Tshwane University of Technology

Assessing Entrepreneurial Intentions and Actions Among Youth in the City of Tshwane: A Post-COVID-19 Perspective

This study assessed the perceived post-COVID-19 Entrepreneurial Intentions and actions among youth in the City of Tshwane using the Theory of Planned Behaviour. It examined the perceived influence of COVID-19 on attitudes toward entrepreneurship, Subjective Norms, and Self-Effica...

Agricultural imports in a changing world for disease risk management through the application of international standards and their economic and food security implications

The expansion of global trade has generated substantial economic and social benefits; however, it has also intensified the transboundary movement of pests, pathogens and invasive species. These biosecurity threats pose significant challenges to the international trade of animals...

Inherited Aspirations: A Genealogical Reading of Gendered Career Interests Among Students at a South African University of Technology

Career choice is ordinarily studied as a decision. This article treats it as an inheritance. Drawing on survey data from 369 students at a South African university of technology, it examines gender and locality differences in career interests, world-of-work awareness, career adap...

Transforming Agricultural Water Management for Healthy People and Planet: Thinking Beyond Water

ABSTRACT This paper develops the concept of Thinking Beyond Water , a transdisciplinary paradigm that reframes agricultural water management (AWM) as a systems catalyst for planetary health, equity, justice and resilience. Moving beyond conventional irrigation‐centric models, we...

A review on advanced manufacturing strategies for MoNbTaW refractory high-entropy alloys: Processing, structure–property relationships, and environmental performance

Abstract MoNbTaW refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) have attracted considerable interest for extreme environment applications due to their exceptional high-temperature strength, thermal stability, and simple body-centered cubic (BCC) solid-solution structure. This review prov...

Techno-economic and environmental assessment of hybrid energy configurations for dairy farm electrification using organic waste

This study evaluates the technical, economic, and environmental performance of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) for Maizube Dairy Farm, Sabon Daga, Nigeria, using HOMER Pro software. Three configurations were analysed: solar-grid-battery, solar-diesel generator-grid-battery...

Untargeted metabolomics reveals chemical variation and antimicrobial biomarkers in Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia (L.f.) Benth

Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia (L.f.) Benth is a widely used medicinal plant with reported biological activities, however few studies have identified marker compounds for quality control of the plant and interspecies chemical variation. The aim of this study was to investigat...

Selective Lithium Recovery from Spent Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Used in Solar Energy Storage

The growing adoption of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, LFP) batteries in renewable energy storage systems is expected to generate substantial volumes of end-of-life batteries, presenting both waste-management challenges and opportunities for critical-mineral recovery. Although...

Lecturers’ and Students’ Views on The Impact of Student Support Services on Student Retention and Throughput Rates

Recent studies have demonstrated a decline in numbers of students graduating within the allotted time at various institutions of higher learning. Despite several current discussions in the Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) sector to unpack the role of colleges...

Women in agriculture in Southern Africa: Land ownership, labour and social structures

Women in southern Africa have historically been the primary providers for households, particularly during the era of mass male labour migration to South African mines. During this period, women assumed dual roles as both primary farmers and heads of households, which elevated the...

Exploring the impact of leadership styles on interpersonal skills and organisational success in construction SMMEs

Purpose This study investigates the impact of leadership styles on interpersonal skills and organisational success in South African construction small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). Considering the critical role of SMMEs in the economy and their high failure rates, the re...

Health and safety in construction procurement: a comparative leximetric analysis

Despite employing only 7% of the workforce, construction accounts for approximately 20% of workplace fatalities globally, underscoring the critical importance of safety. While integrating health and safety (H&S) into procurement processes is essential for improving outcomes, regu...

City distributions across elevation: A maximum-entropy approach

Most of the world’s cities are concentrated near sea level, far more than low-lying land availability alone would predict. This study quantifies that relationship by combining the elevations of 47,916 individual cities worldwide, each represented by a single point location, with...

Dynamic interaction and energy redistribution in shared DC-link multi-output CC–CV flyback converters fed by an MPC-controlled boost PFC

Abstract Multi-output Constant Current–Constant Voltage (CC–CV) power conversion systems are increasingly employed in battery charging applications because they enable multiple charging channels to operate from a common Direct Current (DC)-link. However, the dynamic interaction a...

Gender Dynamics and Entrepreneurial Visions in South Africa: Insights Beyond Formal Education

Entrepreneurship in South Africa is widely recognised as a critical driver of economic inclusion and job creation. While existing research highlights the role of formal education in enhancing entrepreneurial capability, less attention has been given to how entrenched gender norms...

Metabolomic Profiling of Agathosma betulina Leaves, Under Wild, Field, and Glasshouse Conditions Using UPLC-QTOF-MS and Multivariate Analysis

Agathosma betulina (P.J. Bergius) Pillans is an aromatic medicinal shrub endemic to South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region, widely used in traditional medicine to treat urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal disorders, colds, and wounds. Despite its commercial importance, limit...