Research Report 2014

RESEARCH REPORT 2014

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FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

Dr Prins Nevhutalu

To achieve this, we set ourselves an annual target of 10% growth in research and innovation. our institution is now nine years old, and given the progress that has been made since its inception, I am confident that this goal is achievable.

CPUT has a strategic framework in place to provide the parameters and impetus needed to make this growth rate possible. Vision 2020 is our overarching ten-year plan adopted in 2010 to guide the institution towards excellence. Research and innovation form an integral part of this vision to move from a “good” to a “great” university of technology. We seek to produce research and innovation which is relevant and aligned to the needs of the province, the country, the continent and beyond. Added to this is the CPUT Short Term Plan, in terms of which the following short-term targets have been identified for 2014 to 2015: To increase research publication output, to increase the number of rated researchers and to increase the qualifications of permanent academic staff.

Growth in research and innovation for the sake of growth alone is not sufficient if a university wants to play a significant role in uplifting and developing the society in which it operates. In order to be socially responsive, a university should encourage research uptake. This means that the knowledge which is generated should find its way to those who need it.

CPUT is proud of its association with the Development Research Uptake in SubSaharan Africa (DRUSSA) programme, an initiative aimed at promoting research uptake in the region. Through this association, our institution shows its commitment to social responsiveness in the region to ensure that our research

output is disseminated to appropriate stakeholders who can use it to reach developmental goals.

Looking back at the year under review, am happy to report that much growth in research and innovation output and uptake occurred in 2014. In the first place, there was an increase of 23% in the research publications submitted to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to claim subsidy for 2014. In the individual categories growth was as follows: journal articles (21% – audited), conference proceedings (28% – not audited yet), and books (14 % – not audited yet). The number of postgraduate students registered in 2014 increased by 22%, while 22 graduated with doctoral degrees.

The year under review also saw the creation and funding by Council of three more research chairs, the establishment of new research groups in fields such as quantum physics and renewable energy technology, the launch of a new academic journal, books penned by CPUT academics, and the development of innovative new products and services. By the end of 2014, CPUT had filed more than 30 patents. In addition, CPUT played a significant role in the World Design Capital (WDC) 2014, boasting the highest number of accepted WDC 2014 projects of all higher education institutions in Cape Town.

Congratulations to all our researchers and inventors on their fine achievements during 2014. You have done us proud.

As we look ahead to the new year, I want to appeal to all the researchers to double their efforts and continue to punch above their weight.

VAN DIE VISE-KANSELIER

Dr

Prins nevhutalu

Die Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) het vir haarself ’n ambisieuse doelwit gestel vir navorsing en innovering ten einde deel te kan wees van die tegnologie- en innoveringsvoetspoor in afrika. om hierdie doelwit te kan bereik, het ons ’n jaarlikse mikpunt gestel van 10% groei in navorsing en innovering. ons instelling is nou nege jaar oud, en gegewe die vordering wat gemaak is sedert ons ontstaan, is ek daarvan oortuig dat hierdie doelwit bereikbaar is.

CPUT het ’n strategiese raamwerk in plek wat die nodige riglyne en dryfkrag bied om hierdie groeikoers moontlik te maak. Visie 2020 is ons oorkoepelende tienjaarplan wat in 2010 aanvaar is om vir die instelling die weg te baan na uitnemendheid. Navorsing en innovering vorm ’n integrale deel van hierdie visie om te beweeg van ’n “goeie” na ’n “uitstekende” universiteit vir tegnologie. Ons streef daarna om navorsing en innovering te produseer wat relevant is en aansluiting vind by die behoeftes van die provinsie, die land, die kontinent en selfs verder. Hierby word ook gevoeg CPUT se Korttermynplan, waarvolgens korttermyndoelwitte vir 2014 tot 2015 geïdentifiseer is: Om die uitset van navorsingspublikasies te vermeerder, om die aantal gegradeerde navorsers te verhoog en om die kwalifikasies van permanente akademiese personeel te verbeter.

Groei in navorsing en innovering ter wille van groei alleen is egter nie voldoende vir ’n universiteit wat ’n beduidende rol wil speel in die opheffing en ontwikkeling van die gemeenskap waarin ons werksaam is nie. Om sosiaal reaktief te wees, moet ’n universiteit navorsingsaanwending aanmoedig. Dit beteken dat die kennis wat gegenereer word, moet uitkom by die mense wat dit nodig het. CPUT is trots op haar verbintenis met die DRUSSA-program, oftewel die “Development Research Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa programme”, ’n inisiatief wat navorsingsaanwending in die streek bevorder. Deur middel van hierdie verbintenis bewys ons as instelling

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has set itself an ambitious research and innovation goal to be part of the technology and innovation footprint in africa.

dat ons toegewyd is daartoe om sosiaal reaktief in die streek te wees, ten einde te verseker dat ons navorsingsuitsette versprei word aan die gepaste belanghebbendes wat dit kan gebruik om ontwikkelingsdoelwitte te bereik.

Terugskouend oor die jaar van verslagdoening, is dit vir my aangenaam om te kan rapporteer dat baie groei wat betref navorsings- en innoveringsuitsette in 2014 plaasgevind het. Eerstens was daar ’n toename van 23% in die aantal navorsingspublikasies wat vir subsidie aan die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding (DHOO) voorgelê is. In die individuele kategorieë was die groei soos volg: tydskryfartikels (21% – geoudit), konferensiestukke (28% – nog nie geoudit nie), en boeke (14% – nog nie geoudit nie). Die aantal geregistreerde nagraadse studente het in 2014 toegeneem met 22%, terwyl 22 doktorsgrade toegeken is.

Tydens die jaar van verslagdoening is drie verdere navorsingsleerstoele deur die Raad tot stand gebring en befonds, nuwe navorsingsgroepe in velde soos kwantumfisika en hernubare-energietegnologie is gevorm, een nuwe navorsingstydskrif is van stapel gestuur, boeke is geskryf deur akademici, en innoverende nuwe produkte en dienste is ontwikkel. Teen die einde van 2014 het CPUT meer as 30 patente ingedien. Hierbenewens het CPUT ’n beduidende rol gespeel in die World Design Capital (WDC) 2014 en spog ons met die hoogste aantal projekte wat aanvaar is deur WDC 2014 van al die hoëronderwysinstellings in Kaapstad.

Baie geluk aan al ons navorsers en innoveerders met hulle puik prestasies gedurende 2014. Ons is trots op julle.

Soos ons vorentoe kyk na die nuwe jaar, wil ek ’n beroep doen op alle navorsers om hard te werk en hoog te mik.

IVELA KWINQUNUNU YEYUNIVESITI

Ugqirha-lwazi uPrins nevhutalu

I-Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) iye yazinikela ngokuzimisela okungathethekiyo ekuphuculeni uphando olugqwesileyo nakwimiba ethile yokuphucula uphando nobugcisa. oku sikwenze ngeenjongo zokuba ngumakhwekhwetha kubuchwepheshe nobugcisa kwi-afrika iphela. Ukufezekisa ezi njongo siye sazibekela umlinganiseli ongange-10% ngonyaka ukukhulisa uphando nobugcisa. Iziko lethu lineminyaka elithoba lasekwayo, yaye xa uqwalasela inkqubela-phambili yalo ngokuphathelele kule miba sele ikhankanyiwe ngentla oko lasekwayo, ndingatsho ngokuziqenya nokuzithemba okukhulu ukuba ezo njongo zizakufezekiswa.

ICPUT iye yenza amacebo asisakhiwo esomeleleyo okunikezela ngenkxaso nenkuthazo efunekayo ekwenzeni lula ukukhula kwezinga lophando nobuchwepheshe. Imibono yama-2020 (Vision 2020) sisicwangciso sethu seminyaka elishumi esingundoqo esasiqulunqwe kwavunyelwana ngaso ngonyaka ka-2010 ekuqhubeleni phambili ukugqwesa kweli ziko lethu. Uphando nobugcisa bokuphucula ubuchwepheshe kuyinxalenye yaye kudlala indima enkulu kwezi mbono ukusuka ekubeni yiyunivesiti “engcono nephucukileyo” ukuya

“kwegqwesileyo neyingangalala”, iyunivesiti yobuchwepheshe. Sinqwenela ukuveza iziphumo zophando nobugcisa bokuphucula ubuchwepheshe ezingqinelana nezixhasa iimfuno zephondo, zesizwe, izwekazi i-Afrika nasehlabathini. Ukongeza koku ke i-CPUT inezicwangciso sexesha elifutshane unyaka ka-2014 ukuya ku-2015, kwezi zicwangciso

kuye kwaqwalaselwa ekukhuliseni le miba ilandelayo: ukunyusa inani lophando olupapashwe kwiijenali, ukunyusa inani labaphandi abakwinqanaba lokukhiphisana nabanye emhlabeni jikelele nokunyusa inani lezidanga zabasebenzi abangabahlohli abasisigxina.

Ukukhula kophando nemiba ethile yokuphucula ubuchwepheshe ingesizathu nje sokukhulisa inani lophando akubalulekanga ukuba iyunivesiti ifuna ukudlala indima enkulu ekukhuliseni nasekuphuculeni uluntu oluyisebenzelayo okanye olusebenza ngayo okanye nalo.Ukuze ibonakalise inxaxheba eyiyo yophando eluntwini, iyunivesiti kufuneka ikhuthaze ukwenziwa nokubaluleka kophando. Ukucacisa oku ndingathi maludluliselwe eluntwini ulwazi olufumaneke kuphando olwenziweyo. ICPUT iyazidla iziqenya ngokunjalo ngentsebenziswano noqhagamshelwano enalo nenkqubo eyi-Development Research Uptake in Su-Saharan Africa (DRUSSA). Le nkqubo ibe yenye yeembono ezintsha ezisekiweyo ukufezekisa iinjongo zokukhuthaza inxaxheba yophando eluntwini kule ngingqi. Ngolunxulumelwano iziko lethu libonakalisa ukuzinikela eluntwini ngokuqinisekisa ukuba iziphumo zophando lwethu luya kubahlali besizwe abafanelekileyo ukuze lusetyenziswe kwizinto eziza kukhulisa isizwe.

Xa sijonga ngemva kulo nyaka uphantsi kophononongo, ndiyavuya ukunikezela ingxelo ethi lukhule ngakumbi uphando nemiba ethile yokuphucula ubuchwepheshe

kanalonyaka wama-2014. Okokuqala izinga lophando olupapashiweyo lanikezelwa kwiSebe leMfundo ePhakamileyo noQeqesho (DHET) linyuke ngama-23%.

Ukuze kufumaneke isabelo sonyaka wama2014 xa siqaphela kwiindidi zophando ngalunye, ukukhula luhamba ngolu hlobo: iijenali (oluphononongiweyo ngama-21%), iingxelo zenkomfa (ngama-28% angakaphononongwa), iincwadi (i-14% alikaphononongwa). Inani labafundi ababhalisele izidanga zesibini eziphezulu lenyukile ngo-2014 ngama-22%, ngelilixa ingama-22 abafundi abafumene izidanga zobugqirha-lwazi.

Lo nyaka uphantsi kophononongo usizele nezitulo zophando ezintathu, amaqela ophando kwizifundo zobuchwepheshe bokwenza ntsha amandla nezobuNzululwazi emanzini, ukusekwa kwejenali entsha yabahlohli, iincwadi ezibhalwe ngabahlohli baseCPUT neemveliso neenkonzo ezohlukileyo. Ekupheleni kuka-2014 iCPUT iye yanamaxwebhu neziqinisekiso zokugqwezsa kuphando ezingama-30. Ukongeza koku iCPUT iye yadlala indima enkulu kwiprojekthi eyi-World Design Capital (WDC) 2014. Oku ke kusenze saziqenya saqhayisa kakhulu kuba siye safumana inani elikhulu kwiiprojekthi ezivunyiweyo kule projekthi iyi-WDC 2014 kuwo onke amaziko emfundo ephakamileyo apha eKapa.

Sithi halala kubaphandi bethu nakubavelisimveliso bezinto zobuchwepheshe njalo njalo ngempumelelo abathe bayizuza ngonyaka wama-2014. Nisenze mbeje-mbeje sababahle. Siyazidla ngani!

Xa sijonge kulo nyaka mtsha, siyangxengxeza kubo bonke abaphandi ukuba baluphindaphinde inani lophando nemizamo yabo ze linyuke ngakumbi izinga lophando lwethu.

FROM THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR

Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships (DVC: RTIP)

Dr Chris Nhlapo

The CPUT 2014 research report provides a global picture of the university’s overall performance in the following seven focus areas that underpin the research, Technology and Innovation (rTI) Blueprint, our research roadmap to 2022:

• Bio-economy and biotechnology

• Space science and technology

• Energy

• Climate change and environment

• Human and social dynamics, including issues related to service delivery

• Economic growth and international competitiveness

• Design for sustainability

CPUT’s RTI Blueprint provides the strategic underpinning and operational framework for all RTI portfolios. The strategic pillars of the RTI Blueprint are:

• Excellence

• Strategic partnerships

• Unlocking staff and student potential

• Service and research uptake

• Multidisciplinary RTI focus areas

One of the driving forces behind the RTI Blueprint is interdisciplinary expansion, in order to encourage systems thinking in research. The resulting holistic approach yields innovative results and growth in output.

It is clear from the graph below that our research publications output has been growing in leaps and bounds. The 2014

submission of research output to the DHET reached a new record.

In 2014, we also launched our new internationalisation strategy. To date, 800 mobility scholarships have been granted, of which CPUT had 55 successful applicants. There were 16 Department of Science and Technology-National Research Foundation (DST-NRF) interns hosted at the university, and a sizable number of postgraduates graduated from our institution, which augurs well for our throughput rate. Our postdoctoral fellows also contributed immensely to the research endeavour.

It is therefore, my great pleasure to present the 2014 Research Report. wish to thank all the researchers, faculties, centres and institutes for the work well done and for their unwavering support. I conclude with a quote from the great French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944): “Our task is not to foresee the future, but to enable it.”

DHET Subsidised Output 2008 – 2014

FROM THE HEAD OF RTI STRATEgIC INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS (RTI-SIP)

Prof shaun Pather

The rTI Blueprint, which was adopted in November 2012, provides the strategic underpinning, and hence the framework, of all of the activity in the rTI-SIP portfolio. In the current phase of renewed energy and action, CPUT seeks to transition its rTI activity to new heights, and in so doing to firmly establish itself as the leading university of technology in South africa, africa and globally. In June 2012, the DVC: rTIP established a portfolio for research & Technology Innovation Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships. over its inception period, the Strategic Initiatives portfolio has been a resounding success, with a number of visible advancements and achievements. We are pleased to report on some of the 2014 highlights.

RTI Blueprint Implementation Plan

One of the initial tasks of the Strategic Initiatives portfolio was to finalise, incept and manage the adoption of CPUT’s long term strategy for advancing research and innovation. Following on this, a detailed RTI Blueprint implementation plan was tabled at Senate in November 2013. The key mandate of the RTI-SIP office has been to fast-track the implementation plan by prioritising key initiatives which advance our long term RTI strategic objectives. To this end the RTI-SIP office facilitated a strategic planning workshop of the entire CPUT RTI portfolio in 2014, at which both short and medium to long term plans were aligned with the RTI Blueprint.

Research uptake

RTI-SIP has been at the forefront on the development of CPUT’s research uptake strategy, which has been identified as a critical component in how we distinguish our RTI effort in the higher education landscape. As such, CPUT’s involvement in the DRUSSA programme provides an important impetus. During 2014 CPUT participated in a benchmarking survey and subsequent conference, which indicated that our progress towards research uptake implementation is well-placed when compared to the other 21 Sub-Saharan university partners. Prof Pather was also invited to present the CPUT Research Uptake strategy at the annual Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) conference in Botswana in November 2014.

DVC appointed to top research panel

CPUT RTI Focus Areas Programme

In 2014, the RTI-SIP office finalised the framing of the CPUT RTI Focus Areas Programme. The programme provides a basis on which we will build critical mass and make effective use of limited resources. In 2014 the DVC: RTIP was successful in garnering a R53.9m grant to support the Focus Areas Programme. To this end the RTI-SIP office implemented the Focus Areas Funding Programme which comprises:

• Five research chairs (R1.5m p.a. per chair over five years)

• Three prestigious projects (R1m p.a. per project over five years)

• Seven niche areas startup seed funding (R100k p.a. over two years)

Grants will be finalised and awarded during 2015.

As part of the DRUSSA skills development programme, we participated in a bibliometrics and scientometrics short course. The skills transferred during this workshop will serve as a basis for CPUT to put in place more formidable institutional research evaluation mechanisms. The CPUT Libraries is a key partner with RTI-SIP with regards to the latter. A strategic project which has been incepted is the development of an indicator set to measure knowledge production of CPUT. In addition, the RTI-SIP office implemented CPUT’s first science communication workshop for researchers.

Dr Chris Nhlapo, DVC: rTIP, has been appointed to serve on the DHeT’s research output evaluation Panel.

Regional partnerships

The RTI-SIP office plays a key role in fostering regional partnerships. The office represents CPUT at various forums, including that of the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC). This includes a CHEC-Western Cape Government (WCG) joint task team which manages a unique regional partnership in which the CHEC universities support provincial, social and economic development priorities.

This is the first time that CPUT will be represented on this panel, which annually evaluates university research outputs submitted to the DHeT for subsidy claims. The panel’s task is governed by the department’s Policy and procedures for the measurement of research output of public higher education institutions. This policy aims to encourage research productivity at universities by rewarding quality research outputs.

Dr Nhlapo is serving a three-year term and, along with the other 14 panel members, will be responsible for recommending improvements and changes to the policy and the implementation thereof.

Dr Chris Nhlapo drives research and innovation at CPuT

CPUT R ESEARCH AND T ECHNOLO g Y I NNOVATION (RTI)

New research chairs

research activities at CPUT are intensifying with the roll-out of five additional research chairs. These internally funded chairs will increase the number of research chairs at CPUT to nine. The university currently has four chairs funded by external partners. These include a Chair in Wholesale & retail Leadership, funded by the Wholesale & retail SeTa, and Chairs in Teacher education, Biomedical & Microbial Biotechnology, and Small Satellite Technology and applications for africa, funded by the Nrf

The roll-out of the new research chairs comes as the university prepares to launch its seven research focus areas, which form part of the research and Technology Innovation (rTI) Blueprint, a strategy document that sets CPUT’s research agenda. Dr Chris Nhlapo, who steers the rTI, said each focus area will be anchored by a chair responsible for directing research in the identified area.

FOCuS ArEAS PrOgrAmmE

The CPUT focus areas Programme, which was finalised in 2014, is one of the outcomes of our ten year strategy for research and innovation, as described in the rTI 10-year Blueprint.

The concept of focus areas was initiated by the NRF in 2000. In a review of the NRF focus area landscape, Marais (2007) indicates four reasons offered for the radical shift in 2000 from the funding of curiosity-driven to steered problem-orientated research, i.e. firstly, the establishment of the “new” NRF incorporating the natural and social sciences; secondly, the national imperative of directing public resources towards addressing national challenges; thirdly, international reorientation from Mode 1 to Mode 2 in knowledge production; and fourthly, international best practices in public funding of research. All of these reasons are still relevant today, and are equally important to the context and rationale of the CPUT RTI 10-year Blueprint, and our forward looking objectives to produce research and innovation relevant to the social and economic development needs of South Africa.

In order to build critical mass and make effective use of limited resources, it is important for CPUT to have clear areas of focus over the next ten years. The bulk of our RTI efforts and resources will be concentrated on these focus areas. Each of these focus areas provides a basis upon which research and innovation niche areas will be developed within faculties, centres of excellence and research units over time.

The choice of these focus areas and the associated niche areas has been informed by:

• CPUT’s strengths

• Areas likely to make the strongest contribution to strategic imperatives

• Demarcating foci which are supportive of a multidisciplinary approach to research and innovation, and Mode 2 knowledge production

These focus areas are likely to evolve over time as strategic imperatives shift and CPUT’s strengths change. Thus it is important to ensure that sufficient flexibility within focus areas exists, and that periodic reviews are undertaken to assess relevance to CPUT’s growth trajectory, national imperatives, and orientation to Mode 2 research.

The identified focus areas (see DVC’s message on page 4) relate closely to the DST Grand Challenges, with niche areas within these relating to CPUT’s strengths and potential contributions to Western Cape strategic objectives, the South African National Development Plan and global Millennium Development Goals.

During 2014, CPUT embarked on a process of framing and scoping the RTI focus areas. The objectives of the finalised focus areas framing papers are:

• To provide a popular document to be disseminated across CPUT. Of importance is that the framing papers were drafted for assimilation by stakeholders both within CPUT and externally.

• To provide a framework for each focus area. Thus the framing papers provide delineation for CPUT research and innovation activity.

• Taking into account existing research and future trends, to suggest potential research niche areas (which could be considered for further development), as subsets of focus areas.

• To give an opportunity for CPUT academics to understand a focus area outside of their existing ambit of work, thereby providing a basis for interdisciplinary collaboration.

• To serve as a basis and a guideline for faculties and research centres and units, to conceptualise research niche areas that will promote inter-disciplinary (and inter-faculty) collaboration.

* The implementation of the CPUT RTI Focus Areas Programme is managed by the RTI-SIP office.

Three of the new chairs: Prof Wentzel Gelderblom, Prof Yusuf Sayed and Prof Roger Mason

Skilling SA’s scientists and researchers

CPUT is one of several institutions that participate in a DST-Nrf internship programme offering science and technology graduates an opportunity to improve their skills whilst working alongside some of the country’s top researchers. This government initiative allows graduates to complete a 12-month internship at either a public or private host institution.

early in 2014, those who completed internships at Western Cape host institutions met at CPUT’s Bellville campus to share their research experiences with Mr Derek Hanekom, Minister of the DST, and other government officials. Mr Hanekom said he was impressed with the calibre of work showcased at the event. “This indicates that the internships are providing exactly what they are meant to, i.e. experience at the coalface of knowledge creation.”

“The rationale behind this programme was to

provide unemployed graduates with a bridge to cross to gainful employment or further studies. So far the programme has been a resounding success,” he said. “of last year’s internship graduates, more than 40% entered employment shortly after completing their internship, and 29% pursued further studies. Close to 70% found further opportunities through the internship process. This is a good track record.”

Mr Hanekom urged the interns to ask difficult questions, keep learning, and make a positive contribution. His call was supported by CPUT’s VC, Dr Prins Nevhutalu, who said science and technology is key to improving the quality of life for all. Dr Nevhutalu said youngsters should be encouraged to consider careers in science and technology, and that CPUT intends to establish closer links with local schools to expose learners to the science and technology activities taking place at CPUT.

African universities gather in Cape Town under the banner of U6

academics from leading african universities gathered at CPUT in September to attend an international conference on research and innovation for sustainable development. The conference was organised by the U6, a consortium of six african universities formed in 2012 to promote collaboration between higher education institutions in africa. Member institutions of the U6 currently include: CPUT; the University of Ilorin, Nigeria; Bondo University College, Kenya; Kwara State University, Nigeria; the University of Gambia; and the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

In his opening address, Dr Nevhutalu said that CPUT cannot achieve its goal of being at the heart of technology and innovation in africa without immersing itself in the ambitions and aspirations of africa as a whole. “you need no convincing of the potential of africa and african institutions – and particularly african intelligentsia, which is well represented here. It is this human capital – not just the rich deposits of gold in Ghana or platinum in South africa or oil in Nigeria, or wildlife resources across the african plains, or any of the other natural resources – that have made africa the go-to continent and that will light a fire to propel this giant forward. It is this human force that has to be used for the good of africa rather than as the force of destruction that we humans often become to ourselves and our finite environment.”

The keynote address about renewable energy and sustainable development was delivered by Prof Philip Lloyd from the energy Institute at CPUT. according to Prof Lloyd, society is faced with the challenge of balancing the social, economic and environmental challenges of sustainability and development.

Prof Lloyd addressing delegates at the 2nd u6 International Conference

Minister of the DST, Mr hanekom, with Dr Nhlapo and Dr Nevhutalu, viewing DST-NRF interns’ research posters

FROM THE DIRECTOR: RESEARCH

Dr Tembeka m pako-Ntusi

as I look back on my journey as head of the research Directorate, I am filled with much nostalgia. It is not easy to walk away from an institution and colleagues who have walked the road with you, sustained you and challenged you for almost a decade.

Reflecting on my journey here, I am also filled with immense gratitude. When I was appointed, CPUT was not a research-intensive institution, owing to the legacy of technikons. I joined CPUT at a time when the focus was on developing a strategy to improve the quality and quantity of research output in order to comply with best practice in research, and achieve national benchmarks.

I wrote my first foreword, as Director of Research, for the 2007 Research Report, a document of only 57 pages, reporting only 11 NRF-rated researchers and a mere 42.1 units of subsidy earned through DHETaccredited journal articles. From this point onward, there was an upward climb in all aspects of research and innovation output. Today we have a host of professors, triple the number of NRF-rated researchers, and 181 units of research output submitted to the DHET. Looking back, am grateful that I could witness this growth spurt which is testimony to the fact that our strategic interventions bore fruit.

I refuse to take credit for this growth as could never have achieved it on my own. I therefore want to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to all the people who have

accompanied, assisted and supported me in making a success of my journey here.

Firstly, my thanks go to the faculty and unit research coordinators and representatives who have assisted and are still assisting the Research Directorate to get messages out to the CPUT research community, including postgraduate students, adjunct professors and postdoctoral fellows. Without your administrative and communication assistance the Research Directorate would struggle to fulfil its mandate. My thanks also go to the researchers who served and still serve on our panels to review applications for research funding and NRF rating.

My gratitude also goes to our external partners and stakeholders, including research management staff at the other universities in the country, our service providers who regularly present research capacity building workshops in the Research Directorate, our colleagues at the DHET and the NRF, and all other stakeholders without whose funding and other support we would not have seen the growth we have seen the past decade at CPUT.

Finally, extend my gratitude to the staff in the Research Directorate at CPUT. I have always looked upon you as my family. Without your diligence and support we would not have achieved what we have so far. have seen staff working to the point of exhaustion to meet important deadlines. I have seen staff supporting one another during difficult times. have seen staff providing service excellence

to our researchers, sometimes in the face of much adversity. Thank you also to those staff members who no longer work here but who have left a legacy behind in the Research Directorate.

I also thank my colleagues at SARIMA and its sister organisations that promote research and innovation management. As a past-President and member of its executive committees, it was a humbling experience to witness the rapid growth of SARIMA since its inception in 2002. am also grateful that I could help lay the groundwork, as founder member, of the West African Research and Innovation Management Association (WARIMA) and the Central Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (CARIMA).

As I move on to retirement, wish you all the best.

From 2007 there has been an upward climb in all aspects of research and innovation output. Today we have a host of professors, triple the number of NRF-rated researchers, and 181 units of research output submitted to the DHET.

The Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPGS) has established processes in order to offer a seamless service to registered postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The centre also manages the administration of postgraduate students and oversees the academic involvement of postdoctoral fellows. During 2014, 1 136 master’s students, 201 doctoral students and 11 postdoctoral fellows were registered.

CPGS activities in 2014 include administrative and academic support to registered postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows including, to some extent, BTech students.

A total of 112 students graduated with a master’s degree and 22 with a doctoral degree.

FROM THE DIRECTOR: POST g RADUATE STUDIES

Postgraduate Students’ forum: The CPGS hosts this forum, which is open to all CPUT students and staff that are active in postgraduate research. The forum, though at a developmental stage, enables the CPGS to oversee the personal and academic

development of the postgraduate student community as emerging researchers.

Postgraduate bursaries: A total of 322 students were supported by bursaries from various sources to a total value of R11 727 200.

Administrative Support

Higher Degrees Committee (HDC): The CPGS coordinates all the activities of the HDC. These include interaction with the faculty research coordinators with respect to HDC documents, preparation of HDC meeting agendas and submission of HDC approved documents to Senate. The HDC is a committee of Senate and makes recommendations on matters related to postgraduate studies and student progression. The HDC Digital System was implemented in 2014, as the paper-based system is being phased out and migrated to a digital system.

Postdoctoral fellowships: A total of 11 postdoctoral fellows were hosted in the various

research units of CPUT to a total cost of R1 550 000.

Academic Support

Seminars and workshops: The centre organised several research development workshops and seminars during 2014. Postgraduate students (and to some extent academic staff/supervisors) participated actively in these activities. The highlights of the events included proposal writing, research design and research methodology, statistical data analysis, article writing and the use of plagiarism detection software (Turnitin).

Postgraduate welcome: A welcome session was held on the Cape Town and Bellville campuses soon after registration closed in June. In this session, presentations were made to postgraduate students about the facilities available at CPUT, in particular the HDC Digital System.

Postgraduate conference: A one-day postgraduate research conference was held in November, which involved approximately 174 staff and students. A total of 29 oral presentations were selected for delivery by postgraduate students.

Software and research support: During 2014, the centre offered software support as well as qualitative and quantitative research support to students and staff. User licenses for the software managed by the centre (Atlas.ti, SPSS, STATISTICA and Turnitin) were made available to staff and students. Some of the software has been installed on selected desktops in the two research information support centres (RISC) available to postgraduate students.

Big ideas unveiled at Student Innovation Competition

The winners of the CPuT Idea-Create Student Innovation Competition a wide range of bright ideas and products was showcased at this year’s CPUT Idea-Create Student Innovation Competition. a beer keg recycled into a barbecue, a snack dryer, a solar wonder cooker and a device that can be used to find lost items, were a few of the inventions on display.

Director of the TTo, Prof Gary atkinsonHope, said the competition is in its third year and is gaining in popularity, with more than 70 students having taken up the challenge in 2014. The year’s top innovators hail from the Industrial engineering and Mechanical engineering departments.

a group of Industrial engineering students created The Braai Tool, a sleek-looking and versatile device that can be used as a bottle opener, tongs, fork and spatula. “We are ecstatic and positive about the future of The Braai Tool,” said Sebastian Bosman, who represented the group at the award ceremony. The invention was part of the BTech Industrial Design r5k project, an official WDC 2014 undertaking, in terms

of which students had to produce and sell a product with the aim of earning r5000 or more.

Mechanical engineering student, Musa Morgan, created a unique pair of briefs called Manhood Underwear. The briefs were designed for use by males after circumcision, assisting in the healing process. “I feel honoured to have won this prize,” said Musa, who plans to take his idea further and turn it into a business venture. Musa, along with a group of four friends, also won an award for designing ad4all, an online classified service for students.

Guest speaker at the event, entrepreneur Mr Vuyisa Qubaka, encouraged students to keep innovating. “The most successful entrepreneurs succeed because they are passionate. They move from trying to do something to mastering it.” Deputy Director of enterprise Development at the WCG, Mr Deon Damons, said the ideas unveiled at the competition have the potential to grow into big business undertakings. His office has funded many of CPUT’s student innovations.

FROM THE DIRECTOR: T ECHNOLO g Y T RANSFER & I NDUSTRIAL L INKA g ES

Prof g ary Atkinson-Hope

CPUT’s Technology Transfer office (TTo) was established in 2010 to promote and facilitate technology transfer. Technology transfer is the process of sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, methods and samples of manufacturing and facilities with government and other relevant institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users and for the benefit of society. The TTo vigorously promotes technology transfer by providing expert support and assistance to CPUT researchers, innovators and inventors during contract consultations, patent filings and applications, technology transfer of intellectual property (IP), and project management.

Ultimately, technology transfer provides support to our university community, increases our engagements with industry and venture partners, and supports our university’s

commitment to be at the heart of technology education and innovation in Africa. Innovation transforms the university’s breakthroughs and ideas into new products and services that enrich lives and subsequently stimulate our markets. Innovations can be developed into exciting new start-up ventures that, along with our incubators and industry linkages, create jobs and opportunities.

In 2014, as in previous years, we had several key successes:

• The Idea-Create Student Innovation Competition produced 11 finalists who were awarded R120 000 for outstanding innovative ideas and branded prototypes. The top innovators hailed from the Industrial Design and the Mechanical Engineering departments.

• Innovators submitted proposals to a Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) board and received awards totalling R3 175 495, enabling them to complete prototypes,

produce samples, and market and commercialise a viable product.

• A feasibility study for a potential incubator at CPUT was administered by the TTO. Funding of about R650 000 has been obtained from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in order to establish a large incubator and enterprise centre on Bellville campus.

• In 2014, funding of R1 150 000 was secured from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) to establish a business incubator and carry out capacity building. On 1 September, six groups of students with viable business ideas were welcomed into the CPUT Business Incubator to assist them in finalising prototype design and manufacturing, pricing strategies, branding and target client lists.

• The TTO has since registered six patent applications for products emanating from the incubator.

South Africa – Provisional Patent Application Apparatus and Method for Promoting Cognitive Activation and Deactivation –No. 2014/01144

Provisional Patent Application

Provisional Patent Application

Snug Sack: Device for improving resting comfort of a person in transit – No. 2014/01145

Post-Operative Male Circumcision Device – Manhood Underwear – No. PA161774/P

Provisional Patent Application hinge arrangement and device comprising arrangement – The Braai Tool – No. PA161581/P

Provisional Patent Application Modular Aquaponics Assembly – No. 2014/05873

South Africa – Patent National Phase Application South Africa – Patent Application No. 2014/00839 in the name of the Swedish Institute for Food and Method (SIK)

The TTO vigorously promotes technology transfer by providing expert support and assistance to CPUT researchers, innovators and inventors

Celebrating research excellence

from publishing research papers to embarking on innovative studies, CPUT researchers have made the institution proud. Their efforts have not gone unnoticed by the university, which celebrated their activities at the annual research Day, held at the Mowbray campus in November 2014.

The event was opened by CPUT’s VC, Dr Prins Nevhutalu, who commended the researchers and said the university has surpassed its own research targets, with 23% of staff holding doctoral qualifications and 35 staff members holding ratings from the NRF. He said research activities were important as the university has embarked on a drive of going from a good to a great institution. DVC: RTIP, Dr Chris Nhlapo, highlighted the university’s RTI Blueprint, an innovative document that plots the way forward for research and innovation activities at CPUT. Dr Nhlapo emphasised the concept of research uptake, a process which sees the results of research turned into a patent, product or service, through innovation and technology.

Other speakers included Ms Nasima Badsha, CEO of the CHEC; Prof Wentzel Gelderblom, Director of CPUT’s Institute of Biomedical and Microbial Biotechnology; Prof Roger Mason, CPUT’s Wholesale & Retail Leadership Chair; and Mr Bruce Snaddon, Senior Lecturer and CPUT coordinator for WDC 2014. CPUT also awarded the university’s top researchers, supervisors and industry funding recipients for 2013. In addition, a number or researchers received awards for the best research posters.

rESEArCH DAy 2014 AwArDS

rESEA r CH Publi CAT i ON AWARD RECIPIENT FACULTY/ UNIT

Platinum Dr CG Iwu Business & Management Sciences

gold Dr RK Tengeh Informatics & Design

Silver Prof I Masalova engineering

Bronze Prof OS Fatoki Applied Sciences

P OST gr AD u ATE Su PE rvi S i ON

AWARD RECIPIENT FACULTY/ UNIT

Platinum Prof JC Cronjé Informatics & Design

gold Dr RF hendrickse Business & Management Sciences

Silver Prof R Tzoneva

Prof D Schutte

Prof R Chetty

Bronze Prof R de la harpe

iND u ST ry Fu ND i N g

engineering Applied Sciences education

Informatics & Design

AWARD RECIPIENT FACULTY/ UNIT

Platinum Prof RR van Zyl engineering/F’SATI

gold Dr eM hovgaard engineering

Silver Prof Te Matsha health & Wellness Sciences

Bronze Prof A Lagardien Centre for Water Supply & Sanitation Research

P OSTE r AwA r DS

AWARD RECIPIENT FACULTY/ UNIT

1st prize Khan N, Le Roes-hill M, Pletschke B

2nd prize Mamedov e, Masalova I

3rd prize Davids Z, Mafungwa T, Mothopeng P, Omar Y

Biocatalysis & Technical Biology Research Group, CPuT

Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Rhodes university

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, CPuT

Department of Civil engineering and Surveying, Faculty of engineering, CPuT

CPuT Libraries, CPuT

Mr Bruce Snaddon, CPuT coordinator for WDC 2014, Ms Nasima Badsha, CheC CeO, Prof Shaun Pather and Dr Chris Nhlapo

NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF)

The 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.

F-r ATED r ESEA r CHE r S

The following researchers successfully applied for NRF rating in 2014. Their new, renewed or upgraded rating is valid from 1 January 2015.

applied sciences FACULTY

PROF OLALEKAN FATOKI

The vision of the faculty of applied Sciences is to be the faculty of choice in science and technology, both nationally and throughout the rest of africa. This is aligned to CPUT’s vision to be at the heart of technology education and innovation in africa.

Among others, the faculty set the following goals in 2014 for research, innovation and postgraduate education:

• To promote a culture of research and innovation and to increase research output of academic staff

• To increase the number of postgraduate students, particularly at doctoral level, and to substantially increase their graduation rate

• To increase the number of research linkages and partnerships locally, regionally and internationally, especially in Africa.

We are proud of the fact that we managed to achieve these goals in 2014. In addition to producing the highest research output per capita, staff in the faculty also attracted substantial external funding for research.

We are also proud that the faculty gained eight more Associate Professors this year.

The Functional Foods Research Unit continued to shine. The Omega Caro-E product launched by this unit is now available in many pharmacies and supermarkets in South Africa. The product has also been approved for sale in Canada.

In the year under review, the faculty continued to actively participate in local, regional and international linkages established between CPUT and other universities, of which relevant examples include the Beijing Forestry University in China and the U6. The U6 is a consortium of six African universities founded in 2012 to promote collaboration between

universities in Africa. I am proud to report that our faculty hosted a very successful U6 conference on behalf of CPUT on campus in September.

I would like to thank all staff and students in the faculty who have contributed to making a success of the 2014 research year.

In the year under review, the faculty continued to actively participate in local, regional and international linkages established between CPUT and other universities

CONFE r ENCE F u ND i N g (CONFCO m )

E x TE r NA l F u ND i N g

Sunbirds and flowers

Do sunbirds prefer white or pink flowers? This is the research question posed by Dr Sjirk Geerts, a CPUT Nature Conservation lecturer, as he explores foraging choices of nectar-feeding birds. The flower colour preference of bird species is a popular research area abroad, with a large amount of work being done on hummingbirds in the americas. Dr Geerts hopes to expand this area of research on the african continent, and his efforts have been documented in the journal evolutionary ecology. The study is the first of its kind in africa, and entailed Dr Geerts and several research partners focusing on the orange-breasted Sunbird and a plant called Erica perspicua, to determine which flower colour attracts these birds most. Dr Geerts is interested in the role birds play in shaping the evolution of the plant species on which they feed.

i ND u ST ry F u ND i N g

as part of the study, the team set up an aviary, arranged an even number of pink and white flowers, and then let in sunbirds and monitored their movements. “once foraging, the birds always went to a pink flower first. However, thereafter they did not select a specific colour flower, but rather selected the closest flower. Minimisation of flight distances therefore overrides colour preference,” he said. This study also revealed that sunbirds help maintain the colour polymorphism (more than one flower colour form within a species), but what caused this diversity remains an unanswered question.

“The next step is to look at the genetics of polymorphic Erica species, which will hopefully bring us another step closer in unravelling the reasons for the high diversity of this plant species in the Cape,” said Dr Geerts.

Dr Sjirk Geerts is exploring the foraging choices of nectar-feeding birds

Dr Sjirk Geerts’s research focuses on the foraging choices of the Orange-breasted Sunbird

MSc student wins film award

Bongani Mnisi won the Theo Manuel award for the film, Stepping Stones: Through fragmented environments, which was shown at the fynbos forum Conference 2014. The film shows the work Bongani is doing for his master’s project under the supervision of Dr Sjirk Geerts and Prof anton Pauw. The film can be seen via youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQyixUSkmI&featu re=youtu.be

The Theo Manuel award is hosted by the Conservation education Trust from UCT, and is bestowed upon projects which promote the link between conservation and education. Bongani’s project attempts to restore nectar feeding bird migration routes across the Cape flats by planting nectar rich plants at local schools. School children are an integral part of the project, planting plants, maintaining gardens and assisting with bird monitoring.

To reach out to as many people as possible, the study also has a facebook page, The Iingcungcu “sunbird restoration project”, which has over 200 likes so far: www.facebook.com/pages/Iingcungcu-sunbirdrestoration-project/285157724989224 and a webpage: http://academic.sun.ac.za/botzoo/iingcungcu/index. htm. While the study itself will produce a thesis at the end of 2015, the project is likely to continue through various greening projects and biodiversity and education programmes.

Bongani Mnisi planting nectar-rich plants with school children

RESEARCHER RANDS

The Kgalagadi Lion Project

Husband and wife team, Maya and otto Beukes, are spearheading a groundbreaking project that will reveal critical information on the activities of the lion population in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The Kgalagadi Lion Project forms part of the pair’s master’s research in the field of Nature Conservation. The project was initiated after a survey conducted in the park, which is on the border between South africa and Botswana, indicated an excessively skewed gender ratio in favour of males. This ratio could lead to a decline in the lion population and may ultimately lead to localised extinction. The Beukes are collecting critical information on these lions’ demography and dietary patterns. “This will be used to help identify the cause of the gender skew and to inform management decisions on lion conservation in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park,” said Maya.

The couple have been working in the park since 2013. They have already collected a significant amount of data and have identified 141 individual lions. “In october 2013 four adult female lions were fitted with GPS/VHf collars by SaNParks’s Veterinary Wildlife and Scientific Services. We will use the collars to locate prides as well as prey remains. The collars will also be used to assist with continuous following of collared individuals and their associated prides through telemetric tracking,” said Maya.

The researchers are using a Land rover Defender, sponsored by Land rover Sa in partnership with the SaTIB Conservation Trust, as a base from which to locate and observe lions across the approximately 1.5 million hectare study area. They cover an average distance of 2500 kilometres per month, of which a large part is rough terrain. The project will run over two years and is being supervised by CPUT’s Dr frans radloff and SaNParks’s Dr Sam ferreira, who is also a research associate in the Department of Biodiversity and Conservation at CPUT. Updates on the Kgalagadi Lion Project can be found at http://www.kalaharilions.co.za/

Otto and Maya Beukes (right), with the funders and their brand new research vehicle

Agrifood Technology Station (ATS)

The ATS is a platform that provides a range of interdisciplinary technological services to the agrifood sector, focusing on existing smaller and medium enterprises, with a view to improving competitiveness, innovation, and research and development capacity in a sustainable manner. It is funded by the TIA, an initiative of the DST. ATS is located on the Bellville campus, and includes a pilot plant with various processing areas, general and cold stores, and a number of laboratories.

Technology in the publication High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC): Principles, Practices and Procedures.

• Contribution to an MTech dissertation via an ATS intern who will graduate in 2015. The project dealt with food fibre, one of which was pineapple fibre, as part of an ATS client intervention.

Highlights for 2014

• The completion of a study into the sugar content and maximum sugar crystallisable in a variety of dates for a client. This information is to be used to inform further business decisions regarding the specific date variety and is to be carried forward independent of ATS.

• Ongoing assistance with the Blue Karoo Trust aquaculture project, involving process and product development. A THRIP application was submitted at the end of 2014 by ATS in conjunction with the client and CPUT’s Department of Food Science & Technology. The total value of the project is R24 million. The client has had an ongoing relationship with ATS for the last five years.

• A link formed with the United Khayelitsha Informal Traders Association, which resulted in three workshops being conducted and plans for further collaborative activities.

• Contribution of a book chapter in collaboration with the Department of Food Science &

• The appointment of project engineers for the construction of a chocolate manufacturing facility made possible by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and industry funding. ATS has also taken up membership of ZDS in Solingen, Germany, and is involved in the planning Chocotec SA 2017.

• Completion of upgrades to heat processing equipment in the pilot plant at ATS. This has allowed more clients to use our premises for heat processing trials of different sorts. Clients include HG Mölenaar, Freddy Hirsch, Blue Karoo Trust, Super Juice, Avedia Foods, and Product & Process Innovations.

• Hosting the biennial Food Innovation Symposium which was attended by approximately 80 people, including DST’s Director of Technology Localisation.

• Ongoing collaboration with an entrepreneur in a fish-drying project which is to be rolled out to appropriate communities. ATS is conducting a technical verification of the process while also assisting with a partnership involving Cape Nature Conservation (fresh-water fish), I&J (to be confirmed), the Western Cape Provincial Government and possibly Stellenbosch University (SU) (to be confirmed). This is also part of a Service Learning project with CPUT’s Department of Food Science & Technology.

• Acquisition of new analytical equipment worth R4 200 000 funded by TIA, including a GS-MS with headspace analyser, steam-jacketed autoclave, pilot-scale freeze-dryer, bench-top freeze-dryer, air sampler for microbiological analysis, Vitek microbiology analyzer, Rheolab QC and a Rapid Visco Analyser (RVA).

• Numerous interventions in the teaching arena –using technologies acquired by ATS – e.g. heat penetration studies at postgraduate level, and the re-establishment and extension of the microbiology culture collection using the newly acquired Vitek analyser and bench-top freeze-dryer.

• Acquiring two more projects involving master’s studies by ATS employees – one attached to a client (in the field of vinegar) and the second dealing with enriched dairy products.

• The ATS received R3 700 000 for operational costs form TIA as well as R350 000 for internships for the period under review.

• Maricel Krügel (Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Science & Technology) won the award for the Best Poster presentation at the ISEKI Food Conference in Athens in May.

Chocolate factory for CPuT

The food Technology Department and the agrifood Technology Station are becoming a part of the multimillion rand chocolate industry, assisted by a r5 million grant from the DTI. The funds are being used to set up a chocolate factory at the food Technology facility in Bellville. The South african Chocolate and Sweets Manufacturing association is also donating professional services and equipment to the value of r2.3 million. The training opportunities that arise will provide students with the skills needed to become key role players in the country’s booming chocolate industry.

Prof Jessy van Wyk, head of the food Technology Department, said this new venture will allow lecturing staff to expand their practical training offerings and innovation activities that could see students developing CPUT’s own line of chocolates and sweets. With community interaction high on CPUT’s agenda, the chocolate factory will also act as a hub for training small business owners and as a catalyst to grow the country’s SMMe sector.

b ioresource Engineering r esearch g roup ( b ioE rg )

Bioresource Engineering is an interdisciplinary programme that integrates environmental studies, water studies, renewable resources, engineering design, material sciences and the biological sciences. BioERG was formally approved in 2014, after having operated for five years under the leadership of Prof Ntwampe.

The BioERG formation is in line with the suggested CPUT research and innovation niche areas, highlighted by the RTI Focus Areas Programme guidelines. Our vision is to be a research centre of excellence committed to technological innovation through bioresource engineering for economic and environmental well-being in Africa. Our mission is to commit to the advancement of applied natural resources and indigenous knowledge through excellent teaching, learning and research.

The research group has members and associate members who lead individual projects in Plant Biotechnology, General and Environmental Microbiology, Bioresource and Biochemical Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences, including GeoHydrology and Agricultural Engineering. The staff complement includes a biologist- and a chemist-in-residence. Collaboration partners include the Agricultural Research Council.

In 2014, the group published seven manuscripts, and seven international presentations were delivered. Four MTech students completed their degrees during this time, with one student completing his doctoral candidacy. The group hosts 14 MTech students and seven DTech students, who are registered in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering.

Bioresource Engineering is an interdisciplinary programme that integrates environmental studies, water studies, renewable resources, engineering design, material sciences and the biological sciences

Prof Karabo S Ntwampe ntwampes@cput.ac.za

CPuT is becoming part of South Africa’s chocolate industry

Crystal Engineering u nit

Prof Luigi Nassimbeni

The Crystal Engineering Unit conducts research in the field of solid crystalline inclusion compounds. Its main thrust is the understanding of the molecular recognition which occurs between molecules in the crystalline state. In particular, projects are aimed at understanding the various secondary interactions which lead to particular structures and to correlate those with the macro-properties of the compounds under study. The crystal structures are elucidated by X-ray diffraction and the stability and energy of the materials formed are studied by thermal, optical and kinetic measurements.

Staff members in the unit are Prof L Nassimbeni, Prof A Jacobs and Dr N Bathori. There are two DTech, six MTech and a number of BTech and WIL students completing their projects. The projects focus on supramolecular host-guest systems, the mechanism of enantiomeric resolution whereby left- and right-

handed molecules are separated, and pharmaceutical co-crystals.

In 2014, the unit published four articles in peer reviewed international journals. Three students graduated with MTech qualifications, with projects looking into melting point-solubility-structure relationships in multicomponent crystals, crystal engineering of phenolic acids, and the salts of a scissor-shaped racemic host.

Staff members gave oral presentations and presented posters at a number of national and international conferences, including the Pan African and South African International Year of Crystallography Conference (IYCr2014) in Bloemfontein; the Congress of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in Montreal; and the U6 Consortium 2nd International Conference in Cape Town.

nassimbenil@cput.ac.za

The unit’s main thrust is the understanding of the molecular recognition which occurs between molecules in the crystalline state

Environmental Toxicity & r emediation r esearch g roup

Prof James Odendaal odendaalj@cput.ac.za

The focus of the Environmental Toxicity & Remediation group is to assess and monitor the state of pollution in aquatic and terrestrial environments in the greater Cape Town area. It also develops and evaluates appropriate remediation technologies in order to clean up the environment.

Two of our MTech students completed their dissertations in 2014. One dealt with the accumulation of lead and manganese in soil along road verges in Cape Town after the banning of leaded petrol in South Africa. This study found that lead still occurred in relatively high concentrations in the road verge soil even a number of years after the banning of leaded petrol. This, amongst other factors, may be due to lead’s long half-life.

