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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48992#.VJeFbcCAM4 Author(s) Collise Njume 1,2* , Bomkazi M. Gqaza 3 , Grace George 3 , Nomalungelo I. Goduka 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Centre for Rural Development, Enkululekweni, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5117, South Africa . 2 Department of Medical Microbiology, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5117, South Africa . 3 Department of Medical Biochemistry, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5117, South Africa . ABSTRACT Antimicrobial resistance is a major problem in the management of infectious diseases. African indigenous functional food-plants such as Chenopodium album and Solanum nigrum may constitute important sources of phytoc...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52386#.VJOMFcCAM4 Author(s)   Jeremiah Mutamba , Ola Busari Affiliation(s) Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority, Centurion, South Africa . ABSTRACT In demonstrating the prime place of infrastructure investment in its national long-term development framework encapsulated in Vision 2030, as well as in the related New Growth Path, South Africa recently put together a comprehensive National Infrastructure Plan. Aside from mapping out short and medium-term priorities for scaling up investment in strategic sectors and enhancing infrastructure links across the country, the initiative underscores development objectives such as community empowe...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49352#.VI5OM8nQrzE Author(s) Peter S. Nyasulu , Christine Paszko , Nontombi Mbelle Affiliation(s) Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Monash University, Johannesburg, South Africa . Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc., West End, NC, USA . Department of Medical Microbiology, University of the Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa . ABSTRACT A laboratory information system (LIS) established in a microbiology department has the potential to play an important role in the quality of microbiology data such as culture of blood, urine, stool, pus swab samples etc. Such data could b e effectively utilised to measure th...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49044#.VDYfSFfHRK0 Author(s)    Nomalunge o Goduka , l Carina Rozani , Collise Njume Affiliation(s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems Office (IKSO), Walter Sisulu University (WSU), Mthatha, South Africa . Indigenous Knowledge Systems Office (IKSO), Walter Sisulu University (WSU), Mthatha, South Africa . Indigenous Knowledge Systems Office (IKSO), Walter Sisulu University (WSU), Mthatha, South Africa . ABSTRACT The search for genetic and environmental factors for longevity is constantly on the rise. While a small proportion of adults gracefully age to 100 years and above, others can barely make it above 50. The Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape ...