence
rocks from Miers Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys,
wastes
Antarctica
Horne KA, Jones S, Le Roes-Hill M,
Ntwampe P, Plaaitjies J, Mufweba-Hector A,
Excellence
Excellence
Everest GJ, Cook AE, Le Roes-Hill M &
Meyers PR
Polar Biology, 34:1657-1668, 2011
B I O C A T A L Y S I S
A N D
T E C H N I C A L
B I O L O G Y
Kudanga T, Nyanhongo GS, Guebitz GM &
Technical reports
Burton SG, Welz PJ, Ramond JB, Cowan DA &
Pletschke BI, Waithaka C, Van Dyk JS, Gama R
Burton SG, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M,
Le Roes-Hill M
& Burton SG
Potential application of laccase-mediated
Experimentation to assess the reproducibility
Report on kinetic analysis for cellulases, current
Burton SG
coupling and grafting reactions: A review
Kudanga T & Pletschke BI
of existing pilot-scale constructed wetlands;
information on synergies
Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 48:195-208,
The kinetics of oxidases and the implication for
ongoing monitoring of physical and chemical
Water Research Commission Project K5/2010
2011
lignocellulose degradation
parameters and microbial community dynamics
Actinobacterial peroxidases: An unexplored
Burton SG, Khan N & Pletschke BI
Pletschke BI, Beukes N, Khan N,
resource for biocatalysis
Report on enzymes and metabolites (cellulases
Le Roes-Hill M & Burton SG
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology,
and oxidases selected for incorporation, the
Immobilisation of selected commercial enzymes
164:681-713, 2011
reaction system components and metabolites to
Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N & Burton SG
be monitored)
Le Roes-Hill M, Rohland J & Burton SG
Actinobacteria isolated from termite guts as a
source of novel oxidative enzymes
Burton SG, Welz P, Le Roes-Hill M,
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: International Journal
Ramond J-B & Cowan DA
of General and Molecular Microbiology, 100:589-
Adapting constructed wetlands for real
605, 2011
world applications: Refurbishment of existing
wetlands; Ripening of existing wetlands;
Rohr LM, Mashaphu N, Sheridan C, Tuffin M,
Monitoring physical and chemical parameters
Burton SG & Cowan DA
and microbial community dynamics
Seasonal shifts of the microbial community
structure in a winery waste-impact wetland soil
Transactions of the Royal Society of South
Africa, 66(1):41-53, 2011
Burton SG, Welz PJ, Ramond JB, Cowan DA &
Le Roes-Hill M
Background research into relevant local waste
Welz PJ, Ramond JB, Cowan DA,
streams and soil types. Choice of impacted and
Prins A & Burton SG
unimpacted local wetlands
Ethanol degradation and the benefits of
incremental priming in pilot-scale constructed
wetlands
Ecological Engineering, 37:1453-1459, 2011
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CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WORKINTEGRATED LEARNING
Dr Joyce Nduna
The Centre for Community Engagement and
Work-integrated Learning was established as
Research Output
Conference paper
an institutional response to the 1991 Education
Nduna J
White Paper on the transformation of higher
The relevance of workplace learning in guiding
education institutions to demonstrate greater
student and curriculum development
responsibility and commitment to the socio-
economic development of communities.
The centre integrates the following three units:
Cooperative
Education, which is responsible
Bloemfontein
for nurturing industry partnerships that result
in student workplace learning
Service
Learning, which drives the integration
of community engagement with teaching,
learning and research
Civil
Engagement, which coordinates
volunteer and outreach programmes
NRF funding
Researcher
[email protected]
Nduna NJ
NRF
award
CPUT
commitment
Total
award
321 300
-
321 300
27-29 November 2011
CENTRE FOR e-LEARNING
Mr Izak Smit
support service to teaching and research in
Research Output
the effective pedagogical use of networked
Conference papers
learning, utilising an online electronic learning
Xakaza-Kumalo S
Xakaza-Kumalo S
management system.
The benefits of students’ participation in
The challenges of pedagogical design and
transformation process and in university
implementation of web-based collaborative
The primary purpose of the Centre for
governance strategy
learning: A case study at Cape Peninsula
e-Learning is to support academics in using
South African Association of Senior Student
University of Technology
the correct pedagogical approaches in the
Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP) 13th Annual
application of technologies within a structured
Conference
online electronic learner management system
Stellenbosch, 19-21 October 2011
The Centre for e-Learning delivers a strategic
computer technologies for teaching and
(LMS). The assistance offered to teaching
academics includes training on the use of the
Xakaza-Kumalo S
LMS, support in setting up online courses, and
Collaborative learning and group participation in
development of media-rich teaching material.
knowledge building process
Postgraduate supervision is supported in the
2011 E-Learning Update
creation of online portals for supervisors and
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
assistance in the use of tools to detect originality
[email protected]
against online resources to minimise plagiarism.
Xakaza-Kumalo S
The secondary role is to investigate alternative
The impact of pedagogic design in web-
tools that may be integrated into the student
based interactive learning: The application of
environment and to give advice in respect of
instructional design principles
their effectiveness.
(RITAL) Conference
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CENTRE FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION RESEARCH
Prof Alvin Lagardien
infrastructure investments are underway. UWC
Research (CWSR) is the hub of CPUT’s water
collaboration is working well. Budget and plan for
community-led total sanitation (CLTS), drought
and sanitation network for:
2012 have been completed. Six missions have
adaptation in the southern Cape, sanitation
the
identification and establishment of water-
been completed.
related niche activities/units/centres based on
regional and national priorities
the
facilitation and execution of interdisciplinary
projects which generate research, income and
graduate opportunities
technologies for informal settlements.
WISA
partnership for the national skills audit
in water treatment and reticulation
Training
was established as part of the Nuffic contract. A
was established through CCE & Eastern Cape
national workshop on water services was held in
training was completed.
BTech projects were supervised.
Thirty-two
Pretoria.
National
CSO programme project execution plan
maintaining
and developing partnerships on
for year 2 was accepted by DWA; supplementary
behalf of CPUT with relevant stakeholders
funding was obtained from DBSA to pilot WCDM
in the water sector, regionally, nationally and
in Northern Cape.
internationally
[email protected]
Three
new WRC contracts were signed in 2011:
The Centre for Water Supply and Sanitation
were made during World Water
Presentations
Week and IWA Young Water Professionals’
Conference.
Prof
Lagardien was appointed to WISA board,
WRC
project 1901 (approaches to risk reduction)
FET water steering committee, EWSETA skills
was completed. WRC project 1714 report on
planning committee, WSLG task team and
The CWSR incorporates the Community
community-based operation and maintenance of
numerous WRC reference groups. Unit staff
Water Supply and Sanitation Unit. The CWSS
basic services was published. WRC project 2017
members were appointed as WRC reviewers and
is a nationally recognised, well-networked,
(mobile communal sanitation facilities) is being
reference group members.
multidisciplinary unit offering a range of
development and collaboration opportunities to staff
and students within a framework of commissioned
projects based on sector, community and client
needs.
Highlights for 2011 include:
Nuffic
niche programme underway. Research
units WaRTU (Water Re-use Technology,
Civic Engineering), EWaSRU (Water Pollution
Assessment, Applied Science), and WaCDeM
(Water Conservation and Demand Management,
CWSR) have been initiated. Business plans
have been written. PhD & MSc Fellowships and
finalised.
Industry funding
Funder
Project
Nuffic
Capacity building for integrated water resource
management
3 750 000
Department of Water Affairs
Support to National Civil Society Organisation
Programme
1 200 000
Water Research Commission
An evaluation of the functioning and acceptance of
communal sanitation facilities
360 000
Technical sanitation solutions for informal areas
250 000
Insights into indigenous coping strategies to drought
for drought adaptation in agriculture: the southern Cape
scenario
100 000
Adapting and piloting concepts of community-led total
sanitation (CLTS) in the South African municipal context
600 000
Total
Rands
6 260 000
Research Output
Technical Reports
Lagardien A, Benjamin A & Gcanga A
A review on approaches in capturing indigenous
knowledge in agricultural practices to inform
adaptation to changing environments
WRC report K5/2084/1
Lagardien A, Cousins D & Benjamin A
Interactive Risk Reduction: An approach to
reducing risks from informal settlement waste
streams: community-based risk assessment with
municipal partnerships
WRC report K5/1901
ISBN 978-1-4312-0221-8
Lagardien A, Cousins D & Sabela-Rikhotso P
Consolidated knowledge from international
experience of community led total sanitation
(CLTS) for local adaptation to South African
conditions
WRC report K5/ 2088/1
Lagardien A & Muanda C
The implementation and functioning of mobile
communal sanitation facilities: A case study of 3
informal settlements in South Africa
Lagardien A & Muanda C
Sanitation technology approaches for informal
settlements – A review of innovation trends and
drivers for sustainable sanitation systems.
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CPUT LIBRARIES
Dr Elisha Chiware
During 2011 CPUT Libraries continued with
Conference funding
the consolidation of its research agenda, with
(RISC) at Bellville and Cape Town continue
Researcher
Rands
staff delivering a number of papers at national
to provide valuable support to postgraduate
Moll ME
10 540
and international conferences. The Library
students and researchers. Similar units
Lockhart J
15 394
has started to approach CPUT researchers
are currently being developed at many
Total
25 934
to take part in a research data management
leading South African universities, while
project managed by the Technical University
the service at CPUT has been in operation
Munich (under the auspices of the International
since 2006. In 2011, RISC staff cooperated
Applicant
Rands
Association of Scientific and Technological
with visiting German academics from the
Moses A
22 000
University Libraries (IATUL). Under the same
Hochschule Wismar by delivering information
association the Library is coordinating a
presentations for Faculty of Business
research repository project in the field of
students completing a joint CPUT/Wismar
renewable energy.
postgraduate qualification. RISC has a good
CPUT
Libraries won the bid to host the 2013
working relationship with the Centre for
Research Output
Conference papers
IATUL conference which will be held at the
Postgraduate Studies (CPGS), with space
Lockhart J
Cape Town International Convention Centre
provided for a financial support officer and
The before and after of an information literacy
during April of that year. Preparation for
the university statistician. As RISC and CPGS
policy at the Cape Peninsula University of
this big event began almost immediately.
serve the same user base, cooperation
Technology
Additionally, the Library Director, Dr Elisha
is mutually beneficial, and the two units
32nd Annual International Association of Science
Chiware, was appointed as Secretary and
routinely refer students to each other. Close
and Technological University Libraries (IATUL)
member of the Board of IATUL for the next
links are maintained with the CPUT Research
Conference
three years.