Another MTech student investigated the microbial pollutants in stagnant water in a selected informal settlement in Cape Town. This study took place under the supervision of Dr Arnelia Paulse. It was found that stagnant water pools found close to communal taps in informal settlements can potentially pose a significant risk to the health of the community.

Other studies nearing completion include a doctoral and a master’s investigation under the supervision of Prof Reinette Snyman. The doctoral investigation is on the use of biomarkers to assess the toxicity of selected metals on aquatic plants, while the

the master’s study is on the effect of metal pollutants on invertebrate communities in a freshwater system. Further ongoing studies include a doctoral investigation on the effect of metals on soil invertebrates, lichens and mosses in pockets of forest found in the mountainous areas in and around Cape Town.

Dr Vanessa Jackson is, amongst others, supervising an MTech study dealing with metal and microbial contamination of agricultural soil and an associated river.

Dr Conrad Sparks and Dr Rashieda Toefy are researching various aspects related to marine pollution.

The focus of the Environmental Toxicity & Remediation group is to assess and monitor the state of pollution in aquatic and terrestrial environments in the greater Cape Town area

Functional Foods r esearch u nit (FF ru )

Prof Spinney Benadé benades@cput.ac.za

The aims of the FFRU are to translate results of research on essential fatty acids and micronutrients into new and improved functional food products or premixes with functional food characteristics for health promotion and disease prevention in South Africa. The newly developed products or premixes are converted into commercially useful end-products for the South African market.

European Union, Malaysia and Singapore; it is awaiting approval for international applications.

- A patent for Omega Caro-E emulsion was applied for in South Africa, Malaysia and Singapore; it is awaiting approval for international applications.

• research collaborations

Highlights for 2014

• Omega Caro-E was successfully commercialised and is now available at Alpha Pharm and Clicks Pharmacies countrywide.

• FFRU was approached by several pharmaceutical companies to do fatty acid analysis on a regular basis. Income from these sources is used for maintenance of the laboratory and to purchase small equipment.

• Prof Benadé obtained a grant from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board to conduct a research project involving pre-school children in the Eastern Cape during 2014. The TIA awarded a grant for upscaling of Omega Caro-E and related products.

• International patent applications

- A patent for Omega Caro-E was filed in South Africa, and applied for in the USA,

- National collaborations were formed with SU’s Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences; the Cancer Association of South Africa; and the Foundation for Alcohol Related Research.

- An international collaboration was formed with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.

• Contracts

- Negotiating a new license agreement with Sozo Foods (Pty) Ltd for one year

- Contract research (clinical trial completed November 2014) in collaboration with CANSA

- Malaysian Palm Oil Board: Research project involving pre-school children in the Eastern Cape

- Lifespan Ventures Inc.: Approval from Health Canada to export Omega Caro-E to Canada and to be marketed and distributed by Lifespan Ventures Inc.

- Afriplex (Pty) Ltd for manufacturing of the Omega Caro-E Kidz emulsion

- Biosenta (Pty) Ltd for marketing and distribution of Omega Caro-E

- Pharma Natura (Pty) Ltd for manufacturing of Omega Caro-E

• articles in popular press

- Magazine

How to choose a fish oil supplement, in Fitness Magazine

Five reasons why you need a food supplement, in Fitness Magazine

• external committees

Prof Benadé is a member of the South African Sugar Association’s Research Committee. Dr Opperman is a member of the Complimentary Medicines Committee of the Medical Control Council of South Africa.

r adiochemistry and i on Exchange Chromatography u nit

Prof Nico van der Walt

Collaboration with the Institute of Chemistry Timisoara of the romanian academy, Timisoara, romania

The collaboration mentioned in the 2013 Research Report continued in 2014. There was a new call by the NRF for joint research projects between South Africa and Romania. The Institute of Chemistry Timisoara and the Radiochemistry and Ion Exchange Chromatography Unit applied for funding, but the results are still outstanding because of an election in Romania in November 2014.

• NG Tasana: Evaluation and optimisation of boron analysis methodologies in nuclear reactor primary water systems

• G Visser: Analysing for Sr-90 in environmental samples making use of liquid scintillation counting

• eo omoniyi: Comparative study of brine treatment using a functionalised nanofibre and an ion exchange resin

Research activities

The following postgraduates completed their research projects and are now writing their theses:

• ra Wells: Comparison of distribution coefficients of 14 elements on three cation exchangers

• N Sephuhle: The determination of distribution coefficients for some elements on the macroporous cation exchanger Amberlyst 15 in nitric acid-methanol solutions

Three BTech students completed research projects under supervision of Prof Van der Walt. The topics were: Behaviour of Cu and Mn on dithizone resin; Behaviour of Zr and Y on AG 50W-X4 in 2.5 M HBr and in 2.5 M HCl; and Separation of Cd, Zn and Fe on AG MP-50Separation of ten elements in sequence from each other on a single cation exchange resin column.

books/chapters

Benadé AJS

Red palm oil carotenoids: Potential role in disease prevention

Watson RR & Preedy VR (eds): Bioactive Foods as Dietary Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease

San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2013, pp 333343, ISBN 978-012-39-6485-4

Jideani VA & Diedericks CF

Nutritional, therapeutic, and prophylactic properties of Vigna subterranea and Moringa oleifera

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

InTech, 2014, pp 187-207, ISBN 978-953-511215-0

Kioko JI, Barnsley S & Jaganyi D

Science access: An appraisal of graduation and throughput rates

Dhunpath R & Vithal R (eds): Alternative Access to Higher Education: Underprepared Students or Underprepared Institutions?

Pretoria: Pearson Holdings, 2013, pp 184-202, ISBN 978-177-57-8497-5

Kioko JI, Barnsley S & Jaganyi D Science access: Theoretical framework and educational discourse

Dhunpath, R & Vithal R (eds): Alternative Access to Higher Education: Underprepared Students or Underprepared Institutions?

Pretoria: Pearson Holdings, 2013, pp 166-183, ISBN 978-17-7578497-5

Marnewick JL, Venter I, Rautenbach F, Neethling H & Kotze M

Rooibos: Effect on iron status in South African adults at risk for coronary heart disease

Juliani HR, Simon JE & Ho C-T (eds): African Natural Plant Products Volume II: New Discoveries and Challenges in Chemistry and Quality

New York: Oxford University Press, 2013, pp 103-114, ISBN 978-08-4122804-7

Mundembe R

Gene targeting and genetic transformation of plants

Sithole-Niang (ed): Genetic Engineering

Rijeka, Croatia: InTech Publishers, 2013, pp 49-59, ISBN 953-51-1099-6

Van Wyk J, Dolley L & Mshicileli N

HPLC Analysis of Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12 and Vitamin C in various food matrices

Zuo Y (ed): High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC): Principles, Practices and Procedures

Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2014, pp 207-266, ISBN 978-1-62948-854-7

Conference papers

Fourie JC & Theron H

Effect of irrigation with winery wastewater augmented to different COD levels on the performance of two grass cover crop species and their ability to function as an interception crop, 36th SASEV Conference, Somerset West, 12-14 November 2014

Geerts S

The importance of reproduction during the early stages of plant invasions: Alien Proteaceae in South Africa, Mediterranean Ecosystems International Conference, Olmue, Chile, 6-9 October 2014

Itoba Tombo EF, Ntwampe SKO & Mudumbi JBN

In situ cyanogen and hydrogen cyanide reduction for

Manihot esculenta cultivation, CPUT Postgraduate Conference, Cape Town, 5 November 2013

Itoba Tombo EF, Thomas A, Stam E & Chingombe W

Flux of the chemical compounds within the Bottelary River system, Cape Town, 10th International Conference of Phytotechnologies, Syracuse, NY, 1-4 October 2013

Jasson TI, Laubscher CP & Daniels CW

Effects of compost tea extracts on growth and nutritional value of Siphonochilus aethiopicus and Hypoxis hemerocallidea under soil drench irrigation applications, U6 Conference, Cape Town, 5-10 September 2014

Kambizi L & Mntambo N

Indigenous plants for ethnoveterinary uses in the Pondoland, South Africa, 29th International Horticultural Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 17-22 August 2014

Lategan FS & Raats JG

Animal science research, education and the involvement of communities: The changing role of universities, Fort Hare Papers, Alice, 2014

Mangachena J, Gaertner M, Kioko J & Geerts S Fynbos bird assemblages as a bioindicator of passive restoration success in a riparian habitat of the Berg River, Western Cape, South Africa, Fynbos Forum, Knysna, 4-7 August 2014

Mbolekwa B, Kambizi L & Songca SP

Antibacterial activity of a compound isolated from Acacia mearnsii De Wild, XXth Congress of the Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa, Stellenbosch, 13-17 January 2014

Mudumbi JBN, Ntwampe SKO, Muganza MF, Rand AM & Okonkwo JO

Concentrations of perfluorooctanoate and perfluorooctane sulfonate in sediment of Western Cape rivers, 11th International Phytotechnologies Conference, Heraklion, Greece, 30 September-3 October 2014

Okudoh VI, Trois C, Workneh T & Schmidt S

The potential of cassava for production in South Africa, 5th International Symposium: Energy from Biomass and Waste, Italy, 17-20 November 2014

Olatunji OS, Opeolu BO, Fatoki OS & Ximba BJ

Effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) effluent on Oreochromis niloticus (Nile Tilapia) and Clarias gariepinus (African mud catfish), 34th SETAC Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, Nashville, TN, 17-21 November 2013

Olatunji OS, Opeolu BO, Fatoki OS & Ximba BJ

Optimisation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons extraction efficiency from selected processed meat using different methods, 6th International Congress of Chemistry and Environment, Antwerp, Belgium, 6-8 July 2013

Olatuntji OS, Opeolu BO, Fatoki OS & Ximba BJ

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in farmland soil: Occurrence and bioavailability, North American Conference of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, Canada, 9-14 November 2014

Radloff FGT

Farewell wildlife and welcome to Africa’s domestic game livestock: Is current game ranch practice promoting the domestication of African wildlife and what are the potential consequences? Wildlife Management Symposium, Port Elizabeth, 31 August-4 September 2014

Singh R & Reddy L

Apoptosis in the human laryngeal carcinoma (Hep-2) cell line by Bulbine natalensis and B. frutescens fractions, International Conference on Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Natural Products, Hyderabad, India, 21-23 October 2013

Van der Colff D, Geerts S, Ebrahim I & Raimondo D

The value of volunteers in long term data collection of threatened plant species, Fynbos Forum, Knysna, 4-7 August 2014

Van der Merwe S

Application of near infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics for the analysis of concentrated and non-concentrated fish oils with limited concentration ranges in the nutraceutical industry, 16th International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Montpellier, France, 2-7 June 2013

Van Wyk J

The integration of work-integrated learning (WIL) modalities as teaching tools towards complex practice of food technology, 3rd International ISEKI Food Conference, Athens, Greece, 19-23 May 2014

Conference posters

Adentuji AT, Lewu FB & Mundembe R

Expression profiling of the ammonium transporter gene by a reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Afolabi WO, Opeolu BO, Fatoki OS, Ximba BJ & Olatunji OS

Adsorption of nitrophenols onto Vitis vinifera: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ayeleso TB, Lewu FB & Mundembe R

Developing a novel protocol for protoplast preparations in Bambara groundnut, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Daniels CW & Valentine AJ

A comparative environmental stress tolerance analysis of two South African geophytes, the threatened Gethyllis multifolia and the widespread G. villosa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Dolley L

The Agrifood Technology Station as a food technology training partner focusing on interaction with the food industry, 3rd International ISEKI Food Conference, Athens, Greece, 19-23 May 2014

Fagbayigbo BO, Opeolu BO, Fatoki OS, Ximba BJ & Olatunji OS

Removal of selected perfluorinated compounds in Diep and Plankensburg rivers in Cape Town using leaf litter and commercial activated carbon, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Itoba Tombo EF, Ntwampe SKO & Mudumbi JBN

Cyanogen loading effects on terrestrial ecosystem and groundwater quality in agricultural soil, 1st Global Soil Biodiversity Conference, Dijon, France, 2-5 December 2014

Jideani VA

Consultation for diploma and degree curriculum in food technology, 3rd International ISEKI Food Conference, Athens, Greece, 19-23 May 2014

Krügel M

Developing a new curriculum for food technology: The innovative process, 3rd International ISEKI Food Conference, Athens, Greece, 19-23 May 2014

Mobo MP, Paulse A, Jackson VA & Ntwampe SKO

Isolation and identification of cyanide tolerant bacteria from wastewater discharged from electroplating plant in Cape Town, South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Morkel RA & Van Wyk J

Vitamin B12 and folate in kefir beverage after co-inoculation with a Propionibacterium freudenreichii strain, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ncuku S, Ndakidemi PA & Laubscher CP

Effects of regulating hydroponics water temperature on profiling of flavonoid and anthocynins in Ornithogalum longibracteamtum L., CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Nitcheu Ngemakwe PH, Le Roes-Hill M & Jideani VA

Effects of carboxymethylcellulose, yoghurt and transglutaminase on textural properties of oat bread, 17th International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) World Congress, Montreal, Canada, 17-21 August 2014

Nitcheu Ngemakwe PH, Le Roes-Hill M & Jideani VA

Effects of yeast, carboxymethylcellulose, yoghurt, transglutaminase and cyclodextrinase on pasting, thermal and protein modification properties of oat dough, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Conference, New Orleans, LA, 22-24 June 2014

Opperman M & Benadé AJS

Analysis of the omega-3 fatty acid content of South African fish oil supplements: A follow up study, 11th Biennial Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, Stockholm, 28 June-2 July 2014

Vhangani LN & Van Wyk J

Antioxidant activity vs Acrylamide levels resulting from the maillard reaction during roasting of parboiled rice, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Williams G & Van Wyk J

Application of innovative beverage fermentation technology to plums and selected berries, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

Adekunle AS, Oyekunle JAO, Oluwafemi SO, Joshua AO, Makinde WO, Ogunfowokan AO, Eleruja MA & Ebenso EE

Comparative catalytic properties of Ni(OH)2 and NiO nanoparticles towards the degradation of nitrite (NO2-) and nitric oxide (NO)

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 9:3008-3021, 2014

Adeyi O, Ikhu-Omoregbe DIO & Jideani VA

Emulsion stability and steady shear characteristics of concentrated oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by gelatinized Bambara groundnut flour

Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(16):4995-5002, 2014

Amodu OS, Ntwampe SKO & Ojumu TV

Emulsification of hydrocarbons by biosurfactant: Exclusive use of agrowaste

BioResources, 9(2):3508-3525, 2014

Amodu OS, Ntwampe SKO & Ojumu TV

Optimization of biosurfactant production by Bacillus licheniformis STK 01 grown exclusively on Beta vulgaris waste using response surface methodology BioResources, 9(3):5045-5065, 2014

Ayeni OO, Kambizi L, Laubscher CP, Fatoki OS & Olatunji OS

Risk assessment of wetland under aluminium and iron toxicities: A review

Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 17(2):122-128, 2014

Baatjies R, Meijster T, Heederik D, Sander & Jeebhay M

Effectiveness of interventions to reduce flour dust exposures in supermarket bakeries in South Africa

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 71:811818, 2014

Bathori NB, Jacobs A, Nassimbeni LR & Sebogisi BK

Quininium malates: Partial chiral discrimination via

diastereomeric salt formation

South African Journal of Chemistry - Suid-Afrikaanse

Tydskrif vir Chemie, 67:160-166, 2014

Batisai E, Ayamine A, Youdaga Kilinkissa OE & Bathori NB

Melting point-solubility-structure correlations in multicomponent crystals containing fumaric or adipic acid†

CrystEngComm, 16:9992-9998, 2014

Dobrowsky PH, Van Deventer A, De Kwaadsteniet M, Ndlovu T, Khan S, Cloete TE & Khan W

Prevalence of virulence genes associated with pathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from domestically harvested rainwater during low- and high-rainfall periods

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(5):1633-1638, 2014

Dube E, Sibiya J & Fanadzo M

Early planting and hand sorting effectively controls seed-borne fungi in farm-retained bean seed

South African Journal of Science, 110(11/12):1-6, 2014

Gachago D, Ivala EN, Barnes VE, Felix-Minnaar

JV, Morkel J & Vajat N

Towards the development of digital storytelling practices for use in resource-poor environments, across disciplines and with students from diverse backgrounds

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(3):961-982, 2014

Hanekom R, Venter I & Du Toit LD

Development of a food knowledge test for first-year students at a university of technology in the Western Cape, South Africa

Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 42:1-16, 2014

Heystek A, Geerts S, Barnard P & Pauw A Pink flower preference in sunbirds does not translate into plant fitness differences in a polymorphic Erica species

Evolutionary Ecology, 28:457-470, 2014

Jacobs A & Amombo Noa FM

Hybrid salt-cocrystal solvate: p-coumaric acid and quinine system

Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 44:57-62, 2014

Jacobs A, Bathori NB, Kabwit Rodriguez YR & Weber E

Salts of the scissor-shaped racemic host 1,1´-binaphthyl-2,2´-dicarboxylic acid with amines: Structures and thermal stability† CrystEngComm, 16:2462-2469, 2014

Lambrechts AA, Human IS, Hamuel JD & Lues R

Bacteria contamination of the hands of food handlers as indicator of hand washing efficacy in some convenient food industries

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(4):755-758, 2014

Lambrechts AA, Human IS, Hamuel JD & Lues R

Efficacy of low-pressure foam cleaning compared to conventional cleaning methods in the removal of bacteria from surfaces associated with convenience food African Health Sciences, 14(3):575-585, 2014

Mohan S, Oluwafemi SO, George SC, Jayachandran VP, Lewu F, Songca SP, Kalarikkal N & Thomas S

Completely green synthesis of dextrose reduced

silver nanoparticles, its antimicrobial and sensing properties

Carbohydrate Polymers, 106:469-474, 2014

Mohan S, Oluwafemi SO, Songca SP, Osibote OA, George SC, Kalarikkal N & Thomas S

Facile synthesis of transport and flourescent epoxy–CdSe–CdS–ZnS core–multi shell polymer nanocomposites

New Journal of Chemistry, 38:155-162, 2014

Mudumbi JBN, Ntwampe SKO, Muganza FM & Okonkwo JO Perfluorooctanoate and perfluorooctane sulfonate in South African river water Water Science and Technology, 69.1:185-194, 2014

Mudumbi JBN, Ntwampe SKO, Muganza FM & Okonkwo JO

Susceptibility of riparian wetland plants to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) accumulation

International Journal of Phytoremediation, 16:926-936, 2014

Mudumbi JBN, Ntwampe SKO, Muganza FM, Rand AM & Okonkwo JO

Concentrations of perfluorooctanoate and perfluorooctane sulfonate in sediment of Western Cape rivers, South Africa

Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 9(3):147-158, 2014

Muhire BM, Golden M, Murrell B, Lefeuvre P, Lett JM, Gray A, Poon AYF, Ngandu NK, Semegni JY, Tanov EP, Monjane AL, Harkins GW, Varsani A, Shepherd DN & Martin DP

Evidence of pervasive biologically functional secondary structures within the genome of

eukaryotic single-stranded DNA viruses

Journal of Virology, 88(4):1972-1989, 2014

Obilana AO, Odhav B & Jideani VA

Functional and physical properties of instant beverage powder made from two different varieties of pearl millet

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2(5):250-257, 2014

Okoro HK, Fatoki OS, Adekola FA, Ximba BJ & Snyman RG

Fractionation, mobility and multivariate statistical evaluation of metals in marine sediments of Cape Town harbour, South Africa

Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability, 26(3):126-138, 2014

Okoro HK, Fatoki OS, Adekola FA, Ximba BJ & Snyman RG

Geochemical assessment of sediment in Cape Town harbour, South Africa

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 28(1):17-28, 2014

Okudoh VI, Trois C, Workneh T & Schmidt S

The potential of cassava biomass and applicable technologies for sustainable biogas production in South Africa: A review

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 39:1035-1052, 2014

Olafisoye OB, Fatoki OS, Oguntibeju OO & Osibote OA

Determination of trace and major elements in water on oil palm plantations by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry

Instrumentation Science & Technology, 42(6):652-666, 2014

Olatunji OS, Fatoki OS, Opeolu BO & Ximba BJ

Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [PAHs] in processed meat products using gas chromatography - flame ionization detector

Food Chemistry, 156:296-300, 2014

Olatunji OS, Fatoki OS, Opeolu BO, Ximba BJ, Ojekunle OZ & Adeniye NK

Nutrient enrichment and hypoxia threat in urban surface water

Clean-Soil Air Water, 42(9999):1-5, 2014

Olatunji OS, Opeolu BO, Fatoki OS & Ximba BJ

Optimization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons extraction efficiency from selected processed meat using different methods

Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 18(5):1-6, 2014

Olatunji OS & Osibanjo O

Investigation of selected heavy metals level in top soils around Ajaokuta Steel Company, North Central Nigeria

Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(10):2982-2986, 2014

Oluwafemi SO, Daramola MO & Ncapayi V

A facile green synthesis of type II water soluble CdTe/CdS core shell nanoparticles

Materials Letters, 133:9-13, 2014

Oluwafemi SO, Ncapayi V, Adeyemi OO & Songca SP

Size tunable synthesis of monodispersed hexadecylamine-capped CdSe nanostructures

Materials Letters, 123:165-168, 2014

Oluwafemi SO, Ncapayi V, Olubomehin O, Osibote OA & Songca SP

A facile non-organometallic synthesis of hexadecylamine-capped ZnSe nanoparticles

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 27:427-432, 2014

Onwudiwe DC, Kruger TPJ, Oluwafemi SO & Strydom CA

Nanosecond laser irradiation synthesis of CdS nanoparticles in a PVA system

Applied Surface Science, 290:18-26, 2014

Onwudiwe DC, Strydom CA, Oluwafemi SO, Hosten E & Jordaan A

Synthesis, spectral and thermal studies of pyridyl adducts of Zn(II) and Cd(II) dithiocarbamates, and their use as single source precursors for ZnS and CdS nanoparticles†

Dalton Transactions, 43:8703-8712, 2014

Opperman M

What health professionals should know about omega-3 fatty acid supplements

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26(2):611, 2013

Opperman M & Benadé AJS

Analysis of the omega-3 fatty acid content of South African fish oil supplements

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 24(8):323-328, 2013

Opperman M & Benadé AJS

Are all fish oil supplements safe during pregnancy?

South African Medical Journal, 104(6):389-390, 2014

Radloff FGT, Macina L & Snyman D

The impact of native large herbivores and fire on the vegetation dynamics in the Cape renosterveld

shrubland of South Africa: Insights from a six-year field experiment

Applied Vegetation Science, 17:456-469, 2014

Santos BAQ, Ntwampe SKO, Hamuel JD & Muchatibaya G

Operating conditions for the continuous bioremediation of free cyanide contaminated wastewater using Aspergillus awamori

Water Science and Technology, 69.5:989-993, 2014

Semegni JY

Patterns of recombination in HIV-1M are influenced by selection disfavouring the survival of recombinants with disrupted genomic RNA and protein structures

Plos One, 9(6): e100400-1 - e100400-8, 2014

Sparks C, Odendaal JP & Snyman RG

An analysis of historical Mussel Watch Programme data from the West Coast of the Cape Peninsula, Cape Town

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 87: 374-380, 2014

Steyn GF, Vermeulen C, Szelecsényi F, Kovacs Z, Hohn A, Van der Meulen NP, Schibli R & Van der Walt TN

Cross sections of proton-induced reactions on 152Gd, 155Gd and 159Tb with emphasis on the production of selected Tb radionuclides

Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 319:128-140, 2014

Steyn NP, Mchiza Z, Hill J, Davids YD, Venter I, Hinrichsen EC, Opperman M, Rumbelow J & Jacobs P

Nutritional contribution of street foods to the diet of people in developing countries: A systematic review Public Health Nutrition, 17(6):1363-1374, 2013

Tella AC, Owalude SO, Ojekanmi CA & Oluwafemi SO

Synthesis of copper–isonicotinate metal–organic frameworks simply by mixing solid reactants and investigation of their adsorptive properties for the

removal of the fluorescein dye†

New Journal of Chemistry, 38:4494-4500, 2014

Toefy R & Gibbson MJ

Regional generalisations about the relationships between the environment and foraminifera along the SW Cape coast, South Africa

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 80:330-337, 2014

journal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Afful DB & Lategan FS

Small and medium-scale producers’ use and credibility of information sources: Implications for public extension’s financial sustainability

South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 42(1):27-38, 2014

Afful DB & Lategan FS

User contributions and public extension delivery modes: Implications for financial sustainability of extension in South Africa

South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 42(1):39-48, 2014

Afful DB, Obi A & Lategan FS

Understanding situational incompatibility of payment for the delivery of public extension services

Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 6(4):140-148, 2014

Daniels CW

In vitro propagation of Gethyllis multifolia L. Bolus (Kukumakranka): A threatened South African geophyte with medicinal potential Acta Horticulturae, pp 757-763, January 2014

Daniels CW

Secrets of the Kukumamkranka revealed: An overview of the medicinal potential of Gethyllis

multifolia (syn. campanulata) and G. villosa Veld and Flora, pp 176-177, December 2014

Falta D, Adamski M, Cejna V, Hanuš O, Lategan F, Kupczy iski R, Chládek G, Filip k R & Máchal L

The effect of air temperature and breed on bovine milk composition and its processing quality

Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 20(1):215-219, 2014

Lewu N & Kambizi L

Comparative nutritional assessment of selected leafy vegetables

Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 12(2):85-88

Louw L, Louw MJ & Lategan FS

Towards assessing managerial competencies and leadership styles required for successful game ranch management in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 42(2):127-140, 2014

Mbolekwa BN, Kambizi L, Songca SP & Oluwafemi OS

Antibactertial activity of the stem bark extracts of Acacia mearnsii De Wild African Journal of Microbiology Research, 8(2):211-216, 2014

Ndamane Y, Kambizi L, Songca SP & Oluwafemi OS

Antibacterial effectiveness of Tetradenia riparia extract, a plant traditionally used in Eastern Cape Province to treat diseases of the respiratory system

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 7(37):2755-2760, 2013

Okudoh VI, Trois C & Workneh T

The potential of cassava biomass as a feedstock for sustainable biogas production in South Africa

Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 8:836-843, 2014

Olatunji OS, Fatoki OS, Ximba BJ & Opeolu BO

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAs) in edible oil: Temperature effect on recovery from base hydrolysis product and health risk factor

Food and Public Health, 4(2):23-30, 2014

Olatunji OS, Ximba BJ, Fatoki OS & Opeolu BO

Assessment of the phytoremediation potential of panicum maximum (guinea grass) for selected heavy metal removal from contaminated soils African Journal of Biotechnology, 13(19):19791984, 2014

Songca SP, Oluwafemi OS, Eshilokun A, Strydom A, Tshikhudo R, Debeila S & Hillie T Functionalization and characterization of porphyrins capped iron oxide-gold core-shell nanoparticles

International Journal of Basic and Applied Chemical Sciences, 4(2): 36-48, 2014

Yusuf SFG, Lategan FS & Ayinde IA

Creating youth employment through modern beekeeping: Case study of selected youth trained in Moro Local Government Kwara State, Nigeria

South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 42(2):1-9, 2014

Technical report

Fourie JC & Theron H

Effect of irrigation with winery wastewater augmented to different COD levels on the performance of two grass cover crop species and their ability to function as an interception crop, Myburgh PA and Howell CL (eds): The Impact of Wastewater Irrigation by Wineries on Soil, Crop Growth and Product Quality, WRC Report No 1881/1/14, ISBN 978-1-43120591-2

Postgraduate degrees conferred

MTech: Agriculture

Adetunji AT

Potato and Bambara groundnut ammonium transporter (AMT1) structure and variation in expression level in potato leaf tissue in response to nitrogen form and availability

Supervisors: Prof FB Lewu, Dr R Mundembe

MTech: Chemistry

Afolabi WO

The effectiveness of Vitis vinfera (grape) leaf litter to remove U.S EPA priority phenols from simulated and industrial wastewaters

Supervisor: Prof BO Opeolu

Amombo Noa FM

Crystal engineering of selected phenolic acids

Supervisor: Prof A Jacobs

Patel LD

Separation of isomers by enclathration

Supervisors: Prof L Nassimbeni, Dr N Bathori

Skillington P

Contaminant migration levels in paperboard used for food contact packaging material

Supervisors: Dr F Wewers, Dr P Hartman, Dr C Cronje

Youdaga Kilinkissa OE cum laude

Physical chemical properties of selected pharmaceutical co-crystals

Supervisors: Dr NB Bathori, Prof LR Nassimbeni

MTech: Consumer Science: Food and Nutrition

Mager SK

Dietary adjustments consumers from the professional sector in the City of Cape Town are likely to make to enhance phytochemical intake

Supervisor: Dr I Venter

MTech: Environmental Health

Mbakwa EF

Accumulation of the metals (Pb and Mn) in soil along the N1 highway after the banning of leaded petrol in South Africa

Supervisor: Prof JP Odendaal

Ngamije J

The effect on the growth in global tourism development in Cape Town on health promotion with specific reference to the spread of HIV/ AIDS

Supervisor: Prof D Schutte

MTech: Environmental Management

Leuta QA

Microbial pollutants in the stagnant water in RR Section, Khayelitsha, Western Cape, South Africa

Supervisors: Dr AN Paulse, Prof JP Odendaal

Osbrone BN

A critical evaluation of the concept of sustainable development as applied in legislation governing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) in South Africa

Supervisors: Prof De Wet Schutte, Dr Leanne Seeliger

Tigere D

An evaluation of flood risk communication efforts based upon the values judgement of the inhabitants of a selection of informal settlement in the Cape Town Municipality

Supervisor: Ms S Henning

Wilmot CM

Influence of socio-economic status on people’s perception of the health condition of the Elsieskraal River, Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisors: Prof JP Odendaal, Prof D Schutte

MTech: Food Technology

Diedericks CF

Functional properties of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean) non-starch polysaccharides in food system

Supervisor: Prof V Jideani

Nitcheu Ngemakwe PH cum laude

Effect of transglutaminase and cyclodextrinase on rheological and shelf-life characteristics of oat bread

Supervisor: Dr CLM Silva, Dr J Jackson

Tshalibe P

Effect of different pineapple dietary fibres on the quality parameters and cost of beef species

sausage

Supervisor: Ms S Henning

MTech: Horticulture

Abaajeh AR

Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi (Ascomycota) for the control of Cydia Pomonella (Lepidoptera: Torticidae)

Supervisors: Dr F Nchu, Prof CP Laubscher

Adams TR

Effect of Kelpak® growth response of three selected fynbos species

Supervisor: Prof CP Laubscher, Dr F Nchu

Lefever K

Effects of pH and supplementary phosphorus on growth responses of Salvia chamelaeagnea grown in circulating hydroponics system

Supervisors: Prof C Laubscher, Prof P Ndakidemi

Matanzima Y

Quantitative and qualitative optimization of antimicrobial bioactive constituents of Helichrysum cymosum using hydroponics technology

Supervisor: Dr F Nchu

MTech: Nature Conservation

Van der Walt JA

Black bass (Micropterus spp.) in the Olifants-Doorn System: Distribution, distribution barriers, predatory impact and management

Supervisors: Dr F Radloff, Dr O Weyl

MTech: Oceanography

Glass JP

The fishery and biology of the rock lobster Jasus tristani at the Tristani da Cunha

Supervisors: Dr C Sparks, Dr S Bruwer

Louw GS

Monitoring the dynamics of the Natal Pulse, Durban break-away eddies and the Agulhas undercurrent of Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal

Supervisor: Dr C Sparks

FACULTY OF

business & management sciences

The faculty of Business & Management Sciences strives to establish itself as a place of outstanding learning, research and innovation. During the year under review, much progress was made in the creation of an environment conducive to research and innovation. Support from executive Management and the offices of the DVCs, as well as from external funding organisations, enabled ten staff members to take study leave to complete their master’s or doctoral degrees. four of these staff members completed their degrees at CPUT, while the other six were registered at other South african universities or abroad.

The faculty’s research agenda is spearheaded by CPUT’s RTI Blueprint, which was adopted in 2012 to provide a framework for growth in research and innovation. Guided by the blueprint, the faculty implemented a number of interventions during 2014 to facilitate research growth across the faculty’s disciplinary spectrum and multidisciplinary partnerships with other faculties.

One such intervention was the introduction of research summer and winter schools, where postgraduate students were encouraged and equipped with skills to complete their degrees at CPUT within the stipulated time. Academics both from within the faculty and from other faculties, as well as external institutions, contributed to the success of these schools. The research summer and winter schools will continue to run to benefit our postgraduate students.

Another intervention was aimed at increasing the number of staff with doctoral degrees. Based on the belief that research and business innovation at the highest level requires staff with outstanding talent, the faculty has embarked on a mission to retain and recruit staff with doctoral degrees. This strategic action resulted in an increase in the number of staff with doctoral degrees from 16 in 2011 to 28 in 2014. The number of NRFrated researchers also increased from three in 2013 to four in the year under review.

The faculty’s continued efforts to develop a supportive research environment has also paid off as far as research publications output is concerned. Thanks to an increase in the productivity of our researchers, the faculty produced the highest number of DHET subsidised journal article units in 2014. Output in this category increased from 14.57% in 2013 to 26.41% in 2014.

I take this opportunity to welcome all staff with doctoral degrees who joined the faculty in 2014. I also thank all faculty staff for their continued loyalty and for showing their commitment to the research enterprise by working hard regardless of resource limitations and environmental constraints. On the same note, I wish to thank all staff members who have contributed to us re-gaining our position as the faculty that produced the highest DHET subsidised research output in 2014 in the category of journal articles. trust that we will continue doing sterling work.

Based on the belief that research and business innovation at the highest level requires staff with outstanding talent, the faculty has embarked on a mission to retain and recruit staff with doctoral degrees

F u ND i N g (CONFCO m )

CPuT hosts SACDA meeting

The f aculty of Business & Management Sciences hosted a conference of the South a frican Commerce Deans’ a ssociation (S a CD a ) at CPUT’s Hotel School in June 2014. S a CD a , an association of deans of commerce faculties in public universities in South a frica, holds biannual meetings at its member institutions. The two-day conference at CPUT was hosted by the Dean of Business, Prof Mzikayise Binza.

DVC: a cademic, Prof a nthony Staak, delivered a presentation on CPUT’s recent innovations such as the nanosatellite, and patented inventions such as the Unmanned a erial Vehicle and the o mega Caro- e capsules. BankS e Ta C eo , Mr Max Makhubalo, discussed the S e Ta’s roles and functions and the opportunities that it avails to higher education institutions. He said the BankS e Ta offers merit bursaries to students studying accounting, mathematics, computer engineering, economics and actuarial sciences. It also funds doctoral students and facilitates internships.

During the conference, delegates discussed, among other topics, possible collaboration with the South a frican Institute of Chartered a ccountants (S a IC a ), as well as possible revision of the S a CD a Constitution with specific reference to the association’s role and implications for resources and future prospects of offering joint degrees.

Members of SACDA who attended the association’s meeting at the Cape Town hotel School

CPUT launches Journal of Leadership and Management Studies

a new research periodical, the Journal of Leadership and Management Studies (JoLMS), was launched at CPUT in october 2014. The multidisciplinary journal is a sequel to the annual Leadership and Management in Project-driven Industries South africa (LaMIPISa) Conference, which the Department of Management and Project Management has been hosting since 2013. all papers accepted for LaMIPISa were peer reviewed and some were selected and published in the current issue of JoLMS.

editor-in-Chief, Dr Larry Jowah, said the journal has 35 contributors from various parts of the world, including four from CPUT. Dr Jowah thanked all staff members who made the journal possible.

Speaking at the launch, Dr Chris Nhlapo congratulated the department on producing a journal of high quality. He said that in the decade ending in 2012, CPUT’s average growth rate in research output was ranked second in the university of technology sector. Dr Nhlapo pointed out that CPUT has a large number of young scholars, between the ages of 35 and 44, compared to other universities whose scholars are generally in their 50s. acting Head of Department (HoD), Ms angela Buys, said the conferences and the journal have greatly enhanced the department’s research image.

Purpose of the chair

The WRLC was established in collaboration with the Wholesale and Retail SETA (W&RSETA) in 2013 to generate industry relevant information through research. Such information is disseminated through publications and seminars. The chair also facilitates, promotes and supports higher level studies at master’s and doctoral levels with the main objective of developing professionally qualified retail managers.

activities of the chair

The WRLC awards research contracts to established researchers from all over the world. Each year, a number of projects are selected based on a study to identify the needs of the South African retail industry. A lead researcher is appointed, together with a researcher from CPUT. The project reports are published on the chair’s website (www.wrlc.org.za), in accredited journals and as summaries aimed at the busy retail executive. Our researchers have presented six papers at major practitioner conferences such as the Consumer Goods Council Summit and the Research Congress Africa.

Projects completed during 2014 include:

• Informal and SMME retailers in South Africa

• Retail’s contribution and strategies for job creation and retention

• E-business development and skills requirements in retail

• Strategy alignment of the W&R sector with the National Development Plan

• Interventions to achieve employment equity objectives in the W&R sector

• A model for assessment centres for W&RSETA Quality Council for Trades and Occupation (QCTO) qualifications

• Development of a W&RSETA management system and procedures for an Assessment Quality Partner (AQP) for QCTO retail qualifications

• Development of a QCTO retail store manager qualification

Projects initiated in 2014 and still in progress include:

• Expansion of South African retailers’ activities into Africa

• Nature of existing and emerging cooperatives in the W&R sector

other activities conducted or overseen by the chair in 2014 include:

• International visits: During 2014, visits were made to the Retail Management Institute at the Santa Clara University (California), IPAG Business School in Nice (France) and Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (Germany); visits were received from retail professors at Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg and the University of Colorado (USA).

• Staff exchanges: International academics spent time in Cape Town, either contributing to our lecturing programme or participating in research projects, and a number of our lecturing staff visited universities abroad.

• Student exchanges: We have been running student exchanges for some time whereby our students spend a term at an overseas university, and overseas students spend a similar amount of time at CPUT.

• Our website supports researchers by providing databases of international information on retail courses, retail journals and publications, and sources of information on retail. It also includes a retail alumni site and a learner tracking system.

• Undergraduate research is promoted through awards for BTech students at all universities of technology, and we publish the winning research projects on our website.

funding received by the WrLC in 2014 includes:

• R1 242 900 (W&RSETA)

• R2 477 198 (W&RSETA)

JOLMS editor-in-Chief, Dr Larry Jowah, addresses the audience during the launch of the journal

NEw PrOFESSOrS APPOiNTED

Best paper award

Prof Harry Ballard won a Best Paper award at the 2014 International Conference on Public Administration (ICPA) held in Chengdu, China.

The title of his paper was The relevance of public management/ administration as a qualification within a public development paradigm in South Africa. The award was made by the ICPA Academic Committee in the category of Best reform and practices paper.

LAMIPISA conference 2014

The 2nd International Leadership & Management in Projects Driven in South Africa Conference was held at CPUT’s Cape Town campus from 8 to10 September. The Department of Management & Project Management hosted the conference.

Fifty research papers were presented, from counties including Germany, Uganda, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Local universities UNISA, CUT, TUT and NMMU also sent delegates. A number of CPUT Faculty of Business & Management Sciences staff members also submitted abstracts.

Miracle walking suit

The Sport Management Department is involved in groundbreaking training with a suit which enables people with spinal cord injuries to walk. Developed by ekso Bionics in London, the suit is strapped over the user’s clothing and adjusted to fit the patient’s height and weight. Walking is achieved when the user’s weight shifts and activates sensors in the device, which initiate steps. The motors, powered by battery, drive the legs.

Staff members of the department’s Human Performance Laboratory were trained and certified by the company’s London-based trainers. The suit used by the laboratory’s staff has been hired from ekso Bionics by Mr andrew Merryweather, who has been undergoing rehabilitation and therapy in the laboratory since an accident in 2006 which left him with severe spinal cord injuries.

The suit, one of only three in africa, has also been tried by other accident survivors free of charge. “We invited other people with spinal cord injuries, including a lady who had not walked for 24 years, to try out the ekso,” said Dr Sacha West, the laboratory’s coordinator.

Mr Merryweather said that since he started training in the suit his body has grown a lot stronger. “I’m beginning to feel sensation in my left foot, my walking pattern has improved and I can now walk in the swimming pool unassisted.”

assoc Prof rozenda Hendrickse

assoc Prof Chux Gervase Iwu

Tetraplegic Andrew Merryweather walks using the ekso Suit

Centre for Tourism research in Africa (CETrA)

The mandate of CeTra is to:

• Highlight CPUT’s contribution to tourism and hospitality teaching and research in the Western Cape, South Africa and internationally

• Facilitate research activities in the tourism, hospitality, sport and events fields; to bring together university researchers, lecturers and practitioners (including public sector institutions) domestically and internationally, in order to find feasible answers to applied research questions

• Encourage focused research clusters incorporating researchers and students from different CPUT departments and from outside the university

• Foster research on tourism development and contact between tourism research centres and individuals globally

• Provide research facilities for students and researchers

• Create databases and expand current databases relating to tourism, hospitality, sport and events

• Provide facilitation of dissertation supervision

CARNiVAL Project

In 2013, CETRA joined a trans-continental network of partners to work on the CARNiVAL Project, in order to examine why mega-events fail to deliver sustainable legacies and to identify best practices to leverage the positive impacts of these events. CPUT’s partners in this project include the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Coventry University, the North Carolina State University and the Technische Universität.The CARNiVal Project is funded by the EU Commission and will run for four years. In 2014, emerging researchers from Coventry University visited South Africa and had several meetings with various 2010 FIFA World Cup™ stakeholders.

National Department of Tourism (NDT) Event Impact Assessment Framework

CETRA has been appointed by the NDT to develop a standardised framework to measure, monitor and manage the impacts of events of different types and sizes in South Africa. During 2014 (and into 2015), as part of Phase 2 of this study, a pilot study was completed and several events were evaluated nationally, including the Vredefort Dome Festival (Parys), the World Ports Congress (Durban) and the Mother City Queer Project (CT). A part of the funding from the NDT contract research is for student bursaries linked to event-related topics approved by the NDT. Two master’s students were funded in 2014: Mecia Petersen and Mandilakhe Mhlauli.

Additional research activities

Prof Kamilla Swart and Dr Brendon Knott participated in an international collaboration with Prof Holger Preuss, who led a team to conduct field research at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, together with Brazilian research partners. Prof Swart and Dr Knott collaborated with the team based in Rio during the World Cup. During their visit, they also had meetings with several academics involved in mega-event research, including Prof Chris Gaffney.

Prof Swart presented two papers at the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference in Coventry in September. One paper focused on the media analysis of event legacies in relation to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, and the other focused on the economic impact of WRC Neste Oil Rally Finland. Prof Swart was also part of the Carnival team who hosted a workshop session on the legacies of sport mega-events at EASM. As a result of the Carnival project, two master’s students, Janice Hemmonsbey and Gift Muresherwa,

participated in the EASM master’s seminar where they worked on research tasks with students from European universities. A highlight was when Janice’s group won the small group presentation task titled Coventry’s Olympic Legacy, and were given the opportunity to present at the main EASM conference. Frinwei Achu, a CPUT staff member, participated in the EASM doctoral workshop. Janice also presented at the main conference at EASM.

Prof Swart was invited to present an expert analysis and facilitate a session on the role of BRICS/African Countries to bid for multisport events at the 2014 Sport and Tourism Exchange (SETE) Conference and Exhibition in Durban in October. Prof Swart was invited to present on the 2010 FIFA World CupTM research findings at an international conference, Innovation – Tourism & Sports Mega Events, hosted by the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration of Getulio Vargas Institute (EBAPEFGV), with support from CNPq - National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, at FGV headquarters in Rio de Janeiro in December. The focus of the conference was to generate knowledge and encourage reflection and debate on the topic of innovation, as well as applicability in the context of tourism and sport mega-events.

Prof Kamilla Swart swartk@cput.ac.za

The economic impact of the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Prof Kamilla Swart from the Tourism and events Management Department and Dr Brendon Knott from the Sport Management Department formed part of a team of researchers studying the economic impact of and spectator behaviour during the 2014 fIfa World Cup tournament. The CPUT researchers, along with the rest of the research team, spent two weeks in rio de Janeiro where they fielded surveys among spectators and conducted interviews with representatives of national and local organisers.

The questionnaires were available in Portuguese, english, french, German, Spanish, Korean, Italian, russian, arabic and farsi, and more than 6000 were completed. The data was collected in match precincts and public viewing areas in five designated host cities, namely rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto allegre and Salvador.

“Given that the 2014 World Cup was hosted by another emerging country, Brazil, this research study has important implications for several stakeholder groups, including fIfa and future World Cup host cities and sponsors,” said Prof Swart, who in 2010 led a similar study when South africa hosted this event.

Human Performance laboratory (HPl), Department of Sport management

The HPL provides the space and cutting edge technology to pursue research and enhance education and technical training in terms of human performance in sport and related activities, including human factors and ergonomics. The laboratory’s function can be divided into four components, namely teaching and learning, research and facilitation of dissertation supervision, exercise testing and rehabilitation, and community engagement.

The HPL’s research areas are: High performance athlete development and transformation in sport; persons living with disabilities; physical activity in communities and chronic disease (specifically HIV/Aids); and physical activity and quality of life.

The HPL’s main focus and activities for 2014 included:

• Research testing

• Practical training for undergraduate students in Sport Management

• Exercise rehabilitation of disabled persons

• Physiological testing of CPUT’s Emergency Medical Care first-year students, high performance teams and athletes, and mountaineers

• Bowling analysis of cricketers

New collaborations were formed, and several continued with academic institutions and organisations, namely Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) in Germany, CPUT’s Oxidative Stress Research Centre, the MRC/UCT’s Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, the University of Abertay’s School of Social and Health Sciences in Dundee (UK), and Cricket South Africa.

Highlights for 2014

One of only three exoskeleton suits in Africa, a robotic exoskeleton used by therapists for rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries, stroke patients, and individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis, remains housed in the HPL. A second specialised training workshop was held where Dr Sacha West and Raeeq Gamieldien were awarded their FDA approval as trainers. Patient rehabilitation attracted significant publicity for the HPL, e.g. media coverage in Hello Doctor SA, the Cape Times and the Cape Argus, and on eNuus and eNCA.

The HPL continued their high altitude research, assessing South African mountaineers before an expedition to Aconcagua, Argentina. This

project served as the foundation for a longitudinal study evaluating the physical and psychological preparedness of expedition climbers who intend to climb the world’s highest mountains, as well as linking in with research examining the potential benefits of rooibos supplementation for physical exercise and high altitude exposure.

Prof Ferdinand Tusker, a biomechanist from the Sport and Health Sciences Department at the Technische Universitat Munchen in Germany, spent six weeks in the HPL as part of the Carnival Project (a trans-continental network of partners examining the constraining and enabling forces which affect the legacies of mega-events). He has extensive experience working with German Olympic and other elite athletes. Dr Sharhidd Taliep worked with Prof Tusker on two projects exploring ground reaction forces in cricket batsmen following a visual training warm-up, and ground reaction forces prior to a golf swing.

