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By Bennie Khoapa, J.N.J. Kritzinger, Graham Duncan, Madipoane Masenya, Barney Pityana, Tinyiko Maluleke, Danny Titus, Stephan De Beer, Onno Zijlstra, Cornel W. Du Toit
This quantity is the end result of a venture, “Reading the classics in context”, performed by way of 3 associations: Unisa’s examine Institute for Theology and faith, the Northern Theological Seminary (Pretoria) and the Protestant Theological college (the Netherlands).
Reading the quantity is like strolling via a gallery. The partitions are covered with portrayals of Biko from diversified angles and in quite a few kinds, from hugely summary to subjectively impres-sionistic. jointly they mirror a notable one that, in his brief lifestyles and with only a few published documents of his pondering, left an indelible mark on South Africa’s highbrow heritage. the lack of written resources is clear within the bibliographies of many of the papers, the stature of the guy within the reaction he has evoked − not just from the convention audio system yet from thousands of South Africans, black and white − considering that he first spoke out within the Sixties correct as much as the current, 3 a long time after his martyrdom.-Amazon.ca
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1 Introduction Early Neolithic human populations of the Eastern Sahara are known to have inhabited the shorelines of ancient playa lakes as early as 8,000 years ago (Wendorf and Schild 1980). Previous macro botanical studies in Nabta playa by Wasylikowa et al. (1995) have shed the light on their significance for palaeo-environmental studies in the Western Desert of Egypt. Remnants of these settlements are preserved today in playa deposits, such as those found at the site of the Hidden Valley located 65 km north of Farafra Oasis.
Grasslands extend beyond the perimeters of the pans. 1 Map showing location of Makgadikgadi Depression (b) and soil sampling in Botswana (a) The climate in the study area is semi-arid and subject to considerable annual and inter-annual rainfall variability. Generally, most of the rainfall occurs between the months of November and March, while April through October are dry (Thomas and Shaw 1991). Rainfall gradient in Botswana ranges from 600 mm/ year in the northeast to 250 mm/year in the southwest (Thomas and Shaw 1991), with between 400 and 450 mm/year at the Makgadikgadi Depression.
The resulting solutions were analyzed for soluble ions utilizing the methods of Fishman and Friedman (1989). Major ions are reported as micrograms/gram dry weight (PPM) (Table 1). Radium was analyzed by gamma-ray spectrometry based on the emission from the soil of the 186-Kev gamma ray from 226-radium. A weighted sample of dried soil was placed in a metal ointment can and sealed with clear tape. The can was then placed on a high-purity germanium detector for counting for periods of from one to five days.