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"Peace love education"
No full textOn Wednesday, 21 October 2015, Rhodes University closed in solidarity with the higher education sector as students and staff embarked on nationwide protest action against the shortage of funding in the South African higher education sector. #FeesMustFall is a national student led protest movement that began in mid-October 2015 in response to proposed increases in fees at South African universities. These images depict the peaceful march and illustrate the extent of solidarity among staff, students and community members who joined in support of the protest
"Why should government fear a well education electorate???"
No full textOn Wednesday, 21 October 2015, Rhodes University closed in solidarity with the higher education sector as students and staff embarked on nationwide protest action against the shortage of funding in the South African higher education sector. #FeesMustFall is a national student led protest movement that began in mid-October 2015 in response to proposed increases in fees at South African universities. These images depict the peaceful march and illustrate the extent of solidarity among staff, students and community members who joined in support of the protest
Dr Iain L'Ange and Dr Peter Clayton in solidarity
No full textOn Wednesday, 21 October 2015, Rhodes University closed in solidarity with the higher education sector as students and staff embarked on nationwide protest action against the shortage of funding in the South African higher education sector. #FeesMustFall is a national student led protest movement that began in mid-October 2015 in response to proposed increases in fees at South African universities. These images depict the peaceful march and illustrate the extent of solidarity among staff, students and community members who joined in support of the protest
Leading the chorus
No full textOn Wednesday, 21 October 2015, Rhodes University closed in solidarity with the higher education sector as students and staff embarked on nationwide protest action against the shortage of funding in the South African higher education sector. #FeesMustFall is a national student led protest movement that began in mid-October 2015 in response to proposed increases in fees at South African universities. These images depict the peaceful march and illustrate the extent of solidarity among staff, students and community members who joined in support of the protest
Debating about power
No full textOn Wednesday, 21 October 2015, Rhodes University closed in solidarity with the higher education sector as students and staff embarked on nationwide protest action against the shortage of funding in the South African higher education sector. #FeesMustFall is a national student led protest movement that began in mid-October 2015 in response to proposed increases in fees at South African universities. These images depict the peaceful march and illustrate the extent of solidarity among staff, students and community members who joined in support of the protest
Strategy formulation and implementation in non-profit organisations in the Nelson Mandela Municipality
No full textLiterature indicates that the sustainability of Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) is important as they provide pivotal services to the community. In this study, the researcher investigates common problems associated with strategy formulation and implementation in NPOs in the Nelson Mandela Metropole. The researcher reports on the importance of strategy within all organisations and outlines a strategy process that can be used as a guide to measure strategic planning in NPOs. In pursuit of conducting qualitative research, a self-constructed questionnaire was used to perform telephonic interviews with managers of NPOs. The study yielded a low response rate, but based on the analysis of the data collected, findings indicate that the main problem is not with strategy formulation or implementation, but with the understanding of the concept of strategic planning. During the interview process, it became evident that there is a common misconception that the annual operations planning constitutes a strategic plan. A major limitation to this study was the absence of a benchmark against which to measure success. Unlike a for-profit organisation where success is measured by profit margins, NPOs have different priorities and therefore successful strategic planning differs from one organisation to another. A recommendation for managers at NPOs is that they start thinking strategically about their organisation, its planning, and methods for doing so (which is discussed in Chapter Five
Annual Report 2014 Rhodes University Library Services: "Our Scholarly Heartbeat"
No full textLibrary Director's Message: 2014 was indeed a momentous year for South Africans who embraced the opportunity to assess, evaluate and celebrate what has come to pass during these two decades of democracy. The library and information services (LIS) sector adopted the theme “Celebrating libraries in 20 years of democracy” which enabled several conversations to be held around three simple questions posed by Michael K Buckland:
1.What kind of work we do?
2.How can we do our work?
3.Why do we do our work?
Buckland further asserts that modern society exists on a foundation of documents of all genres and forms, which are not just objectified knowledge but that they affect us aesthetically and emotionally. The use of documents is a cultural activity, be it through discussion or the exchange of documents. Vesa Souminen, in his book, Filling Empty Spaces, identifies that the crux of a good librarian’s role is to create arrangements of documents that are meaningful for users.
In the face of technological advances, the relevance of libraries and librarians is raised and the need to create an awareness of what we do has never been as important as it is today.
There are four accepted practices that define how we do our work:
•Organization of information – selecting, collecting, organizing, categorizing, indexing, filtering and retrieval
•Information in society and information policy – complementing and balancing the effects of the influence of the distribution and use of information in society
•Technology for information which enables existing services to be performed differently as well as to develop different and better services
•Management of information services – the art of achieving results through well-‐skilled competent people and how to survive and thrive in a political and economic environment.