CPuT academics Prof Kamilla Swart and Dr Brendon Knott in Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

Dr Sacha West wests@cput.ac.za

books/chapters

Allen D

Empire, War and Cricket in South Africa: Logan of Matjiesfontein

Cape Town: Print Matters, 2014, ISBN 978-0-9870095-3-1

Allen D

Games for the boys: Sport, empire and the creation of the masculine ideal

Hargreaves J & Anderson E (eds): Routledge

Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality

London: Routledge, 2014, pp 21-29, ISBN 978-0-4155225-3-3

Beneke J, Corbishley K, Frazer M, Pentz C, Venter P & Bruwer J-P

Retail Management: A South African Perspective

Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2014, ISBN 978-0-1990457-7-8

Bruwer J-P & Hiltzhausen D Accounting for Non-Accountants

Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2014, ISBN 978-0-19-9047192

Kamala P

Corporate Governance and Ethics

Cape Town: Edge Learning Media, 2014, ISBN 978-1-77586-211-6

Kamala P Entrepreneurship 2

Cape Town: Edge Learning Media, 2014, ISBN 978-1-77586-587-2

Kamala P

Technical Public Accounting

Cape Town: Edge Learning Media, 2014, ISBN 979-1-77586-361-8

Knott B & Swart K

Sports marketing in South Africa

Buhler A & Nufer G (eds): International Sports Marketing: Principles and Perspectives

Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 2014, pp 303-324, ISBN 978-3-503-14141-8

Mukanjari S & Dikgang J

Fiscal policy: A summing up Blanchard O & Johnson DW (eds): Global and Southern African Perspectives Macroeconomics

Cape Town: Pearson, 2014, pp 589-616, ISBN 978-1-77-5786184

Conference papers

Adams A

Insights into students’ perceptions of a reading comprehension and engagement pedagogic intervention, HELTASA Conference, Bloemfontein, 18-21 November 2014

Adams A, De Klerk F & Musakhuro R

Building staff capacity for teaching and learning: The HRM Teaching Assistant Programme, RITAL Conference, Cape Town, 2 December 2014

Ahonen A & Swart K

The economic impact of WRC Neste Oil Rally Finland, European Association of Sport Management Conference, Coventry, UK, 9-12 September 2014

Allen D

Sport and corruption in colonial South Africa: Negotiating integrity, ERC International Conference, London, 4 April 2014

Ballard H

The role of the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Local Governments and Traditional Affairs in monitoring municipal performance, 2014 International Conference of IIAS, Ilfrane, Morocco, 13-17 June 2014

Dakora E & Kalitanyi V

Expansion of SA retailers’ activities into Africa, Retail Congress Africa, Sandton, 18-19 November 2014

Davies SEH

Conscious capitalism and bioethics in the healthcare industry, 3rd International Conference on Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Business: Social Responsibility, Social Change and Organizational Engagement, Barcelona, 6-10 October 2014

Davies SEH

Oxidative stress during exercise/high altitude: The potential benefits of rooibos ingestion, Executive Deans Lecture Series, TUT, Durban, 29 August 2014

Davies SEH, West S, Taliep S, Rautenbanch F & Marnewick J

Anti-oxidants and exercise performance: Preliminary findings regarding rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), Zing Conference on Oxidative Stress, Madrid, 3-6 October 2014

Harker L & Twum-Darko M

Factors influencing the use of knowledge sharing in tertiary institutions: A case study in the context of academic staff in South Africa, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS-2014), Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Hendrickse RF

Is postgraduate supervision up to scratch at South African universities of technology? International Conference on Research Methods in Management and Social Sciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-28 September 2014

Hollis-Turner S

Curriculum development of a national business qualification to facilitate learning, RITAL Conference, Cape Town, 2 December 2014

Hollis-Turner S

Decoding disciplines of a national business qualification to facilitate learning, HELTASA Conference, Bloemfontein, 18-21 November 2014

Iwu CG

“Gendering” entrepreneurship: The ying-yang of research narratives in South Africa, 6th International Conference on Business & Finance (ICBF), Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Jere AK

Investigating the sustainability of women-owned informal trading enterprises in Cape Town: Research propositions, International Academy of African Business and Development, Barbados, 26-29 May 2014

Jere M

The rise of SMMEs and informal traders: W&RSETA’s role in engaging with big and established business to assist in elevating SMMEs, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Kalitanyi V

20/20 taking stock of reconciliation in South Africa and Rwanda, Transformation Conversation, Cape Town, 24 July 2014

Kalitanyi V

Challenges in operating retail micro-enterprises by African foreign entrepreneurs in Cape Town, ANSA, Grahamstown, 29 June-2 July 2014

Kalitanyi V

Immigrant entrepreneurs: Profile and contribution to the economy of the Cape Metropole, LAMIPISA, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Kalitanyi V

Migrants and their entrepreneurial skills in South Africa: Assets or liabilities? Urban Informality and

Migrant Entrepreneurship in South African Cities Conference, Cape Town, 10-11 February 2014

Kalitanyi V

SMME development: Profiling immigrant-owned businesses in South Africa, 6th International Conference for Business & Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Kanyemba HM, Allen-lle C & Iwu CG

Making the link between recruitment and selection process and organizational productivity: Evidence from an institution of higher learning in Cape Town, International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Keating KM

Mentorship of work-integrated learning trainees, CEIA Conference, Seattle, WA, 5-9 April 2014

Knott B, Fyall A & Jones I

Leveraging nation branding opportunities through sport mega-events, 5th International Conference on Destination Branding and Marketing, Macau, China, 2014

Malgas B

Retail’s contribution and strategies for job creation and retention, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Marawu S

From a heritage site to a tourist attraction: Development of a heritage site as a springboard for economic development, 2nd International Business Research Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Marawu S

Teaching in two languages: The use of indigenous languages as pedagogic resources, 6th Early African Intellectuals Conference, Butterworth, 25-26 September 2014

Study reveals batting performance lies in the brain

a study which provides the first known scientific evidence relating to skilled cricket batting performance, with mental preparation measured by brain activity, has been completed at CPUT in 2014. The study was conducted by Dr Sharhidd Taliep of the CPUT’s Sport Management Department, in collaboration with Dr Lester John of UCT’s Medical Imaging research Unit.

according to Dr Taliep, who is the study’s chief investigator, an electro-encephalographic was used to measure the brain activity of skilled and lesser skilled cricket batsmen. The researchers found that the brain is able to shut down irrelevant internal chatter in order to obtain an optimal mental state for batting performance. This irrelevant internal chatter competes for resources of the brain and skilled batsmen are better able to shut it out, allowing more energy to be focused on important relevant processes. The study revealed that cricket batsmen have to clear their minds and focus on important cues from the bowler prior to the cricket ball being released, in order to correctly play the most appropriate stroke.

Dr Taliep said that the results of the study could be applied to other reactive sports like baseball, tennis and squash, for the purpose of training and testing athletes. The findings of the study were published in the international journal, Perception, in 2014 under the headline Sport expertise: The role of precise timing of verbal-analytical engagement and the ability to detect visual cues.

CPuT academic, Dr Sharhidd Taliep

Maribe P & Twum-Darko M

The conceptualization of the role of education technology in transforming education at universities of technology in South Africa, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS-2014), Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Masha E & Hendrickse RF

Public private partnership projects in the construction of public schools: The case of Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality (Limpopo Province), 12th Annual International Conference on Management and Marketing, Athens, Greece, 30 June-3 July 2014

Mason R

W&R Leadership Chair: Challenges and lessons learnt, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mateus AD, Allen-lle C & Iwu CG

Skills shortage and socioeconomic development: Is there a relationship? International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Matsiliza NS

Critical factors for managing development projects in South Africa: Implications for service delivery, 2014 ICBF Conference of the Faculty of Economic and Business Studies, University of Namibia, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Matsiliza NS

Economic integration in the Southern African development community: Implications for infrastructural projects, Value 2014 Conference of the Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences, Johannesburg, 26-27 May 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Critical success factors towards the implementation of total quality management in small medium enterprises, Southern Africa Institute of Management Scientists Conference, Vanderbijlpark, 15-17 September 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Have SMEs excelled their financial performance measures in the 21st century? Supply chain management perspective, 5th International Conference on Education and Information Management, Durban, 20-22 June 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Total quality management of small medium enterprises: Critical success factors for implementation, 6th International Conference on Business and Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Mbinda B, Slabbert A & Mafunda V

Constraints facing the small and medium sector in South Africa: The case of small business entrepreneurs in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, 6th International Conference of Business and Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Mugobo V & Wakeham M

Rebranding Zimbabwe: A transformative & challenging process, Global Branding Conference, Hatfield, UK, 9-11 April 2014

Ncede N & Twum-Darko M

Turnover intentions in organizations: A perspective of the clothing industry in Cape Town, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Ntonzima L

Weak spaces of accountability of the South African government and business leadership, 3rd SAAPAM Limpopo Chapter Annual Conference, Makopane, 29-31 October 2014

Ntonzima L & Binza MS

Local economic development systematic competitive model, 10th International Conference on Public Administration, Chengdu, China, 24-26 October 2014

Ntonzima L, Binza MS & Ferreira IW

Tourism as a catalyst for local economic development in the Transkei Wild Coast, South Africa , 4th International Conference on Tourism Research, Sabah, Malaysia, 9-11 December 2014

Raap P

The nature of existing and emerging co-ops in the wholesale and retail sector, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Roman L

Interventions to achieve employment equity objectives in the W&RSETA sector, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Rust AA

The importance of a university identity for students and alumni: The case of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, The International Conference for Academic Disciplines, Venice, 30 June-3 July 2014

Rust AA

The role of students and alumni in relationship marketing: An exploratory study at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa, 16th Annual International Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan, 8-12 July 2014

Sewell W

Strategy alignment of the South African wholesale and retail sector with the National Development Plan, Consumer Goods Council SA Summit, Midrand, 29 October 2014

Sheldon GL & Onojaefe DP

The management of super league: A rugby club and the neo-emergent theory of leadership, International Business and Research Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Sibanda L, Iwu CG & Benedict OH

Academic success factors: Evidence from entrepreneurship students at a university of technology, 6th International Conference on Business & Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Swart K

How to take advantage of sport mega-events for destination marketing, Innovations in Tourism and Sport Mega Events, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1-2 December 2014

Swart K, Linley M & Turco DM

Media analysis of event legacies in relation to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in four key source markets: Implications for South Africa and other mega-events, European Association of Sport Management Conference, Coventry, UK, 9-12 September 2014

Tengeh R

The perceived role of networking or herding behaviour on the migration intentions and the entrepreneurial activity of African immigrants to South Africa, Urban Informality and Migrant Entrepreneurship in Southern African Countries, Cape Town, 10-11 February 2014

Tshinu MS

The national benchmark test: Lesson from the Office Management and Technology (OMT) exclusion list, HELTASA Conference 2013, Pretoria, 27-29 November 2013

Tshinu MS, Mitrovic Z & Twum-Darko M Security e-competencies: The spheres and levels in the higher education environment of South Africa, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Tunzelana S & Bytheway A

A progressive investigation into ICT-related gender issues in the Western Cape, South Africa, 6th International Conference on Business & Finance, Windhoek, 14-16 October 2014

Twum-Darko M & Hansen JB

Information security management in a human resource information system of a selected university of technology, 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Twum-Darko M & Noruwana N

E-government implementation in South Africa: A perspective of actor network theory, 5th International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Penang, Malaysia, 13-14 December 2014

Van Blerk E, De la Harpe AC & Cronje J

IT alignment intelligence: The role of emotional intelligence in business and IT alignment, 8th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, 14-19 July 2014

Venske E

Establishing entry-level workplace skills and competencies for event management practitioners by means of developing a curriculum method (DACUM), Anglo-American Conference for Academic Disciplines, London, UK, 4-7 November 2014

Conference posters

Abbott J, Van Loggerneberg TC & Duffett RG

Usage characteristics’ effect on preference regarding BBM advertising amongst Rhodes

High School learners, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Abrahams Y, Burgess MA & Duffett RG

Usage characteristics’ effect on word-ofmouth properties of Twitter advertising amongst undergraduate students at UCT, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Bavuma Z & Swart K

The economic contribution of the Design Indaba: A case study of the international buyers’ programme, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Bezuidenhout D, Nell HD & Duffett RG

Effects of Facebook advertising regarding purchase behaviour: A study amongst working class millennials, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Hemmonsbey JD, Allen D & Knott B

The strategic value of sport to the Cape Town City brand, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ismail S, Ntloko NJ & Swart K

Residents’ perceptions of the socio-economic impacts of an outdoor and wine festival in the Breede valley of the Western Cape Province, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Iwu CG

“Gendering” entrepreneurship: The yin-yang of research narratives in South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Lwabona EK, Hendrickse R & Mkonto PN

A case study of postgraduate supervision at a South African university of technology, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Financial performance measures of SMEs: A supply chain management perspective, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mpiti K & De la Harpe A

The potential use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance Agri-tourism in Lesotho, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Msongelwa N, Mqokeli P & Duffett RG

Effectiveness of Facebook advertising regarding the preference affective element: A study amongst CPUT Bellville students, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Nyathi M & Benedict OH

An analysis of bookkeeping competence of micro-entrepreneurs in the clothing retail industry in Cape Town, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Saaiman EJ, Magerman C & Duffett RG

The influence of Facebook advertising wordof-mouth: A study amongst CPUT students, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Soutter DK & Duffett RG

The effect of Facebook advertising in generating word-of-mouth amongst young adults: A study of CPUT and UWC students, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ukandu NE, Allen-lle COK & Iwu C

Leadership decision-making in the utilisation of an E-HRM system in selected tertiary institutions in South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Wadzwanya FC, Fore S & Iwu C

Managing small and medium enterprises using project management principles, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Conference proceedings

Ballard HH

The relevance of public management/administration as a qualification within a public development paradigm in South Africa

Zhu X & Zhao S (eds): 2014 International Conference on Public Administration (10th ICPA)

(Volume 1), Chengdu, China, 24-26 October 2014

Chengdu, China: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Press (UESTC Press), 2014, pp 629-636, ISBN 978-7-5647-2652-2

De la Harpe AC & Mtongana BO

Implementation issues enterprise architecture in the provincial government of the Western Cape, South Africa

Kommers P, Isaias P, Gauzente C, Nunes M, Peng G & Macedo M (eds): International Conferences on ICT, Society and Human Beings 2014, Web Based Communities and Social Media 2014, E-Commerce 2014, Information Systems Post-Implementation and Change Management 2014 and E-Health 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-19 July 2014

International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Press, 2014, pp 207-214, ISBN 978-989-8704-11-5

Fore S & Aletta WM

Factors that impact project quality at a nuclear power plant in South Africa

2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

(IEEM 2014), Selangor, Malaysia, 9-12 December 2014

IEEE, 2014, pp 1-5, ISBN 978-1-4799-6410-9

Jere AK

Investigating the sustainability of women-owned informal trading enterprises in Cape Town: Research proposition

Rwelamila P & Spring A (eds): 15th International Academy of Business and Development (IAABD)

Annual Conference: The Development of Sustainability of African Business: The Role of the African Diaspora, Barbados, West Indies, 26-29 May 2014

University of the West Indies, 2014, pp 28-38, ISBN 978-0-620-61095-5

Knott BK, Fyall A & Jones

Leveraging nation branding opportunities through sport mega-events

Dioko L (ed): 5th International Conference on Destination Branding and Marketing (DBM-V), Macao, SAR, China, 3-5 December 2014

Macao, China: Institute for Tourism Studies, 2014, pp 216-230, ISBN 978-9937-51-37-3

Onojaefe DP & Dongmo C

Product and service quality: Consumer satisfaction benefit

2014 Las Vegas International Business and Education Conferences, Las Vegas, NV, 5-8 October 2014

Littleton, Colorado: The Clute Institute, 2014, pp 223.1-223.8, ISBN 2157-9660

Rarani M & Fore S

Quality assurance in low-cost housing construction projects in the metropole

Ekolu S, Dundu M & Gao X (eds): 1st International Conference on Construction Materials and Structure (ICCMATS-1), Johannesburg, 24-26 November 2014

Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press, 2014, pp 592-593, ISBN 978-1-61499-465-7

Tshinu MS, Mitrovic Z & Twum-Darko M Security e-competencies: The spheres and levels in the higher education environment of South Africa

5th International Conference on Education and Information Management (ICEIM-14), Durban, 21-22 June 2014

Durban University of Technology, 2014, pp 324-331, ISBN 2307-8588

Zungu M & Fore S

The impact of stakeholder communication on quality of facilities management projects

Yngthawornsuk T & Sandhu P (eds): International Conference on Management, Social Sciences, Biology & Pharmaceutical Sciences (ICMSSBPS’2014), Pattaya, Thailand, 15-16 December 2014

Planetary Scientific Research Centre, 2014, pp 138-143, ISBN 978-93-84468-10-1

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

Chakacha RE, Iwu CG & Dakora EAN

Determining the relationship between infrastructure and learner success: A comparative study of two primary schools in Zimbabwe

Commonwealth Youth and Development, 12(1):15-32, 2014

Choto P, Tengeh RK & Iwu CG

Daring to survive or to grow? The growth aspirations and challenges of survivalist entrepreneurs in South Africa

Environmental Economics, 5(4):93-101, 2014

Dakora EAN, Bytheway A & Slabbert AD

Strategic options for the expansion of South African retail businesses within Africa: Consequences on operational management

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 6(3):218-231, 2014

Gwija SA, Eresia-Eke C & Iwu CG

Challenges and prospects of youth entrepreneurship development in a designated community in the Western Cape, South Africa

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 6(1):10-20, 2014

Gwija SA, Eresia-Eke C & Iwu CG

The link between entrepreneurship education and business success: Evidence from youth entrepreneurs in South Africa

Journal of Economics, 5(2):165-175, 2014

Hita L & Hendrickse RF

An informal business sector perspective on local economic development in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Administratio Publica, 22(2):115-131, 2014

Juta LB & Matsiliza NS

Challenges of providing affordable human settlement in a selected township in the Western Cape, South Africa

Journal of Human Ecology, 48(3): 375-382, 2014

Juta LB, Moeti KB & Matsiliza NS

Community participation in South Africa: An assessment of the N2 gateway housing project in Langa/Joe Slovo township

Journal of Public Administration, 49(4):11131125, 2014

Leach L, Leach N & Bassett SH

Profile of coronary heart disease risk factors in first-year university students

AJPHERD, 19(4:1):854-864, 2013

Leach N

Formative computer-based assessments to enhance teaching and learning

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(3):1033-1046, 2014

Mateus AD, Iwu CG & Allen-Ile COK

Skills shortage in South Africa: Perspectives from high school educators

Anthropologist, 18(2):491-504, 2014

Matsiliza NS

Integrating participatory elements into evaluation strategies in South Africa Administratio Publica, 22(1):130-148, 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

The customer-supplier relationships in supply chain management: A small manufacturing enterprise (SME) perspective

Journal of Economics, 5(2):177-184, 2014

Matsoso ML & Benedict OH

Non-financial performance measures in small medium enterprises’ supply chain management

Journal of Economics, 5(3):247-257, 2014

Mavetera N, Tshinu MS & Lubbe S

Business process development: Integrating best practices

Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa, 8:198-224, 2013

Mazaba I, Lotter WA & Thurner TW

Looking into the expectation gap: What are going-concern assumptions really about?

Corporate Ownership and Control, 10(2):714720, 2013

Ngcamu BS

Responsiveness of community participation and action support units’ activities to local communities’ needs: A case of eThekwini municipality

Administratio Publica, 22(4):144-159, 2014

Nglazi MD, West SJ, Dave JA, Levitt NS & Lambert EV

Quality of life in individuals living with HIV/AIDS attending a public sector antiretroviral service in Cape Town, South Africa

BMC Public Health, 14(676):1-9, 2014

Nichols E, Rosenberg A, Majoni A & Mukanjari S

Divestitures and shareholder wealth in the long-run –The South African case Corporate Ownership and Control, 11(4):569578, 2014

Noorbhai MH, Goolam Hoosen T, Lategan L & Noakes T

Analysis of physical activity and health profiles and the utilization of the Biokinetic Humanitarian Project among senior university students

AJPHERD, 20(4:2):1551-1563, 2014

Nyikana S, Tichaawa TM & Swart K

Sport, tourism and mega-event impacts on host cities: A case study of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Port Elizabeth

AJPHERD, 20(2.1):548-556, 2014

Rust AA & Uys CS

The importance of a university identity for students and alumni: The case of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

Journal of Social Sciences, 40(1):29-40, 2014

Sewell W, Mason RB & Venter P

Strategic alignment of the South African retail sector with the National Development Plan Journal of Governance and Regulation, 3(2):235-251, 2014

Spencer JP & Jessa S

A creative tourism approach to the cultural heritage re-generation of District Six, Cape Town

AJPHERD, 20(4:1):1455-1472, 2014

Spencer JP & Matela L

Can small, medium and micro enterprises contribute to tourism development through

economic activities in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho?

AJPHERD, 20(3:2):1092-1106, 2014

Spencer JP, Safari E & Dakora EAN

An evaluation of the tourism value-chain as an alternative to socio-economic development in Rwanda, Africa

AJPHERD, 20(2:1):569-583, 2014

Steyn B & Niemann LA

Strategic role of public relations in enterprise strategy, governance and sustainability: A normative framework

Public Relations Review, 40:171-183, 2014

Taliep MS & John LR

Sport expertise: The role of precise timing of verbal-analytical engagement and the ability to detect visual cues

Perception, 43:316-332, 2014

Tchapchet ET, Iwu CG & Allen-Ile COK

Employee participation and productivity in a South African university: Implications for human resource management

Problems and Perspectives in Management, 12(4):293-304, 2014

Thurner TW

Searching for relevance: Survival strategies of museums during times of political uncertainty in South Africa

International Journal of Arts Management, 15(3):65-71, 2013

Twum-Darko M

Factors influencing readiness for transformational e-government: A perspective of local governments in South Africa

Journal of Public Administration, 49(2):512523, 2014

Twum-Darko M

Sustainable local economic development: The role of informatics in determining municipal revenue management

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 6(6):466-476, 2014

Twum-Darko M & Sibanyoni JL

Role of cloud computing as technology innovation in small and medium enterprises in South Africa

Corporate Ownership and Control, 12(1):557-571, 2014

Ukandu NE, Iwu CG & Allen-Ile COK

Influence of e-HRM in decision making in selected tertiary institutions in South Africa

Problems and Perspectives in Management, 12(4):397-405, 2014

Xesha D, Iwu CG & Slabbert AD

Business relationships as a driver of success for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa

Journal of Economics, 5(1):37-43, 2014

Xesha D, Iwu CG, Slabbert AD & Nduna NJ

The impact of employer-employee relationships on business growth

Journal of Economics, 5(3):313-324, 2014

journal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Allen D

“Mother of the nation”: Rugby, nationalism and the role of women in South Africa’s Afrikaner society

Sport in Society, 17(4):466-478, 2014

Bang H, Lee S & Swart K

Predicting volunteers’ intention to return: An examination of brand personality, prestige, and identification of sporting events

Event Management, 18:169-183, 2014

Bruwer J-P

The entrepreneurial mind of future retail enterprises in Cape Town: Developed or still developing?

Topclass Journal of Business Management, 1(2):81-88, 2014

Bruwer J-P

Understanding the entrepreneurial mindset of retail small, medium and micro enterprises’ leaders in the Cape Metropole

Topclass Journal of Business Management, 1(1):1-7, 2014

Dakora EAN & Bytheway AJ

Entry mode issues in the internationalisation of South African retailing

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(4):194-205, 2014

George R & Slabbert A

A focused analysis of recruitment and performance management in the import and export industry

Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, 1(1):8-16, 2014

George R, Swart K & Jenkins DW

Harnessing the power of football: Safety-risk perceptions of sport tourists at the 2013 FIFA Confederations CupTM in Brazil

Journal of Sport & Tourism, 18(4):241-263, 2014

Gordon C, Baatjies V, Johannes L, Sammai S, Sonto J, Smit Y & Bruwer J-P

The control environment of fast food micro and very small entities in the Cape Metropole

Topclass Journal of Business Management, 1(2):37-46, 2014

Gwija SA, Eresia-Eke CE & Iwu CG

Assessing the impact of support structures and initiatives to youth entrepreneurial development in a selected township in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1):61-68, 2014

Hendrickse RF

Selected cases of trends and tendencies in governance practices of South African non-profit organizations: A work in progress Management Studies, 2(4):216-230, 2014

Hendrickse RF & Davids S

Intercultural communication in the South African public sector: A theoretical overview

The International Journal of Diversity in Education, 13:19-28, 2014

Iwu CG

Rethinking issues of migration and brain drain of health-related professionals: New perspectives

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(10): 198-204, 2014

Jere MG, Aderele BA & Jere A

Exploring factors that influence store patronage amongst low-income consumers in Cape Town, South Africa

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(20):152-162, 2014

Kalitanyi V & Visser K

Migration and migrants entrepreneurial skills in South Africa: Assets or liabilities

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(11):147-159, 2014

Khosa RM & Kalitanyi V

Challenges in operating micro-enterprises by African foreign entrepreneurs in Cape Town, South Africa

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(10):205-215, 2014

Magi LM & Dube CN

38 Geoparks and national parks in South Africa: Two sides of the same coin

International Journal of Geoheritage, 2(1):38-55, 2014

Malunga P, Mugobo V & Iwu CG

Social entrepreneurs and community development: A literature analysis

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(16):18-26, 2014

Mateus AD, Iwu CG & Allen-Ile COK

Skills shortage in South Africa: Interrogating the repertoire of discussions

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(6):63-77, 2014

Mugobo V

Public diplomacy in the global age: Lessons from literature and practice

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(27):47-53, 2014

Mugobo V & Wakeham M

Re-branding Zimbabwe: A transformative and challenging process

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(27):323-335, 2014

Ngary C, Smit Y, Bruwer J-P & Ukpere WI

Financial performance measures and business objectives attainment in fast food SMMEs in the Cape Metropolis: A preliminary liability and suitability analysis

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(20):909-921, 2014

Salie M, Strauss N, Davids M, Smit Y, Boshoff S & Bruwer J-P

The effects of sin tax on the profitability of SMME convenience stores in the Cape Metropole

Topclass Journal of Business Management, 1(2):25-36, 2014

Siwangaza L, Smit Y, Bruwer J-P & Ukpere WI

The status of internal controls in fast moving small, medium and micro consumer goods

enterprises within the Cape Peninsula Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(10):163-175, 2014

Ufuophu-Biri E & Iwu CG

Job motivation, job performance and gender relations in the broadcast sector in Nigeria

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

15(16):191-198, 2014

Ufuophu-Biri E & Iwu CG

Social media as correlate of prostitution among students of higher institutions of learning in Delta State, Nigeria

Covenant Journal of Communication, 2(1):77-92, 2014

Technical reports

Jere M, Jere A & Aspeling J

Informal and SMME retailers in South Africa, Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair, CPUT, February 2014, ISBN 978-0-9946545-5-7

Klaiber U & Hermanus T E-business developments and skills requirements in the retail sector, Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair, CPUT, April 2014, ISBN 978-0-9946545-4-0

Sewell W, Venter P & Mason RB Strategic alignment of the South African wholesale & retail business sector with the National Development Plan: Vision 2030, Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair, CPUT, June 2014, ISBN 978-0-620-62058-1

Postgraduate degrees conferred

DTech: Human Resource Management

George RL

A critical investigation of recruitment and performance management in the import and export industry in Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisor: Prof A Slabbert

DTech: Public Management

Lourens GMA

Implementation framework of the hospital revitalisation programme in a regional secondary level public hospital in Paarl, South Africa

Supervisor: Prof HH Ballard

Ntonzima L

Tourism as a catalyst for local economic development in the Transkei Wild Coast Supervisor: Prof IW Ferreira

MTech: Business Administration

Miller N

The impact of the workplace environment on the emotional and physical wellbeing of call centre agents in the Cape Metropole

Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse

MTech: Business Administration (course based)

Dongmo TC

Using consumer satisfaction to understand the implementation benefits of the ISO 9001 quality management system

Supervisor: Dr D Onojaefe

Perumalsami J

The relationship between job satisfaction and organisational citizenship behaviour in a Western Cape Government office

Supervisor: Mr M du Plessis

Sheldon GL

Off-field management of Western Province

Super League A Rugby Clubs

Supervisor: Dr D Onojaefe

MTech: Business Administration in Entrepreneurship

Khosa RM

Challenges in running micro-enterprises: A case of African foreign entrepreneurs in Cape Town

Supervisors: Mr V Kalitanyi

Mihindou IR

The role of government in entrepreneurial development in South Africa and Gabon, a comparative study

Supervisor: Dr LE Jowah

Nxopo Z

The role of the government in empowering female entrepreneurs in the Western Cape, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr CG Iwu

MTech: Business Administration in Project Management

Laphi LT

Critial core competencies required for effective project leadership in the construction industry

Supervisor: Dr L Jowah

Zungu M

The impact of stakeholder communication on the quality of facility management projects at a life assurance company in the Western Cape, South Africa

Supervisor: Mr S Fore

MTech: Business Information Systems

Ansen JB

Information security management in a human resource information system of a university of technology

Supervisor: Dr M Twum-Darko

Mostert C

The benefits of contractual clauses in mitigating project failures using business systems projects

Supervisors: Prof JP Spencer, Prof H Neunteufel

MTech: Cost and Management Accounting

Matsoso ML

Performance measures in supply chain management of small manufacturing enterprises

Supervisor: Dr OH Benedict

MTech: Human Resource Management

Kanyemba MH

Employee perceptions of the relationship between recruitment and selection processes and organisational productivity at a university in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Supervisors: Prof COK Allen-Ile, DR CG Iwu

MTech: Human Resource Management (course based)

Nkomentaba MA

Talent retention in a further education and training (FET) college in Cape Town: A case study

Supervisors: Prof AA Rust, Dr L Kingma

MTech: Public Management

Hita L

The role of the informal business sector in local economic development with reference to Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse

Thwalani SP

An evaluation of the process followed by the South African government in transforming informal settlements

Supervisor: Dr S Cronjé

MTech: Public Management (course based)

Baatjies WJ

Management of water shortage in a selected municipality in Eden District, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr R Hendrickse

Mdivasi V

The ethical conduct of employees in maternity wards at selected public hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa

Supervisor: Mr L Ntonzima

Mpambani L

An evaluation of the child support grant policy as administered by the Western Cape Provincial Department of Social Development in Gugulethu

Supervisor: Mr L Ntonzima

MTech: Tourism and Hospitality Management

Jessa S cum laude

Cultural heritage re-generation of District Six: a creative tourism approach

Supervisors: Prof JN Steyn, Prof JP Spencer

Kanyabikali O

Perceived benefits and barriers to the use of World Wide Web marketing among Rwandan hotels

Supervisor: Prof A Bytheway

Moshoeshoe MC

Residents’ perception of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in Port Elizabeth: a pre- and post-event comparison

Supervisors: Prof K Swart, Dr T Tichawa

Van Rensburg LC

The impact of environment management on the hotel’s operations within selected hotels in Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr AT Wyngaard

MTech: Tourism and Hospitality Management (course based)

Nyikana S

Visitors’ perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World Cup: A case study of the host city Nelson Mandela Bay/ Port Elizabeth

Supervisor: Prof K Swart

Peck N

The development of a service delivery framework for South African pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Supervisor: Dr R Ismail

Zhao X

The economic impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Supervisors: Prof A Bytheway, Dr D Onojaefe

education FACULTY OF

The faculty of education continued to broaden and deepen its research and intellectual culture and public engagement in 2014. Its contributions in these areas, some of the highlights of which are recorded in this research report, include traditional publications, seminars, conferences, book launches, public lectures and a growing number of national and international collaborations of various kinds.

The faculty remains committed to academic and research excellence. The academe, the place where knowledge is generated, has an obligation to contribute to the global knowledge economy and local transformation through the generation of high level, scarce skills and innovative research. We strive to be an engaged faculty and at the forefront of a changing society in the field of teacher education.

It is heartening to note our growth rate in research and innovative teaching activities and how they inform each other. Our objective is not only to produce research of the highest quality, but also to contribute to solutions to problems plaguing the public school system. Rewards and incentives have been generously provided by the university to encourage and enable all academic staff to be active in research and to obtain higher qualifications, specifically the PhD. The faculty has included research time on timetables and has started a mentorship programme for established researchers to share skills with novice researchers. When every academic in the faculty is engaged with research activities, we engender a culture of intellectual interest and a community of scholars dedicated to the development of knowledge.

To this end, more researchers are encouraged to apply for NRF funding for their projects.

The Centre for International Teacher Education has spearheaded exciting longitudinal projects in the quality and training of the next generation of teachers in collaboration with the United Nations and national and international researchers. The increased funding for research projects by the NRF and external funders like CHEC is noted. The faculty has also participated in collaborative research

projects with Umalusi, and the DHET.

The postgraduate programme is highly successful and it is rewarding to see the steady increase of master’s and doctoral graduates. The supervisors must be commended for helping to produce the next generation of researchers through their dedication, the prioritising of postgraduate studies in the curriculum and through the commitment to developing research capacity amongst graduate students.

CAPE H ig HE r ED u CAT i ON CONSO rT ium (CHEC) F u ND i N g

Our objective is not only to produce research of the highest quality, but also to contribute to solutions to problems plaguing the public school system

r ESEA r CH & i NNO vAT i ON F u ND FO r TEACH i N g & l EA r N i N g ( ri FTA l )

Breaking new ground in education research

Dr Clive Kronenberg, a leading education and social science researcher, earned an Nrf C-rating this year. Dr Kronenberg’s research interest lies in the intersection of critical thinking with values education. He believes that students in the Western world have been exposed to a value system that is self-centered, and that this should be replaced with one based on respect, cooperation, compassion, human progress and equality.

“Students often know their rights, but scholars argue that there is a dire need for students to become more fully aware of what the concept of ‘values’ entails, as value systems ultimately form the core foundation of our social lives.” Scholars have explored the topic of values education, but Dr Kronenberg says much room exists for further exploration and development in this area.

Dr Kronenberg plays a key role in postgraduate research in the faculty of education, and has recently been tasked with developing and growing other research niche areas in the faculty. “My new profile involves developing research in the domain of rural education, whilst also empowering and managing advanced students to engage in professional research processes and mentoring staff in areas related to peer review journal publication.”

u N iv E r S i T y r ESEA r CH F u ND i N g ( ur F)

as one of africa’s foremost scholars on matters related to the Cuban education system, which is widely regarded as one of the most successful in the developing world, Dr Kronenberg plans to also continue his research activities in this area.

Dr Clive Kronenberg is a leading education and social science researcher at CPuT

AT i ONA l rESEA r CH F O u NDAT i ON F u ND i N g (N r F)

Art students showcase their work

a group of talented and ambitious artists recently showcased their work at the CPUT Wellington art exhibition. The annual event is the culmination of a year of hard work by students following the art in education module, which equips them to teach art in school. This year, students experimented with a wide variety of techniques such as painting, drawing, digital art, sculpture, photography, design and installation.

Dr Georina Westraadt, who presents the course, said she was impressed with the conceptual quality of the work, especially that produced by the postgraduate students.

“I really want to take my hat off to this specific group of students who, despite their heavy workloads, have delivered excellent work.”

Several postgraduate students drew inspiration from nature, while students at lower academic levels were inspired by everyday objects, with one producing a dress decorated with a flag and cardboard rolls.

apart from the creative work produced by the CPUT students, a collection of drawings and clay-work by learners living at andrew Murray Children’s Home was also on display. The drawings are the end product of a year-long service learning project which involved fourth-year students presenting weekly art lessons to learners.

NEw PrOFESSOr APPOiNTED

CPUT researcher skips NRF rating level

Prof Rajendra Chetty is the first researcher at CPUT who will skip an NRF rating level. As a C3 level researcher, he applied in 2014 to be re-rated, resulting in him skipping a rating from C3 to C1, with effect 1 January 2015. This is a unique honour for the university. It is noted that Prof Chetty is a researcher who has attained a sound and solid international standing in his field. He is a leading postcolonial scholar in the field of critical educational studies.

assoc Prof Lungi Sosibo

Postgraduate student henriette de Bruijn with one of her sculptures

honours student Willem Mostert’s Cradle of Cables installation featured a family in a living room setting, with cables protruding from the adults’ eyes into their television

Postgraduate student Ilse van Wyk drew inspiration from ants for her collection which included photographs, pottery and a light manufactured from beads

Second-year students created a range of birds from recycled material

A heart sculpture, produced by honours student Willem Mostert

Drawings produced by learners living at the Andrew Murray Children’s home

Centre for i nternational Teacher Education (C i TE)

CITe was established at the beginning of 2014 in the faculty of education shortly after the appointment of Prof yusuf Sayed, who holds a SarChI Chair in Teacher education. He subsequently became the Director of the centre. When established towards the end of 2013, the SarChI Chair in Teacher education was conceived as facilitating the generation of basic and applied knowledge about the form, content and influece of teacher professional development to enhance learning. a further goal was to develop and expand the knowledge base and field of teacher education, and to invest in the development of research capacity amongst a pool of researchers working in the area.

As such, the main objectives of the SARChI Chair in Teacher Education are to:

• Better understand the gap between policy and practice within teacher education in South Africa

• Build national and institutional research capacity in the field of teacher education

The activities of CITE are focused on:

• Serving as a national, regional and international centre of excellence for research and policy dialogue about education policy and teacher education

• Generating state of the art research into teacher education in South Africa and internationally

• Enabling effective research capacity and succession planning as indicated in the original proposal submitted to the NRF

Prof Yusuf Sayed (Director)

sayedy@cput.ac.za

Prof Azeem Badroodien (Deputy Director)

badroodiena@cput.ac.za

1 Policy sociology of teacher education policy and empirical findings in South Africa since 1994

2 Teacher understandings of professionalism and accountability in South Africa

3 Longitudinal study of the quality and impact of initial teacher training programmes in South Africa

4 Continuing professional development (CPD) training programmes in Africa

5 The role of teachers and youth in peacebuilding and social cohesion in South Africa, Myanmar, Pakistan, Rwanda and Uganda

CITE conceptualised and initiated five research projects during 2014:

1 First online repository of policy and empirical research on teacher education since 1994

2 First representative dataset of teacher understandings of professionalism and accountability in the Western Cape

3 First longitudinal cohort study of teacher education students in South Africa

4 First analysis of how differentiated CPD programmes work and the particular obstacles that different programme types face across Africa

5 First multicountry dataset on the interconnection between policy intentions and policy outcomes regarding peacebuilding in education in the global South

FOCuS ArEA

Education researcher awarded NRF grant

Dr Lungile Sosibo has been awarded an Nrf grant of almost r1 million to complete a research project with staff of two other universities in South africa. Dr Sosibo will collaborate with researchers from CPUT, Unisa and the University of Venda to run training programs in mathematics, science, languages, and information and communication technology for senior phase teachers. Language experts from these universities will team up with subject experts to develop terminology glossaries in isiXhosa, isiZulu and tshiVenda.

“The project will focus on high schools in the Vhembe District of Limpopo,” said Dr Sosibo, who is the study’s principal investigator. “We chose this district as due to its rural nature there may be a lack of teaching resources for teachers.” The three-year long project includes funding for a master’s or doctoral student who will commence studies in 2015. Dr Sosibo believes that the project will yield many research outputs, such as articles in DHeTsubsided journals.

“The Department of Basic education has developed glossaries for the intermediate phase; so by developing the same for the senior phase we are taking up from where it left off.”

Together, the focus areas advance knowledge in four significant ways within a social justice framework:

Deepen and enrich knowledge about the impact of the full cycle of teacher education on teacher performance and student learning add to a growing recent global interest in teacher education particularly in relation to understanding teacher pedagogy & teacher training

Sharpen the understanding of the link between policy intentions & outcomes, thereby enhancing knowledge about what works & under what conditions.

social justice framework

• Views social justice as the outcome of struggles for redistribution, recognition & participation by & for those who have been historically marginalised & dispossessed.

Deepen insights about the collective challenges facing teacher education on the continent through regional links & partnerships within africa

In terms of building research capacity, CITE uses an apprenticeship model to develop its postgraduate students. In each study, students play active research roles so that they develop and sharpen their research skills through practice and under the guidance of experienced academic mentors. CITE focuses on promoting and nurturing postgraduate students who are marginalised and under-represented in higher education.

To date, CITE has worked with/is working with: five post doctoral fellows; five research fellows and associates; six master’s students; nine PhD students; and four visiting research exchange students from inter alia Germany, USA, Japan and the UK.

• focuses on how inequalities emerge & the mechanisms for reducing inequalities.

• Pays close attention to categories of social exclusion & dispossession, such as race, gender & class, & the intersection between them.

The centre also has an active research exchange and visitation programme with international and national research fellows and professors. So far, they have had professors visiting from the University of Bristol, the University of Botswana, the University of Lebanon, and the University of Rwanda, and from international organisations including the International Task Force for Teachers for EFA, UNESCO and the Centre for Lebanese Studies in Beirut.

The centre has so far produced eight journal articles and book chapters, three technical reports, six keynote addresses, three public seminars, nine national and international conference presentations, and four seminar series presentations.

Dr Lungile Sosibo has been awarded an NRF research grant

New book explores quality education

a new book exploring issues of quality education in South africa was recently launched at CPUT’s Mowbray campus. The book, The search for quality education in post-apartheid South africa: Interventions to improve learning and teaching, was authored by academics, teachers and other role players in the education sector. It was co-edited by CPUT’s Prof yusuf Sayed, the research Chair in the faculty of education, Prof anil Kanjee from TUT and UP’s Prof Mokubung Nkomo.

Prof Sayed said the book is an attempt to map issues of quality. Dean of the faculty of education, Prof Thobeka Mda, said quality education requires trained teachers, adequate learning materials and an environment that will foster quality delivery of education. other speakers at the launch were Prof Nkomo, Prof Kanjee and UCT’s DVC, Prof Crain Soudien. The book was published by the Human Sciences research Council Press.

books/chapters

Chetty RP

Kagiso Lesego Molope: The caged bird flies and sings Lehman B, Heale J, Hill A, Van der Walt T & Vorster M (eds): Creating Books for the Young in the New South Africa: Essays on Authors and Illustrators of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

McFarland & Company, 2014, pp 243-249, ISBN 978-0-7864-7551-3

Dippenaar AJF

Authentic learning opportunities through community interventions: Bringing praxis to practice

Vandeyar S & Voges A (eds): Good Practice in CultureRich Classrooms: Research-Informed Perspectives

Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2014, pp 231-253, ISBN 978-0-19-040317-1

Edwards WL, Condy J & Malik S

Improving elementary school literacy in Mauritius through project ZEP

Leung CB, Richards JC & Lassonde CA (eds): International Collaborations in Literacy Research and Practice

Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2014, pp 249-272, ISBN 978-1-62396-566-2

Heale J, Vorster M, Hill MA, Lehman BA, & Van der Walt T

An odyssey through fantasy: Fiona Moodie’s long journey home

Creating Books for the Young in the New South Africa: Essays on Authors and Illustrators of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2014, pp 173-181, ISBN 978-0-7864-7551-3

Hill MA, Lehman BA, Heale J, Vorster M & Van der Walt T

Sally Partridge: Transitions from outside in and inside out Creating Books for the Young in the New South Africa: Essays on Authors and Illustrators of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2014, pp 259-265, ISBN 978-0-7864-7551-3

Lehman BA, Hill MA, Heale J, Vorster M & Van der Walt T

Ann Walton: Families and fables Creating Books for the Young in the New South Africa: Essays on Authors and Illustrators of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2014, pp 234-242, ISBN 978-0-7864-7551-3

Sayed YM, Kanjee A & Rao N Assessment of and for learning

Wagner DA (ed): Learning and Education in Developing Countries: Research and Policy for the Post-2015 UN Development Goals

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, pp 91-109, ISBN 978-1-137-45596-3

Steenkamp A, Cox S & Mavela X Xhosa for teachers

Cape Town: Future Managers, 2014, ISBN 978-1-77581-100-8

Conference papers

Aronstam S

Young learners’ perspective on the use of digital stories in the Foundation Phase classes, 9th Annual RASA Conference, Grahamstown, 12-14 September 2014

Chigona A

Pre-service teachers’ appropriation of the new technologies into their teaching and learning, 15th Annual

Prof Thobeka Mda (second from right), with Prof Yusuf Sayed (CPuT), Prof Anil Kanjee (TuT) and Prof Mokubung Nkomo uP)

Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Cape Town, 10-13 September 2013

Chigona A & Ivala EN

Using technology to achieve shared understanding among diverse students: A case of pre-service teachers, 15th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Cape Town, 10-13 September 2013

Dippenaar AJF

Teach, apply and live reading and writing, Keynote address: CTLI Reading and Writing Conference, Cape Town, 6-7 October 2014

Dippenaar AJF

Using computer-based learning to enhance English proficiency (Pecha Kucha presentation), 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 9-10 September 2014

Gxekwa NZ

The use of isiXhosa children’s poetry as a tool to integrate different learning areas in the Foundation

Phase, 9th Annual RASA Conference, Grahamstown, 12-14 September 2014

Livingston C

Autobiographical learning: A digital perspective, 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 9-10 September 2014

Livingston C

Engaging in Art Appreciation: A digital autobiographical perspective, English Academy of Southern Africa 2014 International Conference: Languages and Literatures in Southern Africa Today, Durban, 25-27 September 2014

Van der Bijl AJ

From practitioners, trainers and teachers to education, training and development practitioners,

1st SkillZHub Conference: Towards a Coherent Post School Education and Training Sector in South Africa, Johannesburg, 12-13 November 2013

Van der Bijl AJ

From teacher education to education of teachers and lecturers for TVET, AEC & CET, 5th Pan African TVET & FET Conference 2014, Cape Town, 3-4 November 2014

Van der Bijl AJ

Implementation of the policy in general and the DTVT in particular, VVOB/UFS FET Conference: Competent Lecturers of a Skilled Society, Bloemfontein, 25 September 2013

Van der Bijl AJ

Meanings of quality within the vocational education and training sector, 4th Pan African TVET & FET Conference 2013, Cape Town, 22 August 2013

Van der Bijl AJ

Technology change and ICT adoption in education, INNOVATE 2014 Schools’ ICT Conference, Cape Town, 9 October 2014

Van der Bijl AJ

Work-integrated learning for lecturers in technical and vocational, adult and community education, RITAL Conference, Cape Town, 2 December 2014

Westraadt G

BEd and design education (Pecha Kucha presentation), 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 9-10 September 2014

Westraadt G

The improvement of visual literacy through reading strategies, Education Association of South Africa Conference, Clarens, 12-15 January 2014 Westraadt G

Visual literacy as an integral part of art education, Symposium on Academic Depth and Rigour in Initial Teacher Education Programmes, Johannesburg, 30-31 October 2014

Conference posters

Ahmed Z & Sadeck M

Teachers’ views on the opportunities of teaching social justice in science, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Arendse M & Johnson S

A reflective topical autobiography of an art teacher, exploring her professional growth, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Esambe EE, Mosito C & Pather S

Activity theory: A potential framework for designing a formative feedback model during essay writing practices, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Geldenhuys I & Anker J

The nature of construction in the recent Afrikaans youth literature, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Livingston C

The development of an autobiographical writing model, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Livingston C

Self-regulation in the blogisphere: Where pre-sphere teachers blog without fear, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Livingston C

When pre-service teachers blog without fear, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Livingston C & Westraadt G

Engaging in the art appreciation: A digital autobiographical perspective, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Manuel R & November I

The teaching of natural sciences policies in the curriculum and assessment policy statement: Possibilities for democratic citizens, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Phillips HN

Perspectives of professional knowledge delivery in teacher education, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Rooi C & Thuynsma B

Exploration of parental involvement in an English literacy intervention programme focusing on Grade 4 primary school learners, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Sampson CA & Condy J

Reading practices in urban, foundation phase multigrade classes, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Steyn G & Adendorff S

Questioning practice by foundation phase education students when presenting mathematical problem solving, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Swart J & Van der Westhuizen M

The nature of learner support in rural schools, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Westraadt G & Klopper B

The improvement of visual literacy through reading strategies, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Conference proceedings

Adendorff SA

Conversion in the metric system: Reflecting on the GET Mathematics curriculum

Lebitso M & Maclean A (eds): 20th Annual National Congress of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa: Demystifying Mathematics, Volume 1, Kimberly, 7-11 July 2014

Johannesburg: AMESA, 2014, pp 33-43, ISBN 978-0-620-61475-7

Chigona A

Using digital storytelling to prepare new teachers for multicultural and digital natives’ classrooms

Herrington J, Viteli J & Leikomaa M (eds): EdMedia 2014 – World Conference on Educational Media & Technology, Tampere, Finland, 23-26 June 2014

Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2014, pp 1708-1713, ISBN 978-1-939797-08-7

Chigona A & Chigona W

South African pre-service teachers’ underpreparedness to teach with Information Communication Technologies

2nd International Conference on E-Learning and E-Technologies in Education (ICEEE2013), Lodz, Poland, 23-25 September 2013 IEEE, 2013, pp 239-243, ISBN 978-1-4673-5093-8

Chigona A, Condy J, Ivala EN & Gachago D

Digital storytelling in a pre-service teachers’ classroom: A community of practice

McBride R & Searson M (eds): Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education

International Conference, Chesapeake, VA, 25 March 2013

Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2013, pp 1491-1498, ISBN 978-1-939797-02-5

Dos Reis KM

Utilising service learning as a tool to mentor accounting pre-service teachers

WACE 10th International Symposium on Cooperative & Work-integrated Education, Trollhattan, Sweden, 2-4 June 2014

Lowell, MA: WACE Secretariat Office, 2014, 7pp electronic, ISSN 2152-0518

Livingston C

Engaging in art appreciation: A digital autobiographical perspective

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 107-126, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Mhakure D, Jacobs MS & Julie C

Grade 10 students’ facility with rational algebraic fractions in high stakes examination: Observations and interpretations

Lebitso M & Maclean A (eds): 20th Annual National Congress of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa: Demystifying Mathematics, Volume 1, Kimberly, 07-11 July 2014

Johannesburg: AMESA, 2014, pp 151-163, ISBN 978-0-620-61475-7

Westraadt G

“Constructing” a bridge between less and more

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 127-158, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

Badroodien NA

Reading Mandela: The shaping of teacher and teacher education policy

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 44(6):977-982, 2014

Blease B & Condy JL

What challenges do foundation phase teachers experience when teaching writing in rural multigrade classes?

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 4(2):36-56, 2014

Chetty RP

Class dismissed? Youth resistance and the politics of race and class in South African education

Critical Arts-South-North Cultural and Media Studies, 28(1):88-102, 2014

Chigona A, Chigona W & Davids Z

Educators’ motivation on intergration of ICTs into pedagogy: Case of disadvantaged areas

South African Journal of Education, 34(3):1-8, 2014

Davids MN

Is action research coming of age? The value of an action research history project in professional development

Yesterday & Today, 11:1-20, 2014

Davids MN

Setting the pace for a new race towards an HIV-free society: Selected HIV and sex discourses of teachers

Southern African Review of Education, 20(1):109128, 2014

Davids MN

Traditional tutorial system – Fit for purpose or past its sell-by date? University students’ pedagogical experiences

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(2):338-354, 2014

Davids MN

Using Foucauldian “discursive practices” as conceptual framework for the study of teachers’ discourses of HIV and sexuality

Perspectives in Education, 32(3):36-49, 2014

Gachago D, Condy JL, Ivala EN & Chigona A

“All stories bring hope because stories bring awareness”: Students’ perceptions of digital storytelling for social justice education

South African Journal of Education, 34(4):1-12, 2014

Klopper B

Metakognitiewe bewustheid as vereiste vir die effektiewe onderrig van leesbegripstrategieë

(Metacognitive awareness as a requirement for the effective teaching of reading comprehension strategies)

LitNet Akademies, 10(2):197-230, 2013

Kronenberg CW

Equality, solidarity and the human condition: Categories of humanism in José Martí’s anticolonial critique

Latin American Perspectives, 41(4):28-47, 2014

Kronenberg CW

The power of ideas: The ethical-aesthetic dimension of Jose Marti’s humanist teachings

Hispanic Research Journal – Iberian and Latin American Studies, 15(3):191-204, 2014

Linnegar KM, Condy JL & McKinney EM

The impact of poor working memory skills on a Grade 2 learner’s written and oral literacy performance

Reading and Writing, 5(1):1-6, 2014

Reeves CA & Robinson M

Assumptions underpinning the conceptualisation of professional learning in teacher education

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(1):236-253, 2014

Sayed YM & Badat S

Post-1994 South African education: The challenge of social justice

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 652:127-148, 2014

Sosibo ZC

The effects of supervisors’ formative feedback: Reflections of students in a postgraduate programme

Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 27(2):306-326, 2013

Sosibo ZC

Improving quality in higher education: A reflection on external and internal programme reviews

Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa, 12:240259, 2014

Sosibo ZC & Nomlomo V

Teachers’conceptions of standards in South African basic education and training: A case study

Perspectives in Education, 32(1):73-87, 2014

Van der Bijl AJ

Critical Management Research (CMR): Reassessment of the marketing in education discourse in South Africa

Journal of Contemporary Management, 11:1-17, 2014

journal articles

(not DHET subsidised)

Adendorff SA & Moodley T

Intermediate and senior phase mathematics

teachers’ perceptions of curriculum advisors

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(15):424-433, 2014

Chigona A

Using multimedia technology to build a community of practice: Pre-service teachers and digital storytelling in South Africa

International Journal of Education and Development

Using Information and Communication Technology, 9(3):17-27, 2013

Dagada R & Chigona A

Integration of e-learning into curriculum delivery at university level in South Africa

South Africa International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design, 3(1):53-65, 2013

De Silva CR & Hill MA

Higher order reading skills and reader response theory: Strategies for the classroom

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 1.02:87-108, 2013

Dippenaar AJF, Human-Vogel S & Van der Linde M

Exploring experiences of pre-service teachers in community engagement: “Let us work in communities!”