Directorate. The use of social media for
Warsaw, Poland, 29 May-2 June 2011
An
institutional decision to make compulsory
[email protected]
The
Research Information Support Centres
academic purposes is growing and RISC
the submission of digital copies of theses
staff has established a presence on LinkedIn,
Lockhart J
and dissertations underscores the value of
Academia and SlideShare. Networking on a
The integration of information literacy into the
the institutional repository Digital Knowledge.
local level continued with a visit to research
curriculum: A case study at the Cape Peninsula
Articles and other intellectual outputs are also
support facilities at the University of the
stored in the repository. A dramatic increase in
Western Cape (UWC) and liaison with the
13th Annual Library and Information Association
the number of full text downloads (many from
UWC research librarian.
of South Africa (LIASA) Conference
outside South Africa) was recorded in 2011.
East London, 3-7 October 2011
C P U T
Lockhart J
Conference poster
Davids Z, Kleinveldt L, Mafungwa T &
Kleinveldt L & Hart G
L I B R A R I E S
The integration of information literacy into the
curriculum: A case study at the Cape Peninsula
Proske R
WCHELIG (Western Cape Higher Education
Your knowledge base for e-research:
Researchers’ perspectives at a South African
Libraries Interest Group) Symposium
Collaborate, discover, deliver, publish
university of technology.
South African Journal of Libraries and
Excellence
Information Science, 77(1):37-50, 2011
Majal S & Bennett S
The use of automated indexing in special
libraries
The role of an academic library in research:
members
13th Annual Library and Information Association
of South Africa (LIASA) Conference
Moll M
MBibl
East London, 3-7 October 2011
Culling the herd: An investigation into formulae
for equitable staffing of branches’ user services
Moll M
Mila N
within the multi-campus Cape Peninsula
Job satisfaction in a South African academic
Determining the value of individual librarians’
University of Technology’s (CPUT) libraries
library
work: A case study of the Cape Peninsula
Graham M & Thornton S (eds)
Proceedings of the 8th Northumbria International
9 Northumbria International Conference on
Conference on Performance Measurement in
Performance Measurement in Libraries and
Libraries and Information Services, An IFLA
Information Services
Satellite Conference: Libraries Plus: Adding
York, UK, 22-26 August 2011
Value in the Cultural Community, Florence, Italy,
th
17-20 August 2010
Moll M
Newcastle, UK: Northumbria University Press,
The impact of information literacy on the pass
2011, pp 205-220
rate of first-year students: A project at the Cape
ISBN 978-0-85716-028-7
Peninsula University of Technology
9th Northumbria International Conference on
Performance Measurement in Libraries and
Information Services
York, UK, 22-26 August 2011
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DISABILITY UNIT
Dr Nina du Toit
The Disability Unit provides a comprehensive
two bodies which deal with HE inclusion matters,
Findings showed that although physical,
range of specialised support services to
were also involved in the reseach project.
academic and social access had improved
over the last number of years at CPUT, owing to
students and staff with disabilities at CPUT. It
also serves as an information centre for people
The research was guided by the following
a variety of interventions, serious deficiencies
wishing to learn more about accommodating
question: How could higher education
still existed regarding sufficient access to
people with disabilities in student life and in the
institutions make provision for sufficient access
teaching and learning in the case of students
workplace.
to teaching and learning in the case of students
with disabilities. A number of recommendations
with disabilities?
emanated from the research which might be
An Ema2sa (Erasmus Mundus Action 2) grant
useful to CPUT in the future.
was awarded to the Head of the Disability Unit,
Dr Nina du Toit, for research at the University
of Antwerp, Belgium, during October and
November 2011. The aim of the research was
to investigate ways in which accessibility for
[email protected]
students with disabilities has been addressed
in four higher education institutions in Flanders,
Belgium, and to evaluate whether this could be
used to improve access for students at CPUT.
The four institutions selected for the project
were the University of Antwerp (guest
institution), the Catholic University of Leuven
(KU Leuven), Artesis Hogeschool, and Karel
de Grote Hogeschool. Visits to the various
campuses were undertaken to investigate
the implementation of physical, academic and
social access for students with disabilities.
Representatives of the “Assosiatie Universiteit
en Hogeschole Antwerpen” (AUHA ) and the
“Steunpunt Inclusief in Hoger Onderwijs” (SIHO),
Promoting equity and acceptance – Disability Awareness Week at CPUT
Dean of Students Cora Njoli-Motale (centre) and Dr Nina du Toit (back row) with staff and students supporting
CPUT’s Disability Awareness Week
FUNDANI CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
Prof Chris Winberg
The Fundani Centre for Higher Education
Development is a strategic unit which, under
the direction of CPUT’s Vision and Mission, as
well as the Strategic Plan, serves the university
as the site that initiates and facilitates higher
education development in alignment with
relevant international and national imperatives.
Fundani staff members are actively engaged in
NRF funding
Researcher
NRF award
CPUT commitment
Garraway JW
20 000
20 000
40 000
Winberg C
61 000
40 667
101 667
Total
Total award
141 667
Research & Innovation Fund for Teaching & Learning (RIFTAL)
Researcher
Rands
Gachago D
32 500
researching work-integrated learning/university
knowledge transfer, multilingual classrooms,
improving first-year experiences, mathematics
education, and general issues concerning
New professor
appointed
academic staff development and curriculum
design.
Fundani staff support and manage the Research
Innovation Funding for Teaching & Learning
(RIFTAL) project for the institution and the Workintegrated Learning Research Unit.
Conference funding
[email protected]
Researcher
Rands
Gachago D
12 592
Garraway J
15 678
Ivala E
24 000
Winberg C
Total
5 258
57 528
Associate Professor
James Garraway
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NRF research niche area
Work-Integrated Learning and Research Unit
(WILRU)
Prof Chris Winberg
Research Output
Books/chapters
The elephant in the room: Evaluating
postgraduate education in South Africa
Bester M
Saunders M, Trowler P & Bamber V (eds)
Universities of technology (UoTs) have traditionally identified
An appreciative inquiry approach to curriculum
Reconceptualising Evaluation in Higher
themselves through close ties with industry, and see themselves at the
change
Education: The Practice Turn
forefront of university responsiveness to the world of work. However,
Bitzer E & Botha N (eds)
Maidenhead, UK: McGraw-Hill, Society for
the complexities of students’ crossing boundaries between two quite
Curriculum Inquiry in South African Higher
Research into Higher Education, and Open
different sites of learning, and the need to reconcile more scientific
Education: Some Scholarly Affirmations and
University Press, 2011, pp 58-65
knowledge with work knowledge and practices in the UoT classroom,
Challenges
ISBN 978-0-33-524161-3
have not in the past been extensively researched and theorised. These
Stellenbosch, South Africa: Sun MeDIA, 2011,
pressures led to the formation of a small group of dedicated staff into
pp 389-410
a research unit, WILRU, in 2002. Over the past ten years, unit staff
ISBN 978-1-920338-64-0
Winberg C, Engel-Hills P, Garraway J &
Jacobs C
Work-integrated Learning: Good Practice Guide
members have published extensively, both locally and internationally,
[email protected]
Winberg C
in the field of work and learning, and some have obtained higher
Garraway J
– HE Monitor No. 12
degrees in this field.
University and work: Curriculum enquiry from an
Pretoria: Council for Higher Education (CHE),
activity theory perspective
August 2011
Bitzer E & Botha N (eds)
ISBN: 978-1-919856-81-0
Highlights for 2011:
Curriculum Inquiry in South African Higher
Conference papers
Programmes that promote graduates’ successful integration into
Education: Some Scholarly Affirmations and
the world of work and that enable graduates to make meaningful
Challenges
contributions in the context of development require innovative
Stellenbosch, South Africa: Sun MeDIA, 2011,
Behari-Leak K & Krügel M
curricular, teaching, learning and assessment practices. In January
pp 195-212
Establishing communities of teaching and
2011, Professor Winberg, as research leader in the CPUT Work-
ISBN 978-1-920338-64-0
learning at Food Technology
Integrated Learning Unit (WILRU), was tasked by the Council for
Higher Education (CHE) to develop a Work-Integrated Learning Guide
Winberg C
(RITAL) Conference
for all universities in South Africa. Similar guides for all universities
Communication practices in workplaces and
had been developed previously, for example, for assessment and
higher education
for service learning. The guide to work-integrated learning was thus
Krzanowski M (ed.)
produced by the WILRU team under the leadership of Professor
Current Developments in English for Work and
Winberg to assist all South African university staff to address these
the Workplace: Approaches, Curricula and
issues and is available in printed form or as a free download on the
Materials
CHE website.
Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing, 2011, pp 75-90
ISBN 978-1859646533
F U N D A N I
C E N T R E
F O R
H I G H E R
E D U C AT I O N
D E V E L O P M E N T
Bester M & Scholtz D
Hassan S & Wium W
Curriculum mapping as a possible technology-
and Communication Technologies (ICT) for
Quality lies in the eyes of the beholder: A
Tshinu S
enhanced curriculum review approach
Development, Education and Training
mismatch between student evaluation and peer
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 25-27 May 2011
observation of teaching
research studies
5th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference:
Garraway J
Postgraduate Teaching and Learning, African
Conference
University and work: Curriculum enquiry from an
Scholarship and Curriculum Innovation in Higher
Bloemfontein, 27-29 November 2011
activity theory perspective
Education
18th International Conference on Learning
Condy J, Chigona A, Gachago D & Ivala E
Port Louis, Mauritius, 5-8 July 2011
Using digital stories to explore issues of diversity
in a pre-service teacher’s classroom
7 Pan-African Reading For All Conference: A
Reader, the Empowered Leader
Gaborone, Botswana, 11-14 July 2011
th
Scholtz D
Winberg C, Jacobs C, Wright J &
Wyrley-Birch B
The National Benchmark Tests: Lecturers’
specialists
perceptions and responses
the workplace
International Consortium for Experiential
Learning (ICEL) 2011: The Energy of a Learning
De Graaff F
Experience Conference
Evaluation of RPL applicants’ knowledge claims
Santiago, Chile, 10-14 January 2011
towards fourth year study at a university of
Wolff K
Knowing what the student knows
(RITAL) Conference
Perceptions of academics regarding the reward
Expanding Existing Islands of Excellent Practice
for the scholarship of teaching and learning
of disciplines
Johannesburg, 23-25 February 2011
versus the scholarship of research
International Conference on Knowledge
Gachago D, Ivala E & Chigona A
Production and Higher Education in the 21st
Literacy
Gachago D, Morris A & Simons E
Emerging technologies’ impact on teaching and
Century – Knowledge 2011
Helping the flow of the thinking juice: Student
learning
technology
Hassan S
National RPL Conference: Bridging and
engagement in a graphic design clicker class
Winberg C
(RITAL) Conference
Supporting under-prepared master’s students in
their research studies
Gachago D, Ivala E, Chigona A & Condy J
(RITAL) Conference
Developing digital literacy skills through digital
storytelling: The case of final-year pre-service
student teachers at a university of technology in
South Africa
ISBN 978-0-620-52128-4
125
Ivala E
Garraway J & Volbrecht T
Implementing eLearning at a university of
Theorising experiential learning
technology, South Africa: A qualitative study
Gachago D, Morris A & Simon E
Balcaen P (ed.)
25(6):1091-1102, 2011
Engagement levels in a graphic design clicker
PhD (Education)
class: Students’ perceptions around attention,
participation and peer learning
Siyepu S
Columbia, Canada, 27-28 June 2011
Journal of Information Technology Education,
An analysis of errors in trigonometric functions:
Reading, UK: Academic Publishing, 2011, pp
work
10:253-269, 2011
A case study in the extended programmes
156-163
Teaching in Higher Education, 16(5):529-540,
ISBN 978-1-980272-05-8
2011
Gustafsson M, Eriksson A, Räisänen C,
MPhil (Higher Education Studies)
on e-Learning, ICEL 2011, Kelowna, British
Stenberg A-C, Jacobs C, Wright J, Wyrley-
members
University of Cape Town
Birch B & Winberg C
Wolff K
The needs and perceptions of academics
Integrating multi-disciplinary engineering
regarding their professional development in an
knowledge in a final-year technical university
technology
era of educational transformation
diploma programme: An analysis of praxis
Venkat H & Essien AA (eds)
Proceedings of the Seventeenth National
25(3):476-490, 2011
Education of South Africa (AMESA):
Ivala EN
Nsibande R & Garraway J
Mathematics in a Globalised World,
Globalisation: The role of new information
Professional development through formative
Johannesburg, 11-15 July 2011
and communication technologies in distance
evaluation
Johannesburg: Association for Mathematics
education
International Journal for Academic Development,
Education of South Africa (AMESA), 2011, pp
Africa Education Review, 8(1):79-101, 2011
16(2):97-107, 2011
Siyepu SW
Hassan S
An approach informed by socio-cultural theory
to learning of derivatives in a university of
Congress of the Association for Mathematics
275-285
ISBN 978-0-620-47378-1
Behari-Leak K & Williams S
25(5):1003-1020, 2011
Crossing the threshold from discipline expert to
discipline practitioner
18(1):4-27, 2011
HIV/AIDS UNIT
Assoc Prof Ashraf Mohammed
The HIV/Aids Unit strives to prevent, control and
programme: ongoing training is made
Workplace
manage HIV/Aids among students and staff of
available for CPUT staff to equip them with skills
CPUT and in the community.
and knowledge around HIV/Aids/STI and TB.
Counselling and Testing (VCT): external
Voluntary
Its strategic objectives are:
Incorporation
of HIV/Aids/STI and TB module
and post-testing counselling available.
Care
and support: this is spearheaded by health
promoters on campus, who render ongoing
lay-counselling for students and staff who are
service providers are invited to campus twice a
infected with or affected by HIV/Aids. There are
year to test students and staff. This service not
weekly support groups and one-on-one sessions.
only provides rapid results, but also makes pre-
into curricula: an HIV/Aids/STI and TB module
has been introduced as part of the curriculum for
many of CPUT’s courses.
Student
and staff training workshops: HIV/Aids
workshops are held regularly by the unit for
Prof Mohammed rubs shoulders with
world leaders as prestigious
Humphrey Fellowship continues
staff and students. These workshops provide
information about HIV/Aids and how to deal with
Head of CPUT’s HIV/Aids Unit, Prof Ashraf
the pandemic.
Mohammed was awarded the Humphrey
Fellowship, a study sabbatical based in Rollins
Mohammed A
are run with the support of student peer
School of Public Health at Emory University in
New WHO guideline for preventing TB among
educators, workplace peer educators and health
Atlanta, GA, United States, from September
HIV-infected people
promoters on certain health calendar days to
2010 to June 2011. In October 2010, all Fellows
Journal Watch, 23(2):17, 2011
raise awareness of HIV/Aids.
attended the Global Leadership Forum in
campaigns: events and campaigns
Awareness
[email protected]
Research Output
Men
as Partners, Student Peer Education
Washington DC as guest of the US Government.