So why do we do what we do? Because it matters what people know! What people know is important to the individual, to an institution and to society. We do not only support technical knowledge but also cultural understanding, aesthetic insight and human behavior. Our role is to facilitate understanding of our shared identity that are collected and preserved in the records, documents, texts, etc that are our specialty. So when we say our purpose is to serve a community, we must be able to relate to the priorities and values of our role in that community.
Given the above, the Rhodes University Library (RUL) embraced the 2nd year of its strategic plan (2013-‐2015) wholeheartedly with the express aim of consolidating practice, technology, providing universal access and ensuring an enabling environment and services for the broader Rhodes community.
It therefore gives me great pleasure to present the 2014 annual report of the Rhodes University Library (RUL) which details how collectively the staff ensured that the defined practices were translated into reality
Analysis of calendar effects and market anomalies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
No full textThis study sought to empirically investigate the existence of calendar effects and market anomalies on the JSE using monthly and daily closing prices of the ALSI, Top 40, Mid Cap and Small Cap index; as well as, daily closing prices on the Value, Growth and Dividend Plus index during the sample period 2002 – 2013. The anomalies analysed are the January effect, the weekend effect, the size effect, the value effect, and the dividend yield effect. The empirical analysis uses a number of MSAR with a different number of regimes and lag orders. The results from the investigation of the January effect show the non-existence of the January effect and the value effect on the JSE during the periods 2002 – 2013 and 2004 – 2013, respectively. However, the weekend effect was found significant in the Mid Cap and the Small Cap index, and the size effect was also found significant during the same period 2002 - 2013. Finally the results from a Granger causality test concluded that there is a relationship between the returns on the Dividend Plus index and the ALSI, effectively proving the existence of the dividend yield effect on the JSE between 2006 and 2013. Additionally, the anomalies found imply the opportunity for investors to make returns above buy-and-hol
Phytochemical analysis and antibacterial properties of aqueous and ethanol extracts of brachylaena elliptica (thurb.) dc. and brachylaena ilicifolia (lam.) phill.
No full textResistance of human pathogenic bacterial strains results in selective pressure against known
antibiotic. However, plant derived compounds that possess antibacterial potential are currently
being investigated for treatment of wound infections in diabetic patients as they are inexpensive
and non-toxic. Hence, this dissertation was designed to evaluate two medicinal plants
(Brachylaena elliptica and Brachylaena ilicifolia) traditionally used in the treatment of various
diseases such as diabetes, and its secondary complications in diabetic patients. The in vitro
antioxidant activity of both plants were evaluated using DPPH (1, 1-diphenylhydrazl), ferric
reducing power, ABTS (2, 2’-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid), NO (nitric
oxide) and H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) techniques. The antibacterial test and Minimum inhibitory
concentration (MIC) was determined by agar dilution method against 5 bacteria strains
(Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogene, Proteus vulgaris and
Proteus mirabilis) infecting wounds in diabetic patients using amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin as
positive control. The phytochemical analyses were assessed using standard published methods.
Identification of bioactive components in essential oils of both plants were assessed using GCMS.
The aqueous and ethanol extracts of both plants were also evaluated to identify bioactive
components using LC-MS. The results of the phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of
phenols, tannins, flavanoids, flavanols, proanthocyanidins, saponins and alkaloids in both plants.
Both plants indicated strong antioxidant activities which might be due to the presence of bioactive
compounds. The aqueous and ethanol leaf extracts of both plants demonstrated
appreciable broad spectrum activities against these wound pathogens with MIC ranging between
5 and 0.3 mg/ml. The GC-MS analysis of the essential oils of both plants revealed the presence
of monoterpenes, oxygenated sesquiterpenes, phenolics and esters. The LC-MS analysis of the aqueous and ethanol leaf extracts of both plants showed that both plants are rich in alkaloids,
terpenes, terpenoids, monoterpernoids, and flavanoids. Conclusively, this study has partially
justified the ethnomedicinal use of B. elliptica and B. ilicifolia leaves for the treatment of various
diseases, including diabetes and wound infections caused by bacteria in diabetic patients. These
may be attributed to the presence of antioxidant compound such as phenols, flavanoids, saponins,
tannins, alkaloids and other phytochemical compounds
Analytical Chemistry 1: ACH11P3
No full textExamination on Analytical Chemistry 1: ACH11P3, May /June 201