Educational Research for Social Change, 4(1):55-67, 2014

Gachago D, Cronje F, Ivala EN, Condy J & Chigona A

Using digital counterstories as multimodal pedagogy among South African pre-service student educators to produce stories of resistance

Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 12(1): 29-42, 2014

Gachago D, Ivala EN, Condy J & Chigona A

Journeys across differences: Pre-service teacher education students perceptions of pedagogy of discomfort in a digital storytelling module in South Africa

Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning, 1(1):22-52, 2013

Ivala EN, Gachago D, Condy J & Chigona A

Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: A case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology.

Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2(1):217-227, 2014

Ivala EN, Gachago D, Condy J & Chigona A

Enhancing student engagement with their studies: A digital storytelling approach

Creative Education, 4(10A):82-89, 2013

King J & Chetty R

Codeswitching: Linguistic and literacy understanding of teaching dilemmas in multilingual classrooms Linguistics and Education, 25:40-50, 2014

Kronenberg C

The intellectual in the present era of turbulence

The Educational Journal, Centenary Edition:17-20, 2013

Kronenberg C

The racial tag and human discrimination: Part I – Lessons for teachers from Brazil

The Educational Journal, November:4-8, 2014

Van der Bijl AJ

Work integrated learning for college lecturers

TVET College Times, 39:4, December 2014

Postgraduate degrees conferred

DEd

Potberg CA

Factors contributing to school effectiveness in a disadvantaged community in the Western Cape: A case study

Supervisors: Prof R Chetty, Dr A Chigona

Schreuder GR

Teacher professional development: The case of quality teaching in accounting at selected Western Cape schools

Supervisor: Prof R Chetty

MEd

Ahmed Z cum laude

Teachers’ perceptions of the integration of socio-scientific issues in their science classes

Supervisors: Prof F Lubben, Ms M Sadeck

Allie F

A comparative analysis of school principals’ leadership style on the effectiveness of schools

Supervisor: Prof L Sosibo

Andrich CC

Grade R teachers’ subject knowledge of visual perceptual skills for early reading Supervisors: Dr A Steenkamp, Ms A Hill

Blease B

Exploring writing practices in two foundation phase rural multigrade classes

Supervisor: Prof J Condy

Cozett DC

Determining the efficacy of the home school partnership programme (HSPP)

Supervisor: Prof J Condy

Duvenhage A

Mathematical material in multigrade teaching Supervisor: Dr VA Jordaan

Fredericks EJ

Exploring Grade 3 teachers’ strategies in the teaching of writing literacy

Supervisor: Dr C Mosito

Jaffer F

Student and staff perceptions of “being a student” in the Nature Conservation Foundation Programme

Supervisor: Prof J Garraway

Mahofa E

Code switching in the learning of word problems in Mathematics Grade 10

Supervisor: Dr S Adendorff

Meyer MJ

Challenges facing the implementation of the Employment Equity Act in public Further Education and Training colleges in the Western Cape

Supervisor: Prof L Sosibo

Rooi CB

An educator’s intervention to involve parents with English literacy homework of primary schools learners

Supervisor: Dr B Thuynsma

Sampson CA

Reading practices in two urban multigrade foundation phase classes

Supervisor: Prof J Condy

Steyn G

Purposeful questioning in Grade 1

Mathematics: A communicative tool towards conceptual understanding

Supervisor: Dr S Adendorff

Van der List W

The practical support of a learner with dyslexia by means of an instructional planning process

Supervisors: Dr J Joubert, Dr C Livingston

Van Niekerk SE

A strategy to assist rural multigrade schools in reducing the dropout rate experience in high schools

Supervisors: Dr C Livingstone, Dr R Chetty

Postgraduate degrees obtained by staff members

PhD Stellenbosch University

Thornhill C

First additional language teaching in selected Grade 4 to 6 classes in urban Western Cape schools: The case of Afrikaans

MPhil (ICT)

University of Cape Town

Fagan D

Social construction of pedagogical ICT discourse: The case of a university of technology in South Africa

engineering FACULTY OF

The year 2014 saw a significant rise in the number of postgraduate degrees awarded by the faculty, with 45 master’s and ten doctoral degrees, and further growth expected in publications and other research output. This has been the result of a strategic path followed in developing research and development (r&D) capabilities that are responsive to local and national priorities for industrial development and socio-economic advancement.

The focus on developing sustainable research programmes in partnership with key enablers in government, industry and academia continued to provide a means of developing critical mass with targeted investment, thereby building high-impact areas of R&D capability. An example is the recent completion of the first South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre through a grant of R105 million from the DHET. This regional centre is set to become a primary source of skills supply and technology transfer for the independent power producers entering the renewable energy sector. Through its wide spectrum of energy-related R&D activities, which includes the development of a new structured master’s programme in Energy Engineering due to commence in 2016, the faculty has now positioned itself as a major national player in this field.

The faculty also experienced continued growth in other areas of research, including the development of nanomaterials for various applications, including water purification; the development of next generation unmanned aerial vehicles; the development of instrumentation for in-line rheological characteristion of fluids; and the development of next generation nanosatellite technology.

The faculty celebrated a successful first year in space for its TshepisoSAT, Africa’s first nanosatellite, which was launched on 21 November 2013. The African Space Innovation Centre under F’SATI has received a significant boost in support of the development of its second generation nanosatellite. Known as ZACUBE-2, the satellite will provide data for maritime domain awareness, opening up further opportunities in maritime-related R&D.

The faculty continues to strive for a balance between industrial impact and socio-economic

impact research. The development of gel fuel as a viable alternative to paraffin, together with the design of innovative cooking stoves through the Product Lifecycle Management Competency Centre, is one such governmentsupported initiative aimed at improving the quality of life of marginalised communities. To add to this, the faculty’s patented novel aquaculture plus hydroponics system (referred to as “aquaponics”) has proven to be successful in enabling sustainable economic opportunities, allowing for the simultaneous farming of fish and vegetables.

The focus on developing sustainable research programmes in partnership with key enablers in government, industry and academia continued to provide a means of developing critical mass with targeted investment

CONFE r ENCE F u ND i N g (CONFCO m )

Ready for the working world

a group of Industrial engineering students is participating in the employability Improvement Programme, which involves them completing various tasks based on Kaizen methods. These methods demonstrate the importance of work flow, time management and the correct utilisation of resources in the workplace. This initiative is a collaboration between the DHeT and the Japanese International Cooperation agency.

The programme involves students working in an assembly line, hand-assembling over 20 miniature trucks, with the process timed and monitored. This exercise also improves students’ soft skills, such as teamwork, innovation and time management. Through this intervention, students have managed to bring about huge cost savings in manufacturing and service delivery companies, with several securing permanent contracts at the companies where they are currently placed. The e mployability Improvement Programme is now a permanent feature in CPUT’s Industrial e ngineering curriculum.

Industrial engineering students at work

One of the trucks manufactured by students

RESEARCHER

rESEArCH & iNNOvATiON FuND FOr TEACHiNg & lEArNiNg (riFTAl)

N AT i ONA l rESEA r CH F O u NDAT i ON F u ND i N g (N r F)

Centre for Distributed Power and Electronic Systems (CDPES)

Prof Mohamed Toriq Kahn

CDPES research areas include energy efficiency, renewable and alternative energy technology, distributed energy system technology, predictive control of power converters and electrical drives, and MEMS energy sensor technology.

Through its research, the centre aims to:

• Develop power conversions for renewable energy sources and investigate interconnectivity of distributed resources with microgrids and electric power systems

• Apply such technology over multidisciplinary applications, especially those pertaining to commercial and industrial applications

• Investigate and apply optical fiber and wireless communication techniques over large-scale power systems, for telemetry and control

• Improve control schemes for power converters and drives

• Study nuclear energy, environmental protection and sustainable development

The introduction of electrical energy management into industrial sectors is an effective method of minimising energy consumed by industry; it also improves the reliability of the power system. CDPES strives to find ways to improve this relationship, using networked sensor technology, ubiquitous computing, ambient intelligence, and associated electronic communication systems developments. Power electronics and drives are used in diverse sectors, ranging from industrial to residential applications.

The CDPES team members are Prof Tariq Kahn (leader), Dr Marco Adonis, Dr Atanda Raji, Dr Wilfred Fritz, Mr Deon Kallis, Mr Ali Almaktoof, Mr Achmat Fish, Mr Christopher Wills and Mr Onwunta Onwunta.

Highlights for 2014

Postgraduate research projects include:

• Energy utilisation of integrated solar PV and thermal module with storage device

• Multilevel converters using finite state-model predictive current control for renewable energy systems applications

• Comparative strategies for efficient control and storage of renewable energy in a micro grid

• Design and development of a 300kW solar PV and wind renewable energy microgrid island

• Applications of solar air conditioning assisted systems in Sub-Saharan Africa for residential buildings

• Development of robust grid synchronisation algorithm for power electronics interfaced microgrid system

• Fault ride-through capability of multipole permanent magnet synchronous generator for wind energy conversion system

TIa projects include:

• AI9 Smartmeter: The AI9 development is an advanced energy-saving/metering solution in the space of commercial and industrial buildings/ business parks which consume approximately

40% of the world’s energy. The AI9 Smart Metering system captures all energy-relevant power consumption information from a client’s building/ complex, by using several miniaturised kWh MOTES that can be seamlessly installed in existing building reticulation without major circuit interruption.

• Waste plastic gasifier: Plastic waste provides a valuable energy resource. The high energy content of the plastic can be extracted using our infrared radiation-based reactor. Through a gasification process, syngas fuel is produced. This can be fed to generators to produce electricity. This process provides a means of energy storage and can be converted later when energy is required.

• Automated solar powered stove: Dr Wilfred Fritz, Deon Kallis and a group of five Electrical Engineering students designed and commissioned an innovative standalone automated solar oven, combined with a solar-powered generator. The artifact is able to operate off-grid and can be used to boil water, cook food and also generate electricity.

Postgraduate degrees were conferred to:

• M Giraneza, AJ Kamanzi, H Zuhair and C Stephen (MTech)

• RD Nell (DTech)

CPuT establishes quantum physics research group

Building computers from atoms may sound far-fetched, but this is on the cards for rTI at CPUT. Physicist Dr Kessie Govender plans to make sure the institution becomes involved internationally in the development of this new technology. He set up a team of researchers in 2014 to research and develop basic components that can be used in quantum computing and quantum information processing. Quantum computers will increase computational power beyond that which is attainable by traditional computers.

Dr Govender’s interest in this area of research began whilst lecturing Physics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and he continues to work with quantum researchers there. He later moved to the South african National Space agency’s (SaNSa) Directorate in Hermanus, where he was involved in the technical developmental aspects of ZaCUBe-1.

Dr Govender said to conduct this type of research one needs a team of people who have a good knowledge of physics. To grow this area of research, engineering curricula at universities should be reviewed to incorporate more physics. “Physics opens the door to curiosity and it allows you to branch into a number of other areas.”

Centre for i nstrumentation r esearch (C ir )

Dr K govender govenderk@cput.ac.za

The CIR has a long standing history within the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. With a track record of more than 15 years, the centre has housed a large number of master’s and doctoral projects funded through various organisations; this has allowed the CIR to build up a formidable research infrastructure. The centre is capable of hosting 20 BTech students for their final year industrial project, feeding into master’s/doctoral research. A fully stocked component shop facilitates uninterrupted research.

Prior to 2012, the centre consisted of five full time researchers. There was a reduction in CIR staff in 2012 through resignations,

leaving only one active researcher and a handful of postgraduate students. Over the past two years the CIR has started to grow again, with two new staff members active in research joining the centre. Postgraduate numbers are also steadily increasing.

The CIR’s main project areas are novel electronics for high frequency ultrasound, condition monitoring of transmission lines, and ultrasonic high voltage insulator cleaning (funded by Eskom’s TESP grant). A new research group focusing on quantum technologies and quantum communications has been established within the CIR together with F’SATI (see separate report on the Quantum Physics Research Group).

Quantum Physics r esearch g roup

There is growing evidence that the next generation of computing and communications will be quantum-based. In order to ensure that CPUT contributes to this exciting field, a Quantum Physics Research Group has been established within the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. The group, led by physicist Dr Kessie Govender, investigates and develops

expertise in quantum-based technologies.

The group currently consists of three staff members (Dr K Govender, Dr Z Nkosi and Mr R Pentz) and three master’s students (Ms M Patel, Mr A Wyngaard and Mr J Stubbs). A quantum optics laboratory is being developed for the purposes of cooling atoms, and subsequent development of quantum information processing components. The

development of an atomic clock using cold atoms is also planned for the future.

The group has established collaborations with researchers at SU, iThemba LABS and the National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA). A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with SU, facilitating exchange of technical and scientific knowledge.

The CIR’s main project areas are novel electronics for high frequency ultrasound, condition monitoring of transmission lines, and ultrasonic high voltage insulator cleaning

Dr Kessie Govender, head of the quantum physics research team

Cape Speed unveils racing car and conquers Formula Student event

a carbon fibre chassis, smarter materials and a fuel efficient engine are just some of the innovative features of CPUT’s 2014 formula racing car. The racing car was designed and manufactured by students based at the university’s TIa adaptronics aMTL research unit. The team of students, known as Cape Speed, were lauded for their innovative design, which earned them a coveted spot in the international formula Student event which took place in Silverstone in the UK in July 2014.

The project has been formally recognised as a WDC 2014 project and has also received a stamp of approval from South african rally champion driver Mr Pierre arries, who said that there are many design opportunities in the racing industry and that student projects such as these are moulding the next generation of engineers and others professionals needed for the industry.

The car was named Prins, after CPUT VC, Dr Prins

Nevhutalu, as representative of the university’s current journey towards becoming a great institution. Dr Nevhutalu said that he was honoured to be part of this innovative project and that the university can only talk about being great if students are doing great things.

Cape Speed competed against 114 universities across the globe at the Silverstone race Circuit in the UK, and came in 59th. The teams competed in 600cc racing cars, which are designed and built from scratch and are capable of travelling 0-90kph in a few seconds.

The team and car faced both highs and lows during the competition, and persevered until they obtained a spot in the final endurance event. The endurance event is the highlight of the competition, and only teams that successfully pass several other tests get a chance to compete in this final event, which requires racers to complete 23 laps.

Centre for m echanics and Technology

Prof Bohua Sun

sunb@cput.ac.za

The centre is dedicated to both fundamental study and applied technology development in the field of mechanics technology, including soundwave cooling, packaging, MEMS sensor, turbulence and Lie group symmetry on nonlinear mechanics. Its team members are Prof Bohua Sun and Mr Walter Kohlhofer.

Highlights for 2014 include collaboration with Peking University in China. One DTech student, Lagouge Tartibu, graduated from the centre.

The Cape Speed team at the unveiling of their formula racing car in May 2014 CPuT’s formula one racers made their mark at the Silverstone Race Circuit in the uK in July 2014

Centre for Power Systems r esearch (CPS r )

In 2014, the CPSR conducted research on HVDC and UHVDC transmission systems, efficiency in networks under distorted waveform conditions, effectiveness and impact of harmonic filter types on efficiency, utility theory for making a mitigation decision on harmonic resonance, and the installation and commissioning process for open rack MV harmonic filters.

The centre further specialises in the evaluation, application and comparison of modern industrial grade frequency and time-domain software packages to produce graduates with modelling, design and analysis skills. The objective is to develop manpower with advanced skill in the technological aspects of the real world environment of power systems.

Some of the specific topics researched and published in 2014 include:

1. optimisation of loss reduction through a converted HVaC transmission line into HVDC model in digsilent software

Losses are an important parameter when considering the enhancement of the Transfer Capability of Power Systems. This work investigates the loss reduction for parallel operation of HVAC and HVDC transmission lines.

2. Performance of passive aC/DC filters and DC smoothing reactors in UHVDC power systems

The propagation of generated harmonics by power thyristor converters in HVDC

transmission systems causes detrimental effects. Appropriate AC/DC filters and DC smoothing reactors application are essential in order to achieve desired performance criteria. In this work, appropriate passive AC/DC filter types and configurations have been carefully selected and designed to mitigate DC harmonic voltages and AC distortion levels of a 4000 mW, 1500 km, ±800 kV bipolar UHVDC power system.

3. The use of DIgSIL e NT Power f actory software for power system efficiency calculations under distorted conditions

There is an increase in electrical energy demand in the Southern African region, thus saving energy has become a vital aspect for economic growth. One cause of high demand is that the power system equipment operates at low efficiency; thus power losses increase. This prompted a need to evaluate efficiency in networks under distorted conditions to determine the impact of harmonics on efficiency. This study presents the use of DIgSILENT PowerFactory software, for efficiency calculation under distorted conditions.

4. New overall efficiency formula for analysing power systems containing multiple harmonic sources

This research looks at developing a new formula and method for investigating and analysing overall efficiency of a power system containing multiple harmonic sources. Traditionally, the power generated

and consumed due to harmonics is ignored in overall efficiency studies. However, in the modern world, systems contain levels of harmonics which can no longer be ignored. In this study, five case studies that increase the number of harmonic sources (ASDs) from one to five are being conducted. A computerbased simulation methodology is being developed for overall efficiency analysis using the DIgSILENT software package. An example of the application of the new formula and the results of the case studies analysed are also included as outputs. The developed formula and methodology was found to be effective and its use is recommended.

5. Utility theory process for making a mitigation decision on harmonic resonance

A unique utility theory process for making a mitigation decision on harmonic resonance in an interconnected power system containing upstream capacitance has been developed. A user-friendly template has been developed, focusing on the application of utility theory for making decisions and applied to a case study wherein the process identifies the need for a filter, which has been designed and shown to be effective.

6. e valuation of grid code power quality requirements for wind generators in distribution networks

This work evaluates the power quality parameters that wind turbine generators

must adhere to when connecting to distribution and transmission networks in South Africa. This is being investigated by means of DIgSILENT software simulation case studies for the comparison of asynchronous and doubly fed induction generators (DFIG). The two chosen wind generators have been established globally with a proven track record within the wind industry. Wind generator simulations, modelled for a variety of network scenarios are essential in order to predict and evaluate the impact that wind power will have when integrating to the national grid.

There are a number of students studying in this centre. During the year, three international, four national and five local papers were presented at conferences.

The CPSR has links with UCT, Electrotek Concepts (USA), DigSilenSA, the HVDC Research Centre (Manitoba, Winnepeg, Canada), Eskom, and local municipalities and factories in the Western Cape.

Centre for r eal-Time Distributed Systems (C rTDS)

The CRTDS team members are Prof R Tzoneva (leader), Mr C Kriger (deputy leader), Mr S Behardien, Mr M Mnguni, Mr Q Bart and Dr S Krishnamurthy.

The centre strives to make a theoretical and application-based contribution to advances in real-time distributed systems. It is concerned with the development of novel models, design methods, software, hardware and their integrated application for real-time monitoring and control. It also aims at insightful and focused determination of proper areas of application and research through appraisal and reappraisal of emerging control technologies.

The core activities are:

• Design and implementation of nonlinear controllers

• Distributed control based on IEC61499 standard for function block programming

• Networked control systems design and implementation

• Optimisation of complex distributed systems and development of algorithms for parallel computation

• Nonlinear controllers for control of a magnetic levitation system were developed and implemented using the Beckhoff PLC.

• New methods for the design of a linear and nonlinear Smith predictive controller for nonlinear networked systems with constant and random delays were developed and implemented in realtime using LabVIEW software.

• New methods for design of fully decentralised nonlinear controllers for distributed nonlinear systems were developed.

• Second Beckhoff PLC with I/O cards, TwinCAT 3 functional block programming software and licenses for Matlab/Simulink toolboxes were purchased as the latest development in industrial control technology.

• The collaboration with Adroit Technologies and the Department of Water and Sanitation of the City of Cape Town to develop a control strategy for the activated sludge process in wastewater treatment, continued.

using function block programming in a distributed control platform

• Ogidan: DTech – Design of robust nonlinear networked control for wastewater distributed systems

• N Dube: DTech – Methods for parameters and state estimation of nonlinear processes

• Y Mfoumboulou: MTech – Development of nonlinear control algorithms for implementation in distributed systems

• N Tshemese: MTech – Design and PLC implementation of nonlinear PID controllers for control of nonlinear processes

The following postgraduate students completed their studies in 2014:

• Mr Y Mfoumboulou, MTech, CL – with the highest mark in the Faculty of Engineering in the field of nonlinear control systems – application to a magnetic levitation system

Highlights for 2014

• Methods for the design of nonlinear PID controllers were implemented in the real-time environment of Beckoff PLC and tested for application in wastewater treatment process control.

• Mr R Swartz, South Africa’s Siemens representative, visited to discuss donation of the Siemens industrial computer compatible with EC61499 and IEC61850 standard to be used as a building block for control and condition monitoring functions implementation in the future Smart grid.

Postgraduate research students and projects included:

• J Muga: DTech – Design and implementation of IEC61499 standard-based nonlinear controllers

• Mrs N Tshemese, MTech, CL – in the field of design of nonlinear PID controllers for the dissolved oxygen process in wastewater treatment

• Dr O Ogidan, DTech study – in the field of Networked Control Systems

funding for 2014 included:

• Eskom TESP programme R120 000

• URF for DTech students O Ogidan and J Muga and MTech student G Deivakkannu – R100 000

Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva

Centre for Substation Automation and Energy m anagement Systems (CSAE m S)

The CSAEMS team members are Prof R Tzoneva, Mr C Kriger, Adj Prof A Apostolov, Adj Prof P Petev, Mr S Behardien, Mr M Mnguni, Dr S Krishnamurthy and Mr C Gumede.

The centre seeks to contribute to addressing the need in South Africa for research infrastructure development that supports human capital development and research and innovation in the field of metering, monitoring, protection, automation and control of power systems, paying particular attention to current and emerging standards in the field.

Core activities concentrate on contributions to the theory and practice of substation automation and energy management systems, as follows:

• Interpretation, modelling and implementation of the IEC61850 standard functions

• Development of innovative protection schemes for different applications

• Real-time simulation and innovative solutions of energy management systems

• Development of test-bench facilities for testing of ideas, project solutions, and new developments in the field of power systems

• Training and knowledge transfer by equipment orientated courses, yearly industrial seminars on IEC61850, and organisation of the biannual PAC World Africa international conference

Highlights for 2014

1. achievements in research, development and applications of the IeC 61850 standard and technology include:

• Innovative PC implementation of the IEC61850-9-2 standard-based Merging Unit; working prototype of the first phase of development of the Process Interface Device on an FPGA platform

• Innovative protection schemes for different applications: A strategy for comparison of the performance of sampled values and conventional CTs and VTs based protection schemes; test benches for bus bar protection and distribution automation based on the IEC61850 standard.

• New developments in energy management systems research for power system stability assessment and control; new methods, algorithms and software for parallel solution of multiarea dispatch problems; new control strategies for grid connected and out of grid inverter-based renewable energy systems; and neural network models for development of IEC61850 standard logical nodes for condition monitoring of electrical motors.

2. Postgraduate research project clusters include:

• Interpretation of the IEC61850 standard, and software application development utilising embedded development kits

• Power system protection using GOOSE messaging

• Real-time simulation and energy management systems strategies

3. Collaboration and joint work with universities and industry was extended as indicated below.

• Alstom UK donated two analog merging units capable of publishing sampled value messages and two protection intelligent electronic devices capable of accepting these messages; this equipment led to the centre doing research on the front line of the Smart grid development.

• Two MSc students from UCT used the RTDS for their projects; the RTDS was used for the undergraduate and BTech courses in Distribution and Protection by Dr S Krishnamurthy.

• Mr C Kriger, Mr C Gumede and Prof R Tzoneva presented the reports on their TESP projects in the Eskom TESP report back meeting.

• The first three-year phase of the THRIP project was successfully completed

• A group of delegates of the Distributech Africa Conference visited the CSAEMS; the centre’s activities were presented and demonstrations of the postgraduate projects results were done.

4. The following postgraduate students completed their studies in 2014: Mr F Julie, Mr E Luwaca and Mr G Deivakkannu.

5. funding for 2014 includes:

• Industrial partners THRIP programme: Alectrix – R1 300 000

• Industrial partner THRIP programme: MBSA – R 10 000

• NRF THRIP programme – R2 620 000

• Eskom TESP programme – R300 000

• URF for Dr Krishnamurthy – R52 886

Prof Raynitchka Tzoneva

Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (DEECE)

Mr Ben g roenewald groenewaldb@cput.ac.za

The strategic objective of the DEECE is to integrate cutting edge technology research with our academic programmes. In order to do this, it is essential that we align our academic programmes and research with the needs of the country and its relevant industries as contained in the strategic plan of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). From this flow CPUT’s RTI Blueprint and the strategic alignment of faculty and ultimately departmental objectives.

This process of integrating academia and cutting edge technology research has not only contributed to students becoming highly skilled graduates, but is also instrumental in building human resource capacity within our research niche areas. Our satellite facility has launched its own CubeSat, our substation automation is setting standards in the power distribution environment, and our energy and instrumentation research facilities aim to answer the country’s call for energy security.

Evidence of these skills is clearly seen in the various achievements within the department, e.g. the design and commission of an innovative standalone automated solar oven, combined with a solar-powered generator which was entered into the Environment and Renewable Energy category of the International Automation competition hosted

by Phoenix Contact, a German-based company. The artefact is able to operate off-grid and can be used to boil water, cook food and also generate electricity. Dr Fritz, Mr Kallis and five students from our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes were awarded top honours. As winners, they will be given the opportunity to showcase their project at the 2015 Hanover Industrial Fair, the biggest industrial fair in the world.

Going forward, the department aims to continue improving its academic and research outputs, establish closer connections with industry, and continue to provide skilled future employees and entrepreneurs to South African industries.

The strategic objectives of the DEECE are to integrate cutting edge technology research with our academic programmes. In order to do this, it is essential that we align our academic programmes and research with the needs of the country and its relevant industries

Energy i nstitute

The institute’s members are Prof Nico Beute, Prof Philip Lloyd and Prof Harold Annegarn. Prof Ernst Uken, who was the Director of the Energy Institute for many years, left us in 2014.

The core business of the institute comprises all aspects of the interdisciplinary topic “Energy”, from seeking better ways for the poor to cook to recommending methods for reducing carbon emissions from energy generation and use. Much of the research of the unit is funded by the two conferences, the Domestic Use of Energy (DUE) and the Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), and by external courses involving the petroleum industry. These give exposure of the institute and the university as a whole to a wider audience, as well as providing funding for much of our research.

Core activities during 2014

• The NRF funded a bilateral exchange programme with the Chinese Agricultural University, Beijing (CAU), in the area of cookstove design and testing. This has been supported by the SABS who nominated two members of the Energy Institute to the International Standards Organisation Working Group.

• The Energy Institute collaborated with UJ’s SeTAR Centre and the CAU to develop testing methods for solid-fuelled cookstoves.

• The institute collaborated with the International Standards Organisation Technical Committee 275 on the development of standards for solid-fuelled cookstoves.

• The institute collaborated with the Council of Academies of Engineering on a book on transiting to a lower carbon world in the areas of buildings and transport.

• A novel paraffin burner was developed for household use.

• A course titled An introduction to the petroleum industry was presented to the general public and to staff of the National Energy Regulator.

• A centre was provided for the exchange of information on energy use in the domestic, commercial and industrial areas.

Lloyd attended the International Congress of the Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Societies, during which he had the opportunity to meet Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, and to visit CAU. Prof Annegarn spent a week visiting the College of Engineering, CAU, to exchange information on international stove testing and standards.

• The 22nd DUE Conference’s theme involved how DC-grids can help provide electricity to all South Africans.

• The 11th ICUE Conference was held in Cape Town. It was well attended; many presentations were published in its proceedings. There were excellent presentations from invited speakers about various aspects of energy efficient buildings and activities promoting energy efficiency in government buildings.

Standards Organisation workshop on stove testing and standards in Guatemala, and chaired a session as Chair of Working Group.

Highlights for 2014

• An inherently safe paraffin burner was developed for domestic cooking.

• Preliminary international standards for the laboratory testing of solid-fuelled cookstoves as part of an International Standards Organisation initiative were developed.

• An exchange of students took place between China and South Africa to share experience in cookstove design, development and testing.

• Reciprocal visits to China took place. Prof

• Prof Annegarn served as Chair and Facilitator of Renewable Energy at the IEEECO Round Table Workshop for Small Rural Municipalities in the Northern Cape Solar Corridor, held in Upington at the Northern Cape Rural FET College.

• Dr Ludger Eltrop of the Institute for Energy Economics and Rational Use of Energy (IER) at the University of Stuttgart visited in September. He delivered a three-day course at CPUT to graduate students from CPUT and UCT, titled Technologies and pathways for the energetic use of biomass.

• Prof Lloyd attended an International

• Prof Annegarn presented an invited keynote address titled Promoting innovation in gas for mobility, at the Gas for Mobility Summit, convened by the Mayoral Office, City of Johannesburg.

• A delegation of four students and government officials attended a three-week Senior Training Programme for Clean Future: Clean Combustion Technology and Its Application at CAU, sponsored in part by the CPUT/CAU NRF bilateral exchange grant.

• Prof Annegarn served as a supervisor as part of the IIASA/DST South Africa Young Scientist Summer Programme (SA-YSSP) at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein.

Prof Nico Beute beuten@cput.ac.za

Flow Process and r heology Centre (FP r C)

Prof Irina Masalova

Prof Rainer Haldenwang

The FPRC team members are Prof Veruscha Fester; Mr Andrew Sutherland; Dr Reinhardt Kotzé; Prof Raj Chhabra, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (Adjunct Prof); Prof Samier Mukhopadhayay, AEL Mining Services (Adjunct Prof); and Prof Alex Ya Malkin, Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis (Adjunct Prof).

The centre was founded in 1995 and applies the fundamental principles and techniques of rheology to solve industrial problems, such as deformation and flow under different shear, material structure and process flow conditions. The group has produced more than 100 peer reviewed publications so far.

Its core activities include:

• Rheological characterisation and modelling of concentrated emulsions, suspensions, solutions and polymer melts and modelling of the phenomena of micro- and nano-structural evaluation involved in the mixing, pumping, transportation and storage processes of multiphase systems

• Ultrasound Doppler based in-line rheometry technique for enhanced process monitoring and control of industrial suspensions

• Modelling non-Newtonian flows in pipes, fittings, open channels and pumps

• Instrumentation systems to measure in situ concentration and particle velocity in settling slurry and coarse particle flow and visualisation in pipes and complex geometries

masalovai@cput.ac.za

haldenwangr@cput.ac.za

Highlights for 2014

A new five-year project has been initiated in collaboration with AEL Mining Services, headed by Prof Irina Masalova. It involves the fundamental study of the structure-property relationship of super-concentrated emulsion systems.

The two-year Water Research Commission funded project on pressure drop prediction for efficient sludge pipeline design was successfully completed. The project was headed by Prof Haldenwang with Prof Fester and Dr Kotzé being part of the team.

The rheological properties of 21 sludges from six wastewater treatment plants in the Western Cape were tested ranging in solids concentration between 2% and 7.8% using a tube viscometer enabling the collection of real headloss data in the pipes in laminar and turbulent flow. The effect of rheology on pressure drop predictions proved to be significant; engineers responsible for designing new wastewater treatment plants in the Western Cape now have access to a database of rheological parameters of the sludges. A new UVP-transducer which can measure non-invasively through a stainless steel pipe was tested with sludges for the first time. Being able to determine the rheology of sludges in-line and in real-time has huge potential for process control in the waste water treatment industry. The outcome of this work secured funding for the next two years to apply the in-line rheometry system for continuous and efficient polymer dosing control to optimise sludge dewatering.

Prof Chhabra from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, visited the group and presented a short course on Research Methods for Engineers to the postgraduate students of the faculty.

Researcher shortlisted for top innovation prize

Dr reinhardt Kotzé, a member of the flow-Viz spin-out project, has been shortlisted for the royal academy of engineering’s africa Prize for Innovation. The purpose of the africa Prize is to give recognition to innovators who use their engineering skills to address problems in Sub-Saharan africa. Dr Kotzé of CPUT’s flow Process and rheology Centre is one of the inventors of flowViz, a highly specialised industrial fluids characterisation system that improves process and quality control within a fluid production line.

During September, students and staff of the FPRC presented papers at a Southern African Society of Rheology (SASOR) conference in Stellenbosch.

Prof Haldenwang was elected President and Prof Fester Vice-President. Prof Masalova is also on the Executive Committee.

The group assisted the regional winners of the SA Youth Water Prize with materials to produce a prototype of their invention to compete in the National Competition.

The industrial system has an international patent pending and was co-developed by CPUT and the Swedish Institute for food and Biotechnology (SIK), which is part of the Technical research Institute of Sweden (SP). Prof Haldenwang from CPUT and Dr Wiklund from SIK are the co-inventors.

“The aim of flow-Viz is to replace time-consuming offline measurements in the quality control laboratory with continuous realtime and non-invasive process monitoring of industrial fluids that takes place directly in the production line,” said Dr Kotzé. “Currently, operators take fluid samples and conduct time-consuming laboratory tests to monitor product quality. flow-Viz is unique; there is no similar product in the world for opaque non-Newtonian fluids.”

according to Dr Dr Kotzé pilot tests have been conducted on a wide range of products such as foodstuff and cement grouts, and two flow-Viz systems have already been set up in pilot plants in america and europe. “We have successfully verified that our prototype systems work well on a pilot plant scale. We are ready for upscaling trials, aiming at process monitoring and control applications in industry”, he said. Dr Kotzé and his colleagues plan to launch an international company with headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. flow-Viz has already received considerable media exposure.

Dr Kotzé was interviewed by radio Sonder Grense (rSG) and KykNet, and news about the achievement has also been published in the argus and posted on several websites. “This competition is a good platform to market and expose the technology to a wider audience,” he said.

as part of the competition, Dr Kotzé, along with the 11 shortlisted candidates, will receive six months of mentoring and training from top business and engineering experts. This will also be a good opportunity to link the product to industry and to obtain new customers. The shortlisted candidates will then submit a revised business plan for their innovations, and three finalists will present their products to a judging panel next year.

Dr Reinhardt Kotzé, member of the Flow-Viz spin-out project

Setup of the CPuT portable tube viscometer at Potsdam WWTP

Two learners and their teacher, a representative from DWA, Prof haldenwang and Mr Sutherland

Foundry Technology Programme

Dr Nawaz Mahomed mahomedn@cput.ac.za

The team members of this research group are Dr Nawaz Mahomed, Mr Llewellyn Cupido (MSc Eng), Mr Jecois Fourie (MSc Eng) and Mr Max du Plessis (MSc Eng).

This programme is funded through the DST’s Technology Localisation Plan, and involves the development of human capital for the foundry industry in advanced foundry-related processes, linked to localisation opportunities in the energy and transport capital projects of state-owned companies.

The current research areas include: Numerical and experimental investigations of directional solidification in vacuum investment casting of superalloys; numerical analysis and optimisation of EB-PVD thermal barrier coatings; experimental and numerical investigations of heat treatment of non-ferrous alloys; and other foundry-related areas. The research group uses specialised software for design and metal casting, which include Magmasoft and Procast, to analyse and optimise a range of casting processes. The programme is part of a national network of expert centres, which include Mintek, the Metal Casting Technology Station at UJ, and the Rapid Product Development Laboratory at SU.

the double degree in 2014. The project team is complemented by three postgraduate students.

Current research projects include a microsegregation analysis of a large rotor shaft casting used in nuclear power plants, in collaboration with Shanghai Dian Ji University; a study of the integrity of dry storage systems for spent nuclear fuel, in collaboration with Koeberg Nuclear Power Station; as well as a number of other shorter term projects. Three papers were submitted for publication during 2014.

collaborating institutions, as well as industry, and provided a high-end platform for researchers to showcase their projects.

Highlights for 2014

The programme includes a double degree master’s with AGH University of Science & Technology (Faculty of Foundry Engineering) in Krakow. Three master’s students successfully completed

Some of the attendees at the South African Symposium on Metal Casting Technology hosted by CPuT in November

French–South African i nstitute of Technology (F’SAT i ) and Africa Space i nnovation Centre (AS i C)

Prof Robert van Zyl

F’SATI hosts the CPUT postgraduate programme in Satellite Systems Engineering which specialises in space science and technology research and innovation based on the nanosatellite platform. F’SATI offers postgraduate degrees, including an international MSc in Electronic Systems Engineering, through a partnering institution in France.

The centre’s vision is to become a uniquely indigenous, world-class hub with an endto-end nanosatellite capability in the design, manufacture, operations and appropriation of data for the provision of cost-effective space-based solutions to the pressing socioeconomic challenges facing Africa. It has a multidisciplinary training programme that encompasses theory, research, professional development and innovation.

The professional development and innovation phases are conducted in the ASIC. Advanced communications subsystems are being developed for the international nanosatellite market and distributed globally through a strategic commercial partnership with Clyde Space, Scotland. Hosted in state-ofthe-art facilities, the programme develops nanosatellite platforms for applications such as space weather research, resource

management, and communications and technology validation. ZACUBE-2, a very advanced nanosatellite that is currently being developed, will provide data for maritime domain awareness. Future missions will also see constellations of nanosatellites being deployed.

F’SATI has appointed a dedicated Community Engagement Officer, who coordinates a comprehensive social engagement, outreach and science and technology advancement programme. During 2014, numerous events were held at CPUT, various schools, the Cape Town Science Centre and elsewhere.

Highlights for 2014

A programme review conducted by an independent panel in 2013 was officially approved by the NRF in 2014. This paved the way for the renewal of DST/NRF funding amounting to R16 593 600 over three years.

Prof Norman Fitz-Coy’s appointment to the Chair for Innovative Small Satellite Technology and Application for Africa was announced at a ceremony of the SARChI Research Chairs, attended among others by (then) Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and Deputy Minister Derek Hanekom.

Prof Robert van Zyl was invited as plenary speaker at the 11th Annual CubeSat Developers’ Workshop, held in April at California Polytechnic State University. This is a premier event on the international CubeSat workshop calendar.

Active participation in events such as National Science Week, Scifest Africa, National Space Week and collaboration with SANSA and the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) contributed to a fruitful community engagement calendar in 2014.

The 4th Design, Development & Research (DDR) Conference was hosted in September by the Faculty of Informatics & Design. F’SATI was responsible for the specialist track called Nanosatellite applications towards sustainable socio-economic development.

In November, F’SATI hosted the 2nd International African CubeSat Workshop, which incorporated French Day, supported by the Embassy of France. The event also featured an exhibition. High profile speakers from South Africa and across the globe participated.

vanzylr@cput.ac.za

F’SATI hosts the CPUT postgraduate programme in Satellite Systems Engineering which specialises in space science and technology research and innovation based on the nanosatellite platform

Celebrating TshepisoSAT – One year in space

TshepisoSaT, africa’s first nanosatellite, celebrated one year in space on 21 November 2014. Developed by postgraduate students of the Satellite Systems engineering Programme at f’SaTI, TshepisoSaT is doing well. It has survived the harsh radiation from the sun, extreme temperature fluctuations, a strong solar storm and two close encounters with defunct russian satellites. The nanosatellite has been orbiting earth up to 15 times a day at an altitude of 600km, and has transmitted a series of images of South africa which have appeared in local newspapers.

Its progress was recently lauded at the 2nd International african CubeSat Workshop 2014, hosted by f’SaTI. DVC: academic, Prof anthony Staak, said the university is extremely proud of this achievement. “It’s certainly a tribute to Prof robert van Zyl and his team, the students, the staff and many others who have contributed to our satellite engineering programme.”

Mr Humbulani Mdau, Chief Director: Space Science and Technology at the DST, said TshepisoSaT has put the country and the continent on the global map. He said the concept of CubeSats has gained significance and the introduction of this technology is transforming the way we explore space.

The team at f’SaTI is also satisfied with the progress made. Mr Leon Steenkamp, the engineer who monitors the nanosatellite’s daily movements from a ground station at the Bellville campus, said the team is currently focusing all its efforts on deploying the nanosatellite’s main antenna connected to a high-frequency radio beacon. This beacon will be used to study the propagation of radio waves through the ionosphere, providing valuable space weather data to the Space Science Directorate of SaNSa

Current f’SaTI postgraduate students are busy developing ZaCUBe-2, a 3-unit CubeSat measuring 10x10x30 cm and weighing about 4 kg. ZaCUBe-2 will be a continuation of the space weather experiment of the current ZaCUBe-1 (Tshepiso) mission.

f’SaTI is funded by the DST and is supported by the Nrf and SaNSa.

CPuT’s TshepisoSAT

Delegates at the 2nd International African CubeSat Workshop 2014

One of the images taken by TshepisoSAT

Prof Norman Fitz-Coy, who holds the Research Chair in Innovative Small Satellite Technology and Applications for Africa at F’SATI

Mr Leon Steenkamp collects data at the F’SATI ground station as the nanosatellite passes over SA

Tshepiso has survived two close encounters with defunct Russian satellites

A picture taken by Tshepiso as it passed over SA

On 21 November F’SATI at CPUT celebrated the first anniversary of TshepisoSAT’s launch and its first 365 days in orbit. The event was attended by approximately 185 people, and was streamed live on the internet. This milestone put CPUT on par with top universities internationally in terms of mission success.

F’SATI continued to collaborate with partner institutions in Africa and beyond, examples of which include:

• The Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN), through which CPUT contributed technical expertise to the fledgling space technology programme of Namibia. In return, researchers from PoN gave lectures on Earth Observation Applications to our students.

• The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management Programme Task 303 (SASSCAL 303), which brings together partnering institutions – including PoN,

CPUT, the University of Zambia and the University of Botswana – to establish a regional postgraduate programme in Earth Observation.

• The Southern Africa Region Chapter of the University Space Engineering Consortium (UNISEC-SAR), which was established in November with founding institutions CPUT, SU, UCT, VUT, PoN and the Angolan National Office for Space Affairs. UNISEC-SAR aims to create an environment that promotes innovation and the exchange of ideas relating to space engineering and its applications, especially for young people in the SADC region.

• Visiting professors included: Prof Roger Ceschi from ESME Sudria and Prof François Rocaries from ESIEE-Paris, who both offered master’s courses at CPUT; Prof Norman Fitz-Coy from the University of Florida, Gainesville, and SARChI Chair at CPUT; Dr Daniel Wyss from PoN; Dr Ingrid Stengel from Namib GeoVista; Prof Laurent Dusseau from Centre Spatial Universitaire de Montpellier-Nîmes; and Dr Noël Grand from Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques.

Postdoctoral fellowships in Satellite Systems Engineering

f ’S aTI made history with the launch of TshepisoS aT, a frica’s first nanosatellite, and is now planning to intensify its research and innovation with the introduction of postdoctoral fellowships in the area of Satellite Systems e ngineering. Those who take up this opportunity will be part of a team who has established itself as South a frica’s leading nanosatellite systems engineering group and has gained international recognition in the process.

With f’SaTI housed at CPUT’s Bellville campus, postdoctoral fellows will have access to cutting edge equipment and state-of-the-art facilities, and will have the opportunity to work alongside aerospace engineer, Prof Norman fitzCoy, who is renowned for his work at the School of Mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of florida. Prof fitz-Coy will lead the activities of the research Chair in Innovative Small Satellite Technology and applications for africa, and will play a key role in

developing local space engineering skills in a bid to help South africa’s space industry reach its full potential.

Director of f’SaTI, Prof robert van Zyl, said postdoctoral fellows will also benefit from a vibrant link between industry and research. “The work environment is very conducive to cutting edge research that is relevant to africa. We bring together elements of research, innovation and industry and a wide network of international collaborators.”

research areas that will be explored by the postdoctoral fellows include:

• Satellite communications

• applied electromagnetics, including antennas and electromagnetic compatibility

• attitude determination and control

• Computing for space systems

• Data security

• remote sensing

• Space weather and radiation

• Industrial engineering and quality management

Some of the 140 delegates at the 2nd International African CubeSat Workshop

Postdoctoral fellows will have access to cutting edge equipment and state of the art facilities at F’SATI

New invention

fosters sustainable farming

Mechanical engineering lecturer Mr fareed Ismail has recently patented his Small Scale Modular Solar Powered aquaponics System, an invention aimed at assisting small scale farmers, especially those in areas with little or no infrastructure and low levels of expertise. Mr Ismail said his invention will allow subsocial as well as affluent environmentally-friendly communities to promote entrepreneurship, create awareness of green energy, and supply sustainable livelihoods throughout.

The system consists of an aquaculture unit to breed and grow fish and a hydroponics water filtration unit that facilitates the growth of vegetables and fruit. The invention relies on renewable energy such as solar thermal, wind and photovoltaic energy as a power source, together with a programmable control system.

aquaculture and fresh produce farming are normally practised on a large scale and require huge capital and infrastructure layouts. Mr Ismail said his invention allows for smaller scale and more intense farming by combining renewable energy, aquaculture, hydroponics and tunnel farming systems. The invention will help to ease the strain on natural resources in oceans, dams and rivers, and lower the carbon footprint by providing a sustainable energy efficient means to provide food. Where expansion is required, more than one modular aquaponics system can be linked together.

m echanical Engineering g roup

Mr Ilyas Omar omari@cput.ac.za

Mr Selbourne Makhomo makhomos@cput.ac.za

The group’s energy activities are currently focused on combustion stack height determination and diesel engine performance testing when running on biodiesel and biofuel blends.

Highlights for 2014

Work continued on the diesel engine testing programme, running varying blends of biofuels and biodiesels. One related paper was presented at the ICUE2014 Conference, and a poster was prepared for the CPUT Postgraduate Conference.

Research focuses on fuel and exhaust back pressure. Biodiesel and biofuel have shown that they contain qualities required as alternative fuels. The SABS has draft specifications on biofuels which address some of the issues highlighted in this work. It is suggested that further work in terms of long term on-road engine testing could be explored in the next phases of the study.

Model development for the determination of combustion stack heights is being done in collaboration with the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Two students are currently working on this.

A tool for computing standardised stack heights which can assist with improved air quality management and improved air pollution dispersion is being designed. Such a tool would enable local authorities to take into account a number of relevant factors in determining the height of a chimney. This would streamline methods for the installation of industrial boilers and determining the height of stacks across the province.

Mr Fareed Ismail, Dr Nawaz Mahomed and Prof Modi Kaunda harvesting vegetables

Project sunshine

The Western Cape could soon become the manufacturing hub of evacuated tube solar water heaters. These devices are the newest form of solar water heaters and are becoming a global leader in the market for cost-effective heating alternatives.

CPUT and Trihelix International Business Developers in China are collaborating on Project Sunshine, an initiative that could lead to the development of a solar water heater manufacturing plant in the Western Cape. CPUT is involved with research and development of the devices, and has set up a testing facility at the Mechanical engineering building. It is managed by lecturer Mr fareed Ismail and involves several undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students. “We are currently conducting tests to determine the viability of the evacuated tube solar water heaters in our climate,” said Mr Ismail.

The devices are made up of a several panels and interlocking tubes designed to trap the sun’s radiation and heat water pushed through the tubes. The heated water is collected in a geyser. operational Manager at Trihelix, Mr Cedrick Hendriks, said Project Sunshine holds huge benefits for the local community as it could lead to the creation of up to 300 new job opportunities at the plant, as well as a further 4000 in related sectors.

Nanomaterials g roup

Prof Greyling received a Water Research Commission grant (Grant no. WRC K5/2386) of R1.25 million for a 2014/2015 project titled Nanoparticles for the treatment of industrial scale effluents – Particularly the removal of organic contaminants from textile effluents using nano-TiO2

In 2014, the ultrasmall -FeOOH nanorod developed by Prof Fester and Dr Chowdhury was combined with TiO2 in a heterojunction structure, and the photocatalytic activities were investigated under simulated solar irradiation. This unique photocatalyst was able to degrade model dyes such as methyl orange. The catalyst showed promising application in photocatalytic treatment of real textile waste water, as 67% TOC was removed only after two hours of irradiation.

The continuous hydrothermal synthesis (CHS) laboratory scale pilot plant that was commissioned in 2013 was used this year to develop a process for manufacturing TiO2 and to determine critical process conditions for producing TiO2 consisting of various polymorphs. The locally manufactured TiO2 will be evaluated as a replacement for commercially available imported TiO2 nanoparticles in the photocatalytic degradation of textile waste water.

engineering students and staff members at the Project Sunshine testing facility

3D quadratic plot of temperature versus acid addition on the effect of PSD at (a) low pressure (20MPa) and (b) high pressure (30MPa)

Product l ifecycle m anagement Competency Centre (P lm CC)

Mr Michael Petersen

The PLMCC team members are Mr Michael Petersen (Coordinator/Manager), Donovan Cogan (Research Assistant), Michael Khan Tal (Research Assistant), Adriaan Broodryk (Research Assistant) and Thaafier Israel (Admin).