Programme: students are trained to become peer
At a dinner hosted for the Fellows, the Keynote
educators and given the proper skills that enable
Speaker was the Secretary of State, Hilary
them to go out and speak to their peers. At the
Clinton.
end of the year students are awarded for their
motivation, commitment and performance.
Community
outreach programmes: in
“One of the greatest highlights was attending a
seminar where revered spiritual leader, the Dalai
cooperation with other organisations, the unit runs
Lama, and well-known actor, Richard Gere, were
projects in the community, such as the project at
present. I couldn’t believe that I actually got to
Malmesbury Prison. Recently, collaboration with
be in the presence of such deeply respected
the St George’s Home for Girls was established.
and celebrated icons,” says Prof Mohammed.
Rubbing shoulders: Prof Ashraf Mohammed (left) with
US Assistant Secretary of State Ann Stock
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INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL
MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONS
Prof Daniel Makinde
technological problems from other disciplines
and industry. At IARMMC, mathematical theories
Research Output
and methodologies are employed to gain insight
into the dynamics of various engineering and
Ibrahim SY & Makinde OD
Chemically reacting magnetohydrodynamics
biological systems which are of industrial,
environmental, medical and social interest.
Anwar Bég OA & Makinde OD
(MHD) boundary layer flow of heat and mass
The IARMMC also aims at expanding and
Viscoelastic flow and species transfer in a
transfer past a low-heat-resistant sheet moving
strengthening the talent base from traditionally
Darcian high-permeability channel
vertically downwards
underrepresented groups to engage in
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering,
mathematical research relevant to the scientific
76:93-99, 2011
4775, 2011
and technological needs of society.
Chinyoka T & Makinde OD
Ibrahim SY & Makinde OD
Research work at the IARMMC in 2011 was
Analysis of transient generalised Couette flow
Radiation effect on chemically reacting
twofold:
of a reactive variable viscosity third-grade liquid
magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) boundary layer
Postgraduate
student supervision and training
with asymmetric convective cooling
flow of heat and mass transfer through a porous
at MTech & DTech levels in the area of techno-
Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 54:160-
vertical flat plate
mathematics with respect to engineering
174, 2011
6(6):1508-1516, 2011
applications. Some of the students have
[email protected]
already completed and graduated while
Hamza BM, Massawe ES & Makinde OD
others are still undergoing training.
Analysis of transient heating due to exothermic
Kibona I, Mahera W, Makinde D & Mango J
Collaborative
research in the area of
reaction in a stockpile of combustible material
A deterministic model of HIV/Aids with vertical
mathematical problems in biology,
transmission in the presence of infected
engineering and industry. Several DHET
6(18):4337-4341, 2011
immigrants
The primary focus of the IARMMC is to increase
accredited research outputs in reputable
the impact of mathematics and its applications
international journals have been published.
6(23):5383-5398, 2011
through mentorship and postgraduate
training by fostering research of a truly multidisciplinary nature, linking mathematics of the
highest calibre and important scientific and
I N S T I T U T E
F O R
A D VA N C E D
R E S E A R C H
I N
M AT H E M AT I C A L
Legodi AMK & Makinde OD
Makinde OD & Chinyoka T
Makinde OD & Onyejekwe OO
A numerical study of steady state exothermic
Numerical study of unsteady hydromagnetic
A numerical study of MHD generalised Couette
reaction in a slab with convective boundary
generalised Couette flow of a reactive third-
flow and heat transfer with variable viscosity and
conditions
grade fluid with asymmetric convective cooling
electrical conductivity
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials,
6(10):2541-2549, 2011
61:1167-1179, 2011
323:2757-2763, 2011
Makinde OD
Makinde OD, Chinyoka T & Lebelo RS
Okosun KO & Makinde OD
Second law analysis for variable viscosity
Numerical investigation into CO2 emission,
Modelling the impact of drug resistance in
hydromagnetic boundary layer flow with thermal
O2 depletion, and thermal decomposition in a
malaria transmission and its optimal control
radiation and Newtonian heating
reacting slab
analysis
Entropy, 13:1446-1464, 2011
Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Article
ID 208426, 19pp electronic, 2011
6(28):6479-6487, 2011
Similarity solution for natural convection from
Makinde OD, Chinyoka T & Rundora L
Shabani I, Massawe ES & Makinde OD
a moving vertical plate with internal heat
Unsteady flow of a reactive variable viscosity
Modelling the effect of screening on the spread
generation and a convective boundary condition
non-Newtonian fluid through a porous saturated
of HIV infection in a population with variable
Thermal Science, 15(1):S137-S143, 2011
medium with asymmetric convective boundary
inflow of infective immigrants
conditions
Makinde OD & Aziz A
4405, 2011
Analysis of entropy generation and thermal
62:3343-3352, 2011
Makinde OD
stability in a long hollow cylinder with asymmetry
A N D
C O M P U TAT I O N S
Tshehla MS & Makinde OD
convective cooling
Makinde OD & Moitsheki RJ
Heat Mass Transfer, 47:1407-1415, 2011
Symmetry reductions and computational
viscosity fluid flow between two concentric pipes
dynamics of a nonlinear reaction-diffusion
with a convective cooling at the surface
Makinde OD & Aziz A
problem with variable thermal conductivity
Mixed convective from a convectively heated
6(25):6053-6060, 2011
vertical plate to a fluid with internal heat
6(7):1749-1754, 2011
generation
M O D E L L I N G
Analysis of entropy generation in a variable
Yan B & Makinde OD
Journal of Heat Transfer – Transactions of the
Makinde OD & Okosun KO
ASME, 133:122501-1-122501-6, 2011
Impact of chemo-therapy on optimal control of
product development within SMEs in the
malaria disease with infected immigrants
BioSystems, 104:32-41, 2011
Impact of continuous improvement on new
5(6):2220-2229, 2011
129
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Ms Merle Hodges
Erasmus Mundus delegation visits CPUT
An Erasmus Mundus delegation from Europe
offer a valuable framework for exchange and
Six representatives from two consortiums, the
visited CPUT in February 2011. The scholarship
dialogue between cultures.
