Mangosuthu University of Technology

Human Resources Practices and Work-Life Balance in South Africa's Mining Industry

Abstract Orientation, South Africa’s mining sector imposes working conditions extended shift rotations, remote site placements, and persistent occupational hazard exposure that structurally compromise employees’ work-life balance (WLB). Research purpose. This study examines how t...

A Speculative Black-Hole Cosmological Model: Universal Vacuum, Catastrophic Ejection, and Emergent Patterns

This paper presents a speculative cosmological model based on a finite total amount of mass-energy. In the proposed model, mass-energy progressively accumulates within a black hole and becomes increasingly compressed. At an extreme state called the Universal Vacuum, the black hol...

Machine learning analysis of COVID-19 transmission dynamics demographic risk and contact tracing outcomes in Nigeria

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to developing countries like Nigeria due to limited resources. Accurate prediction of disease spread is crucial for effective containment measures. This study investigates the application of statistical and machine l...