The centre is an initiative in collaboration with the French Ministry of Education and Research, Dassault Systemes and CPUT, and conducts research in product design and development, system engineering (SE), and product lifecycle management (PLM) through the use of high end CAD, CAM, CAE and PDM software. The PLMCC hosts and supervises projects at BTech and MTech levels, and trains students, technicians, engineers and designers to use this software, and to apply PLM and SE methodology.

Highlights for 2014

• The PLMCC has undergone a few changes. The Executive Director, Prof Stephane Bouye, has left the PLMCC as his mission has come to an end. Mr Michael Petersen has taken over as manager, after shadowing Prof Bouye for the past three years. The PLMCC has also moved into the brand new facility in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (DEECE), offering more space and modern features.

• 97 students were trained at the PLMCC during 2014. These students came from mechanical engineering, mechatronics, industrial design and chemical engineering, and comprised 15 MTech, 35 BTech and 40 National Diploma students.

• The PLMCC also hosted 14 interns during 2014. These interns were from SUPMECA, ENIM and ENSAIT from France, and Inholland University

and Amsterdam University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Collaborative projects

• The PLMCC took part in an educational collaborative project, Digital Farm Project, with ENIM University in France. The task was to develop technology for farming using a virtual environment. The PLMCC was asked to develop a device that would track a seeder, measure the depth of seed, and measure the humidity in the soil. The project was completed successfully and a prototype has been developed at ENIM.

• The Gel Fuel Project with the AMTL and Western Cape Provincial Government involved the PLMCC improving the design and efficiency of a gel fuel stove, while keeping it low cost. The goal of the project is to produce a gel fuel stove that is safe, low cost, efficient and aesthetically and ergonomically sufficient for use in low income households. The project is ongoing, with a prototype in development.

• The PLMCC and the Department of Electrical Engineering are developing an urban style electric vehicle to race in at the Shell Eco-Marathon competition. This vehicle will be constructed almost entirely out of hemp material. The design has been completed, with funding being sought for manufacturing.

• The PLMCC and the TIA AMTL are doing further research and development on the UAV design. This project is ongoing.

• The PLMCC collaborated with the TIA AMTL to develop the Formula Student car. The PLMCC not only trained, supervised and assisted the students

involved in the project, but also completed much of the design work. This project was completed successfully, with the Formula Student team improving on its position from 2012.

• The Universal Design project was headed up by the Department of Industrial Design, and the PLMCC was contracted to do the design and development of the kitchen appliance concept. This concept was developed for people with special needs, specifically one-handed persons. The project was completed and the prototype was showcased at CPUT’s Disability Day.

Seminars and conferences

The PLMCC attended and promoted its concepts at the following seminars and conferences: Design Indaba, ESTEQ seminar, PRODUCT ONE seminar, SAIMECHE and the CPUT Electrical Engineering BTech Conference. The PLMCC presented two papers at the SAIMECHE conference: The aerodynamic design and development of a Shell Eco-Marathon urban concept vehicle through CFD analysis (Donovan Cogan); and Simulation of a hybrid electric vehicle (Michael Khan Tal).

South African r enewable Energy Technology Centre (SA r ETEC)

Mr Howard Fawkes

fawkesh@cput.ac.za

Mr Sven Pietrangeli pietrangelis@cput.ac.za

SARETEC is the first National Renewable Energy Technology Centre in South Africa. It is situated on CPUT’s Bellville campus. SARETEC offers specialised industry-related and accredited training for the entire renewable energy (RE) industry, along with tailored short courses and workshops. The centre receives funding from the DHET through the National Skills Fund (NSF) and substantial support from the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, through the South African-German Energy Programme (SAGEN), implemented by the GIZ, the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and Green Cape.

As a National Centre, SARETEC endeavours to make locally developed technologies more accessible to the renewable energy industry in partnership with education and research institutions in all provinces. The centre has established strong partnerships with government, academia, industry, associations and private sector companies within the renewable energy sector. The facility is housed in a green building designed to showcase the use of renewable energy and energy efficient technology.

SAReTeC makes its film debut

SareTeC features in the 24 Hours of reality: 24 reasons for Hope film, launched online in September 2014. The film is an initiative of the Climate reality Project, an organisation spearheaded by former american VicePresident and Nobel Laureate, Mr al Gore. It aims to create awareness about climate change, and advocates a global shift to renewable energy.

SareTeC is a partnership between local universities and a national training facility for renewable energy technicians. SareTeC Project Manager, Mr Howard fawkes, said the film covers the status of global warming and the global actions that are underway to mitigate its negative effects.

Highlights for 2014

SARETEC has already supported a number of initiatives in renewable energy training:

• The centre’s staff collaborated on the development of the Wind Turbine Service Technician qualification and the Solar PV Technician qualification.

• SARETEC, together with GIZ and the wind energy industry, supported the selection and training of two groups of wind energy technicians in Germany.

• This centre has provided trained South African technicians in response to the demand of operations and maintenance companies for skilled personnel.

for more information please visit:

- http://www.saretec.co.za

- https://www.cput.ac.za/academic/faculties/engineering/research-centres/93-faculties-adepartments/faculty-of-engineering/5196-about-saretec

filmmaker and producer, Mr Jeff Barbee, covered the contributions from several african countries for the film in the first part of 2014. He spent a day with Mr fawkes and the SareTeC team, and some time at the SareTeC site. “This is a major global media event and SareTeC is proud to be part of it,” said Mr fawkes.

SAReTeC features in the film 24 hours of Reality: 24 Reasons for hope

Technology Station: Adaptronics Advanced m anufacturing Technology l aboratory

(CP u T Adaptronics A m T l )

Prof Oscar Philander

The AMTL team comprises Prof O Philander (Director), Mr E Erfort (Operations Manager) and Mr M Riddles (Technical Manager). Focus area leaders are Prof G Oliver (Ocean Engineering), Prof M M’Rithaa (Universal Design), Dr A Nemraui (Adaptronics) and Ms F Harris (Automotive Technologies). Technical staff are Mr L Matshoba, Mr D Muller, Mr C Onochi, Mr D Wright, Mr G Coetzee and Mr J Cairns. Workshop staff are Mr K Lategan, Mr R Busch and Mr R Arendse.

The CPUT Adaptronics AMTL was established in 2007 by Prof Oscar Philander. The primary objective of the unit is to specialise as a national manufacturing, research and educational resource centre for adaptronic technologies in South Africa. Adaptronics is technology that integrates sensor and actuator functions into materials, components and structures so that they may react to environment stimuli, thus making them intelligent.

DEDAT of the Western Cape Provincial Government provided grant funding to establish the CPUT

Adaptronics AMTL, and the DST through the AMTS (now the TIA) provided grant funding for capital equipment purchases. Based on the technology’s activities, innovation, and successes of the CPUT

Adaptronics AMTL, it was officially incorporated into the TIA’s Technology Station programme in March 2013, and became the 18th Technology Station in South Africa. A new vision and mission for the unit

was formulated, focusing primarily on developing human capital in scarce skills with a specific drive towards innovation, technology and commercialisation for South Africa’s engineering industry.

There are five research and technology focus areas of specialisation:

• adaptronic Technology: Research and technology projects into the development of intelligent structures, MEMS and nanosensing devices

• Unmanned Platforms: Research and technology development of nano, micro, mini, and close/short range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for both military and civilian applications

• automotive Technologies: Research and technology projects related to motorsport and

alternative/green propulsion systems (Formula Student competition)

• ocean engineering: Research and technology projects related to maritime applications

• Universal Design: Technology projects providing access to physically challenged individuals (Nicky’s Drive research simulator and demonstrator)

Driving dreams

More South africans living with disabilities could soon be taking to the road in customised adapted vehicles. The TIa’s aMTL has designed and built africa’s first vehicle simulator that will open a world of affordable driving opportunities for disabled persons. The simulator will facilitate the design of an adapted vehicle by replicating the driving environment of people with disabilities and allowing engineers to test the vehicle in a controlled environment.

Robohand teams up with CPuT

f our simple elements – cables, screws, thermoplastic and a 3D printer – are set to change the lives of many people living without hands or fingers.

r obohand is a Johannesburg-based organisation that creates 3D printed prosthetic hands at a fraction of the cost of standard prostheses.

CPUT’s a MTL has teamed up with a local teacher, Mr Ian Pells, to promote this project in the Western Cape. r obohand was invented by Mr r ichard van a s after he lost four fingers in an accident in 2011. r ealising the cost of traditional prosthetics, he worked with a merican designer Mr Ivan o wen to develop the device. a ccording to Mr Van a s, a glove-like covering is fitted in thermoplastic, and fingers are then

created on a 3D printer by melting and stacking plastic to make Lego-like digits that are connected to the glove with cables and screws.

Mr Pells, who teaches at the frank Joubert art Centre in Newlands, came across the concept in 2013 and realised it could benefit some of his learners living with disabilities. He has since formed a partnership with CPUT’s aMTL to explore how the project can be expanded. according to aMTL’s Mr Gerhard Coetzee, the team’s vision is to set up a 3D printing facility in Cape Town to make robohand available in the Western Cape.

f or more information on the project, visit www.designchanginglives.com

Ms Nicky abdinor, who runs Nicky’s Drive, an organisation which raises funds for vehicle adaptations in South africa and who inspired the project, had the opportunity to test the simulator at CPUT. Born without arms and with shortened legs, Nicky currently drives a specially adapted vehicle that was developed in the UK. Nicky said she was excited about the possibilities the simulator holds, as the high cost of conversions has prevented access to adapted vehicles in South africa.

“The ability to drive a modified vehicle not only provides the freedom that we so often take for granted, but it also enables people with disabilities to develop their self-confidence and contribute to society through their work and family life.”

Innovators Mr Gerhard Coetzee and Mr Cyprian onochie said the finished product surpassed their expectations. “We ended up developing a set of new technologies within a space of two years. for us, this is a real accomplishment,” said Mr onochie. The simulator features an electric joystick steering system, a touch screen, foot controller, electric switching for gears and breaks, as well as electronic pedals for acceleration and braking. The project was initiated by Prof Mugendi M’rithaa and Prof oscar Philander, and was selected to be part of the WDC 2014 programme.

Mr Ian Pells works in collaboration with Robohand, an organisation that creates 3D printed prosthetic hands

CPuT’s Mr Gerhard Coetzee watches on as Ms Nicky Abdinor tests the vehicle simulator

Innovators Mr Gerhard Coetzee and Mr Cyprian Onochie with Ms Nicky Abdinor

A 3D printed prosthetic hand

Mr Pells takes a closer look at one of the robohands constructed by Mr Van As

CPuT collaborates on The Long Walk project

Mr Matt Silver-Valance and Mr Braam Malherbe plan to prove that the impossible is possible, by walking nonstop from robben Island to Cape Town – along the ocean floor. This ambitious underwater walk is an initiative of the Launchpad for Charity foundation, and is in aid of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, a 200-bed pediatric hospital currently under construction in Johannesburg. The Long Walk will follow Mr Silver-Vallance’s 2013 Balloon run, when he made the crossing from Cape Town to robben Island carried by helium-filled party balloons.

To help Mr Silver-Vallance and Mr Malherbe complete the daring 7.8 km underwater journey, CPUT’s ocean engineering team based at the TIa adaptronics aMTL are developing a Subwalker. Mr Dirk Muller, who is the project manager for the CPUT team, said the Subwalker is a specialised device that will allow the walkers to move freely underwater and supply them with a controlled concentration of breathing gas for the approximate seven-hour walk.

The Subwalker will cover the walkers’ torsos and will house equipment such as batteries, life support systems, a diver media interface, a body temperature regulating system and a diver monitoring device. Mr Muller said the project is first of its kind and

involves some challenges, such as ensuring the Subwalker provides a stable and comfortable environment for the walk.

Mr Silver-Vallance is positive about the underwater quest.

“our organisation deliberately identifies challenges that seem unsurmountable and then goes about trying to overcome them. This is to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s famous quote: ‘It always seems impossible, until it is done!’ ”

Innovative support for clothing and textile industry

Small business owner fundiswa Ngoma is making her mark in the clothing and textile industry thanks to support from CPUT. Ms Ngoma, who owns a Khayelitsha-based school clothing manufacturing company, is just one of many small business owners who have been given a lifeline by the university’s TSCT. Based at the Bellville campus, the TSCT provides innovation support and training to the clothing and textile industry.

Ms Ngoma is a chemist by trade, and spent several years working in this field in Johannesburg. But a move back to Cape Town saw this CPUT alumnus change her career path when she started her business called Queen Bee’s. Keen to grow her company, she turned to the TSCT for help.

The TSCT assisted Ms Ngoma with creating customised patterns, helped her to improve the production process, and put her in touch with suppliers in the industry. from working with only two schools, Ms Ngoma now boasts a staff of ten and supplies ten schools with uniforms and sportswear. “I call the TSCT my big brother. They have held my hand throughout the process of establishing my business,” she said.

Ms Fundiswa Ngoma, owner of Queen Bee’s, and CPuT’s Mr Daniel Abrahams

The proposed design of the SubWalker

Silver-Vallance’s 2013 Balloon Run

Technology Station: Clothing and Textiles (TSCT)

Mr Shamil Isaacs

The TSCT is located in the Faculty of Engineering on the Bellville campus. The unit was established to assist the clothing and textile industry with innovation support in order to become more competitive. This provides feedback into teaching, learning and research at CPUT. By engaging staff and students in its programmes the TSCT assists CPUT to become responsive to industry needs. TIA is the main sponsor of the TSCT.

The TSCT provides the following services to the clothing, textile and related sectors:

Manufacturing advisory services

Examples include manufacturing audits and assessment; industrial engineering services for the improvement of productivity, including process layout, optimising sewing methods and work-study; implementation of production systems to improve production; and advice on the acquisition of new or improved technology.

Technology platform

The TSCT has a number of specialised machines which are available by appointment to small businesses.

Product testing and analysis

The laboratory at the TSCT provides product testing and an analysis service to the clothing and textile and related industries, and is accredited by Woolworths.

Human capital development

CPUT has been appointed by the Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education Training Authority (FP&M SETA) as an Institute of Sectoral Occupational Excellence (ISOE). The TSCT offers a menu of short learning programmes and has been appointed by the FP&M SETA as a host training provider, which allows the TSCT to offer learnership in conjunction with qualifying firms.

Product development

Services include technical drawing, pattern development, sample making, pattern grading, marker making and 3D body scanning.

Smart organisation

Firms are provided services as a group to facilitate cross-learning and sharing of resources and cost. Clustering of small businesses into joint training and project interventions allows for network facilitation and benchmarking.

Research

The TSCT undertakes product and process development studies for clothing and textile companies, including the identification of hazardous substances in textiles and the treatment of textile effluent. It also provides size and fit studies using a 3D body scanner.

isaacssh@cput.ac.za

techstation@cput.ac.za http://active.cput.ac.za/tsct

T HE 2014 O u TP u T OF THE TSCT i NC lu DES : Fu ND i N g r ECE iv ED by THE TSCT i N 2014 i NC lu

TIA grant R5 938 000

Internships grant R140 000

* Water Research Commission R 760 000 Cost recovered from SMMEs and other grants R2 024 000

* Water Research Commission project: Nanoparticles for the treatment of industrial scale effluents – particularly the removal of organic contaminants from textile effluents using nano-TiO2. The total value of the project is R1.25 million.

The unit was established to assist the clothing and textile industry with innovation support in order to become more competitive

books/chapters

Aransiola EF, Daramola M & Ojumu TV

Xylenes: Production technologies and uses

Daramola M (ed): Xylenes: Synthesis, Characterization and Physicochemical Properties - Chemical Engineering Methods and Technology

Nova Science Publishers, 2013, pp 1-12, ISBN 978-1-62808-354-5

Ndihokubwayo R & Haupt T

Variation orders on construction projects: Value adding or waste?

Arain F (ed): Construction Project Management Research Compendium (Construction Materials and Engineering) Volume 1

Nova Science Publishers, 2013, pp 103-119, ISBN 978-1-62081-925-8

Oliver GJ & Ronda J

Thermal, mechanical, and microstructure couplings

Hetnarski R (ed): Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses

Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014, pp 5495-5508, ISBN 978-94-0072739-7

Conference papers

Adewole AC, Tzoneva R & Apostolov A

System integrity protection scheme based on underload tap changer blocking using synchrophasor measurements and IEC 61850 GOOSE messages, PAC World Americas Conference 2014, Raleigh, NC, 23-25 September 2014

Almaktoof AM, Raji AK & Kahn MTE

Modelling and simulation of three-phase voltage source inverter using a model predictive current control, 2nd International Conference on Information

and Digital Engineering (ICIDE 2013), Hong Kong, China, 26-27 October 2013

Almuwbber O, Haldenwang R & Masalova I

The effect of different PPC binders partially replaced by fly ash and slag on the properties of selfcompacting concrete, 5th Southern African Conference on Rheology, Stellenbosch, 2-3 September 2014

Bakoussou A, Oyekola O & Madzimbamuto T

Conversion of a batch biodiesel plant from homogeneous to heterogeneous catalysed process: modelling, optimisation, techno-economic analysis, ICCT-SAIChE, Durban, 27 July-1 August 2014

Barris K

That loose canon: Rumours of South African writing, English Academy Conference, Durban, 25-27 September 2014

Cain V

Effects of residual stress on fracture toughness of SLM Ti6Al4V components, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Material Engineering Conference, Stellenbosch, 6 November 2014

Chowdhury M & Fester V

Solvent-dependent growth of one-dimensional crystalline -FeOOH nanorods, NanoAfrica International Conference, Vanderbijlpark, 30 March-2 April 2014

Cogan D

The aerodynamic design and development of a shell eco-marathon urban concept vehicle through cfd analysis, Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, Cape Town, 6 November 2014

Elmak R, Haldenwang R & Masalova I

The effect of different ordinary Portland cements and super-plasticisers on initial hydration reaction of self-

compacting paste, 5th Southern African Conference on Rheology, Stellenbosch, 2-3 September 2014

Haldenwang R, Masalova I & Elmak R

The effect of different Portland cements on initial hydration reaction of a self-compacting concrete cement paste, 23rd Nordic Rheology Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, 13-14 August 2014

Kanyarusoke KE

Solar lighting and water preheating in tropical African homes: What sustainable possibilities? Ontario International Sustainable Development Conference, Richards Bay, 2-3 December 2014

Kanyarusoke KE, Gryzagoridis J & Oliver G

Modelling annual yields of a solar-tracking solar syphon using ASHRAE’s weather data for tropical Africa, 2013 ASHRAE Annual Conference, Denver, CA, 22-26 June 2013

Khan Tal M

The simulation and design of an intelligent regenerative energy management system (IEMS) for an electric vehicle, Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, Cape Town, 6 November 2014

Kotzé R, Ricci S & Wiklund J

Performance tests of a new non-invasive sensor unit and ultrasound electronics, 9th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Doppler Methods for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Engineering, Strasbourg, France, 27-29 August 2014

Kotzé R, Wiklund J & Haldenwang R

A fully integrated and commercial in-line fluid characterization system for industrial applications, 5th Southern African Conference on Rheology, Stellenbosch, 2-3 September 2014

Lloyd P

Africa’s real energy challenge: How to cook safely and sustainably, African Student Energy Summit, Cape Town, 19-20 June 2014

Lloyd P

The case for nuclear power, Symposium on Nuclear Power, Pretoria, 16 April 2014

Lloyd P

Coal environmental issues and new regulations, 13th Coaltrans Southern Africa, Cape Town, 12-13 May 2014

Lloyd P

A history of the SA Institution of Chemical Engineers, National Conference SAIChE 2014, Durban, 28 July-1 August 2014

Lloyd P

How exploitation of non-renewable resources contributes to sustainable development, Coal, Energy and Sustainability Conference, Cape Town, 27- 28 November 2014

Lloyd P

The real challenges of sustainable development, International U6 Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Lloyd P

Why nuclear power is a must for South Africa, Nuclear Congress Africa, Cape Town, 24-25 February 2014

Mamedov I & Masalova I

Influence of oil type on stability and rheological properties of highly concentrated emulsions, 5th Southern African Conference on Rheology, Stellenbosch, 2-3 September 2014

Mbadinga K & Kanyarusoke K

A solar water purification system for rural areas, Ontario International Sustainable Development Conference, Richards Bay, 2-3 December 2014

Mbasha W, Haldenwang R & Masalova I

Effect of different cements and superplasticisers on rheology of cement paste, 5th Southern African Conference on Rheology, Stellenbosch, 2-3 September 2014

Millar B & Barris K

To open the bright doors: student responses to multilingual learning material at a university of technology, HELTASA Conference, Bloemfontein, 12-18 November 2014

Muluh E

An electroencephalography (ECG) study of format, arithmetic-operaton and problem-size effects in mental arithmetic processing 4th Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neuroscience, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 10-22 March 2014

Ntamba BM & Fester V

Determination of non-Newtonian discharge coefficients in short orifices ASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting and 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Micronnels and Minchannels, Chicago, IL, 3-7 August 2014

Nyangiwe NN, Baatjie B & Greyling CJ

Discolourisation of dyestuffs using nano-TiO2 as a photo-catalyst with a UV energy source, DSTNRF Interns Research Day, CPUT, 28 February 2014

Pinfold L & Fapohunda JA

Using location awareness technologies for innovative construction management in urban

centres: Study of the CBD, Cape Town, SA, Geospatial World Forum, Geneva, Switzerland, 5-9 May 2014

Rabiu A

Pinch analysis approach for energy savings and pollution reduction in a petroleum refinery, International Conference on Biology, Environment and Chemistry, San Diego, CA, 29-31 October 2014

Raji AK

Different financial models to overcome challenges in renewable energy funding, Energy Technology Conference, Istanbul, 22-24 December 2014

Sanatkaran N & Masalova I

Effect of surfactant structure on interfacial film and stability of highly concentrated emulsions with supersaturated dispersed phase, 5th Southern African Conference on Rheology, Stellenbosch, 2-3 September 2014

Sun B

Dynamics of soliton-like coherent structures in a transitional boundary layer, 9th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics, Somerset West, 14-16 January 2014

Sun B

The similarity laws of MEMS gyro with temperature changes, 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Beijing, 13-17 July 2014

Tartibu KL, Sun B & Kaunda ME

Multi-objective optimization of a thermoacoustic regenerator, MUT Faculty of Engineering Research Day, Durban, 11 June 2013

Tshilumbu N & Masalova I

Using fumed silica nanoparticles in combination with SMO conventional surfactant to stabilise W/O highly concentrated emulsion: Effect of surfactant/particle ratio on rheological properties and emulsion stability, 5th Southern African Conference on Rheology, Stellenbosch, 2-3 September 2014

Tshizanga N, Aransiola E & Oyekola O

Optimisation of biodiesel production from waste vegetable oil and egg shell ash: Application of response surface methodology (RSM), ICCTSAIChE, Durban, 27 July-1 August 2014

Tzoneva R, Kriger C, Mnguni M & Adewole A

Research on IEC61850 standard-based applications at the Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems, Technical Workshop on the Distributech Africa, Cape Town, 17 March 2014

Van den Heever EM & Sutherland APN

The influence of rheology in pipe flow predictions, 5th Southern African Conference on Rheology, Stellenbosch, 2-3 September 2014

Wiklund J, Kotzé R, Birkhofer B, Ricci S, Meacci V, Haldenwang R & Stading M

Flow-VizTM: A fully integrated and commercial in-line fluid characterization system for industrial applications, 9th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Doppler Methods for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Engineering, Strasbourg, France, 27-29 August 2014

Wiklund J, Kotzé R, Birkhofer B, Ricci S, Meacci V, Haldenwang R & Stading M

Flow-VizTM: A fully integrated and commercial in-line fluid characterization system for industrial applications, 23rd Nordic Rheology Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, 13-14 August 2014

Zakariya NS & Kahn MTE

Nuclear energy, environmental protection and sustainable development, 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Agriculture, San Diego, CA, 29-30 October 2014

Conference posters

Adekola OI & Raji AK

Design and development of a smart inverter system, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Almaktoof AMA, Raji AK & Kahn MTE

Co-simulation for improving engineering design in static power conversion studies, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Alwaer A & Gryzagoridis J

Water desalination by evacuated tube heat pipe solar collector, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Bakoussou MA, Oyekola OO & Madzimbamuto T

Techno-economic assessment of converting a batch biodiesel plant from homogeneous to heterogeneous catalysed process, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Christian AEE & Raji AK

Development of a robust grid synchronisation algorithm for electronics for power electronics interfaced micro-grid system, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Cilliers P, Lamprecht G, Van Schie R & Ward J

Digital upgrade of SuperDARN radar at SANAE, SANAP Symposium, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 4-6 June 2014

Cogan DJ

Aerodynamic design and development of an urban concept vehicle, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

De Villiers DJ & Visser DF

Nanosatellite in situ monitoring: An adaptable approach to communication schemes through SDRbased technology, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Giraneza M & Kahn MTE

Comparative evaluation between direct connected and VSD-HVDC grid connected wind farm, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Gordon G & Isa YM

Hydraulic fracturing and the Karoo basin, South Africa: An overview of the process and its potential effects, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ismail F & Gryzagoridis J

Small scale solar powered modular aquaponics, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Jacobs C, Cilliers P, Ansorg I & Grantham G Scientific Research at SANAE, Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, Brazil, 28 April-7 May 2014

John JM & Rabiu AM

Retrofit of the heat recovery system of a petroleum refinery using pinch analysis, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Kabwe AM & Fester VG

Flow coefficients for Saunders’ diaphragm valves at low Reynolds’ number, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Kriedman B & Fester V

Critical process conditions for morphology control of iron oxide nanoparticles produced via the continuous hydrothermal synthesis, NanoAfrica

International Conference, Vanderbijlpark, 30 March-2 April 2014

Lind J & Fester V

Effect of synthesis duration and peptising agent concentration on the growth of TiO2 nanoparticles

NanoAfrica International Conference, Vanderbijlpark, 30 March-2 April 2014

Luta DN, Raji AK & Fritz WLO

Application of model-based system engineering approach in the modelling of grid connected independent power producer photovoltaic systems, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Madzimbamuto TF

Separation of Agathosma (Buchu) essential oil components: A phase equilibria study for the feasibility of isolation of components using supercritical carbon dioxide, European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, France, 18-22 May 2014

Madzimbamuto TF

Supercritical fluid fractionation of Agothosmaessential oil: A phase behaviour and counter-current fractionation study, ICCT-SAIChE, Durban, 27 July-1 August 2014

Mahfoudhi M & Mahomed N

Numerical optimisation of electron beam physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD) coatings for arbitrarily shaped surfaces, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Makhomo S, Sinuka Y & Omar I

Comparative effects on fuel and exhaust back pressure for a diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel and biofuel blends, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Maleka M & Cupido SWJ

Electrical power subsystem design proposed for the ZACUBE-2 3u CubeSat nanosatellite mission, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mamedov E & Masalova I

Effect of oil type of stability of highly concentrated water-in-oil emulsion with supercooled dispersed phased, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Masiko NM & Yan B

Impact of ISO 9001 certification on work performance at a South African medical laboratory, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Matenda PM, Raji AK & Fritz WLO

Feasibility study of tubular daylighting system’s illumination in South Africa for industrial and commercial sectors, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mbasha W, Elmak R, Haldenwang R & Masalova I

The effect of different ordinary Portland cements and super-plasticiser on initial hydration reaction and rheology of selfcompacting cement paste, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Muga JN & Tzoneva R

Design and implementation of IEC 61499

standard-based neural networks nonlinear controllers using functional block programming in distributed control platform, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Muluh ET & John LR

Current source density and event-related potential analysis of format effects in cognitive arithmetic, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mwinga M, Groenewald B & McPherson M

Design and development of a fuel cell power supply unit, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ndebele M & Oliver G

Developing a reduced weight stackable PET bottle, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ndihokubwayo R, Crafford JG & Buys F

The identification of priority construction project objectives in a non-monetary incentive motivational working environment, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Nyangiwe NN, Baatjie B & Greyling CJ

The discolourisation of model dyes and textiles effluent under UV using commercial and synthesised nano-TiO2, NanoAfrica International Conference, Vanderbijlpark, 30 March-2 April 2014

Olivier CD & Whaits CV

An x-band phase-locked loop for a CubeSat transmitter, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Quibell J, Jooste C & Visser DF

The design of a camera system for an earth observation CubeSat mission, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Quickfall MG & Solomons PM

A strategic approach toward low cost housing promoting infrastructure and economic development in South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Scholtz KB & Oliver G

Analyses of a solid rocket motor nozzle assembly using computational fluid dynamics, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Tshemese N & Tzoneva R

Design and IEC 61499 standard-based PLC implementation of nonlinear PID controllers for nonlinear processes, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Visser DF

ZA-Aerosat: In situ science and a validation platform for F’SATI’s CubeSat technology, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Conference proceedings

Abiodun BJ, Ojumu AM, Jenner S & Ojumu TV

Regional transport of atmospheric NOx and HNO3 over Cape Town

33rd ITM on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, Miami, FL, 27-31 August 2013

Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2014, pp 317-322, ISBN 978-3-319-04378-4

Adebowale OJ & Fapohunda JA

Adverse impact of construction related factors on construction labour efficiency

8th Built Environment Conference: Reflections on Directions in Construction, Durban, 27-29 July 2014

Cape Town: Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2014, pp 434-443, ISBN 978-0-620-03560

Adebowale OJ & Fapohunda JA

Adverse impact of construction resources on construction workforce output

Ejohwomu O & Oshodi O (eds): 3rd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa, Abeokuta, Nigeria, 17-19 March 2014

Ota, Nigeria: College of Environmental Science

– Bells University of Technology, 2014, pp 286-299, ISBN 978-978-938-173-9

Adebowale OJ & Fapohunda JA

Adverse impacts of design team on construction workforce productivity

Laryea S & Ibem E (eds): 8th Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Conference, Johannesburg, 10-11 February 2014

University of the Witwatersrand, 2014, pp 111-119, ISBN 978-0-9566060-8-2

Adebowale OJ & Fapohunda JA

Factors affecting construction labour productivity

Ejohwomu O & Oshodi O (eds): 3rd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa, Abeokuta, Nigeria, 17-19 March 2014

Ota, Nigeria: College of Environmental Science

– Bells University of Technology, 2014, pp 403-412, ISBN 978-978-938-173-9

Adewole AC & Tzoneva R

Impact of IEC 61850-9-2 standard-based process bus on the operating performance of protection IEDS: Comparative study

Boje E & Xia X (eds): 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC’14), Volume 19, Cape Town, 24-29 August 2014

International Federation of Automatic Control, 2014, pp 2245-2251, ISBN 978-3-902823-62-5

Akinyede IJ & Fapohunda JA

Effect of building control plan on cost during building production process in South Africa construction industry

Talukhaba A (ed): 7th Annual Quantity Surveying Research Conference: Mapping the Future, Pretoria, 22-23 September 2014

Tshwane University of Technology, 2014, pp 382-391, ISBN 978-0-620-61397-2

Akinyede IJ & Fapohunda JA

Efficient utilization of cost without affecting delivery time during production processes

Emuze F & Aigbavboa C (eds): TG59 People in Construction Conference, Port Elizabeth, 6-8 April 2014

Port Elizabeth: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014, pp 120-126, ISBN 978-1-920176-98-3

Akinyede IJ & Fapohunda JA

Essential factors that affect budgeted cost in respect to design, construction and management during building production process in South Africa

Ejohwomu O & Oshodi O (eds): 3rd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa, Abeokuta, Nigeria, 17-19 March 2014

Ota, Nigeria: College of Environmental Science –Bells University of Technology, 2014, pp 300-311, ISBN 978-978-938-173-9

Akinyede IJ & Fapohunda JA

Factors that affect budgeted cost through achieving delivery of quality project in the South Africa construction industry

Italian Association for Total Cost Management (ed): ICEC 2014 – IX World Congress: Re-Engineering Total Cost Management, Milan, Italy, 20-22 October 2014

Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations, 2014, pp 1-10, ISBN 978-88-940141-0-5

Akinyede IJ & Fapohunda JA

Factors that affect budgeted cost through building production process in South Africa construction industry

8th Built Environment Conference: Reflections and directions in construction, Durban, 27-29 July 2014

Cape Town: Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2014, pp 238-247, ISBN 978-0-620-60356-0

Akinyede IJ & Fapohunda JA

Factors that affect cost during building production processes in South Africa construction industry

Ejohwomu O & Oshodi O (eds): 3rd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa, Abeokuta, Nigeria, 17-19 March 2014

Ota, Nigeria: College of Environmental Science –Bells University of Technology, 2014, pp 312-324, ISBN 978-978-938-173-9

Akinyede IJ & Fapohunda JA

Impact of budgeted cost on management of construction resources during building production processes in South Africa ‘s construction industry Italian Association for Total Cost Management (ed): ICEC 2014 – IX World Congress: Re-Engineering Total Cost Management, Milan, Italy, 20-22 October 2014

Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations, 2014, pp 1-9, ISBN 978-88-940141-0-5

Akinyede IJ & Fapohunda JA

The impact of design changes on budgeted cost of building projects in South Africa

Laryea S & Ibem E (eds): 8th Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Conference, Johannesburg, 10-11 February 2014

University of the Witwatersrand, 2014, pp 537-546, ISBN 978-0-9566060-8-2

Almaktoof AMA, Raji AK & Kahn MTE

Finite set-model predictive control and DC-link capacitor voltages balancing for three-level NPC inverters

16th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference and Exposition, Antalya, Turkey, 21-24 September 2014

Ankara, Turkey: Gazi University, 2014, pp 305-310, ISBN 978-1-4799-2062-4

Almaktoof AMA, Raji AK & Kahn MTE Finite set-model predictive current control of threephase voltage source inverter for renewable energy

systems (RES) applications

12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Hong Kong, 26-29 August 2013

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2013, pp 2369-2376, ISBN 978-988-15439-5-0

Almaktoof AMA, Raji AK & Kahn MTE

Performance evaluation and improvement of an FSMPC for two-level VSI

International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Clean Energy and Green Computing, Dubia, United Arab Emirates, 11-13 December 2013

Dubai: Islamic Azad University, 2013, pp 120-126, ISBN 978-0-9891305-3-0

Almaktoof AMA, Raji AK & Kahn MTE

Robust current control technique for variable DC-link voltage source inverters for renewable energy systems

11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014, CPUT, 2014, pp 353-360, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Almaktoof AMA, Raji AK, Kahn MTE & Ali Ekhlat M

Evaluation of a battery-less PV system-driven desalination with RO for rural areas: Case study

22nd International DUE Conference, Cape Town, 31 March-2 April 2014, CPUT, 2014, pp 173-180, ISBN 978-0-9922041-4-3

Alwaer A & Gryzagoridis J

Water desalination by evacuated tube heat pipe solar collector

11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014, CPUT, 2014, pp 361-365, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Aminou M, Moussavou AA, Adonis ML & Raji AK

1 mWp solar farm design for cluster of rural villages in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dalkilic A (ed): ENTECH’14 Energy Technologies Conference-1, Istanbul, 22-24 December 2014

Istanbul: Dakam Publishing, 2014, pp 591-604, ISBN 978-605-5120-98-6

Amushembe H & Atkinson-Hope G

The use of DIgSILENT power factory software for power system efficiency calculations under distorted conditions

22nd South African Universities Power Engineering Conference 2014, Durban, 30-31 January 2014

Durban: SAUPEC, 2014, pp 194-199, ISBN 978-1-86840-619-0

Atkinson-Hope G

Utility theory process for making a mitigation decision on harmonic resonance

2014 Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC 2014), Alberta, Canada, 12-14 November 2014

IEEE Computer Society, Conference Publishing Services, 2014, pp 151-158, ISBN 978-1-4799-6038-5

Atkinson-Hope G, Amushembe H & Stemmet WC

Effectiveness of filter types on efficiency in networks containing multiple capacitors and harmonic sources

Masoum M, Abu-Siada A & Islam S (eds): Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Perth, Australia, 28 September-1 October 2014

Perth: Curtin University, 2014, pp 1-6, ISBN 978-0-646-92375-8

Ayodele OL & Kahn MTE

Underutilise waste heat as potential to generate environmental friendly energy

11th International ICUE Conference,

Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 367-372, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Basitere M & Ivala EN

Addressing the mathematical knowledge gap between high school and first-year university Chemical Engineering Mathematics course: The role of Facebook

Yanez T, Rodriguez O & Griffiths P (eds): 9th International Conference on e-Learning (ICEL2014), Valparaiso, Chille, 26-27 June 2014

Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International, 2014, pp 22-31, ISBN 978-1-909507-88-3

Cain VC, Knutsen R, Thijs L & Van Humbeeck J

Influence of build orientation on fatigue and fracture of SLM Ti6AI4V components

14th Annual International Conference of the Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa, SANParks, 30 October-1 November 2013

Central University of Technology, 2013, pp 1-8, ISBN 978-0-620-58681-8

Christian AEE, Almaktoof AMA & Raji AK

Development of a Proportional + Resonant (PR) controller for a three-phase AC micro-grid system International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Clean Energy and Green Computing (EEECEGC 2013), Dubia, United Arab Emirates, 11-13 December 2013

Dubai: Islamic Azad University, 2013, pp 107-112, ISBN 978-0-9891305-3-0

Davids VP & Lehmensiek R

The effects of a triple-junction solar cell on a Dielectric Resonator Antenna

8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2014), The Hague,

Netherlands, 6-11 April 2014

IEEE, 2014, pp 3122-3125, ISBN 978-1-4799-2431-8

De Smedt G & Adonis ML

Smart meter for renewable energy microgrid island

22nd International DUE Conference, Cape Town, 31 March-2 April 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 23-27, ISBN 978-0-9922041-4-3

De Villiers DJ & Visser DF

Nanosatellite in situ monitoring: An adaptable approach to communication schemes through SDR-based technology

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 230-237, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Fritz WLO

How renewables would affect the power quality of the South African grid

Dalkilic A (ed): ENTECH’14 Energy Technologies Conference-1, Istanbul, 22-24 December 2014

Istanbul: Dakam Publishing, 2014, pp 641-650, ISBN 978-605-5120-98-6

Ganiyu BO, Fapohunda JA & Haldenwang R

Developing sustainable housing for the low income class in the Western Cape Province: Quality checks on South African government low-cost housing

Talukhaba A (ed): 7th Annual Quantity Surveying Research Conference: Mapping the Future, Pretoria, 22-23 September 2014

Tshwane University of Technology, 2014, pp 465-471, ISBN 978-0-620-61397-2

Giraneza M & Kahn MTE

High voltage direct current (HVDC) in applications for independent power providers 22nd International DUE Conference, Cape Town, 31 March-2 April 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 215-218, ISBN 978-0-9922041-4-3

Hulsebosch M, Willigenburg P, Woudstra J & Groenewald BBJ

Direct current in public lighting for improvement in LED performance and costs

11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 165-173, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Iindombo JD & Atkinson-Hope G

Efficiency plan for a large interconnected urban ring main network under contingency conditions

48th International Universities’ Power Engineering Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 5 September 2014

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014, pp 1-6, ISBN 978-1-4799-3255-9

John I & Allie S

DC circuits: Context dependence of student responses

Engelhardt P, Churukian A & Rebello S (eds): 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 1-2 August 2013

Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics, 2013, pp 202-205, ISBN 978-0-7354-1134-0

Jooste CR, Quibell JR & Visser DF

The design of a camera system for an earth observation CubeSat mission

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 306-315, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Kasangala FM & Atkinson-Hope G

Performance of passive AC/DC filters and DC smoothing reactors in UHVDC power systems

22nd South African Universities Power Engineering Conference 2014, Durban, 30-31 January 2014

Durban: SAUPEC, 2014, pp 453-458, ISBN 978-1-86840-619-0

Kotze R, Wiklund J & Haldenwang R

Application of an in-line flow visualisation technique based on ultrasonic for paste and thickened tailings

Sanders S & Sumner R (eds): 19th International Conference on Hydrotransport, Golden, CO, 24-26 September 2014

Berdfordshire, UK: VirtualPiE Ltd t/aBHR Group, 2014, pp 407-420, ISBN 978-1-85598-145-4

Lefulebe BE, Motala S & Musungu K

GIS mapping and analysis for informal settlement upgrading in Cape Town – A case study of Monwabisi Park

Whittal J & Motala S (eds): 2nd AfricaGEO Conference (AfricaGEO 2014), CT, 1-3 July 2014 CONSAS Conference, 2014, pp 1-13, ISBN 978-0-620-60666-0

Lehmensiek R & Khotso PA

Steerable back-to-back Yagi-Uda dipole array

8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, The Hague, Netherlands, 6-11 April 2014

IEEE, 2014, pp 2013-2016, ISBN 978-1-4799-2431-8

Lloyd PJD

The energy profile of a low-income urban community

22nd International DUE Conference, Cape Town, 31 March-2 April 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 111-116, ISBN 978-0-9922041-4-3

Lloyd PJD

A pilot test of ethanol gel as a paraffin replacement in a low-income urban environment

22nd International DUE Conference, Cape Town, 31 March-2 April 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 31-35, ISBN 978-0-9922041-4-3

Lloyd PJD

The status of the LP gas industry in South Africa

11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 127-133, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Lloyd PJD

Why we are heading for a further power crisis

11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 287-292, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Louw E & Whaits CV

An evaluation of low noise amplifier performance at L-band for CubeSat applications

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 217-229, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Luta DN, Fritz WLO & Raji AK

Application of model based system engineering approach in the modelling of grid connected photovoltaic system

Dalkilic A (ed): ENTECH’14 Energy Technologies Conference-1, Istanbul, 22-24 December 2014

Istanbul: Dakam Publishing, 2014, pp 605-614, ISBN 978-605-5120-98-6

Luta DN, Raji AK & Fritz WLO

Simulation of solar absorption cooling system for a residential building in South Africa

22nd International DUE Conference, Cape Town, 31 March-2 April 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 219-222, ISBN 978-0-9922041-4-3

Maladzhi R & Yan BW

Effect of inspiration and motivational leadership on creativity and innovation in SMEs

2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Selangor, Malaysia, 9-12 December 2014

IEEE, 2014, pp 1-5, ISBN 978-1-4799-6410-9

Maleka M, Cupido SWJ & Visser DF

Electrical power subsystem design proposed for the ZACUBE-2 3U CubeSat nanosatellite mission

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 203-216, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Matenda MP, Fritz WLO & Raji AK

Feasibility study of tubular daylighting system’s illumination in South Africa for industrial and commercial applications

Dalkilic A (ed): ENTECH’14 Energy Technologies Conference-1, Istanbul, 22-24 December 2014

Istanbul: Dakam Publishing, 2014, pp 615-623, ISBN 978-605-5120-98-6

Matenda MP, Raji AK & Fritz WLO

Applications of solar air conditioning assisted systems in Sub-Saharan Africa for residential buildings

22nd International DUE Conference, Cape Town, 31 March-2 April 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 209-214, ISBN 978-0-9922041-4-3

Meru AHM & Atkinson-Hope G

Development of an installation and commissioning process for MV open rack harmonic filters for distribution networks

22nd South African Universities Power Engineering Conference 2014, Durban, 30-31 January 2014

Durban: SAUPEC, 2014, pp 165-170, ISBN 978-1-86840-619-0

Molosi AC & Adonis ML

Analysis of a solar photovoltaic and wind renewable energy demonstrator

22nd International DUE Conference, Cape Town, 31 March-2 April 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 1-5, ISBN 978-0-9922041-4-3

Mushagala JM & Atkinson-Hope G

Optimization of loss reduction through a converted HVAC trasmission line into HVDC model in DIgSILENT software

22nd South African Universities Power Engineering Conference 2014, Durban, 30-31 January 2014

Durban: SAUPEC, 2014, pp 78-82, ISBN 978-1-86840-619-0

Mwinga M, Groenewald BBJ & McPherson M

Design, modelling and simulation of a fuel cell power conditioning system

Dalkilic A (ed): ENTECH’14 Energy Technnologies Conference-1, Istanbul, 22-24 December 2014

Istanbul: Dakam Publishing, 2014, pp 625-639, ISBN 978-605-5120-98-6

Ndihokubwayo R, Crafford G & Buys F

The identification of priority construction project deliverables in a non-monetary incentive motivational working environment

Italian Association for Total Cost Management

(ed): ICEC 2014 – IX World Congress: Re-Engineering Total Cost Management, Milan, Italy, 20-22 October 2014

Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations, 2014, pp 1-20, ISBN 978-88-940141-0-5

Ndihokubwayo R, Crafford G & Buys F

Motivational factors towards performance of construction and consultant team members

Talukhaba A (ed): 7th Annual Quantity Surveying Research Conference: Mapping the Future

Pretoria, 22-23 September 2014

Tshwane University of Technology, 2014, pp 263-277, ISBN 978-0-620-61397-2

Ndihokubwayo R, Crafford G & Buys F

Perceptions on the importance of offering monetary and non-monetary incentives to team members of construction projects

Laryea S & Ibem E (eds): 8th Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Conference, Johannesburg, 10-11 February 2014

University of the Witwatersrand, 2014, pp 445-456, ISBN 978-0-9566060-8-2

Ndihokubwayo R, Crafford G & Buys F

SWOT analysis as a measure for identification of infrastructure delivery objectives driven by monetary incentives

Musonda I & Aigbavboa C (eds): International Conference on Infrastructure Development and Investment Strategies for Africa: Decades of Infrastructure Investment, Livingstone, Zambia, 25-26 September 2014

University of Johannesburg, 2014, pp 137-148, ISBN 978-0-86970-782-1

Ndihokubwayo R, Nghona X & Simpeh EK

Exploratory study on pre- and during experiential learning experiences of Construction Studies students

Talukhaba A (ed): 7th Annual Quantity Surveying Research Conference: Mapping the Future

Pretoria, 22-23 September 2014

Tshwane University of Technology, 2014, pp 167-181, ISBN 978-0-620-61397-2

Neal PM & Haldenwang R

A comparison of in situ instruments to assess settlement in windswept sands

7th Built Environment Conference, CT, 28-30 July 2013

Lambton: Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa, 2013, pp 314-325, ISBN 978-0-620-55984-3

Negumbo R & Atkinson-Hope G

New overall efficiency formula for analyzing power system containing multiple harmonic sources

11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 147-151, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Ngquba V, Crowe JL & Fapohunda JA

Analysis of the effectiveness of quality assurance system towards delivering low-cost houses in Cape Town, South Africa

Laryea S & Ibem E (eds): 8th Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Conference, Johannesburg, 10-11 February 2014

University of the Witwatersrand, 2014, pp 121129, ISBN 978-0-9566060-8-2

Onwunta OEK & Kahn MTE

EMDS energy efficiency improvement and the environment

11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 203-210, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Parker A & Musungu K

Evaluation of the accuracy of the SAGEOID

2010 model in the Cape Peninsula

Whittal J & Motala S (eds): 2nd AfricaGEO Conference (AfricaGEO 2014), CT, 1-3 July 2014

CONSAS Conference, 2014, pp 1-15, ISBN 978-0-620-60666-0

Petrinic I, De Jager D, Korenak J, Helix-Nielsen

C, Sheldon MS, Curlin M, De Langhe P & Coenen S

Treatment and reuse of textile effluents based on membrane techonologies

Hursa Sajatovic A & Vujasinovic E (eds): 7th International Textile Clothing and Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 5-8 October 2014

Croatia: University of Zagreb, 2014, pp 677-682, ISBN 978-953-7105-54-9

Raji AK

Hydrogen enhanced renewable electric power system for load following applications

Dalkilic A (ed): ENTECH’14 Energy Technologies Conference-1, Istanbul, 22-24 December 2014

Istanbul: Dakam Publishing, 2014, pp 579-589, ISBN 978-605-5120-98-6

Raji AK, Almaktoof AMA & Kahn MTE

Synergy of small-scale wind energy system with energy efficient appliances and reticulation system

12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Hong Kong, 26-29

August 2013

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2013, pp 2425-2433, ISBN 978-988-15439-5-0

Roman M, Van Zyl RR, Parus N & Mahatho N

Insulator leakage current monitoring: Challenges for high voltage direct current transmission lines 11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 311-317, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Sanatkaran N & Masalov IA

Synergism between a polymeric surfactant and various nonionic sorbitan and polyoxyethylene derivatives of fatty acid ester surfactants at the

water-oil interface

Duyan E & Ozturkcan C (eds): CHEMTECH’13/ Chemical Engineering Conference Contemporary Issues on Chemical Engineering, Istanbul, 26-28 December 2013

Instanbul, Turkey: DAKAM Publishing, 2013, pp 17-24, ISBN 978-605-5120-70-2

Simpeh EK

Identification of the barriers to implementation of green innovation in construction projects during the design and construction phase

Italian Association for Total Cost Management (ed): ICEC 2014 Congress: Re-Engineering Total Cost Management, Milan, Italy, 20-22 October 2014

Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations, 2014, 8pp electronic, ISBN 978-88-940141-0-5

Simpeh EK, Arthur-Aidoo B, Okae-Adow M & Allotey S

Analysis of causes of non-value-adding activities associated with rework in the Ghanaian construction industry: A case study in Accra

Italian Association for Total Cost Management (ed): ICEC 2014 – IX World Congress: Re-Engineering Total Cost Management, Milan, Italy, 20-22 October 2014

Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations, 2014, 8pp electronic, ISBN 978-88-940141-0-5

Simpeh F

Comparative analysis of lecture theatre performance parameters’ importance to students learning experience

Ejohwomu O & Oshodi O (eds): 3rd International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA), Abeokuta, Nigeria, 17-19 March 2014