Erasmus Mundus Action 2 for South Africa
(ema2sa) and Europe-South Africa partnership
provides an opportunity for studying, teaching,
training and research; its inception in South
Students and staff members who successfully
(EuroSA) visited the Bellville campus in early
Africa is a result of a partnership between eight
apply for the scholarships receive a monthly
February to deliver presentations on how
European and five South African universities.
subsistence allowance from 1000 to 2500
students and staff members can access the
Offering scholarships for postgraduate study or
Euros, tuition waiver, return flights covering one
scholarship. More than 20 administrative and
research, varying in duration from three months
round trip from South Africa to Europe, and full
academic staff members attended the meeting
to two years, the aim is to promote European
insurance cover, including travel, health and
and were helped with their applications.
higher education throughout the world and to
accident.
Welcoming the guests and prospective
applicants, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research,
Technology Innovation and Partnerships Dr Chris
Nhlapo, said, “CPUT strives to be a leading
academy and one of the best universities in
the country. We are proud to be rated number
one amongst all other universities of technology
[email protected]
when it comes to research. We are even ahead
The Office of International Affairs aids
of some traditional universities in terms of our
international students wishing to pursue their
research outputs.” He emphasised that despite
studies at CPUT. Its role includes:
this, CPUT still needs to do much more in
terms of increasing the number of people with
doctoral degrees. “We plead with staff and want
Advice
on and assistance with immigration
to emphasise that exchanges such as Erasmus
and visas
Assistance
with accommodation
Mundus are critically important in promoting
Orientation
to campus life and Cape Town
research and scholarship.”
Production
of information pamphlets
Preparation
of standardised letters for
students’ use
Eager to learn: CPUT staff members who are keen to study further through the Erasmus Mundus scholarship
attended a meeting, where six representatives from European universities assisted them with their applications
RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
[email protected]
The Research Directorate manages:
Conference funding
Research
funding and grants
Researcher
Rands
Applicant
Rands
Research
finances
Holmes-Watts TN
17 978
Holmes-Watts TN
25 000
Report
Please see page 8 for an overview of the
Research Directorate’s activities during 2011.
Conference papers
Holmes-Watts T
Research
publications, including the DHET
publications audit and annual Research
Research Output
Understanding racial differentiation in research
NRF funding
Researcher
Holmes-Watts TN
Mpako-Ntusi T
Total
NRF award
CPUT commitment
Total award
6 000
-
6 000
147 193
-
147 193
153 193
output at the universities of South Africa’s public
higher education institutions
Twelfth International Seminar on Globalisation of
Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities
New Delhi, India, 2-5 January 2011
131
STUDENT COUNSELLING
Dr AB de Villiers (Bellville campus) & Ms E Smit (Cape Town campus)
Student Counselling provides a comprehensive
range of services to registered and prospective
Research Output
students of the Cape Peninsula University
Conference papers
Conference posters
counselling and therapy sessions, to support
Nyewe K
De Villiers AB
groups, skills development workshops and
Sexuality and psychofortogenic variables in a
Student support interventions focusing on
wellness promotion.
group of FET students in Cape Town: The life
emotional aspects of learning
satisfaction of a group of students in terms of
As part of their contact with students, the
sexual knowledge, attitudes and biographical
Excellence
professional staff members regularly gather
variables
information through qualitative and quantitative
32nd Conference of the Southern African
methods. The results are presented as either
Association for Counselling and Development
Van Sitters J, Petersen C & Wichman H
informal (annual reports and newsletters) or
(SAACDHE)
Exploring the attitudes and knowledge of first-
formal (conference papers, workshops, poster
year students at CPUT with regard to termination
of Technology. This is done through different
levels of engagement, ranging from individual
[email protected]
of pregnancy
presentations, journal articles) research output.
A number of staff members in the department
Smit E
32nd Conference of the Southern African
are busy with their PhD studies.