Ota, Nigeria: College of Environmental Science –Bells University of Technology, 2014, pp 275-285, ISBN 978-978-938-173-9

Simpeh F

Students’ involvement strategies for lecture theatre maintenance management

Laryea S & Ibem E (eds): 8th Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Conference, Johannesburg, 10-11 February 2014

University of the Witwatersrand, 2014, pp 493-500, ISBN 978-0-9566060-8-2

Simpeh F, Mohamed Z & Hartmann A

Overview of score and value of building maintenance management

Laryea S & Ibem E (eds): 8th Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Conference, Johannesburg, 10-11 February 2014

University of the Witwatersrand, 2014, pp 435-443, ISBN 978-0-9566060-8-2

Sinuka Y, Omar I & Makhomo S

Comparative effects on fuel and exhaust back pressure for a diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel and biofuel blends

11th International ICUE Conference, Cape Town, 18-20 August 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 391-395, ISBN 978-0-9922041-6-7

Sun B

The similarity law for MEMS gyro with temperature changes

Crocker M, Pawelczyk M & Tian J (eds): 21st International Congress on Sounds and Vibration: In Depth Sound and Vibration Research, 2014, Beijing, 13-17 July 2014

International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV), 2014, pp 1-6, ISBN 978-83-62652-66-2

Yokwana NRA, Ndihokubwayo R & Windapo A

Impact of mentor attitude on the successful mentorship of women in the South African construction industry

Italian Association for Total Cost Management (ed): ICEC 2014 – IX World Congress: Re-Engineering Total Cost Management, Milan, Italy, 20-22 October 2014

Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations, 2014, pp 1-14, ISBN 978-88-940141-0-5

Yokwana NRA, Ndihokubwayo R & Windapo A

The influence of mentorship on the knowledge, productivity and performance of female mentees in the South African construction industry

Italian Association for Total Cost Management (ed): ICEC 2014 – IX World Congress: Re-Engineering Total Cost Management, Milan, Italy, 20-22 October 2014

Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations, 2014, pp 1-11, ISBN 978-88-940141-0-5

Yokwana NRA, Ndihokubwayo R & Windapo A

Mentoring functions that contribute to career advancement in the construction industry: Perspectives of female mentees

Laryea S & Ibem E (eds): 8th Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Conference, Johannesburg, 10-11 February 2014

University of the Witwatersrand, 2014, pp 423-433, ISBN 978-0-9566060-8-2

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

Abiodun BJ, Ojumu AM, Jenner S & Ojumu TV

The transport of atmospheric NOx and HNO3 over Cape Town

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14:559-575, 2014

Adewole AC & Tzoneva R

Distribution network fault detection and diagnosis using wavelet energy spectrum entropy and neural networks

International Review of Electrical Engineering, 9(1):165-173, 2014

Adeyi O, Ikhu-Omoregbe DIO & Jideani VA

Emulsion stability and steady shear characteristics of concentrated oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by gelatinized Bambara groundnut flour

Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(16):4995-5002, 2014

Amodu OS, Ntwampe SKO & Ojumu TV

Emulsification of hydrocarbons by biosurfactant: Exclusive use of agrowaste

BioResources, 9(2):3508-3525, 2014

Amodu OS, Ntwampe SKO & Ojumu TV

Optimization of biosurfactant production by Bacillus licheniformis STK 01 grown exclusively on Beta vulgaris waste using response surface methodology

BioResources, 9(3):5045-5065, 2014

Aransiola EF, Ojumu TV, Oyekola OO, Nyamayaro Madzimbamuto TF & IkhuOmoregbe DIO

A review of current technology for biodiesel production: State of the art

Biomass & Bioenergy, 61:276-297, 2014

Barris K

The Afrikaner grotesque: Mediating between colonial self and colonised other in three post-apartheid South African novels

English in Africa, 41(1):91-107, 2014

Barris K

“Every place is three places”: Bursting Seams in Recent Fiction by Diane Awerbuck and

Henrietta Rose-Innes

Current Writing, 26(1):59-69, 2014

Bokanga GM, Raji A & Kahn MTE

Design of a low voltage DC microgrid system for rural electrification in South Africa

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 25(2):9-14, 2014

Chowdhury MR, Fester VG & Kale G

Growth kinetics evaluation of hydrothermally synthesized -FeOOH nanorods

Journal of Crystal Growth, 387:57-65, 2014

Chowdhury MR, Fester VG, Kale G & Cespedes O

Hydrothermal precipitation of -FeOOH nanostructure(s) in mixed solvent: Study of their morphological and structural evolution

Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16(2412):111, 2014

Chowdhury F & Ojumu TV

Investigation of ferrous-iron biooxidation kinetics by Leptospirillum ferriphilum in a novel packedcolumn bioreactor: Effects of temperature and jarosite accumulation

Hydrometallurgy, 141:36-42, 2014

De Jager D, Sheldon MS & Edwards W

Colour removal from textile wastewater using a pilot-scale dual-stage MBR and subsequent RO system

Separation and Purification Technology, 135:135-144, 2014

Du Plessis PW, Ojumu TV, Fatoba OO, Akinyeye RO & Petrik LF

Distributional fate of elements during the synthesis of zeolites from South African coal fly ash

Materials, 7:3305-3318, 2014

Els-Botes A, Fidder H, Woudberg S & McGrath PJ

Mechanical characterisation of the effect of various forming processes applied to commercially pure titanium Materials Characterization, 96:206-212, 2014

Fapohunda JA

Evaluation of site managers’ hindrances towards optimal utilisation of construction resources

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 12(3):348-363, 2014

Jacobs MS, Mhakure D, Fray RL, Holtman L & Julie C

Item difficulty analysis of a high-stakes mathematics examination using Rasch analysis Pythagoras, 35(1):13-19, 2014

Kalombo JJN, Haldenwang R, Fester VG & Chhabra RP

Centrifugal pump derating for non-Newtonian slurries

Journal of Fluids Engineering – Transactions of the ASME, 136(3):1-11, 2014

Kiyang ST & Van Zyl RR

Empirical investigation of wireless sensor network performance in noisy environments

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 21(1):29-38, 2014

Kotze R, Haldenwang R, Fester VG & Rossle W

A feasibility study of in-line rheological characterisation of a waste sludge using ultrasound technology

WaterSA, 40(4):579-585, 2014

Kotze R & Wiklund J

Ultrasound doppler measurements inside a diaphragm valve using novel transducer

technologies

Measurement Science & Technology, 25(105302):1-11, 2014

Lloyd PJD

Challenges in household energisation and the poor

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 25(2):2-8, 2014

Mkondweni NS & Tzoneva R

LabVIEW and NS2 (LabNS2): Co-simulation, co-emulation, and real-time control toolkit for investigation of network induced time delays and packet loss in networked control systems

International Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control, 10(1):1-18, 2014

Mwanyasi M & Adonis ML

A PV power supply module for a portable CubeSat satellite ground station

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 25(2):2838, 2014

Ndihokubwayo R, Crafford G & Buys F

Model for setting priority construction project objectives aligned with monetary incentives Acta Structilia, 21(1):79-116, 2014

Sanatkaran N, Masalov IA & Malkin AY

Effect of surfactant on interfacial film and stability of highly concentrated emulsions stabilized by various binary surfactant mixtures

Colloids and Surfaces A – Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 461:85-91, 2014

Santos BAQ, Ntwampe SKO, Hamuel JD & Muchatibaya G

Operating conditions for the continuous bioremediation of free cyanide contaminated wastewater using Aspergillus awamori Water Science and Technology, 69.5:989-993, 2014

Sanusi KO, Ayodele OL & Kahn MTE

A concise review of the applications of NiTi shapememory alloys in composite materials

South African Journal of Science, 110(7/8):1-5, 2014

Smith RA, Bester A & Moll CM

Quantifying quality management system performance in order to improve business performance

South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 25(2):75-95, 2014

Sun B & Aifantis EC

Gradient elasticity formulations for micro/nanoshells

Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014 (Article ID 846370):1-4, 2014

Tshilumbu NN, Kharatiyan E & Masalov IA

Effect of nanoparticle hydrophobicity on stability of high concentrated emulsions

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 35(2):283-292, 2014

Vadapalli VR, Fester VG, Petrik LF & Slatter PT

Effect of fly ash size fraction on the potential to neutralise acid mine drainage and rheological properties of sludge

Desalination and Water Treatment, 52:6947-6955, 2014

Van Den Heever EM, Sutherland APN & Haldenwang R

Influence of the rheological model used in pipe-flow prediction techniques for homogeneous nonNewtonian fluids

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 140(12): 04014057-1 - 04014057-12, 2014

Vrancken B, Cain VC, Knutsen R & Van Humbeeck J

Residual stress via the contour method in compact tension specimens produced via selective laser melting

Scripta Materialia, 87:29-32, 2014

journal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Adewole AC & Tzoneva R

Modal participation factor-constrained optimal PMU placement in power system networks

International Review of Electrical Engineering, 9(4):811-820, 2014

Adewole AC & Tzoneva R

Real-time deployment of a novel synchrophasorbased voltage stability assessment algorithm

International Review of Electrical Engineering, 9(5):1021-1033, 2014

Almaktoof AM, Raji AK & Kahn MTE

Finite set-model predictive current control of threephase voltage source inverter for renewable energy systems (RES) applications

Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 8(4):749756, 2014

Almaktoof AM, Raji AK & Kahn MTE

Modelling and simulation of three-phase voltage source inverter using a model predictive current control

International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology, 5(1):9-13, 2014

Eljaaidi AA & Kahn MTE

Acoustic output as measured by thermal and mechanical indices and its bio-effect during ultrasound scanning in obstetrics

Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy, 4(9):5864, 2014

Girameza M & Kahn MTE

Comparative evaluation between direct connected and VSC-HVDC grid connected wind farm

Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy, 4(12):11-16, 2014

Onwunta OEK & Kahn MTE

Smart grid concept and developments: The

relevance to South Africa

Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 8(11):1952-1963, 2014

Sun B

Rational interpretation of the postulates in plasticity Results in Physics, 4:10-11, 2014

Sun B & Aifantis EC

Gradient elasticity formulations for micro/nanoshells

Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014:4pp electronic, 2014

Utou FE, Gryzagoridis J & Sun B

Detection of crack travel opening of a standard notched specimen Mode l using embedded FOS device

Applied Mechanics and Materials, 442:360-366, 2014

Zakariya NI & Kahn MTE

Benefits and biological effects of ionizing radiation

Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences, 2(9):583-591, 2014

Technical reports

Greyling C & Hollstein DE

Fingerprinting of polymeric insulating materials for outdoor use, Working Group D1.27 Report 595, CIGRÉ – International Council on Large Electric Systems, October 2014, ISBN 978-2-85873-296-8

Haldenwang R, Fester V & Kotzé R

Pressure drop prediction for efficient sludge pipeline design, WRC Report no.2216/1/14

November 2014, ISBN No 978-1-4312-0642-1

Postgraduate degrees conferred

DTech: Electrical Engineering

Nell RD

Three dimensional depth visualisation using image sensing to detect an artefact in space

Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn

Ogidan OK

Design of nonlinear networked control for wastewater distributed systems

Supervisor: Prof R Tzoneva

Onwuta OEK

Modelling and simulation of the impacts of distributed generation integration into the smart grid

Supervisor: Prof MTE Kahn

DTech: Mechanical Engineering

Adeyi OT

Effect of Bambara groundnut flour on the stability and rheological properties of oil-inwater emulsion

Supervisors: Prof D Ikhu-Omoregbe, Prof V Jideani

Burger JH

Non-Newtonian open channel flow: The effects of shape

Supervisors: Prof R Haldenwang, Dr N Alderman

Sanatkaran N

Effect of different surfactant mixtures on the stabilization mechanism of highly concentrated water-in-oil emulsions

Supervisor: Prof I Masalova

Tartibu KL

A multi-objective optimisation approach for small-scale standing wave thermoacoustic coolers design

Supervisors: Prof B Sun, Prof MAE Kaunda

Tshilumbu NN

Design and development of novel high performance emulsion explosive using nanoparticles

Supervisors: Prof I Masalova

MTech: Chemical Engineering

Akinpelu AE

Bioremediation of gold mine wastewater using Fusarium oxysporum

Supervisors: Dr SKO Ntwampe, Prof TV Ojumu

Erdogan IG

Treatment of softdrink industry wastewater using an integrated anaerobic/aerobic membrane bioreactor

Supervisor: Prof M Sheldon

Gabriel EG

Investigation of the emulsifying properties of Bambara groundnut flour and starch

Supervisor: Prof DIO Ikhu-Omeoregbe

John JM

Retrofit of heat exchanger networks of a chemical plant using pinch analysis

Supervisors: Mr A Rabiu, Dr A Isafiade

Kredemann BC cum laude

Critical process conditions for controlled growth of iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized using continuous hydrothermal synthesis

Supervisor: Prof V Fester

Mapan Inwer S cum laude

Adsorption of perflourinated water contaminants

on microporous Agave sisalana activated carbon fibre

Supervisors: Dr SKO Ntwampe, Prof MS Sheldon

Mekuto L cum laude

Biodegradation of cyanide and subsequent nitrification-aerobic denitrification in cyanide containing wastewater

Supervisors: Dr SKO Ntwampe, Dr V Jackson

Ngoma IE

An investigation of the effects of acid stress on the selected acidophilic bioleaching microorganisms

Supervisor: Prof TV Ojumu

MTech: Civil Engineering

Khahledi MC

Non-Newtonian fluids flow measurement through sharp crested notches

Supervisor: Prof R Haldenwag

MTech: Construction Management

Adebowale OJ

Framework for effective management of the construction workforce towards enhancement of the labour efficiency during the building production process in South Africa

Supervisor: Dr J Fapohunda

Akinyede IJ

Framework for effective management of cost constraint on building project delivery in South Africa

Supervisor: Dr J Fapohunda

Lee SF

An evaluation of management’s impact on knowledge and related service diversification within quantity surveying firms

Supervisors: Mr M Laatoe, Dr L Martin

Mbeki S

Causes, effects and impact of shortages of skilled artisans on contractor productivity

Supervisor: Mr J Crowe

Pillay K

The cost of construction accidents

Supervisors: Ms Z Mohamed, Prof T Haupt

Yokwana NR

Factors contributing to the successful mentorship of women in the South African construction industry

Supervisor: Mr R Ndihokubwayo

MTech: Electrical Engineering

Aminou Moussavou AA cum laude Modelling and analysis of microgrid control techniques for grid stabilisation

Supervisors: Dr M Adonis, Dr AK Raji

Amushembe H

Effects of harmonic distortion on electrical efficiency of power system equipment

Supervisor: Prof G Atkinson-Hope

Ayeleso AO cum laude

An extreme ultraviolet and plasma spectrometer scientific payload for a CubeSat

Supervisor: Prof R van Zyl

Bayendang NP

Nanosatelite GPS receiver design and implementation: A software-to-firmware approach

Supervisors: Prof E Bierman, Mr A Barnard

Deivakkannu G

Development of an infrastructure platform for distributed applications in power systems data transfer

Supervisors: Mr C Kriger, Dr S Krishnamurthy

Julie FG

Development of an IEC61850 standard-based automation system for a distribution power network

Supervisors: Prof R Tzoneva, Prof A Apostolov

Luta DN cum laude

Modelling of hybrid solar wind integrated generation systems in an electrical distributed network

Supervisors: Dr W Fritz, Dr AK Raji

Luwaca E cum laude

Data acquisition and data transfer methods for realtime power system optimisation problems solution

Supervisors: Prof P Petev, Mr C Kriger

Mfoumboulou YG cum laude

Development of nonlinear control algorithms for implementation in distributed systems

Supervisor: Prof R Tzoneva

Shidhika FMT

Estimation of the direction of the arrival signals from nanosatelites using antenna inferometry

Supervisors: Dr K Govender, Prof PJ Cilliers

Tshemese N cum laude

Design and PLC implementation of a nonlinear PID controller for control of a nonlinear process

Supervisors: Prof Tzoneva, Mr C Kringer

MTech: Mechanical Engineering

Cupido LH

Experimental and numerical investigation of heat treatment of Ai-Si-Cu Alloy

Supervisors: Dr N Mahomed, Dr P Leszak

Du Plessis M

Sensitivity analysis of EB-PVD thermal barrier coatings for aerospace applications

Supervisor: Dr N Mahomed, Dr A Nowotnik

Fourie J

Numerical optimisation of the grating system of the inlet valve casting made of titanium

Supervisors: Dr N Mahomed, Dr J Lelito

MTech: Qualty

Akwunwa JC

Quality improvement at a university of technology using internet technologies

Supervisor: Prof M Moll

Postgraduate degrees obtained by staff members

PhD (Construction Economics)

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Ndihokubwayo R

An incentive motivational approach to enhance successful delivery of construction projects

Magister (Environmental Management) University of the Free State

Theron C

Impact of climate change on rainfall with special reference to run-off and storm water infrastructure in the Helderberg, Paarde Vlei area

FACULTY OF

The past year has been a period of reflection and change. Prof Johan esterhuyse sadly passed away, and this left a gap in both research supervisory and administration capacity in the faculty. The faculty however continued to undertake activities in pursuit of its aims and objectives, and our staff and students continued on their quest towards research excellence, building on the tradition of conducting quality research as they had done in the past. The research administration activities were restructured, new emerging research areas were identified, and staff were selected to give support to national research initiatives.

The faculty is particularly honoured that Prof Peter Clarke-Farr has been appointed Research Associate and Honorary Research Fellow of the African Vision Research Institute which provides supervision opportunities of master’s and doctoral students in Optometry across the African continent. He was also appointed the Managing Editor of the African Vision and Eye Health Journal (formerly the South African Optometrist). This is a peer reviewed DHET subsidy-accredited journal and the only one of its kind on the African continent.

The biggest new potential for emerging research was reflected in the Department of Emergency Medicine. In its first year of starting a new master’s programme, a number of postgraduate students were registered from all parts of the country. At the same time, the staff embarked on obtaining their own postgraduate qualifications, resulting in the department having

the best qualified staff in the country. This bodes very well for the future research activities in that department.

The research scope in the faculty covers both fundamental and applied research. There are clear indications that our research is not only informing our undergraduate teaching programmes but also providing new career opportunities for our graduates. Our diverse yet related research activities form a rich tapestry of various facets of health and healtheducation investigations within the context of a university of technology. The majority of the academic staff have research qualifications, and this provides a strong platform for providing appropriate supervision to our postgraduate students. Our research success comes about as a direct result of planning, hard work and

effective research leadership. In this regard, the faculty researchers and postgraduate students are to be congratulated for their efforts.

This report provides an overview of the research accomplishment of a very able and dedicated group of people who strive to better the health of our people and who work to address the needs of the most vulnerable and “at-risk” members of our society. Translation of research from the laboratory to application is essential and continues to be the cornerstone of the high national relevance of research.

TrResearch administration activities were restructured, new emerging research areas were identified, and staff were selected to give support to national research initiatives

A CADE mi C Ex CHAN g E Pr O gr A mm E RESEARCHER RANDS

NEw PrOFESSOr APPOiNTED

Prof oluwafemi oguntibeju

CONFE r ENCE F u ND i N g (CONFCO m )

CPUT wins top four places at DENTASA competition

CPUT students did extremely well at the Dental Technology association of South africa (DeNTaSa) Graduate achiever award competition in august 2014. BTech students achieved the top four places, with the winner, Corné Serdy, being awarded a trip worth approximately r120 000 to the International Dental Show in Cologne in 2015, followed by training at dental r&D companies in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Corné will also get international work experience by interning at dental laboratories in Germany and england, where he will be mentored by expatriate CPUT alumni. The BTech students competed against students from the Durban and Tshwane Universities of Technology, and were asked to find a real patient case, research the patient’s clinical history, engage with the clinician and the professional dental technologist who did the original work, and under this person’s guidance reproduce the exact case.

Dental Technology’s HoD, Mr Louis Steyn, said the competition started as a BTech project 12 years ago as a way of cementing the fundamentals of research. Since then, it has grown in prominence, and CPUT students now have the assistance of master ceramists, prosthodontists and even the head of UWC’s Dental faculty. “This project teaches our students how to interact and share information with clinicians and other members of the profession, and it enables them to develop presentation, PowerPoint and public speaking skills.”

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RESEARCHER NRF AWARD CPUT COMMITMENT TOTAL AWARD grant KA 140 513 - 140 513 Khan S 76 265 - 76 265 marnewick jl 40 000 - 40 000 marnewick jl 19 000 - 19 000 matsha TE 40 000 - 40 000 Oguntibeju OO 40 000 - 40 000 vergotine Z 152 498 - 152 498 TOTAl 4 514 452

m olecular Pathogenic m icrobiology r esearch g roup

Prof Sehaam Khan

The main focus area of this research group is waterborne pathogens, specifically bacteria and viruses in wastewater, river water and roof-harvested rain water. Projects are carried out in collaboration with the Water Research Group within the Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University.

Highlights for 2014

Project 1

Numerous research groups have demonstrated that many wastewater treatment (WWT) processes are ineffective in their ability to remove antibiotic compounds from the wastewater effluent. This implies that antibiotics and antimicrobial resistant strains may be present and persist in treated wastewater effluent that is usually released into a neighbouring surface water source.

- PhD study – (1) Comparison of remediation techniques (incorporating absorbing filtration, such as activated carbon; constructed floating bed systems which evaluate grass varieties such as ryegrass and vetiver grass; and solar pasteurisation, etc.) to decrease the level of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant strains in irrigation water; (2) Identification of novel biosurfactants from microorganisms isolated from wastewater

- MTech study – The level and persistence of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria in wastewater before, during and after treatment at a municipal WWT plant in Stellenbosch

Project 2

Access to clean water is essential for maintaining human health, as water-related diseases lead to millions of deaths and many cases of illness annually. Rainwater harvesting has thus been earmarked as an additional water source which could provide clean and potable water directly to the consumer.

- PhD study – Research on Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) has increased in recent years; it is evident that this pathogen has evolved sophisticated mechanisms that enable it to adapt to environmental conditions through its ability to enter, survive and replicate in protozoan species. However, the precise understanding of how L. pneumophila survives in adverse environmental conditions and manipulates host cell functions on the mechanistic level is still largely unknown. The aim of the proposed research is thus to implement an innovative in vitro system to study interactions between L. pneumophila and amoebae (indigenous to harvested rainwater). Another goal of this research is to investigate the survival and proliferation of Legionella species in point-of-use treated harvested rainwater.

- MSc (Micro) study – A study was done on the application of viability assays to monitor the efficiency of solar pasteurisation for the treatment of rainwater.

- MSc (Micro) study – Research was done on microbial and chemical source tracking markers

for the detection of human contamination in rainwater.

further projects

- Characterisation of an indigenous Trichoplusia ni baculovirus (TniSNPV), for use as a biological pest control agent

- Molecular biology techniques to screen for the development of multidrug resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae found to cause nosocomial infections

- Colonisation rate of and characterisation of the antibiotic resistance and sero-type profile of group B Streptococcus (GBS) among pregnant Namibian women

- Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates obtained in the Khomas region, Windhoek

Landmark diabetes study launched at CPuT

Cardiometabolic Health r esearch u nit

Prof Tandi Matsha matshat@cput.ac.za

Mr Shafick Hassan hassans@cput.ac.za

over 5000 Bellville South residents will benefit from a multimillion rand diabetes study tracking the development of the disease. The community was selected for its proximity to CPUT’s Bellville campus location of a clinic specially developed for the study. The three-year project will monitor the development of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Participants are eager to be involved because they are given regular health screen checks, including a dental examination and weight and blood checks. Head of the programme, Prof Tandi Matsha, said, “Many of the people attending may not know that they have diabetes, and this type of service alerts them to possible health problems. Diabetes is increasing all over the world, with 80% of the increase happening in low to middle income countries like South africa.”

The diabetes and cardiovascular study is a r8.25 million research project awarded by the SaMrC.

The mission of the Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit is to create an environment for collaborative solutions in order to better understand the underlying reasons for the increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, with the goal of improving cardiometabolic health in South Africa and beyond.

In this unit, the research cluster employs an integrated research programme focusing on obesity, cardiovascular risk, metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney diseases and diabetes. The unit strives to accelerate research advances by employing innovative, multidisciplinary intra- and inter-institutional collaborative approaches aimed at improving cardiometabolic health through translation to healthy lifestyles, early diagnosis, and cost-effective prevention and management of these diseases. Much of the group’s work comprises community-based studies, specifically Cape Town’s Bellville South.

The research unit is involved in studies including periodontal diseases, immune activation, hepatic steatosis, Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, pollution, and genetic and epigenetic novel risk factors

for cardiometabolic traits in mixed ancestry South Africans, funded by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Flagship Programme, the NRF and CPUT.

Our research is broad, spanning epidemiology to discovery-based laboratory science. Much of the work is interdisciplinary, integrating with the Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit (NCDRU), SAMRC; the Department of Pathology and the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, SU; the Department of Dentistry, UWC; and the South African National Bioinformatics Institute. International collaboration partners include the Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories; Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London; and the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Canada.

Major achievements during 2014 include the graduation of three doctoral and one master’s fellow. The unit published 15 manuscripts and members of the group presented research findings at the 2nd African Diabetes Congress in Cameroon.

Oxidative Stress r esearch Centre (OS r C)

Prof Jeanine Marnewick

The OSRC contributes to existing knowledge regarding the role of oxidative stress in health and disease development through high-quality research. These research findings and knowledge are disseminated to the general public in order to improve the health status of the South African population. The centre also houses the Analytical Testing Laboratory, serving the dual purpose of providing a testing service to industry and other institutes, as well as training postgraduate students.

2014 brought about exciting new opportunities for the OSRC, one being the creation of the Institute of Biomedical and Microbial Biotechnology (IBMB) at CPUT by the office of the DVC: RTIP. Together with IBMB, we will enhance research capacity and capabilities in order to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to address research questions. This year, the centre welcomed a new senior scientist, Dr Liana van der Westhuizen, to drive a new research initiative investigating dietary compounds showing potential in disease prevention as biomarkers of exposure, efficacy and bioavailability, as well as their drug interactions. We also welcomed Dr Dirk Bester as the new research leader of the Experimental Biology initiative in the centre. We wish them every success.

As always, 2014 has been a very productive year, with outputs concentrated around publications and invited talks. Prof Oguntibeju, leader of the Nutrition and Chronic Disease Research Group, and his

colleagues presented at two international and one national conference and published seven articles and seven book chapters. Dr Van der Westhuizen received the best paper of the year award from the editors of the World Mycotoxin Journal for a paper titled Fumonisin biomarkers in maize eaters and implications for human disease. Seven publications, one book chapter and a number of conference presentations emanated from the Medicinal Plant Research Group.

Various role players in industry and the higher education sector showed keen interest in our research involving rooibos and its health benefits. In this regard, Prof Marnewick was the invited guest speaker at the annual Afriplex Technical Symposium; the Innovation Symposium (ATS in association with the TIA, Industrial Development Corporation and CPUT); the South African Association for Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST) Cape Branch Symposium; the Cell Biology Symposium (Anatomical Society of Southern Africa); and at the lecture series presented by the Royal Society of South Africa and the Academy of Science of South Africa. A concerted effort was made to disseminate our research to the general public: Prof Marnewick featured in the DRUSSA Digest in October regarding her successful research uptake strategy at CPUT, while she also presented at the Hermanus Culture Society and at the Worcester Herbal Club. She attended SARIMA’s Get Strategic with Science

One of our neighbouring institutes (SU’s Department of Medical Physiology and Department of Physiology,) invited Dr Bester to present on the effects of dietary Garcinia kola supplementation on myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion and the role of inflammation in the isolated perfused rat heart model. Research collaborations with these departments were subsequently established. A number of our researchers also collaborate globally, including with the University of Kaposvar.

All in all, it was a good year for the OSRC, and we aim to build on that in 2015.

books/chapters

Aboua YG, Manirafasha C, Mosito RB, Van der Linde M & Du Plessis S

Potential of phytotherapeutic treatment of erectile dysfunction

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 279-295, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Adedapa AA, Ofuegbe S & Oguntibeju OO

The antidiabetic activities of the aqueous leaf extract of phyllanthus amarus in some laboratory animals

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 115-137, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Akinmoladun AC, Farombi EO & Oguntibeju OO

Antidiabetic botanicals and their potential benefit in the management of diabetes mellitus

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 139-164, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Alinde OBL, Esterhuyse AJ & Oguntibeju OO

Potential role of Parkia biglobosa in the management and treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 349-369, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Arise RO, Aderounmu AL & Oguntibeju OO

Lipid profile, antidiabetic and antioxidant activity of Acacia ataxacantha bark exctract in Streptozotocininduced diabetic rats

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 3-23, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Ayepola OR, Brooks NL & Oguntibeju OO

Oxidative stress and diabetic complications: The role of antioxidant vitamins and flavonoids

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 25-58, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Esterhuyse AJ, Farombi EO, Oguntibeju OO, Oyagbemi AA & Salihu MM

Some selected medicinal plants with antidiabetic potentials

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 95-113, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Marnewick JL, Venter I, Rautenbach F, Neethling H & Kotze M

Rooibos: Effect on iron status in South African adults at risk for coronary heart disease

Juliani HR, Simon JE & Ho C-T (eds): African Natural Plant Products Volume II: New Discoveries and Challenges in Chemistry and Quality

New York: Oxford University Press, 2013, pp 103-114, ISBN 978-084-12-2804-7

Obizoba IC, Oguntibeju OO & Udenta EA Anti-diabetic effects of Nigerian indegenous plant foods/diets

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 59-93, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Oyenihi AB, Brooks NL, Oguntibeju OO & Aboua YG

Antioxidant-rich natural products and diabetes mellitus

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 317-345, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Pantsi WG, Bester DJ, Esterhuyse AJ & Aboua YG

Dietary antioxidant properties of vegetable oils and nuts – The race against cardiovascular disease progression

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 209-238, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Skosana B, Aboua YG & Du Plessis S Buchu – The multi-purpose ethnomedicinally important species and its benefits in the reproductive system

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 297-316, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Valente C, Aboua YG & Du Plessis S Garlic and its effects on health with special reference to the reproductive system

Oguntibeju OO (ed): Antioxidant-Antidiabetic Agents and Human Health

Croatia: InTech, 2014, pp 259-277, ISBN 978-953-51-1215-0

Conference papers

Ayeleso AO, Oguntibeju OO & Brooks NL

Impact of co-administration of red palm oil (Elaeis guineensis) and rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) on glycaemic parameters, key glycolytic enzymes and liver function in diabetic rats, 2nd International Conference of the African Society for Lab Medicine, Cape Town, 30 November-4 December 2014

Davies SEH, West S, Taliep S, Rautenbanch F & Marnewick J

Anti-oxidants and exercise performance: Preliminary findings regarding rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), Zing Conference on Oxidative Stress Parador de Orospesa, Madrid, 3-6 October 2014

Davison GM, Esterhuyse AJ & Aggett H

Haematology education in Africa, Inaugural Indian Ocean Rim Laboratory Haematology Congress, Perth, 16-17 October 2014

Engel-Hills P

The contribution of professional education to the disaster recovery process, FMU-IAEA International Academic Conference – Radiation, Health, and Population: The Multiple Dimensions of PostFukushima Disaster Recovery, Fukushima, Japan, July 2014

Engel-Hills P, Rip A & Winberg C

Ethics “upfront”: Generating an organizational framework for a new university of technology, 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology, Ethics’2014, Chicago, IL, 23-24 May 2014

Oguntibeju OO, Ayepola O & Brooks NL

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-lipidaemic effects of bitter kola seeds-derived biflavonoid complex (kolaviron) in the blood of diabetic rats, European Congress of Pathology-Understanding Disease, London, 29 August-3 September 2014

Olabiyi FA, Olatunji OI, Makinwa TT & Oguntibeju OO

Palm oil and groundnut oil supplementation effects on hyperglycaemic and antioxidant status of diabetic rats, 50th Annual Conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, Akure, Nigeria, 2-7 November 2014

Marnewick JL

Dietary flavonoids, more than just antioxidants, South African Association for Food Science and Technology Symposium, Cape Town, 23 July 2014

Marnewick JL

Dietary polyphenols and health: Do we need them? Afriplex Integrated Pharmacy Technical Symposium, Stellenbosch, 2 April 2014

Marnewick JL

Rooibos: Food for health applications, Innovation Symposium, Cape Town, 17 September 2014

Marnewick JL

Rooibos and Honeybush: Protection against the African sun, Cell Biology Symposium, Stellenbosch, 13 April 2014

Shephard GS, Burger H-M, Gambacorta L, Gong YY, Krska R, Rheeder JP, Solfrizzo M, Srey C, Sulyok M, Visconti A, Warth B & Van der Westhuizen L

Measuring mycotoxin exposure in a South African

rural community, International Mycotoxin Conference, Beijing, 19-23 May 2014

Sibanda L, Engel-Hills P & Davidson F Plain skull and plain lumbar spine diagnostic radiology requests in Zimbabwe’s public hospital complex: Completeness, accuracy and justification, Government of Zimbabwe, Research and Intellectual Expo, Science, Engineering and Technology (RIE-SET) 2014, Harare, 3-6 September 2014

Conference posters

Esau C, Khalil D & Dunn A

Prevention and management of occupational injuries at selected higher education instructions in the Western Cape, South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Garba I, Davidson F & Engel-Hills P

Local diagnostic reference level for brain computed tomography scan in Nigeria, International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine, Varna, Bulgaria, 30 May-2 June 2014

Popoola OK, Marnewick JL, Rautenbach F, Ameer F & Hussein A

Inhibition of oxidative stress and tyrosinase in vitro by South African Helichrysum teretifolium constituents PACN Congress 2014 – Biodiversity and Global Challenges: A Chemical Sciences Approach, Addis Ababa, 30 November-2 December 2014

Pretorius M, Khalil DD & Dunn A

Knowledge and practices of occupational health nurse practitioners in the management of diabetes mellitus in South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Pretorius M, Khalil D & Dunn A

Lack of knowledge and gaps in practices of occupational health nurse practitioners in management of diabetes mellitus in South Africa, CPUT Research Day 2014, 27 November 2014

Rheeder JP, Imri G, Shephard GS & Van der Westhuizen L

Fumonisin levels and Fusarium species in maize collected from rural areas in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, CPUT Research Day 2014, 27 November 2014

Van der Westhuizen L, Shephard GS, Burger HM, Rheeder JP, Gelderblom WCA, Wild CP & Gong YY

Culturally acceptable intervention method reduced fumonisin exposure in maize subsistence farmers of the Eastern Cape, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Vergotine Z, Kengne AP, Pillay TS, Erasmus RT & Matsha TE

Indices of insulin resistance and markers of sub-clinical cardiovascular disease in mixed-ancestry South Africans, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) and Laboratory Medicine, World Lab Congress, Istanbul, 22-26 June 2014

Vergotine Z, Yako Y, Kengne AP, Erasmus RT & Matsha TE

The potential associations of rare peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) mutations with insulin resistance and diabetes risk in a South African population, UNIPATH and Laboratory Medicine in the Era of P4 Medicine, Pretoria, 19-21 September 2014

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

Ajuwon OR, Oguntibeju OO & Marnewick JL

Amelioration of lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury by aqueous rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) extract via inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14(392):1-12, 2014

Ayeleso AO, Oguntibeju OO, Aboua YG & Brooks NL

Effects of red palm oil and rooibos on sperm motility parameters in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 11(5):8-15, 2014

Ayeleso AO, Oguntibeju OO & Brooks NL In vitro study on the antioxidant potentials of the leaves and fruits of Nauclea latifolia

Scientific World Journal, 2014(Article ID 437081):1-8, 2014

Ayepola OR, Brooks NL & Oguntibeju OO

Kolaviron improved resistance to oxidative stress and inflammation in the blood (erythrocyte, serum and plasma) of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Scientific World Journal, 2014(Article ID 921080):1-8, 2014

Ayepola OR, Cerf M, Brooks NL & Oguntibeju OO

Kolaviron, a biflavonoid complex of Garcinia kola seeds modulates apoptosis by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation

in diabetes-induced nephrotoxic rats

Phytomedicine, 21:1785-1793, 2014

Bester BH & Sobuwa S

Utilisation of prehospital intravenous access

SAMJ South African Medical Journal, 104(9):615-618, 2014

Canda BD, Oguntibeju OO & Marnewick JL

Effects of consumption of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and a rooibos-derived commercial supplement on hepatic tissue injury by tertbutyl hydroperoxide in Wistar rats

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2014 (Article ID 716332):1-9, 2014

Dobrowsky PH, Van Deventer A, De Kwaadsteniet M, Ndlovu T, Khan S, Cloete TE & Khan W

Prevalence of virulence genes associated with pathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from domestically harvested rainwater during low- and high-rainfall periods

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(5):1633-1638, 2014

Freemantle CS, Sacks N, Topic M & PinedaVargas CA

Impurity characterization of zinc-recycled WC-6 wt% Co cemented carbides

International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials, 44:94-102, 2014

Gachago D, Ivala EN, Barnes VE, FelixMinnaar JV, Morkel J & Vajat N

Towards the development of digital storytelling practices for use in resource-poor environments, across disciplines and with students from diverse backgrounds

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(3):961-982, 2014

Garraway JW, Hugo CV & De Waal B

Futures studies and scenarios of degrees in universities of technology

Progressio, 36(1):19-33, 2014

Gihwala D, Mars JA & Pineda-Vargas CA

Application of particle-induced X-ray emission, backscattering spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy in the evaluation of orthodontic materials

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 279:423-429, 2013

Grant KA, Apffelstaedt JP, Wright C, Myburgh E, Pienaar R, De Klerk M & Kotze MJ

MammaPrint Pre-screen Algorithm (MPA) reduces chemotherapy in patients with earlystage breast cancer

SAMJ South African Medical Journal, 103(8):522-526, 2013

Guesmia A, Ammi H, Mammeri S, Dib A, Pineda-Vargas CA, Msimanga M & Hedibel M

Semi empirical formula for electronic stopping power determination of 24Mg, 27Al and 28Si ions crossing Formvar foil in the ion energy domain of LSS theory

Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 95:205210, 2014

Kengne AP, Masconi K, Mbanya VN, Lekoubou A, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB & Matsha TE

Risk predictive modelling for diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 51(1):1-12, 2014

Kheswa NY, Papka P, Pineda-Vargas CA, Przybylowicz WJ, Steyn GF, Madiba TE & Sharpey-Shafer JF

Characterisation of thin solid Xe targets

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 299:1067-1072, 2014

Le Roux M, Phiri E, Khan W, Sakiroglu M, Valentine AJ & Khan S

Expression of novel cytosolic malate dehydrogenases (cMDH) in Lupinus angustifolius nodules during phosphorus starvation

Journal of Plant Physiology, 171:1609-1618, 2014

Macharia M, Kengne AP, Blackhurst DM, Erasmus RT & Matsha TE

The impact of chronic untreated hyperglycaemia on the long term stability of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) and antioxidant status in human sera

Journal of Clinical Pathology, 67:55-59, 2014

Matsha TE, Soita DJ, Hassan MS, Erasmus RT & Kengne AP

Deterioration, improvement of kidney function over time and determinants in the Cape Town Bellville South cohort

Nephrology, 19:638-647, 2014

Msimanga M, Pineda-Vargas CA, Hlatshwayo T, Comrie CM, Ammi H & Nkosi M

Electronic stopping force of 12C, 28Si and 63Cu ions in HfO2 and SiO2 dielectric films

Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 322:54-54, 2014

Pineda-Vargas CA, Topic M & Ntsoane T Micro-PIXE analysis of bioconductive hydroxyapatite coatings on titanium alloy

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 297:457-461, 2013

Oguntibeju O, Ayeleso AO & Brooks NL

Modulatory effects of rooibos and red palm oil on antioxidant status in streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemic male Wistar rats

Clinical Nutrition, 32(1):S219-220, 2013

Olafisoye OB, Fatoki OS, Oguntibeju OO & Osibote OA

Determination of trace and major elements in water on oil palm plantations by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry

Instrumentation Science & Technology, 42(6):652666, 2014

Onyenekwu CP, Hoffmann M, Smit FC, Matsha TE & Erasmus RT

Comparison of LDL-cholesterol estimate using the Friedewald formula and the newly proposed de Cordova formula with a directly measured LDLcholesterol in a healthy South African population

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 51(6):672-679, 2014

Schloms L, Smith C, Storbeck KH, Marnewick JL, Swart P & Swart AC

Rooibos influences glucocorticoid levels and steroid ratios in vivo and in vitro: A natural approach in the management of stress and metabolic disorders?

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 58:537-549, 2014

Sobuwa S, Hartzenberg HB, Geduld H & Uys CS

Predicting outcome in severe traumatic brain injury using a simple prognostic model

SAMJ South African Medical Journal, 104(7):492494, 2014

Spicer RMF & Sobuwa S

An analysis of the validity of medical legal documentation in cases where the patient refuses treatment and/or transport

South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 7(2):64-68, 2014

Thamahane-Katengua ETM, Marnewick JL, Ajuwon OR, Chegou NN, Szucs G, Ferdinandy P, Csont T, Csonka C & Van Rooyen J

The combination of red palm oil and rooibos show anti-inflammatory effects in rats

Journal of Inflammation – London, 11(41):1-12, 2014

Topic M, Khumalo Z & Pineda-Vargas CA

Studies on Pt-Mo phases using analytical techniques with high resolution

Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 318:163-167, 2014

Vergotine Z, Yako Y, Matsha TE, Kengne AP & Erasmus RT

Proliferator-activated receptor gamma Pro12Ala interacts with the insulin receptor substrate 1Gly972Arg and increases the risk of insulin resistance and diabetes in the mixed ancestry population from South Africa

BMC Genetics, 15(10):1-8, 2014

j ournal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Kotze MJ, Marnewick JL, Kidd M, Fisher LR & Van Velden DP

Assessment of the impact of hereditary factors on biochemical parameters of cardiovascular risk in relation to moderate alcohol consumption

Nutrition and Aging, 2:189-195, 2014

Kyei KA, Antwi WK, Opoku SY, Hermans S, Anim-Sampong S & Engel-Hills P Radiographers’ knowledge, attitude and challenges on pain management

The South African Radiographer, 52(1):22-25, 2014

Lekoubou A, Matsha TE, Sobngwi E & Kengne AP

Effects of diabetes mellitus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review BioMed Central Research Notes, 7:171, March 2014

Matsha TE, Hassan MS, Hon GM, Soita DJ, Kengne AP & Erasmus RT

Derivation and validation of a waist circumference optimal cutoff for diagnosing metabolic syndrome in a South African mixed ancestry population

International Journal of Cardiology, 168(3):2954-2955, 2013

Nabasenje C, Davidson F, Kotze G & Engel-Hills P

Dose reference level for barium enemas at state hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa

The South African Radiographer, 52(2):21-25, 2014

Nomakhosi M & Ramhurry C

An investigation into the effectiveness of light emitting diodes on treating melasma on skin type VI

American Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, 3(3):51-56, 2014

Odunaiya NA, Owonuwa DD & Oguntibeju OO

Ergonomic suitability of educational furniture and possible health implications in a university setting

Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 5:1-14, 2014

Parbhunath OL, Rautenbach F, Davison G & Marnewick JL

Optimization and validation of a reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography assay with ultra-violet detection for measuring total L-ascorbic acid in food and beverage products

Journal of Analytical and Bioanalytical Techniques, 5(4):1-11, 2014

Swart AC, Schloms L, Smith C, Storbeck KH, Roos M, Marnewick JL & Swart P Rooibos tea: A functional food in the management of metabolic disorders

PharmaNutrition, 2(3):82-83, 2014

Technical reports

Abando C, Bonfiglioli AM, Coffey M, Engel-Hills P, Omar Y, Osztavics A, Rosenblatt E, Van de Velde G, Van Dyk J & Wadhawan GS

A Handbook for the Education of Radiation

Therapists (RTTs), Training Course Series: 58

(IAEA-TCS-58), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, 2014

Rheeder JP & Van der Westhuizen L

Multi-mycotoxin and mycological surveillance of small-holder farmers in four maize-growing provinces in South Africa, Maize Trust Project 12/01 Progress Report, August 2014

Postgraduate degrees conferred

DTech: Biomedical Technology

Ayepola OR

Effects of kolaviron, a Garcinia Kola biflavonoid, on biochemichal and histological parameters in streptozotocin-induced diabetes and diabetic complications (nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity) in male Wistar rats

Supervisors: Prof OO Ogunitbeju, Dr NL Brooks

MTech: Biomedical Technology

Atbayga AMA

In vitro cytotoxicity of titanium dioxide nanocomposites to be used in dental applications

Supervisors: Dr JA Mars, Prof D Gihwala

De Waal-Miller C

Determination of reference ranges for selected clinical laboratory tests for a medical laboratory in Namibia using pre-tested data

Supervisors: Prof AJ Esterhuyse, Prof B Noden

Madubedube JH

The role of FTO, ENPP1 and TCF7L2 in the pathogenesis of diabetes in an adult population from Bellville South, Cape Town,

South Africa

Supervisors: Prof TE Matsha, Dr Y Yako

Manirafasha C

The effect of kolaviron on epididymal and testicular function in streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats

Supervisors: Dr YG Aboua, Dr NL Brooks, Prof SS du Plessis

MTech: Dental Technology

Van der Poel NO

Mechanical retention of acrylic teeth onto a pure nylon base

Supervisors: Prof D Gihwala, Dr P van Zyl

MTech: Nursing

Egbera JI

Male university students’ knowledge, beliefs and attitude towards screening for prostate cancer in Benin City, Nigeria

Supervisors: Prof DD Khalil, Mrs F Kagee

Esau CAG

Prevention and management of occupational injuries in two higher education institutions of the Western Cape

Supervisors: Prof DD Khalil, Mrs A Dunn

Fugar EA

Exploring nurses’ role in the management of Ghanaian children diagnosed with cancer

Supervisor: Prof DD Khalil, Mrs A Dunn

Katjau I

Perceived factors that hinder the acceptance of contraceptives amongst the young adults in Outjo district, Namibia

Supervisors: Prof DD Khalil, Ms F Kagee, Mr S Hassan

Pretorius M

Knowledge and practices of occupational health nurse practitioners in the management of diabetes mellitus in South Africa

Supervisors: Prof DD Khalil, Mrs A Dunn, Mr S Hassan

MTech: Radiography Hartnick MD

Echocardiography for early detection of heart disease in high risk diabetic patients

Supervisor: Prof P Engel-Hills

Postgraduate degree obtained by a staff member

PhD Stellenbosch University

Grant KA

Analysis of the clinical utility of gene expression profiling in relation to conventional prognostic markers in South African patients with breast carcinomax

informatics & design FACULTY OF

f or the f aculty of Informatics & Design, the year 2014 was dominated by our position as the leading academic partner of Cape Town’s World Design Capital (WDC) activities. We used the opportunity both to focus our research and strengthen our networks in an emergent design ecosystem. What is particularly gratifying is the way in which we have been able to start working on interdisciplinary research projects within our institution and with others.

The faculty is developing strong capacity both in participatory research and interaction design, while design for sustainability remains at the core of what we do. The academic highlight of the WDC year was that Prof Ezio Manzini took up a three-month visiting professorship with us, during which he presented a series of seminars, lectures, keynotes and public talks. These activities were not only very valuable to our staff and students from a content perspective, but they also assisted greatly in building the faculty’s profile as a key mover in the field of design research.

We also played a leading role in a number of key conferences. Once again we ran our own Design, Development & Research Conference (DDR) in the Homecoming Centre of the District Six Museum, and used the opportunity for building bridges with the community. We also had a very strong presence at the CUMULUS Conference in Johannesburg, and a group of 20 staff and postgraduate students undertook a

participatory research journey along the West Coast and through the Namib Desert to attend and present at the Participatory Design Conference in Windhoek.

Our supervisory support continues to grow in strength with a summer school in January, a winter school in July, and postgraduate support sessions on Monday and Thursday evenings and Friday mornings. These sessions are augmented by full day writing sessions on Fridays.

The result of all these initiatives is that we are seeing a steady growth in postgraduate students and research output, as well as the improvement of staff qualifications.

The faculty is developing strong capacity both in participatory research and interaction design, while design for sustainability remains at the core of what we do

A CADE mi C Ex CHAN g E Pr O gr A mm E

CAPE H ig HE r ED u CAT i ON CONSO rT ium (CHEC) F u ND i N g

CONFE r ENCE F u ND i N g (CONFCO m )

N AT i ONA l rESEA r CH F O u NDAT i ON F u ND i N g (N r F)

imaginethat* is the official platform for all of CPUT’s WDC projects.

a CPUT office and website were launched in february 2014 to coordinate the university’s involvement in WDC 2014. The imaginethat* office and website were launched to act as a platform for CPUT’s officially recognised WDC 2014 projects and to showcase their journey from inception to completion. The office is headed up by Mr Bruce Snaddon, Senior Lecturer and CPUT coordinator for the WDC 2014.

rESEArCH & iNNOvATiON FuND FOr TEACHiNg & lEArNiNg (riFTAl)

uNivErSiTy rESEArCH FuNDiNg (urF)

DVC: rTIP Dr Chris Nhlapo said at the launch that the imaginethat* website would be a valuable tool to understand CPUT’s involvement in WDC 2014 – not only for designers, but also for other students and staff at CPUT. “The design community can be inclusive. However, the process of preparing for WDC 2014 has shown me that design is actually an area for all of us. We need to incorporate design thinking in all we do.” Dr Nhlapo also announced that he hoped to attract a Design Chair to CPUT to consolidate and drive research in this area.

CPUT had the highest number of successfully accepted WDC 2014 projects of all higher education institutions in the city.

Mr Bruce Snaddon, Senior Lecturer and CPuT coordinator for WDC 2014

Graphic design students illustrate music video

Third-year Graphic Design students’ drawings have come to life in a 5-minute music video they produced during their final term. The project involved professionally recording an original song, filming appropriate scenes and sequences, and finally exporting the video as separate images and recreating these as water colour illustrations.

Graphic Design lecturer Mr Sean Beukman said it took 1500 drawings to complete the task. “These were then re-edited to produce the stop-frame animation effect. It was very hard work but the results are quite stunning.”

Students worked closely with the Student affairs Media Department and musician Lodi Paul, a master’s student in Graphic Design, to record their song Hirondelle. The song uses the metaphor of a swallow that cannot find its way home and then flies with the wind, making new locations its home. Hirondelle is a tribute to displaced people and political refugees globally.

The video can be watched here: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=rg32rBCsDQ8

Design students help prevent shack fires

CPUT design students have turned their talents to alleviating shack fires. Students from Industrial, Graphic and Surface Design were asked to create customised packaging for an imported fire prevention tool. The firefighter is imported from China, where it is successfully used in factories and apartments.

Students were divided into multidisciplinary groups of six, and had four days to redesign the Chinese packaging of the firefighter to suit a local audience. one of the winning students, Sebastian Bosman, said each discipline brought its own specialty to the project. “I think our product is a good reflection of the huge amount of work we put in. everything, from the colours to dual purpose packaging, was carefully considered.”

Industrial Design students focused on the actual packaging and wall mounting, Graphic Design students concentrated on reinterpreting the instructions, and Surface Design students were involved with the materials used.

The firefighter is a community outreach project of local company ritcom, who envisages distributing it in areas that are vulnerable to fire.

Research comes to life

The research of a CPUT master’s student came to life in 2014 in the form of a WDC website and a stand at the Design Indaba expo held in february. adam Weston, whose research focusses on the effects of an online platform on the real world, is the graphic/interaction designer behind the imaginethat* website launched as a platform to coordinate all of CPUT’s WDC 2014 efforts.

adam’s previous research focused on campus signage and how this could improve students’ campus experience. This time around he worked with a multidisciplinary team from CPUT’s Graphic and Industrial Design Departments to translate the imaginethat* website into a CPUT stand at the Design Indaba expo.

Project coordinator Ms andrea GrantBroom said that the ability to literally walk into his research was a unique opportunity for adam to live his topic. “The CPUT stand of 2014 became a physical manifestation of the imaginethat* website, showing how you can make an online brand physically present.”

The Design Indaba expo was inaugurated in 2004 and provides a commercial platform for South african designers to leverage goods and services to the local and global markets. CPUT has a strong relationship with the Design Indaba expo, having participated in the exhibition with custom-made stands for the past seven years.

The music video for hirondelle uses the stop motion animation technique

The FireFighter is a Chinese product reinterpreted for a local audience

Rhino-inspired shoes

CPUT students were at the forefront of creating an innovative product that is gaining a lot of attention in the USa. Sole Creatures is an animal-inspired children’s shoe line developed by conservation enthusiast Mr Gary flax, who turned to CPUT students for the creative brain power he needed to get his project off the ground.

Mr flax travelled from Johannesburg to work with Industrial Design students. four students were selected to assist him in the development phase of the one of a kind range. Using biomimicry technology, Sole Creatures feature an exterior as tough as rhino skin, non-slip soles featuring the animal’s print impression, and the general look and feel of a rhino in the design. other styles in the range are inspired by whales and elephants.

Mr flax said he is indebted to CPUT for the assistance he received in the planning and implementation of his dream. “If we don’t do something fast about poaching we are going to lose all of the rhinos. I aimed to make an attractive yet comfortable shoe that would educate people about the rhinos’ plight.”

The range has been endorsed by National Geographic Kids, and has become very popular in the USa. a number of celebrity endorsements are being discussed.

Mr flax said he will never forget the incredible creativity and enthusiasm he encountered at CPUT. “The students did a brilliant job. I would love to collaborate with CPUT again at a later stage.”

The range can be viewed at www.solecreatures.com

CP u T academics pen handbook

Several CPUT academics have contributed to a handbook titled The architective – Building Construction Standards for South africa. The book, released early in 2014, is the first of its kind to deal specifically with South african standards that regulate the landscape, building and architecture industries.

The handbook will be used as a textbook by CPUT students enrolled in the Landscape Technology and the architectural Technology courses from 2014 onwards. Coordinator of the Landscape Technology course and one of the handbook contributors, Mr Johan van rooyen, said the project spanned a twoyear period and involved more than 30 academics and industry representatives researching various topics and writing comprehensive chapters.

at just under 600 pages, this publication contains more than 2000 detailed drawings and photographs, and covers a wide range of topics including landscape construction, energy conservation and design accessibility. other CPUT academics who have contributed to the book include Mr Gerhard Griesel from the Landscape Technology Department, Ms Hermie Voulgarelies and Ms Jolanda Morkel from the architectural Technology Department, and CPUT alumnus Mr Jaco Jansen.

Several CPuT academics have written chapters for The Architective – Building Construction Standard of South Africa

Sole Creatures rhino design aims to bring attention to the plight of the endangered species The sole of the shoe leaves a rhino footprint behind

website Attributes r esearch Centre ( wA r C)

Prof Melius Weideman weidemanm@cput.ac.za

WARC focuses on research in the knowledge economy – specifically, improving the ranking of websites on search engines, and improving website usability.

A research project was done by WARC in 2014, aiming to empower senior students to take the first steps towards becoming active researchers, and to gather empirical data on the way Google Scholar indexes academic documents.

Two groups of students, one from CPUT and one from the Munich University of Applied Sciences, were tasked to do a basic research project (which included a literature survey and empirical work), and record the results in the form of an academic article. These articles were then edited, reviewed and improved to meet a given standard in terms of academic rigour. They were then published online according to the Google Scholar prescriptions, and submitted to Google Scholar and the three big search engines (Google, Bing and Yahoo!). These four indices were then closely monitored over a six month period.

The results were very positive, with all these working papers indexed by all four crawlers. Top five rankings were achieved on the three big search engines by some articles.

The article topics included:

- Single-word versus hyphenated domain name choices

- On-page elements affecting the visibility of a webpage to search engines

- Dynamic webpages and high visibility through SEO

- Search engine interface design

- Free website visibility measurement tools

- Perception of paid placement schemes in the top three search engines

- Measurement of user behaviour

- Search engine algorithm updates and future trends

- Interface design: South African e-commerce websites

- RTBF: The right to be forgotten

- Visibility and mobile web design

- Black-hat SEO communities

- Social media trending and internet traffic

- Digital library visibility

- Minimal text and search engine advertisements

- Search engine query generation

- Webmaster tool features

Students participating in the study reported a better understanding of research principles and new insight into search engine indexing and crawler operation. The Google Scholar system for these articles can be viewed at: http://www.web-visibility. co.za/website-visibility-abstracts-seo.htm

WARC focuses on research in the knowledge economy –specifically, improving the ranking of websites on search engines, and improving website usability

books/chapters

Ruhode E

Integrated architecture framework for e-government: A soci-technical assessment of e-government policy documents

Halpin E, Griffin D, Rankin C, Dissanayake L & Mahtab

N (eds): Digital Public Administration and E-Government in Developing Nations: Policy and Practice

Information Science Reference, 2013, pp 74-96, ISBN 978-1-4666-3691-0

Tapela N & Seedat M

Developing a framework for neighborhood environmental assessments for child safety: Reflections on a pilot project on child injury risks and interventions in Vlakfontein, Johannesburg

Javangwe G & Chirisa I (eds): Navigating the Contours of African Childhood Experiences: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Palo Alto, CA: Academica Press, 2013, pp 65-91, ISBN 978-1-936320-59-2

Conference papers

Aboghe Ekomie NG & Pike ME

Mind the gap: Environmental communication and implementation, SACOMM Conference, Potchefstroom, 30 September-3 October 2014

Adeyeye M, Makitla & Fogwill T

A platform-agonistic framework for the WebRTC methods, IEEE Africon, Mauritius, 9-12 September 2013

Angu PE

From brick walls to virtual space: Using a computermediated programme to enhance the language and communication skills of Information Technology

students, International Conference on Research Challenges in Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Antwerp, Belgium, 7-9 July 2014

Barnes V, Gachago D & Ivala EN

Digital storytelling and authentic learning: A case study in industrial design, Authentic Learning Colloquium, Cape Town, 22 March 2013

Barnes V, Gachago D & Ivala EN

Engaging the non-traditional student through digital narratives, 5th International Digital Storytelling Conference, Ankara, Turkey, 8-10 May 2013

Coleman L

Curriculum decision making and the consequences for student assignment practice: the case of a vocational film production course, UKZN 8th Annual Teaching and Learning Higher Education Conference, Pietermaritzburg, 25-27 September 2014

Coleman L

Film clips, storyboards, logos and websites: Exploring texts and practices in vocational higher education Regional Colloquium on Academic Literacies: Scholarship, Research and Practice in the South African Context, Cape Town, 14 November 2014

Coleman L

“Looking both ways”: Accommodating the students and the curriculum in research design, Curriculum Conversations Symposium, Cape Town, 10-11 June 2014

Coleman L

“There is no fence around the university”: Researching the experiences of first-year students, RITAL Conference, Cape Town, 2 December 2014

Coleman L

Understanding texts and practices in the university of technology context using a social practice lens,

HELTASA Conference, Bloemfontein, 18-21 November 2014

Cronjé JC

Design 3.0: The implications of Web 3.0 for design, 3rd DDR Conference, Kumasi, Ghana, 17-19 July 2013

Cronjé JC

Doing IT for free: Reflections on open courseware, open access and open learning, E-Learning Africa Conference, Windhoek, 30 May 2013

Cronjé JC

Leading change in a digital age, African Education Week, Johannesburg, 20 June 2013

Cronjé JC

Learning 3.0: The implications of Web 3.0 for teaching and learning in higher education, AMABUBESHI ICT Summit, Johannesburg, 28 March 2014

Cronjé JC

Learning and Instructional Design 3.0, HETL Anchorage Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, 31 May-2 June 2014

Cronjé JC

Why don’t use the library, International Association of Technology Using Librarians (IATUL), Cape Town, 15 April 2013

Cronjé JC & De la Harpe A

The ICT skills shortage: Closing the gap between government, industry and tertiary institutions, 14th International Winelands Conference, Stellenbosch, 1 April 2014

Delport-Voulgarelis H & Perold R

Towards entrepreneur-activist architectural practice, UIA 25th World Congress of Architecture, Durban, 3-7 August 2014

Delport-Voulgarelis H, Perold R & Jordaan J

Towards mapping student learning using the LCT dimensions of specialisation and semantics, RITAL Conference, Cape Town, 2 December 2014

Dlamini MA & Pike ME

Corporate social responsibility: Observe, facilitate and participate, SACOMM Conference, Potchefstroom, 30 September-3 October 2014

Du Preez V & Barnes V

Access to learn: Using universal design and technology to facilitate access to learning, Universal Design Africa Conference, Cape Town, 19 August 2014

Francke E & Alexander B

Meeting the challenge of educating the digitally engaged student at a university of technology in South Africa, Joint International Conference on Engineering Education & International Conference on Information Technology, Riga, Latvia, 2-6 June 2014

Garraway J & Morkel J

Learning in practice through a CHAT transformatory lens, International Consortium for Educational Development, Stockholm, Sweden, 15-18 June 2014

George P, M’Rithaa MK & Hattingh GD

Cognitive arousal is inspiration for design thinking: Sustaining eco-awareness: Adopting a deep approach to learning through found objects, 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Gyogluu S & Tapela N

Spatial footprints of mineral-resources driven urbanisation and urban development: Implications for the planning of mining towns and regions in Ghana, 3rd DDR Conference, Kumasi, Ghana, 17-19 July 2013

Iheanetu O & Adeyeye M

Finite state representation of reduplication process in Igbo, IEEE Africon, Mauritius, 9-12 September 2013

Itoumba Pambou R & Pike ME

A public relations framework for political communication in a participative democracy, SACOMM Conference, Potchefstroom, 30 September-3 October 2014

Jordaan J

Investigating the agency of the architect in postapartheid “place-making”, 4th Global Conference on Place and Space, Oxford, UK, 9-12 September 2013

Jordaan J

Seducing the spectator through expression, motion and dreams of places gone by, 5th Global Conference: Performance, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-9 November 2014

Kayster DK & Pike ME

Effective communication to developing rail tourism in Cape Town, South Africa, SACOMM Conference, Potchefstroom, 30 September-3 October 2014

King CE

“Gays are the new Jews”: Homophobic representations in Africa media versus Twitterverse empathy, 1st Global Conference on Empathy, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-9 November 2014

Lecanides-Arnott MC

Developing intuitive thinking in designers: Criticism and creative process in tertiary foundation education

EKSIG 2013: International Conference of the Experiential Knowledge Special Interest Group of the Design Research Society, Loughborough, UK, 4-5 July 2013

Makwambeni B

Articulating cultural studies in the evaluation of contemporary entertainment education (E-E) television on HIV and AIDS in black South African communities, Contemporary Orientations in African Cultural Studies, Ontario, Canada, 31 May-1 June 2014

Morkel J

Design learning goes online: The role of ICT in architecture education, Architecture Education Symposium, Johannesburg, 24 January 2014

Morkel J

Scanning, tagging, telling and prompting: The use of digital tools to mediate enquiry-based learning, eLearning Update, Johannesburg, 21-23 July 2014

Morkel J & Hitge L

To scaffold architecture design reasoning, Learning Landscapes Conference, Cape Town, 15-17 April 2014

Morkel J & Poulsen L

A part-time blended architectural learning programme, UIA Otherwhere International Congress, Durban, 3-7 August 2014

Munyai K & M’Rithaa MK

The possible contribution of small-scale vegetable leather tanning enterprises to sustainable job creation in South Africa, International Conference on Sustainability, Technology and Education, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29 November-1 December 2013

Nwabueze NS & Pike ME

Towards establishing an interchangeable nomenclature for four friends of public relations, SACOMM Conference, Potchefstroom, 30 September-3 October 2014

Nwabueze NS & Pike ME

Words and actions: Corporate communication strategy and implementation, CPUT Postgraduate Conference, Cape Town, 5 November 2014

Nzawou A & Warden SC

E-commerce strategies for SMME sustained growth in the manufacturing sector, 15th Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, Cape Town, 10-13 September 2013

Patrick S & M’Rithaa MK

Design to empower: A symbolic relationship between form and function, 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Pauwels P, Morkel J & De Bod R

Reasoning processes involved in ICT-mediated design communication, 10th Biannual NordDesign Conference: Creating Together, Espoo, Finland, 27-29 August 2014

Pepler EM

Merging principles of design thinking and media literacy en route to an innovative approach to a pedagogy of critical thinking, 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Perold R & Jack O

Learning together: Communities, students and shack reblocking, 14th International Winelands Conference, Stellenbosch, 1 April 2014

Pinfold NRB

An overview of the Flamingo Crescent Community Engagement and Service-learning Project within CPUT, Association of African Planning Schools, Africa Urban Planning and the Global South, Cape Town, 17-19 November 2014

Pinfold NRB

Using Geographic Information System (GIS) pedagogy as a catalyst for community engagement, Geospatial World Forum Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 5-9 May 2014

Ralarala MK, Angu PE & Lin D

Studying at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology: Language challenges experienced by international students, Education Association of South Africa Conference, Clarens, 12-15 January 2014

Slabbert BP & Jordaan J

Deciphering the dynamics of darkness: Discovering fear and fantasy through shadows, silence and the invisible, 1st Global Conference on Empathy, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-9 November 2014

Slabbert BP & Jordaan J

Space as a temporal spatial event: An investigation of South African contemporary exhibition spaces in historical buildings, 4th Global Conference on Place and Space, Oxford, UK, 9-12 September 2013

Snaddon B

Design thinking and the World Design Capital 2014 story, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Tapela N

Harnessing the regional developmental potential of mineral resources booms: Reflections on post-Marikana unravelling of South Africa’s mining regime, 3rd DDR Conference, Kumasi, Ghana, 17-19 July 2013

Tedre M, Brash D, Mannikko-Barbutiu J & Cronjé J

Towards identification and classification of core

and threshold concepts in methodology education in computing, Innovation & Technology in Computer Science Education, Uppsala, Sweden, 23-25June 2014

Theo LJ

Empathy in news reporting: Framing sexual minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1st Global Conference on Empathy, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-9 November 2014

Van Zyl I

Towards social media ecology in research and development: Positioning the Kujali living lab, 12th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries (IFIP WG 9.4), Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 19-22 May 2013

Van Zyl I & Du Preez V

Youth at risk: Envisioning a design response, 12th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries (IFIP WG 9.4), Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 19-22 May 2013

Van Zyl I & Pennanen T

Service design as an approach for envisioning e-health solutions: Mapping the context of development in Grabouw, Western Cape, Health Informatics South Africa 2013, Port Elizabeth, 3-5 July 2013

Van Zyl I, Sabiescu A & Pucciarelli M

(Re)Defining the role of the teacher in networked learning: The technology-foreducation experience in South African primary schools, 2013 Annual Conference of the Swiss Society for Research in Education, Lugano, Switzerland, 21-23 August 2013

Weideman M

Comparison between the visibility of the CUL

digital library content through its interface and free-form searching, ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2014) & International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2014), London, 8-12 September 2014

Conference posters

Brand D & Chisin AV

Design of a visual arts-based intervention within the Olifants River valley, 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 9-10 September 2014

Debrah DR, Li Y, M’Rithaa MK & Chisin AV

Merging cultures by design: A synthesis of indigenous knowledge systems in Asia and Africa, 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 9-10 September 2014

Debrah DR, M’Rithaa MK & Chisin AV

Participatory design without borders: Addressing climate change from the African perspective, 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 9-10 September 2014

Debrah DR, M’Rithaa MK & Chisin AV

Quest for fire, water, earth and air: A visual approach to climate change, 13th Participatory Design Conference, Windhoek, 6-10 October 2014

Morkel J

The online learning conversation: Conceptual design reasoning in architecture, UIA Otherwhere International Congress, Durban, 3-7 August 2014

Morkel J & Poulsen L

Architecture studio learning online: A virtual interface, UIA Otherwhere International Congress, Durban, 3-7 August 2014

Mustafa A, De la Harpe R & M’Rithaa D

Information behaviour in midwifery: A case study of an intrapartum care environment in the Western Cape, South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ntlangula BM & Weideman M

Relationship between website usability and web metrics in South African e-commerce websites, ACM/IEEE Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, London, 8-12 August 2014

Nzawou A & Warden S

E-commerce strategy guidelines for SMME sustained growth in the manufacturing sector, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Okoli NJ, Barnes J & De la Harpe A

The potential for telecommuting to reduce environmental pollution in South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Weideman M

Articles, papers, chapters, theses: Who wins the visibility wars? ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries & International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, London, 8-12 September 2014

Conference proceedings

Aheto SPK & Cronjé JC

A rhizoanalysis of learning connections among higher education learners

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 439-457, ISBN 978-0-62062981-2

Chisin A, Van Niekerk J & M’Rithaa MK

Quest for fire, water, earth and air: An interaction design bus and art installation reflecting climate change concerns through human and elemental connectedness

Iversen O, Winschiers-Theophilus H, D’Andrea V, Bossen C, Teli M & Bodker K (eds):

13th Participatory Design Conference, Windhoek, 6-10 October 2014

NY: The Association for Computing Machinery, 2014, pp 183-185, ISBN 978-1-4503-3214-9

Coleman L

Avoiding deficit conceptualisations of students and their learning: Methodological considerations

Tisani N & Hlengwa A (eds): HELTASA Conference, Pretoria, 27-29 November 2013

UNISA, 2013, pp 5-20, ISBN: 978-0-620-60939-5

Debrah RD, De la Harpe M, Bhebe SV & M’Rithaa MK

Multimedia learning and nursing informatics education in South Africa

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 415-438, ISBN 978-0-62062981-2

De la Harpe AC & Mtongana BO

Implementation issues enterprise architecture in the provincial government of the Western Cape, South Africa

Kommers P, Isaias P, Gauzente C, Nunes M, Peng G & Macedo M (eds): International Conferences on ICT, Society and Human Beings 2014, Web Based Communities and Social Media 2014, E-Commerce

2014, Information Systems Post-Implementation and Change Management 2014 and E-Health

2014, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-19 July 2014

International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Press, 2014, pp 207-214, ISBN 978-989-8704-11-5

De la Harpe M

Interactions of participants during mobile development of a healthcare application

Blashki K & Xiao Y (eds): International Conferences on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

2014, Game and Entertainment Technologies 2014 and Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, 15-19 July 2014

International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Press, 2014, pp 35-44, ISBN 978-989-8533-22-7

Di Ruvo EM & Cronjé JC

#WDC541 MIDA object and symbol: A multidisciplinary participatory design workshop

Breytenbach A, Pope K, Laubscher D, Freschi F & Collina L (eds): Design with the other 90%: Cumulus

Johannesburg Conference, Johannesburg, 22-24 September 2014

Johannesburg: Greenside Design Centre & UJ, 2014, pp 22-27, ISBN 978-0-620-60373-7

Dittrich Y, De la Harpe M, Korpela M, Macueve G, Bekele R & Kaasboll J

Participation for development

Iversen O, Winschiers-Theophilus H, D’Andrea V, Bossen C, Teli M & Bodker K (eds): 13th Participatory Design Conference, Windhoek, 6-10 October 2014

NY: The Association for Computing Machinery, 2014, pp 213-214, ISBN 978-1-4503-3214-9

Du Preez V

Adding value: Exploring user contexts in service design toolkits

Breytenbach A, Pope K, Laubscher D, Freschi F & Collina L (eds): Design with the other 90%: Cumulus

Johannesburg Conference, Johannesburg, 22-24 September 2014

Johannesburg: Greenside Design Centre & UJ, 2014, pp 35-43, ISBN 978-0-620-60373-7

Du Preez V, Barnes VE & Futerman RG

Understanding group work in higher education: Establishing a culture of deliberation amongst design students

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 285-305, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Futerman RG

The role of activity theory as a reflection tool in participatory design practices

Breytenbach A, Pope K, Laubscher D, Freschi F & Collina L (eds): Design with the other 90%: Cumulus Johannesburg Conference, Johannesburg, 22-24 September

2014

Johannesburg: Greenside Design Centre & UJ, 2014, pp 44-50, ISBN 978-0-620-60373-7

George PVA, M’Rithaa MK & Hattingh G

A phenomenological approach to sustaining eco-awareness: Adopting a deep approach to learning through found objects

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 8-29, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Grabar N, Van Zyl IJ, De la Harpe M & Hamon T

The comprehension of medical words: Crosslingual experiments in French and Xhosa

Bienkiewicz M, Verdier C, Plantier G, Schultz T, Fred A & Gamboa H (eds): International Conference on Health Informatics 2014, Loirey Valley, France, 3-6 March 2014

SCITEPRESS, 2014, pp 334-342, ISBN 978-989-758-010-9

Khan G, Hanmer L & Korpela M

Context sensitivity and process improvement as influencers to EMR adoption by clinicians: Implementer perspectives

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 394-404, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Lipito HNK & Van Zyl IJ

Youth empowerment: The role of service design and mobile technology in accessing reproductive health information

Iversen O, Winschiers-Theophilus H, D’Andrea

V, Bossen C, Teli M & Bodker K (eds):

13th Participatory Design Conference, Windhoek, 6-10 October 2014

New York: The Association for Computing Machinery, 2014, pp 103-106, ISBN 978-1-4503-3214-9

Miettinen S, Du Preez V, Chivuno-Kuria S & Ipito HM

My dream world 2: Constructing the service prototype with Namibian youth Iversen O, Winschiers-Theophilus H, D’Andrea V, Bossen C, Teli M & Bodker K (eds): 13th Participatory Design Conference, Windhoek, 06-10 October 2014

New York: The Association for Computing Machinery, 2014, pp 201-202, ISBN 978-1-4503-3214-9

Mlitwa NBW

Exploratory enunciation of IT related graduate courses: The M-BIS and the M-ICT degrees at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Gomez-Chova L, Lopez-Martinez A &Torres I (eds): 7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2014), Seville,

Spain, 17-19 November 2014

International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED)

IATED Academy, 2014, pp 4269-4284, ISBN 978-84-617-2484-0

Mlitwa NBW & Ncubukezi T

The activity theory framework to analyze the security aspect of e-learning in South African higher education spaces: A case study of CPUT

Gomez L, Martinez A & Torres I (eds): 6th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2013), Seville, Spain, 18-20 November 2013

International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2013, pp 7345-7355, ISBN 978-84-616-3847-5

Noakes T, Walton M, Venter M & Cronjé JC

Phone to photoshop: Mobile workarounds in young people’s visual self-presentation strategies

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 159-182, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Pather S & Bagui L

Internet of hope: Perceptions of internet in marginalised communities of the Cape of Good Hope

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 273-284, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Patrick S & M’Rithaa MK

A symbiotic relationship between form and function (User value)

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 592-603, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

Perold R & Devisch O

Sustainability and difference in suburban Cape Town

2nd Annual Association of Architectural Educators (AAE) Conference 2014: Living and Learning, Sheffield, UK, 3-5 September 2014

Sheffield, UK: Sheffield University, 2014, pp 190-194, ISBN 978-0-9929705-2-9

Pinfold NRB

Generating new knowledge with and in a community setting

Patel Y, Minyuku N, Van der Bank C, Mohan K & Ogra A (eds): Planning Africa 2014: Making Great Places, Durban, 19-22 October 2014

Johannesburg: South African Planning Institute, 2014, pp 67-77, ISBN 978-0-86970-781-4

Rambhoros M

Sugarcane (air)fields: The effects of the aerotropolis on the evolution of place

Osman A, Bruyns G & Aigbavboa C (eds): XXV World Congress of Architecture: Architecture Otherwhere Resilience-Ecology-Values, Durban, 3-7 August 2014

Durban: UIA 2014, 2014, pp 268-278, ISBN 978-0-86970-783-8

Tokarova L & Weideman M

Understanding the process of learning touchscreen mobile applications

31st ACM International Conference on Design of

Communication (SIGDOC 2013), Greenville, NC, 30 September-1 October 2013

New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery, 2013, pp 157-164, ISBN 978-1-45032131-0

Van Blerk WE, De la Harpe AC & Cronjé JC

IT alignment intelligence: The role of emotional intelligence in business and IT alignment

Kommers P, Isaias P, Gauzente C, Nunes M, Peng G & Macedo M (eds): International Conferences on ICT, Society and Human Beings 2014, Web Based Communities and Social Media 2014, E-Commerce, Information Sytems PostImplementation and Change Management 2014 and E-Health 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-19 July 2014

International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Press, 2014, pp 3-12, ISBN 978-989-8704-11-5

Van Zyl IJ & De la Harpe M

Mobile application design for health intermediaries: Considerations for information access and use

Bienkiewicz M, Verdier C, Plantier G, Schultz T, Fred A & Gamboa H (eds): International Conference on Health Infomatics 2014, Loirey Valley, France, 3-6 March 2014

SCITEPRESS, 2014, pp 323-328, ISBN 978-989-758-010-9

Voulgarelis HE & Perold R

Towards entrepreneur activist architectural practice

Osman A, Bruyns G & Aigbavboa C (eds): XXV World Congress of Architecture: Architecture

Otherwhere Resilience-Ecology-Values, Durban, 3-7 August 2014

Durban: UIA 2014, 2014, pp 1610-1617, ISBN 978-0-86970-783-8

Warden SC, Han X & Nzawou A

Staff turnover within the micro retail sector retail track: Business design

De la Harpe R, Warden S & Appiah E (eds): 4th DDR Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

CPUT, 2014, pp 458-473, ISBN 978-0-620-62981-2

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

De la Harpe M

The level of participation during the development of a mobile application for home-based healthcare data in a developing context: An actor-network theory perspective

South African Computer Journal, 54:20-33, 2014

Duveskog M, Sutinen Erkki E & Cronjé JC

Design milieux for learning environments in African contexts

British Journal of Educational Technology, 45(4):581-594, 2014

Foudazi F & M’Rithaa MK

Sustainable cooling solutions for application in Western Cape Province, South Africa

International journal of sustainable development, 16(1/2):246-268, 2014

Gachago D, Ivala EN, Barnes VE, Felix-Minnaar JV, Morkel J & Vajat N

Towards the development of digital storytelling practices for use in resource-poor environments, across disciplines and with students from diverse backgrounds

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(3):961-982, 2014

Garraway JW, Hugo CV & De Waal B

Futures studies and scenarios of degrees in universities of technology

Progressio, 36(1):19-33, 2014

Garraway JW & Morkel J

Learning at sites of practice

Progressio, 36(2):22-37, 2014

Lecanides-Arnott MC

Criticism, self-criticism, generative criticism: Developing self-awareness and confidence in students of design

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(3):1085-1106, 2014

Lecanides-Arnott MC

Drawing as “learning to see”: A strategy to locate the “white/open space” that encourages intuitive thinking in designers

Studies in Material Thinking, 10:1-17, March 2014

Morkel JDV

Open Architecture: Authentic education for the future Architecture South Africa: Journal of the South African Institute of Architects, 64:18-19, 2013

Visser EB & Weideman M

Fusing website usability and search engine optimisation

South African Journal of Information Management, 16(1):1-9, 2014

journal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Angu PE

The academic writing challenges of undergraduate students: A South African case study

International Journal of Higher Education, 3(1):12-22, 2014

Angu PE

An alternative approach for designing and teaching of communication skills to university of technology students

International Journal of Higher Education, 3(2):52-62, 2014

Appiah E & Cronjé JC

Exploring information and communication theory in graphic design education with activity theory

International Journal of Computer Applications, 84(12):15-22, 2013

Emmanuel M, M’Rithaa MK & Kolisi B

Ethnography of women’s perception of their workwear: Comparative study between South Africa and Uganda Journalism and Mass Communication, 4(8):517-526, 2014

Lecanides-Arnott MC

Drawing as “learning to see”: A strategy to locate the “white/open space” that encourages intuitive thinking in designers Studies in Material Thinking: The Art of Research, 10:1-17, 2014

Perold R Kleinwingerd Digest of South African Architecture, 18:146-147, 2014

Technical reports

Bangani A & Weideman M

A comparison of the effect of single-word versus hyphenated domain name choices in website visibility, CPUT, 2014

Bluemel A & Weideman M

A ranked summary of on-page elements affecting webpage visibility to search engines, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Bougaardt R & Weideman M

The effect of search engine interface design on users’ perception of search engine choice, CPUT, 2014

Farrell J & Weideman M

Using past search engine algorithm updates to predict future trends, CPUT, 2014

Genius JC & Weideman M

The evaluation of website visibility using free non-Google measurement tools: Part 1, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Gschnell M & Weideman M

A critical investigation of “The Right to be Forgotten”: A Google case study, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Haag M & Weideman M

The relationship between search query length and user internet exposure, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Hansbauer S & Weideman M

Challenges, evaluation and effects on visibility of mobile web design: A case study of amazon. com & bbc.com, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Holzmann S & Weideman M

The status quo of black hat search engine optimisation communities, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Kennedy T & Weideman M

The effect of social media trending topics on

internet traffic, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Kona O & Weideman M

Website interface design: A study on the status quo of South African e-commerce website interfaces, CPUT, 2014

Pandya R & Weideman M

Relationship between use of dynamic web pages and high visibility through SEO, CPUT, 2014

Pombo L & Weideman M

The implementation and perception of paid placement schemes in the top three search engines, CPUT, 2014

Ralarala MK & Angu PE

The language challenges experienced by international students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Report on research project endorsed by the CPUT Senate Language Committee and Language Working Group, Fundani (CHED), 2014

Reznik P & Weideman M

Identification, organization and influence sphere of black hat search engine optimisation organisations, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Skorna O & Weideman M

The degree of visibility of university digital libraries to search engines, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Syrotkin D & Weideman M

The evaluation of website visibility using free non-Google measurement tools: Part 2, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Vásquez Núñez E & Weideman M

An investigation of the use of minimal text to write effective search engine paid advertisements, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Widmann R & Weideman M

Query generation and search behaviour of the average web user, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Woerner M & Weideman M

A comparison between the webmaster tool features of the big three search engines, Munich University of Applied Science, 2014

Postgraduate degrees conferred

DTech: Design

Appiah E

Exploration of ICT for graphic design education at a public university: Issues of ideation and pedagogy

Supervisors: Prof JC Cronjé, Prof MK M’Rithaa

Munyai K

Small-scale sustainable vegetable-tanned leather in rural South Africa: A collectiveefficiency approach

Supervisors: Prof MK M’Rithaa, Prof MS Moloko, Dr PE Angu

DTech: Information Technology

Kabaso B

Health information systems interoperability in Africa

Supervisors: Prof M Korpela, Late Prof V Owei

MTech: Design

Boer S

Challenges in the design of a smart phone (mobile) application for general practitioners: An interaction design approach

Supervisors: Prof J Messeter, Prof R de la Harpe, Prof M M’Rithaa

Booseyns JG

The software ideated plate: Towards designing a new relationship of integration between digital technology and the intaglio process

Supervisors: Dr AV Chisin, Prof JC Cronjé

Carstens AT

Digitising photographic negatives and prints for preservation

Supervisor: Mr IAC Meyer

Kolisi B

Ergonomic consideration for design of women’s functional protective wear for the local construction industry

Supervisors: Ms AG Vlok, Prof MK M’Rithaa

Vallie Z

Social dynamics of a resistance photographer in the 1980s in Cape Town

Supervisor: Mr Meyer

MTech: Information Technology

Afolayan AO

Adoption of ICT innovation by SMMEs in Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr A de la Harpe

Moses AG

The strategic role of the Chief Information Officer during post-merger at institutions of higher learning: A case study

Supervisor: Prof R de la Harpe

Ntsham AX

Information flows in the social development grant process: A user experience perspective

Supervisors: Dr van Zyl, Prof R de la Harpe

Van der Poll AE

Multiple symbolism of ICT in academia: A case of the technical vocational education and training (TVET) institution in Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr I van Zyl

MTech: Public Relations Management

Bartis HV

Effective leadership communication as a key role in achievement of strategic alignment

Supervisors: Prof G Puth, Dr B Makwambeni

Behrad B

Adding value: The relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), brand value and consumer brand loyalty

Supervisor: Dr B Makwambeni

Bissila Kilonda CG

The use of social media in stakeholder relations management by NGOs in the Western Cape, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr B Makwambeni

Grobbler AM

The role of internal communication as a public relations function in the corporate culture of a university of technology

Supervisor: Ms D Porthen

Kayster DD

Effective communication in developing rail tourism in Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisor: Ms M Pike

Igboanugo SC

Ethical communication in the professional practice of public relations in Cape Town, South Africa

Supervisor: Dr B Makwambeni

Monye AO

Stakeholder loyalty: An exploration of the dynamics of effective organisational communication

Supervisor: Dr E Pepler

Nyilika BN

Tourism marketing in the Western Cape: Optimising inter-organisational collaboration among key regional stakeholders

Supervisor: Dr E Pepler

Postgraduate degree obtained by a staff member

MPhil (Education)

University of Cape Town

Van Dugteren JR

The dynamics of empathy within Participatory Design pedagogy and practice

units & centres

Centre for e-Learning

Centre for Postgraduate Studies

Centre for Water Supply & Sanitation Research

C PUT Libraries

Disability Unit

Fundani Centre for Higher Education Development

H IV /Aids Unit

Institute of Biomedical & Microbial Biotechnology

Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor:

Knowledge & Information Technology Services

Office of International Affairs

Research Directorate

Student Counselling

ES Centre for e- l earning

CENT

Mr Izak Smit smiti@cput.ac.za

The primary aim of the Centre for e-Learning is to give support to the academic project on the pedagogically best use of an institutional electronic Learner Management System (LMS). How then should we address emerging technologies?

The Centre for e-Learning has an open agenda when we evaluate technologies. It is difficult to implement a large number of different environments unless there is a critical mass of users requiring it. Higher education should be open to alternative environments, whilst balancing the value it brings to teaching and learning measured against the financial impact on the operational budget of the institution.

The development rate of new applications can best be described as a fanatic race between contenders who aim to be the next technology-enabling entrepreneur to make the news in billion dollar acquisitions. Research in new educational technologies should then be measured against proven track records and the development capacity of these technologies.

Cloud computing tries to win over clients by means

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Conference papers

Smit I

Student retention and throughput at CPUT, Blackboard Executive Seminar, Stellenbosch, 17-18 March 2014

of offering something for free. Unfortunately, all technologies have a fee structure somewhere, whether it is in the licensing of the application or the underlying support services provided. Where research is done as part of individual qualification improvements, it tends to focus on the application in a small target group without taking into consideration the possible upscaling for institutional adoption.

One aspect where research has led to wider institutional adoption is in the area of early identification of students at risk. Academic enhancement surveys and academic progress marks are taken into consideration, and students can be identified, notified easily and monitored. A full tracking of the process is available to measure the effectiveness of interventions when we identified specific risk elements. The use of the Retention Centre also forms an important part of the new thrust by the Fundani CHED’s First Year Experience drive to assist first-year students who may experience problems adapting to higher education or progressing as required.

On a national level, the Centre for e-Learning plays an active role within the South African Technology

Network (SATN) in the identification of technologies used by all member institutions and the development of benchmarks for effective utilisation of technologies for teaching and learning and to develop adoption strategies in line with international best practice on the early identification of students at risk. A workshop was held to start the process of adding academic performance indicators to the existing annual SATN performance indicators report. The first indicators added were throughput and success rates. Following this, we aim to look into indicators that point to the effect educational technology may have on student throughput and success.

Smit I

Student retention and throughput models, BBWorld 2014 Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 14-16 July 2014

Smit I

Mobile technologies: Higher education expectations, Transforming the Delivery of Education through Information and Communication Technologies, Cape Town, 20-21 August 2014

Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPgS)

Prof Michael McPherson mcphersonm@cput.ac.za

The CPGS staff members are active in their own research while still playing a supporting role to postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

research interests of staff members include:

• L Bingo: Evaluation of practices in human resource management

• M McPherson: Condensed matter physics, solar thermal energy storage and fuel cell technology

• C Uys: Applied statistics and ICTs for development

Please see page 9 for an overview of CPGS’s activities during 2014.

RESEARCH OUTPUT

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

Moloi SJ & McPherson M

RBS measurements of metal-doped p-type silicon used for radiation-hard detectors Vacuum, 104:51-56, 2014

Rust AA & Uys CS

The importance of a university identity for students and alumni: The case of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

Journal of Social Sciences, 40(1):29-40, 2014

Sobuwa S, Hartzenberg HB, Geduld H & Uys CS

Predicting outcome in severe traumatic brain injury using a simple prognostic model SAMJ South African Medical Journal, 104(7):492-494, 2014

Conference paper

Mwinga M, Groenewald BBJ & McPherson M

Design, modelling and simulation of a fuel cell power conditioning system, Dalkilic A (ed): ENTECH’14 Energy Technnologies Conference-1, Istanbul, 22-24 December 2014

i N g DE v E l OP m ENT gr ANT

From left to right: Ms Lauren Dyers, Ms ethne Mentoor, Prof Michael McPherson, Ms Corrie uys and Ms Phaphama Mhlekwa

Centre for water Supply & Sanitation r esearch ( Cw S r )

The CWSR is the hub of CPUT’s water and sanitation network for:

• The identification and establishment of waterrelated niche activities/units/centres based on regional and national priorities

• The facilitation and execution of interdisciplinary projects which generate research, income and graduate opportunities

• The development and maintenance of partnerships on behalf of CPUT with relevant stakeholders in the water sector regionally, nationally and internationally

The CWSR incorporates the Community Water Supply and Sanitation Unit (CWSS). The CWSS is a nationally recognised, well-networked and 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.

in March, as part of Water Week. The seminar, attended by 80 delegates, was the culmination of research activities through the new WRC funded research projects focusing on: 1) The combined effects of urbanisation, industrialisation and population growth on water quality of the Palmiet River and its tributaries, and 2) Approaches for emerging farmer participation in water resource management.

• Two CWSR doctoral fellows spent short sabbaticals at Unesco-IHE and Wageningen University.

Highlights for 2014

• As part of the Nuffic Niche Integrated Water Research Management (IWRM) Programme, two new Water Research Commission (WRC) research projects were started in the BreedeOverberg Catchment Management Agency (BOCMA) area. Catchment instrumentation and laboratory equipment were commissioned in partnership with the University of Twente, Unesco-IHE and the University of Wageningen.

• The CWSR and BOCMA co-hosted a seminar called IWRM Partnerships in Action in Caledon

• The CWSR hosted an international seminar titled Adapting and piloting concepts of community led total sanitation (CLTS) in the South African municipal environment in Johannesburg in February. The seminar was attended by 45 delegates from a number of institutions which included the DST, Oxfam, Amatole District Municipality (ADM), Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, Mvula Trust, eThekwini Municipality, Department of Water and Sanitation, Plan International in Uganda, as well as the WRC and local project partners.

• The WRC Project 2098 titled An approach towards developing technical sanitation solutions for informal settlements was completed and the final report accepted.

• The CWSR designed and facilitated a full day workshop titled Skills planning, supply and demand side arrangements and professionalisation at the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) 2014 Biennial Conference held in Mbombela in May.

• Integrated Water Resources Management

(IWRM) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and piloted CPD courses were developed in partnership with Unesco-IHE. The course topics included: 1) Integrated risk assessments in catchments, and 2) Integrated water quality monitoring and assessment.

• The CWSR hosted the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) profiling and curriculum workshops for the development of occupational qualifications for water quality control officers.

• Prof Alvin Lagardien received WISA’s 2014 Aqua Vita Est award at the WISA 2014 conference for the work he has done to complete an initiative on the professionalisation of process controllers.

• Training in water treatment and reticulation continued through the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), with supervision of a new batch of BTech projects.

• Prof Lagardien continued participation on the WISA Board, EWSETA Skills Planning Committee, Water Sector Leadership Group (WSLG) Task Team and numerous WRC reference groups. Unit staff participated as WRC reviewers and reference group members.

Prof Alvin Lagardien

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Conference papers

Muanda C & Ndoh-Owen BG

Social implications for using reclaimed water for domestic applications in South Africa, WISA Biennial Conference, Mbombela, 19-22 May 2014

Ncube B

Approaches for emerging farmer participation in water resource management: The case of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency, Annual Water Seminar (Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency, CPUT and UWC with support from Wageningen University), Caledon, 3-7 March 2014

Ncube B

Insights into indigenous coping strategies to drought-for-drought adaptation in agriculture: The Southern Cape scenario, Validation Workshop for the Department of Agriculture, Beaufort West, 17 September 2014

Ncube B, Mpandeli S & Lagardien A

Coping with drought impacts on agriculture: A case study of the Southern Cape, South Africa, 22nd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, Gwangju, Korea, 14-20 September 2014

Technical reports

Delcarme B

Environmental hazard assessment of anthropogenic activities surrounding the Palmiet River and tributaries: Deliverable 2, Water Research Commission Project No K5/2329: Combined effect of urbanization, industrialization and population growth on water quality of the Palmiet River and its tributaries in the Overberg West sub-catchment of the Breede water management area: An integrated catchment risk assessment, September 2014

Delcarme B

Literature review: Deliverable 1, Water Research Commission Project No K5/2329: Combined effect of urbanization, industrialization and population growth on water quality of the Palmiet River and its tributaries in the Overberg West sub-catchment of the Breede water management area: An integrated catchment risk assessment, June 2014

Lagardien A, Cousins D & Muanda C CLTS in South Africa: Guide, tools and training aids: Deliverable 10, Water Research Commission Project No K5/2088: Adapting and piloting the new concepts of community led total sanitation (CLTS) into the South African municipal environment, January 2014

Lagardien A, Cousins D & Noludwe U

CLTS in South Africa: Lessons and recommendations: Deliverable 11, Water Research Commission Project No K5/2088: Adapting and piloting the new concepts of community led total sanitation (CLTS) into the South African municipal environment, March 2014

Muanda C, Ndoh-Owen BG, Bongani N, Goldin J, Mnyaka S & Tshibangu R

Enabling factors and conditions contributing to the use of reclaimed waste water: Deliverable 2, Water Research Commission Project No

K5/2208: An investigation into the social, institutional and economic implications of reusing reclaimed wastewater for domestic application in South Africa, February 2014

Muanda C, Ndoh-Owen BG, Cousins D & Goldin J

Factors influencing the public perception and governing people’s decision regarding the

re-use of reclaimed wastewater: Deliverable 3, Water Research Commission Project No

K5/2208: An investigation into the social, institutional and economic implications of reusing reclaimed wastewater for domestic application in South Africa, November 2014

Ncube B

Validation workshop report: Water Research Commission Project No K5/2084: Insights into indigenous coping strategies to drought for drought adaptation in agriculture: The Southern Cape scenario, September 2014

Ncube B & Lagardien A

Final integrated research report: Deliverable 7, Water Research Commission Project No

K5/2084: Insights into indigenous coping strategies to drought for drought adaptation in agriculture: The Southern Cape scenario, October 2014

Ncube B & Lagardien A

Report on measures for drought resilience in agriculture based on indigenous insights: Indigenous knowledge typologies, strategies and actions: Deliverable 6, Water Research Commission Project No K5/2084: Insights into indigenous coping strategies to drought for drought adaptation in agriculture: The Southern Cape scenario, February 2014

Ncube B & Lagardien A

Report on the review of water allocation in the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency: Deliverable 1, Water Research Commission Project No K5/2310: Approaches for emerging farmer participation in water resource management: The case of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA), September

ES CP u T l ibraries

Dr Elisha Chiware

In 2014, CPUT Libraries enhanced its efforts to support research and innovation activities by running initiatives to create awareness on research data management. The library also continued its provision of research support services across the university, which included information sources, information search support, training in use of research tools, digitising research outputs through the institutional repository (digital knowledge), and the development of a focused research evaluation and measurement of performance programme through bibliometrics analytics and other tools.

A presentation on the use of Mendeley together with MS Word was developed and made available via Slide Share. It is accessible at: http://www.slideshare.net/LaraLibrarian/ mendeley-and-ms-word.

3. TUM/CPUT research Data Management joint workshop

Highlights for 2014

1. Bibliometrics

The library was identified to play a leading role in embedding bibliometrics into processes at CPUT. A bibliometrics working group was established and a project plan drafted. A guideline for drawing up a bibliometric guide was developed and is available to library staff via Blackboard. Librarians developed bibliometric profiles for lecturers in some faculties. The practical aspects of scientometrics were also explored.

2. Mendeley

The library developed an approved HarvardCPUT citation style for Mendeley. Mendeley is being installed on computers in the library and a general university-wide rollout is envisioned.

In March, CPUT Libraries together with Technical University of Munich (TUM) hosted an RDM workshop as part of the initiatives for developing services and infrastructure for e-research. The workshop was attended by researchers, and e-research requirements were gathered from attendees. The library is currently developing an infrastructure in close collaboration with TUM partners.

4. open access and research data management policies

The two policies were approved by the CPUT Council in July.

5. e-research pilot project

The outcome of the joint workshop resulted in the identification of the Institute of Biomedical and Microbial Biotechnology as the pilot group to be partners in the development of an e-research infrastructure and communication project. In 2014, requirements were gathered from the group and interaction with the group has been ongoing.

In 2014, CPUT Libraries enhanced its efforts to support research and innovation activities by running initiatives to create awareness on research data management

Poster competition emphasises Libraries’ importance

Second-year advertising students competed to design a winning poster to encourage fellow students to use the services of CPUT Libraries. The poster competition was a joint initiative between the CPUT Libraries and the Marketing Department (faculty of Business & Management Sciences). according to the brief for the competition, students had to design a poster to advertise the colourful redesigned spaces and improved facilities in the library on the Cape Town campus.

Mesuli Lostile was announced as the overall winner, Leigh-anne Stober came second and alain Moise Marora third. Leaney Barnard was awarded a special prize for the most eye-catching poster.

“all the posters were judged according to the brief of promoting the improved library facilities such as more computers in the laboratory, discussion areas, softer seats, round tables, plug points and wireless internet access for laptops,” said Senior Librarian, Mr yunus omar.

“The winning poster, CPUT Libraries Collage, captured all the elements of the brief.”

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Conference papers

Lockhart J

Do you want better quality assignments from your students? Information literacy skills could do that, RITAL Conference, CPUT, Cape Town, 2 December 2014

Lockhart J & Becker D

Determining return on investment: The importance and development of statistics collection for information literacy training at CPUT libraries, 35th IATUL Conference, Espoo, Finland, 2-5 June 2014

Conference posters

Becker D

Statistical literacy for librarians, 35th IATUL Conference, Espoo, Finland, 2-5 June 2014

Davids Z, Mothopeng P, Mafungwa T & Omar Y Certificate of Information Literacy (CIL) pilot project, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Skelly L

Does CPUT research output align with the RTI focus areas? A picture tells a thousand words, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

j ournal articles (DHET subsidised)

Becker DA

Developing an ISO 2789 compliant database for South African academic library statistics

Innovation: A Journal for Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern Africa, 48:5-19, 2014

j ournal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Moll ME, Patrick AL & Coreejes-Brink AP

Adjusting book budget divisions to improve advocacy: A case study of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Library Management, 35(6/7):521-526, 2014

Technical report

Chiware ERT

Aligned: An academic library’s strategic plan in response to institutional goals, Association of Commonwealth Universities/INASP – International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, 2014

Postgraduate degree obtained

by a staff member

MSc (Fin Man)

University of Hull

Njongwe V

Assessing the performance and survival of university spin-outs in the United Kingdom

Staff members from the Marketing Department and CPuT Libraries congratulate students who designed the winning posters

Disability u nit

Dr Nina du Toit dutoitn@cput.ac.za

The Disability Unit provides a comprehensive range of specialised support services to students with disabilities and staff working with these students at CPUT. It also serves as an advisory and information centre for staff with disabilities and people wishing to learn more about accommodating people with disabilities in the workplace and student life.