Enhancing student retention and a student-
Association for Counselling and Development in
centred higher education culture through a
Higher Education (SAACDHE)
pro-active, collaborative relationship between
Research conducted in 2011 included:
academics, student support services and
Academic
Enhancement Questionnaire (AEQ)
Results for ECP and first-year students
students
Conference of Southern African Association of
Client
Satisfaction Surveys (individual
members
Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP)
sessions) for May and October 2011
Stellenbosch, 19-21 October 2011
PhD
University of the Free State
Nyewe K
NRF funding
Researcher
NRF
award
CPUT
commitment
Total
award
Petersen C
50 500
50 500
101 000
[email protected]
Sexuality and psychofortogenic variables in a
group of Xhosa-speaking adolescents
DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR:
RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION & PARTNERSHIPS
RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
Ms Pumza Makaula
Ms Shafeeqa Hendricks-Dramat
Director: Research
Research Grants Officer
Research Finance Administrator
Tel: 021 460 3128/3878
Tel: 021 460 3895
Tel: 021 460 4241
Dr Chris Nhlapo
Fax: 021 460 3887
Fax: 021 460 3887
Fax: 021 460 3887
Tel: 021 959 6203
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 021 959 6002
Address: Room 2.8, Administration
Building, Cape Town
Building, Cape Town
Building, Cape Town
Ms Edwina Felix
Assoc Prof Liz van Aswegen
Ms Phathiswa Swaartbooi
Secretary to the Director
Manager: Research Writing, Information,
Ms Elaine Abrahams
Tel: 021 460 3128
Publications
Tel: 021 460 3796
Tel: 021 959 6242
Fax: 021 460 3887
Tel: 021 460 3539
Fax: 021 460 3887
Fax: 021 959 6002
Fax: 021 460 3887
Administration Building, Bellville
Building, Cape Town
Building, Cape Town
Administration Building, Bellville
Secretary
Building, Cape Town
Ms Luyolo Kamati
Mr Marvin La Meyer
RIMS Administrative Assistant
Ms Lara Smith
Tel: 021 460 3843
Coordinator: Research Writing, Information,
Tel: 021 460 3798/021 959 6568
Fax: 021 460 3887
Publications
Fax: 021 460 3887
Tel: 021 460 3328
Fax: 021 460 3887
Building, Cape Town
Building, Cape Town/
Old Language Building, Bellville
Ms Tania Holmes-Watts
Building, Cape Town
Research Grants Manager
Tel: 021 460 4240 (Tuesday and Thursday)
Ms Amelia Rorwana
021 959 6699 (Monday, Wednesday and
Coordinator: Research Finance
Friday)
Tel: 021 460 4283
Fax: 021 460 3887
Fax: 021 460 3887
Building, Cape Town/
Building, Cape Town
Old Language Building, Bellville
133
CENTRE FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES
Prof Oluwole Daniel Makinde
Ms Ethne Mentoor
Ms Karen Martin
Director
Finance Administrator
Director
Administrator
Tel: 021 953 8456
Tel: 021 959 6505
Tel: 021 959 6431
Tel: 021 959 6044
Fax: 021 953 8632
Fax: 021 953 8632
Fax: 021 959 6896
Fax: 021 959 6896
Email [email protected]
Address: Centre for Postgraduate Studies
Address: Technology Transfer Office
New Library Building, Bellville
Technology Institute, Bellville
Ms Ferose Taliep
Ms Corrie Uys
Ms Halimah Rabiu
Mr Marlin Fransman
Secretary to the Director
CPGS Statistician
Coordinator: Technology Promotion
Contracts Manager
Tel: 021 953 8600
Tel: 021 953 8462 (Thursday)
Tel: 021 959 6879
Tel: 021 959 6044
Fax: 021 953 8632
021 460 3258 (Monday – Wednesday,
Fax: 021 959 6896
Fax: 021 959 6896
Friday)
021 460 3721 (Monday – Wednesday,
Friday)
Fax: 021 953 8632 (Thursday)
Ms Lillian Bingo
Coordinator
Tel: 021 953 8463
New Library Building, Bellville/
Fax: 021 953 8632
RISC, Library, Administration Building,
Cape Town
Ms Busisiwe Ngidi
Bursary Administrator
Tel: 021 953 8462
Fax: 021 953 8632
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The 2011 Research Report is published by
the CPUT Research Directorate. The editors
acknowledge, with thanks, the contributions of:
The
Marketing and Communication
Department at CPUT for photographs and
items retrieved from the News Archive –
including, news story writers Andiswa Dantile,
Lauren Kansley, Candes Keating, Thando J
Moiloa, and Jan Weintrob
Mr
Clive Galant of Fundani (CHED) for
photographs
Dr
André Steenkamp (Faculty of Education &
Social Sciences), for the Afrikaans translation
of the Vice-Chancellor’s message
Dr
Nozuko Gxekwa (Faculty of Education &
Social Sciences), for the isiXhosa translation
of the Vice-Chancellor’s message
Researchers,
faculties, and research units
and centres
Editorial team
Prof Liz van Aswegen
[email protected]
Ms Lara Smith
[email protected]
Ms Luyolo Kamati
[email protected]
Mr Ryno Hoorn
[email protected]
Design
E.S.T. Media
[email protected]
Printing
House of Colours
135
P O Box 1906
Bellville 7535
Republic of South Africa
www.cput.ac.za

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