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Conference papers

Du Toit N

Disability, ICT and UDL: Using technology to promote universal design for learning, Technology for Teaching and Learning National Summit, Johannesburg, 14-15 August 2014

Du Toit N

Ensuring universal access: Levelling the playing fields for students with disability, Inaugural Student Leadership Development Conference 2014, Cape Town, 23-25 April 2014

Data is regularly gathered through quantitative and qualitative methods. Research results are presented as annual reports, conference papers and articles, and at workshops.

Du Toit N

Exploring ways in which the arts could contribute to an inclusive educational experience of students with disabilities within a higher education context, International Conference on Disability in Higher Education, Stockholm, 13-15 May 2014

Du Toit N

Inclusion of students with disabilities in Higher Education: A new era in South Africa and Hungary, 26th Annual European Association for International Education Conference (EAIE), Prague, 16-19 September 2014

Fundani Centre for Higher Education Development

Prof Chris Winberg winbergc@cput.ac.za

Fundani Centre for Higher Education Development supports research into teaching and learning across the faculties, and a number of CPUT staff members engaged in their doctoral and master’s studies are currently supervised by Fundani academics. Approximately R1.5 million was disbursed to faculty members in order to conduct classroom-based research in 2014 under the DVC: Teaching & Learning’s RIFTAL project. The RIFTAL budget was considerably expanded due to generous support from the DHET’s Teaching Development Grant. Many staff presented the results of their research at the annual CPUT Research into Teaching and Learning (RITAL) Conference at Granger Bay in December. Research conducted through Fundani thus contributes significantly to improving teaching and learning at the university, which ultimately impacts student retention and throughput.

to staff from all faculties developing research proposals using his theoretical framework of Legitimation Code Theory. This research work is contributing to the curriculum renewal project at CPUT. Fundani also hosted Prof Arie Rip from the University of Twente, an internationally renowned expert in the field of Science and Technology studies, in November. Prof Rip facilitated an Innovation Journey workshop for CPUT, and worked with Fundani and the Deputy Dean of Health Sciences on a proposal for a Science, Technology and Society research unit within the faculty.

Two writing for publication breakaways in cooperation with SU, UWC and UCT were held for Fundani and faculty staff in 2015, with the aim of producing accredited and useful teaching and learning articles in 2015/16; these were for extended curriculum staff and RIFTAL grantholders.

Conference (RITAL), titled Reclaiming Quality: Enhancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in HE.

Fundani staff members were co-researchers in and made significant research contributions to the national collaborative NRF project Structure culture and agency in academic development, which was extended for an extra two years. Staff members are also participants in the international academic development project New knowledge in the work-group: An inquiry into the meso-level dynamics of teaching, learning and curriculum change, with universities in the UK, Australia and Sweden. Staff were part of a round table discussion on this topic at the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) in Sweden in June. Both projects contribute to understanding the efficacy of teaching staff development, hence improving teaching in the university.

Highlights for 2014

The first highlight was the visit of Dr Mary Lea, a Reader in Academic and Digital Literacies in the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University in the UK. Dr Lea was also the keynote speaker at the Academic Literacies: Scholarship, Research and Practice in the South African Context, a regional colloquium held at Granger Bay in April. Secondly, Fundani welcomed Prof Karl Maton from the University of Sydney, who acted as a mentor

Fundani organised and hosted three additional colloquia/conferences in 2014. The first of these was the National Language Indaba in May at Granger Bay. The colloquium focus was on multilingualism in higher education, and was opened by Prof Russell Kaschula, head of the School of Languages at Rhodes University. The second research event was the regional Innovative Pedagogical Practices in Extended Curriculum Programmes (ECP) colloquium in August. In December, Fundani organised the 5th Annual University Teaching Research

Fundani staff were invited to teach on the research module of the Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education and on the regional CHEC research course for academic staff. Three Fundani staff members, Drs Ralarala, Hassan and Ivala, were promoted to Associate Professor in 2014. Furthermore, Fundani has been awarded R1.5 million from the DHET to coordinate research nationally into the efficacy of certain staff development and student learning interventions.

Research conducted through Fundani contributes significantly to improving teaching and learning at the university, which ultimately impacts student retention and throughput

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work-integrated learning & research unit (wilru)

Prof James g arraway garrawayj@cput.ac.za

Fundani heads up WILRU, led by Prof James Garraway. The work of the unit flows from the complexities of students’ crossing boundaries between two quite different sites of learning, and the need to reconcile more scientific knowledge with work-based knowledge and practices. This work was exemplified in the Council for Higher Education (CHE) policy publication Higher Education Monitor 12: Work-Integrated learning – Good Practice Guide. http://www.che.ac.za/sites/default/files/ publications/Higher_Education_Monitor_12.pdf

As research into the professional/vocational curriculum increasingly involves cognisance of practice-based learning, either at work or at the university, curriculum research now falls under the overall ambit of WILRU.

Though based in Fundani, WILRU is a crossfaculty research unit consisting of researchers with common interests in the various faculties.

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Conference papers

Barnes V, Gachago D & Ivala EN

Digital storytelling and authentic learning: A case study in industrial design, Authentic Learning Colloquium, Cape Town, 22 March 2013

There are currently four lines of research, all of which stem from strong theoretical bases. The first is that of learning through practice, whether at work or in community projects, as seen through the lens of activity theory. Secondly, researchers are examining knowledge claims in the vocational curriculum using Legitimation Code Theory, for example what counts as legitimate knowledge in workplace assessments.

The third line involves investigating the field of innovation. Here the interest is that innovation involves many twists, turns and dead ends and is furthermore strongly linked to the society, including ethical issues, in which the innovation must be carried out. The question then becomes how to learn to “do” innovation journeys, and do them better, or at least, avoid unnecessary mishaps. This is the starting point for the innovation-journey project. It aims to

collect stories about innovation journeys that have been followed, or are being followed, by CPUT academic staff, and distil lessons out of the stories, building on the growing scholarly and managerial literature on the real-world complexity of innovation. The notion of innovation journey is a metaphor, reminding us of the nonlinearity of innovation processes. It can be used to recognise patterns in the journey and recurring pitfalls. The most recent issue of our journal Paradigms consists of a volume of such journeys, an approach which will be further explored through 2015/16.

Lastly, there is the issue of lecturer development as professional educators in the higher education sector, which is being carried out as part of both NRF and international research projects. The research focus of structure, culture and agency through more socio-material approaches is also explored.

Engel-Hills P, Rip A & Winberg C

Ethics “upfront”: Generating an organizational framework for a new university of technology

2014 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology, Ethics’2014, Chicago, IL, 23-24 May 2014

Garraway J

Fictive scripting in professional qualifications, 2nd International Professional Practice, Education and Learning Conference, Stirling, Scotland, 25-27 June 2014

The work of the unit flows from the complexities of students’ crossing boundaries between two quite different sites of learning, and the need to reconcile more scientific knowledge with work-based knowledge and practices

Garraway J & Morkel J

Learning in practice through a CHAT transformatory lens, International Consortium for Educational Development, Stockholm, Sweden, 16-18 June 2014

Hassan L

Pedagogical practices and philosophies that promote surveillance in higher education, 7th Annual South African Technology Network Conference, Durban, 14-16 October 2014

Hassan S

Lecturers’ role in tutor development from an activity theory perspective, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference, Hong Kong, 7-10 July 2014

Norodien-Fataar N

The educational engagement practices of disadvantaged students at a South African university, HELTASA Conference, Bloemfontein, 18-21 November 2014

Ralarala MK, Angu PE & Lin D

Studying at CPUT: Language challenges experienced by international students, Education Association of South Africa Conference, Clarens, 12-15 January 2014

Ralarala MK & Kaschula RH

Silencing the voiceless: The plight of sign language speakers in South African courtrooms, 18th African Languages Association of Southern Africa Conference, Mthatha, 30 June-2 July 2014

Winberg C

“Extreme teaching”: Educational development in difficult contexts, International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED), Stockholm, Sweden, 16-18 June 2014

Conference proceedings

Basitere M & Ivala EN

Addressing the mathematical knowledge gap between high school and first year university Chemical Engineering Mathematics course: The role of Facebook

Yanez T, Rodriguez O & Griffiths P (eds): 9th International Conference on e-Learning (ICEL-2014), Valparaiso, Chille, 26-27 June 2014

Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International, 2014, pp 22-31, ISBN 978-1-909507-88-3

Chigona A, Condy J, Ivala EN & Gachago D Digital storytelling in a pre-service teachers’ classroom: A community of practice

McBride R & Searson M (eds): Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Chesapeake, VA, 25 March 2013

Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2013, pp 1491-1498, ISBN 978-1-939797-02-5

Ivala EN

An empirical survey on the adoption of e-learning in corporate South Africa: Service providers’ perspective

Yanez T, Rodriguez O & Griffiths P (eds): 9th International Conference on e-Learning (ICEL2014), Valparaiso, Chille, 26-27 June 2014

Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International, 2014, pp 86-94, ISBN 978-1-909507-88-3

Siyepu W & Mtonjeni T

Geometrical concepts in real-life context: A case of South African traffic road signs

Lebitso M & Maclean A (eds): 20th Annual National Congress of the Association for Mathematics

Education of South Africa: Demystifying Mathematics, Volume 1, Kimberley, 7-11 July 2014

Johannesburg: AMESA, 2014, pp 213-222, ISBN 978-0-620-61475-7

Siyepu W, Ralarala MK & Nkosi ZT

An exploration of errors in the learning of factorisation: A case study of Grade 9 teachers

Wolhuter C (ed): SAERA 2014 Conference

Proceedings, Researching Education: Future Directions, Durban, 13-15 August 2014

Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2014, pp 101-120, ISBN 978-0-19-040066-8

j ournal articles (DHET subsidised)

De Graaff FH

The interpretation of a knowledge claim in the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and the impact of this on RPL practice

Studies in Continuing Education, 36(1):1-14, 2014

Gachago D, Condy JL, Ivala EN & Chigona A

“All stories bring hope because stories bring awareness”: Students’ perceptions of digital storytelling for social justice education

South African Journal of Education, 34(4):1-12, 2014

Gachago D, Ivala EN, Barnes VE, FelixMinnaar JV, Morkel J & Vajat N

Towards the development of digital storytelling practices for use in resource-poor environments, across disciplines and with students from diverse backgrounds

South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(3):961-982, 2014

Garraway JW, Hugo CV & De Waal B

Futures studies and scenarios of degrees in universities of technology

Progressio, 36(1):19-33, 2014

Garraway JW & Morkel J

Learning at sites of practice

Progressio, 36(2):22-37, 2014

Hassan S & Wium WE

Quality lies in the eyes of the beholder: A mismatch between student evaluation and peer observation of teaching

Africa Education Review, 11(4):491-511, 2014

Ralarala MK

Transpreters’ translations of complaints’ narratives as evidence: Whose version goes to court?

Translator, 20(3):377-395, 2014

Scholtz DL

Curriculum revision: Challenges in responding to change

Progressio, 35(3):132-152, 2013

Siyepu W & Ralarala MK

Making sense of mathematical discourse: Implications for success in the learning of

differentiation in a university classroom

Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa, 12:326-357, 2014

j ournal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Gachago D, Cronje F, Ivala EN, Condy J & Chigona A

Using digital counterstories as multimodal pedagogy among South African pre-service student educators to produce stories of resistance

Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 12(1): 29-42, 2014

Hassan SL

Lecturers’ role in tutor development from an activity theory perspective

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(15):391-399, 2014

Hassan SL

The problem-based learning gaze: A foucautian perspective

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(10):443-450, 2014

Ivala EN, Gachago D, Condy J & Chigona A

Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: A case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology

Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2(1):217-227, 2014

Technical reports

Ralarala MK

Language Implementation Plan: 2012-2016 and Beyond, Fundani (CHED), CPUT, 2014

Ralarala MK & Angu PE

The language challenges experienced by international students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Report on research project endorsed by the CPUT Senate Language Committee and Language Working Group, Fundani (CHED), 2014

Winberg C

Project 9 Final Report to the South African Technology Network: Funding workplace learning at universities of technology, 9 June 2014

Ms Melanie Marais

The services of the HIV/Aids unit include:

• Awareness campaign

• Peer Education programme

• Wellness mobile services

• Workplace programmes

• Care and support

• Curriculum integration of HIV & Aids, STI & TB

• Internship and volunteer programme

• Community outreach programmes

• Research

TS & CENT r ES Hiv /Aids u nit

Peer Educators 2014

Joining the Peer Education programme is one of the most serious decisions a student has to make; it involves commitment and ethical grooming. The HIV/ Aids Unit asked the 2014 group why they joined the programme and what they hoped to achieve. These were some of the students’ responses:

• “It is cool to know your status”

• “Be the change you want to see”

• “Now I know that can one day be a role model to someone”

• “Prevention is better than treating”

Men’s Health Buzzz

In 2014, males were encouraged to sign up for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). The campaign also aimed at encouraging males to lead a positive lifestyle that is governed by risk-free behavior and physical fitness, as well as a positive mental attitude. Endorsed by Higher Education Aids (HEAIDS) and the Department of Health, the campaign achieved its goals through emphasising the benefits of various men’s health interventions. Social issues like alcohol and substance abuse and gender-based violence were key discussion points throughout the year. A Men’s Health campaign was launched, with the VC, Dr Nevhutalu, officially

opening the launch. The campaign was packed with many aspects that impact on men’s health, including nutrition and fitness, alcohol and drugs, gender-based issues and many more. As part of this package, VMMC was piloted at the Cape Town campus, and was later rolled out to other campuses. A total of 28 circumcisions were performed at the Campus Clinics and awareness campaigns were held through discussion groups at campus residences.

Women’s Health Buzzz

Campaigns for women and girls launched at various campuses were aligned with the National Strategic Plan for HIV, STIs and TB (2012 to 2016).

CPUT supports TVET colleges

The HIV/Aids Unit has established a good working relationship with the College of Cape Town, as part of the project to support Technical Vocational Educational Training (TVET)

institutions with their fight against HIV. During his institutional visit to CPUT, Dr Ahluwalia Ramneek requested the VC to provide HIV support to TVET colleges through the HIV/Aids Unit. This has been a wonderful experience for the CPUT unit, as there has been a great level of commitment from the College of Cape Town. Some of the College of Cape Town students attended gender training and some staff attended the colloquium mentioned below. CPUT also supported the TVET colleges through its Mobile Wellness Unit, providing HIV counselling and testing.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Colloquium

The primary objective of the colloquium was to raise awareness and create sensitivity around the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual communities, particularly within

the higher education context. Most of CPUT HIV/Aids Unit key stakeholders attended the event. Ms Melanie Marais, the head of the unit, said, “It is important for our major internal stakeholders to be aware of and sensitive to the LGBTI needs and challenges they may experience”. The programme included a keynote address from Ms Sharon Ludwig (Triangle Project). Dr Kevin Rebe and Ms Sindiswa Balani (Health4Men) presented on the health needs of men who have sex with other men (MSM). Mr Nathan Kayser (UWC) shared best practices on coordinating a LGBTI project at university level. Ms Sianne Abrahams (UCT) shared her institute’s response to MSM-LGBTI services. Mr Jaco Brink (SU) presented the findings of a research survey completed at 14 higher education institutions in South Africa focusing on the sexual health, HIV knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of male students who have sex with men.

i nstitute of b iomedical & m icrobial b iotechnology ( ibmb )

Prof Wentzel g elderblom (Research Chair) gelderblomw@cput.ac.za

Prof J Marnewick (Co-Chair) marnewickj@cput.ac.za

Until recently, Biotechnology-based research at CPUT fell within the categories of Industrial Biotechnology (research performed by the Biocatalysis and Technical Biology Research Group) and Medical Biotechnology, which includes research performed in the Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences, the Faculty of Applied Sciences and the Oxidative Stress Research Centre. In order to facilitate and coordinate the different research disciplines at CPUT, the IBMB was created to foster collaboration within CPUT and with several national and international scientists. The research focus is guided by the vision of “building a healthy nation through research” in accordance with the principles of the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the United Nations member states.

The main research goal of IBMB is to integrate several research groups and/or centers that currently exist at CPUT under one central theme to strengthen the Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy research focus area as defined in the RTI Blueprint. It is envisaged to include the expertise of the Oxidative Stress Research Centre (OSRC) under the leadership of Prof J Marnewick, the BTB Research Group headed by Dr M le Roes-Hill, and the Mycotoxicology and Chemoprevention Research Group with Drs H Alberts and S Abel as the respective research leaders. They will be the key role players in establishing a Biotechnology corridor fostering research in this focus area under the auspices of Dr Chris Nhlapo (DVC: RTIP), Prof Wentzel Gelderblom (Research Chair) and Prof J Marnewick (Co-Chair).

IBMB is mandated “to conduct excellent and worldclass multidisciplinary research in reducing relevant health risks, associated with food/water safety, mycotoxicology, oxidative stress, community health and chemoprevention, through integrated research in biotechnology, encouraging the development of key scarce skills in areas such as biocatalysis and nanobiotechnology in the realisation of South Africa’s bio-economic strategy”.

Details concerning the related focus areas constituting IBMB are outlined in the institution’s five-year business plan. An interactive model, centralising the proposed role of the IBMB within CPUT, is summarised below:

New rating for researcher

i ND u ST ry F u ND i N g

CONFE r ENCE F u ND i N g (CONFCO m )

u N iv E r S i T y r ESEA r CH F u ND i N g ( ur F)

Dr Tukayi Kudanga, based at CPUT’s Biocatalysis and Technical Biology (BTB) research Group, has been awarded a y2 rating by the Nrf for his research in Biocatalysis. Dr Kudanga developed his interest in this area whilst completing his doctorate at Graz University of Technology in austria. He has since published over 30 peer-reviewed articles as well as two book chapters in this field.

Biocatalysis is identified as a research focus area by the DST, and is also outlined in CPUT’s rTI Blueprint as a key area of research at the institution.

Currently Dr Kudanga is researching enzymatic synthesis of bioactive compounds with a focus on antioxidants, focusing on how to increase antioxidant activity of certain compounds that can prevent skin cancer.

N AT i ONA l rESEA r CH F O u NDAT i ON F u ND i N g (N r F)

Dr Tukayi Kudanga from the BTB Research Group has received a Y2 NRF rating

The IBMB has three sub-units:

The BTB Research Group was established in April 2009 and comprises researchers and students from diverse backgrounds including Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Engineering, Environmental Microbiology, Microbiology, and Molecular and Cell Biology.

The main research focus areas of the BTB Research Group are: Actinomycete Biology and Biodiversity, Biocatalysis, and Wastewater Research. The main research objectives of the group are:

1. To develop sustainable processes for:

• The application of oxidative enzymes in cross-linking, coupling and degradation reactions

• The production of value-added products from waste

• The bioremediation of domestic and industrial wastewater

2. To contribute to the knowledge base on the biology and biodiversity of actinomycetes from various environments

3. To disseminate research findings and knowledge to the general public and relevant stakeholders for the implementation of sustainable bioprocesses in real world applications

In 2014, the BTB Research Group, along with the Mycotoxicology and Chemoprevention Research Group and the Oxidative Stress Research Centre, formed the Institute of Biomedical and Microbial Biotechnology. All three units continued to focus

on their specific research focus areas, working together to promote research at CPUT within the areas of Biomedical Technology, Microbial Biotechnology and Wastewater.

Highlights for 2014

• Dr Pam Welz, Dr Nuraan Khan and Dr Marilize le Roes-Hill were invited to serve on reference groups for projects funded by the Water Research Commission (WRC) of South Africa.

• Dr Tukayi Kudanga, Dr Marilize le Roes-Hill and Dr Pam Welz served as reviewers for various international peer-reviewed journals as well as for the NRF and the WRC.

• Ms Shandré Weels and Ms Siyasanga Mbulawa completed their Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) year in Biotechnology as part of the BTB Research Group.

• The BTB Research Group won the award for Best Research Poster, for the fifth year in a row, at CPUT’s Research Day.

• Dr Nuraan Khan presented at the 1st CPUT Nanotechnology Seminar organised by the Faculty of Engineering.

• Dr Marilize le Roes-Hill was elected as a Councillor of the Royal Society of South Africa.

• Dr Nuraan Khan participated in the DST Industrymeets-Science Workshop on Biomass and Organic Waste.

• Ms Oelfah Daniels was appointed as BTB Administrator, while Dr Marilize le Roes-Hill was permanently appointed as Senior Researcher.

• The BTB Research Group secured funding for three more WRC-funded projects (Dr Pam Welz and Dr Nuraan Khan).

• Members of the BTB Research Group were involved in several research uptake/community engagement activities:

Installation of biological sand filters on a wine farm in Stellenbosch for the on-site treatment of winery wastewater (Dr Pam Welz)

Site visits to various edible oil industries in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal as part of a national survey on waste and wastewater management practices in the edible oil industry of South Africa (Dr Pam Welz)

Site visits to Rooibos Ltd and rooibos farms to assess the biodiversity of actinomycetes associated with rooibos plants (Dr Nuraan Khan and Dr Marilize le Roes-Hill)

Site visit to a potato processing company to evaluate the potential bioremediation of the waste generated and its incorporation into a biorefinery approach (Dr Nuraan Khan and Dr Marilize le Roes-Hill)

Chairing two public lectures hosted by the Royal Society of South Africa and the Academy of Science of South Africa, Observatory (Dr Marilize le Roes-Hill)

Serving on the Wine Industry Network for Expertise and Technology (Winetech) Committee (Dr Pam Welz)

b iocatalysis & Technical b iology ( b T b ) r esearch g roup

Dr Marilize le Roes-Hill

Dr Stefan Abel abels@cput.ac.za

The main aims of this research group are to understand the mechanisms of carcinogenesis in order to reduce human health risk, and to identify dietary constituents as chemopreventive agents which can prevent/reduce the outcome of disease. The group’s emphasis on chemoprevention research focuses on South African herbal teas, such as rooibos, and dietary unsaturated fatty acids, such as omega-3, which can influence the physical and biological cellular responses that are significant during carcinogenesis. Cellular processes involved in carcinogenesis and chemoprevention are monitored in terms of apoptosis, cell proliferation and cellular oxidative status in suitable physiological fluids or tissues.

Expertise in this group includes lipid extraction and analyses; cell culture assays determining cell proliferation, apoptosis and oxidative status; and the use of rodent cancer models. As research capacity development is a core component, the group provides supervision to postgraduate students at CPUT, SU and UWC, and internationally to postgraduate students in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

research objectives include:

• To investigate the mechanisms of cancer development related to toxicity and carcinogenicity by examining processes/

signalling pathways involved in promoting adapted and resistant precancerous cell populations by means of a mechanistic approach focusing on alterations in oxidative stress, lipid metabolism, the imbalance between apoptosis and growth signals, inflammation, etc.

• To determine the modulating role of dietary fatty acids as chemopreventive tools, and interaction with herbal teas, iron and mycotoxins such as fumonisin

• To characterise and formulate a polyunsaturated fatty acid nutraceutical to help in the prevention of cancer, possibly in combination with other bioactive food components

• To identify and validate physiological and molecular biomarkers in chemoprevention using lipids, gene and/or protein expression profiles to be utilised in clinical chemopreventive studies

research activities during 2014 include:

• Studies on the role of fumonisin B1 (FB1) in carcinogenesis (in vivo and in vitro models) have yielded information regarding its role in disease development; FB1 can 1) Alter key enzymes in lipid metabolism and membrane receptors, 2) Modulate important signalling pathways related to cell proliferation and apoptosis, 3) Exhibit a threshold effect for

toxicity and carcinogenicity;

• Characterisation of a lipid profile in human hepatocellular carcinoma similar to the profile in rat preneoplastic liver lesions which are associated with altered growth properties and cell survival indices;

• Establishment of reference vaues for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content of milk from Jersey cows and Fleckvieh crosses in the Western Cape Province;

• Elucidation of the chemopreventive properties of South African herbal teas in the inhibition of skin and oesophageal carcinoma; changes to the cellular redox status of cancer cells by the polyphenolic constituents are key cellular targets inhibiting altered cellular growth; establishment of a specific UVB/ keratinocyte anti-inflammatory cell model to create opportunities to further elucidate the chemopreventive properties of herbal teas in the skin and the possible development of a unique pharmaceutical product against skin cancer;

• Participation in updating government legislation regulations relating to trans-fat content allowed in processed foods: Annexure 1 – Methodology for the determination of trans-fatty acids in foodstuffs (Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972. No. R.127. Regulations relating to trans-fat in foodstuffs).

The group’s emphasis on chemoprevention research focuses on South African herbal teas, such as rooibos, and dietary unsaturated fatty acids, such as omega-3, which can influence the physical and biological cellular responses that are significant during carcinogenesis

m ycotoxicology r esearch g roup

Dr Hanneke Alberts

The main thrust of the Mycotoxicology focus area is assessing and reducing exposure of particularly rural subsistence communities to mycotoxins produced by toxigenic food-borne fungi. The aim is to protect populations in South Africa from the impact of dietary exposure to mycotoxins.

Investigations in the former Transkei region of the Eastern Cape Province have revealed high incidence levels of the fungus Fusarium verticillioides and the carcinogenic fumonisin mycotoxins in home-grown maize, which is the staple diet of people at high risk for developing oesophageal cancer.

The goal of the focus area is mainly accomplished by studies towards identification and toxin profiling of the main food-borne pathogenic fungi presenting a threat to human health; elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of mycotoxin biosynthesis; development of analytical methods for fungal and mycotoxin determination as well as biomarkers to quantify human exposure to mycotoxins; toxicological mechanisms of food-borne mycotoxins; biologically-based methods for reduction and detoxification of mycotoxins; and field studies assessing risk and reducing mycotoxin exposure in affected rural subsistence communities.

the Bill and Melinda Gates meeting on Aflatoxin control measures: A basis for improved health in developing countries, at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.

• Dr H-M Burger was invited to act as mycotoxin consultant on a project for Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) titled Postharvest management technologies for reducing aflatoxin contamination in maize grain and human exposure in Zimbabwe.

• Material transfer and confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement documents between Dr JF Alberts (on behalf of IBMB) and BIOMIN, Austria, were finalised for a collaborative project titled Enzymatic maize kernel-wash method.

• Dr JP Rheeder and Dr JF Alberts undertook a field study in the Eastern Cape to collect maize samples in the Centane and King William’s Town districts as part of a Maize Trust funded consortium project on Surveillance of Fusarium species and mycotoxins in the Eastern Cape.

• Discussions took place with universities and the industry with regard to the following collaborative projects:

- Enzymatic methods for detoxification of the fumonisins in maize (a leading grain-based South African manufacturing company)

- Maize Trust funded collaborative projects

- Common research areas and future exchange programmes for students and researchers (University of Paris, Paris-Est Créteil, France).

• Prof WCA Gelderblom was honoured by being elected as Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.

• Prof GS Shephard received an award from the World Mycotoxin Forum for his many years of service to the forum.

Highlights for 2014

• Prof WCA Gelderblom, Prof GS Shephard and Dr H-M Burger were invited to participate in

- Dietary multi-mycotoxin exposure among infants (0-24 months) from maize subsistence farming areas in Centane in the Eastern Cape (School of Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University)

• Dr H-M Burger, Dr JF Alberts and Dr JP Rheeder acted as supervisors for the science projects of seven learners from the Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT) in Khayelitsha, aimed at participation in the annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists.

Conference papers

Alberts JF

Biologically based methods for control of Fusarium growth and the fumonisin mycotoxins, Fusarium Discussion Group Workshop, ARC-PPRI, Vredenburg Research Centre, Stellenbosch, 9 September 2014

Alberts JF, Van Zyl WH & Gelderblom WCA

Biologically based approaches for reduction of fumonisin mycotoxin exposure in rural South Africa, Nutrition Congress 2014, Johannesburg, 16-19 September 2014

Gelderblom W

Perspectives on the Institute of Biomedical & Microbial Biotechnology, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Gelderblom WCA, Burger H-M, Shephard GS & Alberts JF

Mycotoxin risk assessment: The other side of food security, U6 Conference, Cape Town, 8-10 September 2014

Gwashu A

Activity of rooibos flavonoids in the prevention of skin carcinogenesis, Diabetes Discovery Platform Research Symposium, Cape Town, 10 November 2014

Palmer Z, Le Roes-Hill M, Isaacs S, Kirby B & Welz PJ

Response of microbial communities to synthetic winery wastewater in sand bioreactors, 36th South African Society for Enology and Viticulture Conference, Somerset West, 12-14 November 2014

Rheeder JP

The influence of climate change on Fusarium plant diseases and the related mycotoxin risks,

Fusarium Discussion Group Workshop: ARC-PPRI, Stellenbosch, 9 September 2014

Rheeder JP

New perspectives on global warming and food security, Food Innovation Symposium, Cape Town, 17 September 2014

Shephard GS

Prevention strategies and HACCP plans for mycotoxins in food safety, ISM: Detection Techniques for Mycotoxins in the Food and Feed Chain, Bari, Italy, 6-10 October 2014

Shephard GS

Rapid testing and regulating for mycotoxin concerns: A perspective from Africa, 17th International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) World Congress, Montreal, 16 August 2014

Shephard GS, Burger H-M, Gambacorta L, Gong YY, Krska R, Rheeder JP, Solfrizzo M, Srey C, Sulyok M, Visconti A, Warth B & Van der Westhuizen L

Measuring mycotoxin exposure in a South African rural community, International Mycotoxin Conference, Beijing, 19-23 May 2014

Shephard GS & Gelderblom WCA

Rapid testing and regulating for mycotoxin control: A perspective from Africa, 8th World Mycotoxin Forum, Vienna, 10-12 November 2014

Welz PJ, Palmer Z, Isaacs S, Kirby B & Le Roes-Hill M

The effect of redox status on the bacterial community structure and biodegradation rate of organic fractions of agri-industrial effluent in sand bioreactors, 9th International Water Association International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries, Kochi, Japan, 24-26 November 2014

Conference posters

Abel S, Abrahams C, De Kock M & Gelderblom WCA

Alterations in PUFA profile and oxidative status in liver and colon carcinogenesis, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Abel S, Arendse LA & Gelderblom WCA

Conjugated linoleic acid isomers as anticancer bioactive compounds, 25th Congress of the Nutrition Society of South Africa, Johannesburg, 16-19 September 2014

Abel S, Gelderblom WCA, Abrahams C & De Kock M

Alterations in PUFA profile and oxidative status in liver and colon carcinogenesis, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Abel S, Gelderblom WCA, Arendse LA, De Kock M, Sasanti B & Muller CJC

Conjugated linoleic acid isomers as anticancer bioactive compounds, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Abel S, Sasanti B, Arendse LA, Muller CJC, De Kock M & Gelderblom WCA

Conjugated linoleic acid isomers as anticancer bioactive compounds, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Alberts JF & Van Zyl WH & Gelderblom WCA

Biologically based methods for reduction of fumonisin mycotoxins in grain crops, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Burger H-M, Lombard MJ, Danster-Christians N, Shephard GS & Gelderblom WCA

Development and evaluations of a sensitive mycotoxin risk assessment model (mycoram), CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Durrell K, Kirby B, Kudanga T & Le Roes-Hill M

Genome mining: Determining the antimicrobial biosynthetic potential of Streptomyces pharetrae sp. strain cza14, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M & Pletschke B

The potential of apple processing solid wastes for the generation of value-added products, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Kudanga T, Kleinsmidt L, Mbulawa S, Prins A, Pleiss J & Le Roes-Hill M

Small laccase (SLAC) and SLAC mutants as biocatalysts for the synthesis of potent antioxidants, 7th International Congress on Biocatalysis, Hamburg, Germany, 31 August-4 September 2014

Kudanga T, Le Roes-Hill M & Welz P

Chemical characterisation of South African peat sample, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Le Roes-Hill M, Khan N, Musengi A & Kudanga T

Oxidative enzymes from actinomycetes: An overlooked resource for biocatalysis, 17th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes (ISBA17), Kusadasi, Turkey, 7-12 October 2014

Marnewick JL, Venter I, Rautenbach F, Neethling H & Kotze M

Rooibos: Effect on iron status in South Africa adults at risk for coronary heart disease, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mbulawa S, Prins A, Kudanga T & Le Roes-Hill M

Small laccase (slac) and slac mutants as biocatalysts for the synthesis of potent antioxidants, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Mngqawa P, Ngobeni SH, Green IR, Shephard GS & Katerere DR

Aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize grown by subsistence farmers in northern rural South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces), CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Ngemakwe PHN, Le Roes-Hill M & Jideani VA

Effects of carboxymethylcellulose, yoghurt and transglutaminase on textural properties of oat bread, 17th International Union of Food Science and Technology World Congress, Montreal, Canada, 17-21 August 2014

Ngemakwe PHN, Le Roes-Hill M & Jideani VA

Effects of yeast, carboxymethylcellulose, yoghurt, transglutaminase and cyclodextrinase on pasting, thermal and protein modification properties of oat dough, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Conference, New Orleans, LA, 22-24 June 2014

Prins A, Khan N, Kirby B, Kudanga T, Pleiss J & Le Roes-Hill M

The effect of mutations near the T1 copper site on the biochemical characteristics of the small laccase from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Rheeder JP, Imrie G, Shephard GS & Van der Westhuizen L

Fumonisin levels and Fusarium species in maize collected from rural areas in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Rohland J, Marnewick J & Le Roes-Hill M

A novel biomaterial design to incorporate antioxidant and antibacterial activity, using a novel streptomycete tyrosinase, 17th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes, Kusadasi, Turkey, 7-12 October 2014

Smith I, Haldenwang R, Le Roes-Hill M, Terblanche G, Weels S & Welz PJ

Hydraulic properties of different sand types used in the design of sand bioreactors for the treatment of winery effluent, 36th South African Society for Enology and Viticulture Conference, Somerset West, 12-14 November 2014

Van der Westhuizen L, Shephard GS, Burger H-M, Rheeder JP, Gelderblom WCA, Wild CP & Gong YY

Culturally acceptable intervention method reduced fumonisin exposure in maize subsistence farmers of the Eastern Cape, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Weels S, Le Roes-Hill M & Welz P

Determining antimicrobial properties of phenolics detected in peat samples, CPUT Research Day, 27 November 2014

Weels S, Terblanche G, Le Roes-Hill M & Welz PJ

Comparison of two local sand types for the bioremediation of synthetic winery effluent, 36th South African Society for Enology and Viticulture Conference, Somerset West, 12-14 November 2014

journal articles (DHET subsidised)

Abel S, Riedel S & Gelderblom WCA

Fatty acids and health and disease: Dietary PUFA and cancer

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 73:361-367, 2014

Acero EH, Kudanga T, Ortner A, Kaluzna I, De Wildeman S, Nyanhongo GS & Guebitz GM

Laccase functionalization of flax and coconut fibers Polymers, 6:1674-1684, 2014

Burger HM, Lombard MJ, Shephard GS, Danster-Christians NA & Gelderblom WCA

Development and evaluation of a sensitive Mycotoxin Risk Assessment Model (MYCORAM) Toxicological Sciences, 141(2):387-397, 2014

Everest GJ, Le Roes-Hill M, Rohland J, Enslin S & Meyers PR

Amycolatopsis roodepoortensis sp. nov. and Amycolatopsis speibonae sp. nov.: Antibioticproducing actinobacteria isolated from South Africa soils

Journal of Antibiotics, 67:813-818, 2014

Gavezzotti P, Vavrikova E, Valentova K, Fronza G, Kudanga T, Kuzma M, Riva S, Biedermann D & Kren V

Enzymatic oxidative dimerization of silymarin flavonolignans

Journal of Molecular Catalysis B-Enzymatic, 109(2014):24-30, 2014

Kudanga T & Le Roes-Hill M

Laccase applications in biofuels production: Current status and future prospects

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98:6525-6542, 2014

Musengi A, Khan N, Le Roes-Hill M, Pletschke BI & Burton SG

Increasing the scale of peroxidase production by Streptomyces sp. strain BSII#1

Journal of Applied Microbiology, 116:554-562, 2014

Nkomo M, Katerere D, Vismer HF, Cruz T, Balayssac S, Malet-Martino M & Makunga NP

Fusarium inhibition by wild populations of the medicinal plant Salvia africana-lutea L. linked to metabolomic profiling

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14(99):1-9, 2014

Ramond J-B, Welz PJ, Le Roes-Hill M, Tuffin M, Burton SG & Cowan DA

Selection of Clostridium spp. in biological sand filters neutralizing synthetic acid mine drainage

FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 87:678-690, 2013

Shephard GS & Gelderblom WCA

Rapid testing and regulating for mycotoxin concerns: A perspective from developing countries

World Mycotoxin Journal, 7(4):431-437, 2014

Welz PJ, Burton SG, Le Roes-Hill M, Ramond JB & Cowan DA

Minor differences in sand physicochemistry lead to major differences in bacterial community structure and function after exposure to synthetic acid mine drainage

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 19:211-220, 2014

Welz PJ, Esterhuysen A, Vulindlu M & Bezuidenhout C

Filament identification and dominance of Eikelboom Type 0092 in activated sludge from wastewater treatment facilities in Cape Town, South Africa

Water SA, 40(4):649-658, 2014

Welz PJ, Palmer Z, Isaacs S, Kirby B & Le Roes-Hill M

Analysis of substrate degradation, metabolite formation and microbial community responses in sand bioreactors treating winery wastewater: A comparative study

Journal of Environmental Management, 145(2014):147-156, 2014

journal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Kamika I, Mngqawa P, Rheeder JP, Teffo SL & Katerere DR

Mycological and aflatoxin contamination of peanuts sold at markets in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Pretoria, South Africa

Food Additives and Contaminants Part B, 7(2):120-126, 2014

Muller C & Abel S

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)

The Dairy Mail, pp 54-61, April 2014

Mupunga I, Lebelo SL, Mngqawa P, Rheeder JP & Katerere DR

Natural occurrence of aflatoxins in peanuts and peanut butter from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Journal of Food Protection, 77:1814-1818, 2014

Welz PJ & Le Roes-Hill M

Biodegradation of organics and accumulation of metabolites in biological sand filters used for the treatment of synthetic winery wastewater

Journal of Water Process Engineering 3C:155163, 2014

Technical reports

Abel S

Establishing endpoints to evaluate the modulating effect of specific n-6/n-3 FA ratios on colon cancer development in an animal model and colon cancer in humans, CANSA Report, July 2014

Alberts JF

Enzymatic method for detoxification of fumonisins in maize, Maize Trust Project MTM 13/04 Report, August 2014

Gelderblom WCA

Annual progress report: Incentive funding for rated researchers, March 2013

Gelderblom WCA & Riedel S

Chemopreventive potential of Rooibos in skin carcinogenesis, CANSA Report, March 2014

Rheeder JP & Van der Westhuizen L

Multi-mycotoxin and mycological surveillance of small-holder farmers in four maize-growing provinces in South Africa, Maize Trust Project 12/01 Report, August 2014

Vismer HF

Annual progress report: Incentive funding for rated researchers, March 2013

Postgraduate degree

obtained by a staff member

MSc (Chemistry)

University of the Western Cape Mngqawa P

Preliminary investigation of the natural contamination of agricultural crops with selected mycotoxins in northern rural South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces)

Office of the Deputy v ice-Chancellor: Knowledge & i nformation Technology Services ( Ki TS )

Prof Louis Fourie

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Conference papers

Budree A & Fourie LCH

Towards a conceptual model to assess the factors impacting the non-financial value of business intelligence, International Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (ICSIS 2014), Dubai, 17-18 October 2014

Fourie LCH

CPUT fast forward: The role of ICT, 4th Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, Cape Town, 5 November 2014

Fourie LCH

Cybercrime: There is no escape, IFR Annual Conference, Pretoria, 23-24 October 2014

Fourie LCH

ICT and outsourcing, Vlerick MBA Alumni Symposium, Cape Town, 11 November 2014

Fourie LCH

A journey of paradoxes, ASAUDIT Spring Conference, Cape Town, 22-23 October 2014

fouriel@cput.ac.za

Fourie LCH

Social media and your organisation, Professional Development Symposium, Bloemfontein, 14 February 2014

Fourie LCH

The South African political and economic context, Labour Symposium, Cape Town, 9 June 2014

Fourie LCH

The value of concept maps in agile knowledge management, 6th International Conference on Concept Mapping, Santos, Brazil, 23-25 September 2014

Technical report

Fourie LCH

The Tanzania Knowledge Network for Development Policy (TZ-CLK-net), Harare: ACBF, 2014

Office of i nternational Affairs

Ms Merle McOmbring-Hodges

The Office of International Affairs assists CPUT in furthering its objectives for internationalisation, such as establishing a pervading internationalisation culture on campus and introducing an international perspective in university policies and strategies. It does so by promoting international cooperation in the fields of higher education and research. Through agreements with institutions in over 50 countries, CPUT has a framework for academic and research cooperation and capacity building across borders.

Erasmus Mundus, funded by the European Commission, is one of a number of international funding programmes in which CPUT participates through the Office of International Affairs. This is a strategic scholarship programme which fosters partnerships between South African and European universities. It offers scholarships for master’s and doctoral studies, as well as for staff exchanges and research.

CPUT participates in the following three Erasmus Mundus projects, each one catering for a wide range of academic fields:

EUROSA is a programme offering opportunities at partner universities in Belgium, Italy, Austria, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and France.

CPUT is joint coordinator of EUROSA, while the University of Antwerp acts as project coordinator.

AESOP focuses on heritage, archaeology and IT. This programme offers opportunities at partner

hodgesm@cput.ac.za

universities in France, Portugal, the UK, Spain, Greece, Latvia, Ireland, Belgium, Romania and Italy.

INSPIRE focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship. This programme offers opportunities at Uppsala University (Sweden), Göttingen University (Germany), Ghent University (Belgium), Groningen University (the Netherlands), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), Télécom Bretagne (France) and Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary).

In 2014, eight CPUT applicants secured funding through Erasmus Mundus for studies in Europe. The Office of International Affairs hosted a pre-departure conference for students and staff from universities across the country, preparing to depart for studies funded by Erasmus Mundus. The conference was a two day affair that also attracted representatives from interested organisations such as embassies. In addition, CPUT hosted a joint EUROSA-EMA2SA conference on the impact of the Erasmus Mundus project.

CPUT also participates in the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the largest funding organisation in the world supporting the international exchange of students and researchers. DAAD also aims to assist university staff members who are responsible for coordinating international activities to implement effective structures of internationalisation at their home universities. It does this by providing courses on the management of internationalisation. Ms Hodges participated in a DAAD workshop on internationalisation of higher education in Bonn, Germany, in 2014,

and was invited to serve in an advisory capacity to evaluate DAAD proposals for courses in the management of internationalisation.

Through the Office of International Affairs, CPUT is fully active in Tuning Africa, a harmonisation strategy developed to assist universities in Africa to design common curriculum development frameworks to enable comparability and equivalence of learning outcomes among Africa universities. Tuning Africa is a joint African UnionEuropean Union initiative. CPUT has completed a curriculum in Mechanical Engineering through Tuning Africa, in collaboration with a number of African countries.

CPUT received many international visitors in 2014. For example, the Office of International Affairs hosted delegates from French universities who visited the institution to investigate the possibility of research collaborations, staff and student exchanges, and skills building programmes. The delegation was led by Dr Pierre Le Monde from the French Embassy. CPUT is already involved in a number of mutually beneficial partnerships with France, the most notable being F’SATI, a joint venture between CPUT and ESIEE-Paris, a graduate school in France. Currently, the majority of collaborations with the French are concentrated in the Faculty of Engineering. The purpose of the delegation’s visit was to extend collaboration with France to other faculties at CPUT.

The 2014 erasmus Mundus group at the pre-departure meeting hosted by CPuT for the successful candidates who qualified for either a staff visit or for master’s or doctoral studies in europe

CPuT staff and members of the French delegation who visited CPuT in 2014 to strengthen ties between CPuT and universities in France

r esearch Directorate

Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi mpako-ntusit@cput.ac.za

Exchange Fellow visits University of North Carolina

An exchange programme between SARIMA and the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) in the USA, allowed the Research Directorate’s Research Finance Coordinator to spend a month at an American university to learn more about research management. Ms Amelia Nomfundo Rorwana, who has worked for CPUT for 17 years, visited the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill in June 2014. She says she chose UNC as her host institution because of its well-established research culture. As a research-intensive university its research enterprise is bigger than that of CPUT, where a research culture is still in the developing phase.

According to Ms Rorwana, her visit resulted in a fruitful exchange of information, especially since there are similarities in the way the two universities approach sponsored research, with both following the centralisation model. She felt inspired by the fact that the people at UNC take pride in what they do and apply the core values of UNC on a daily basis. She is thankful to the staff and management at UNC for giving her their time and sharing their expertise with her.

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Conference papers

Mpako-Ntusi T

CPUT implementation of the research output module, InfoEd User Group Conference, Orlando, FL, 18-22 May 2014

Mpako-Ntusi T

Strengthening research management: The NCURA/SARIMA Research Management Exchange Programme: Experiences of a host institution, Annual SARIMA Conference, Botswana, 6-10 July 2014

j ournal articles (not DHET subsidised)

Miner JT & Mpako-Ntusi T

Partnering across continents and cultures to propel research NCURA Magazine, XLVI(6):9-11, 2014

Please see page 8 for Dr Mpako-Ntusi’s message.

CONFE r ENCE F u ND i N g (CONFCO m ) RESEARCHER RANDS Rorwana AV 30 000

Ms Amelia Nomfundo Rorwana, Research Finance Coordinator in the Research Directorate

Student Counselling

The late Dr AB de Villiers

Ms E Smit

Student Counselling provides a comprehensive range of services to registered and prospective students. These services are provided through different levels of engagement, ranging from individual counselling and therapy sessions, to support groups, skills development workshops and wellness promotion. The following are some of the department’s core services: individual

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Conference paper

Africa N

Fostering sexual agency

Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education (SAACDHE) National Conference, Vanderbijlpark, 8-10 September 2014

counselling and psychotherapy; career development; advocacy and learner support; skills development; peer helper programme; research; community outreach; wellness programme; student welfare; marketing and promotion; professional staff development; and training of interns.

As part of their contact with students, the

smite@cput.ac.za

professional staff members regularly gather information through qualitative and quantitative methods. The results are presented as either informal (annual reports and newsletters) or formal (conference papers, workshops, poster presentations and journal articles) research output. A number of staff members in the department are busy with their PhD studies.

De Villiers AB

How student counselling can address students’ emotional wellness and learning in higher education

Journal of Counselling and Development in Higher Education Southern Africa (SAACDHE), 2(1):4-16, 2014

j ournal article (not DHET subsidised)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships

Dr Chris Nhlapo

Tel 021 959 6203

Fax 021 959 6002

Email nhlapoc@cput.ac.za

Room 228, Administration Building, Bellville

Secretary

Ms Trudy Snyders

Tel 021 959 6242

Fax 021 959 6002

Email snyderst@cput.ac.za

Room 228, Administration Building, Bellville

Head: Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships – Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships

Prof Shaun Pather

Tel 021 460 3402

Email pathers@cput.ac.za

Room 6.18, Administration Building, Cape Town

Secretary

Ms Jeanine Gordon

Tel 021 460 3403

Email gordonj@cput.ac.za

Room 6.18, Administration Building, Cape Town

RESEARCH DIRECTORATE

Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi Director: Research Tel Email Address

Ms Edwina Pedro Secretary to the Director Tel Email Address

021 460 3128/3878 mpako-ntusit@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

021 460 3128 pedroe@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

Ms Luyolo Kamati

Coordinator: Research Information Management System (RIMS) Tel Email Address

Ms Tania Holmes-Watts Research Grants Manager

Tel Email Address

Ms Pumza Makaula Research Grants Officer

Dr Elizabeth (Betsie) Ferreira Manager: Research Publications

Ms Lara Smith Coordinator: Research Writing, Information & Publications

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Ms Amelia Rorwana Coordinator: Research Finance Tel Email Address

Ms Shafeeqa Hendricks-Dramat Research Finance Administrator

Ms Phathiswa Swaartbooi Research Finance Administrator

Mr Marvin la Meyer Research Finance Administrator

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Tel Email Address

Tel Email Address

021 460 3843 kamatil@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

021 460 4240 (Tuesday and Thursday) 021 959 6699 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) holmes-wattst@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town/ Old Language Building, Bellville

021 460 3895 makaulap@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

021 460 3539 ferreirae@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

021 460 3328 smithll@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

021 460 4283 rorwanaa@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

021 460 4241 dramats@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

021 460 3796 swartbooip@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town

021 460 3798/021 959 6568 lameyerm@cput.ac.za

Room 2.8, Administration Building, Cape Town/ Old Language Building, Bellville

CENTRE FOR POST g RADUATE STUDIES

TECHNOLO g Y TRANSFER & INDUSTRIAL LINKA g ES

Prof Gary Atkinson-Hope Director of Technology Transfer & Industrial Linkages

Tel Email Address

Ms Halimah Rabiu Coordinator: Technology Promotion

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Ms Karen Martin Secretary to Technology Transfer Office

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Mr Marlin Fransman Contracts Manager

Ms Louise Groenewald Contracts Officer

Tel Email Address

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Mr Chris Lombard Business Manager

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Ms Nomaphelo Ndindwa Assistant TTO Officer Tel Email Address

021 959 6431 atkinsonhopeg@cput.ac.za Technology Transfer Office Bellville

021 959 6879 rabiuh@cput.ac.za Technology Transfer Office Bellville

021 959 6044 martink@cput.ac.za Technology Transfer Office Bellville

021 959 6044 fransmanm@cput.ac.za Technology Transfer Office Bellville

021 959 5895 groenewaldl@cput.ac.za Technology Transfer Office Bellville

021 959 5871 lombardc@cput.ac.za Technology Transfer Office Bellville

021 959 6044 ndindwan@cput.ac.za Technology Transfer Office Bellville