PGD (Environmental Sciences) (University of the Witwatersrand, 2012)
MDE (Distance Education) (UMUC, 2015)
Fields of academic interests
Environmental Geology/Science
Open Distance e-Learning
Geoconservation
Field of Specialisation
Environmental Geology
Environmental Science
Open Distance e-Learning
Remote Sensing
Geoconservation
Books
Pretorius, R.W., Coetzee, R., de Jager, A.E., van Niekerk,H.J., Vlok, A.C., Hendrick R.M, & Potgieter, C.E. (2013). From correspondence to online provisioning in open and distance learning: Greening implications versus practical and organisational imperatives. In: Leal Filho, W., Muthu, N., Edwin, G., Sima, M. (Eds.) 2015. Implementing Campus Greening Initiatives: Approaches, Methods and Perspectives. Series: World Sustainability Series
Journal articles
Van Niekerk, H. J. and Viljoen, M. J. (2005) Causes and consequences of the Merriespruit tailings dam failure. LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT. 16 (2), 201 - 212
Van Niekerk, H J and van der Walt, I. J. (2006) Dewatering of the Far West Rand Dolomitic area by gold mining activities and subsequent ground instability. LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT. 7 (4), 441 - 452
Van Niekerk, H. J. en Sandham, L. A. (2007)Visuele interpretasie van ASTER-satellietdata, Deel I: Geologiese kartering in die Wieg van die Mensdom-wêrelderfenisgebied. DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE TYDSKRIF VIR NATUURWETENSKAP EN TEGNOLOGIE. 26 (3), 177 - 195
Van Niekerk, H. J. en Sandham, L. A. (2007)Visuele interpretasie van ASTER-satellietdata, Deel II: Opsporing van grondgebruiksverandering in Mpumalanga, Suid-Afrika. DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE TYDSKRIF VIR NATUURWETENSKAP EN TEGNOLOGIE. 26 (4), 247 - 264
Olivier, J. van Niekerk, H. J. and van der Walt, I. J. (2008) Physical and chemical characteristics of thermal springs in the southern part of Limpopo Province, South Africa. WATER SA. 34 (2), 163-174
Adriaanse, L. A. & van Niekerk,H. J. (2013). Mendeley for Open Distance Learning (ODL) research projects in Environmental Sciences: a social network experiment. 15th annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications at CPUT, Cape Town
Ncube, L, Zhao, B, Liu, K, van Niekerk, H.J. (2016). Application of acid base accounting to predict post-mining drainage quality in coalfields of the Main Karoo Basin and selected Sub-basin, World academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Geotechnical and Geology Engineering, 3 (12); 2016. DOI dai.waset.org/1307-6892/60382
Ncube, L, Zhao, B, Brutsch, MO, van Niekerk, H.J. (2017). Response of Swiss chard and soil properties to co-application of different fertilisers with effective microorganisms, Applied ecology and Environmental Research 15(4):1009-1022. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1504_10091022
Ncube, L, Zhao, B, van Niekerk, H.J. (2017). An Evaluation of the Effects of Historical Coal Mining Activities on Water Quality in the Elitheni Colliery, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Asia Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(5): 878-891. DOI: https://doi.org/10/10.24203/ajas
Garzanti, G., Pastore, G., Resentini, A., Vessoli, G., Vermeesch, P., Ncube, l., van Niekerk, H. J., Jounet, G., Dall’Asts, M., (2021) The Segmented Zambezi Sedimentary System from Source to Sink: 1. Sand Petrology and Heavy Minerals. The Journal of Geology. DOI 1086/715792. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/715792
Garzanti, E., Bayon, G., Dinis, P., Vermeesch, P., Pastore, G., Resentini, A., Barbarano, M., Ncube, L., & van Niekerk, H. J. (2022). The segmented Zambezi sedimentary system from source to sink: 2. Geochemistry, clay minerals, and detrital geochronology. The Journal of Geology. https://doi.org/10.1086/719166
Chisaga, C. B., Mubanga, K. H., Sichigabula, H. K., Banda, K., Muchanga, M., Ncube, L., van Niekerk, H. J., Mkonde, A. A., & Rasmeni, S. K. (2022). Modelling climatic trends for the Zambezi and Orange River Basins: Implications on water security. Journal of Water and Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2022.308
Jing, Y., Nie, J., Haobo, Z., Rasmeni, S. K., Ncube, L., van Niekerk, H. J., Zhao, B., & Hu, X. (2022). Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic constraint on the provenance of the modern Zambezi River sand sediments, Southern Africa. Research Basin. https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12746
Miao, Y., Nie, J., Hu, X., Wan, Z., Zhao, B., Zhao, Y., Yang, J., Ncube, L., van Niekerk, H. J., Zhang, H., & Chen, T. (2022). Wildfire history and savanna expansion across southern Africa since the late Miocene. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 603, 1-8
Gan, S., Birrell, L., Robertze, D., Zhao, B., van Niekerk, H. J., & Ncube, L. (2022). Quality control in tailings resource exploration at Havelock Mine, Eswatini. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 122, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geogeo.2024.100311
Tshanga, M., Ncube, L., & Van Niekerk, E. (2024). Remote sensing insights into subsurface-surface relationships: Land cover analysis and copper deposits exploration. Earth Science Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-024-01423-2
Garzanti, E., Pastore, G., Andò, S., Barbarano, M., Resentini, A., Vezzoli, G., Vermeesch, P., Dinis, P., Hahn, A., Wiles, E., Ncube, L., & Van Niekerk, H. J. (2024). Pyroxene-rich Orange sand highway from basaltic highlands to the ocean: Modern sediment-routing system of an Early Jurassic river. Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 3, 100311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geogeo.2024.100311
Projects
Sediment provenance of Limpopo and Zambezi rivers
Sediment provenance of Vaal and Orange Rivers
SA Water regulations (ecosystem)
Big data – water
Superceaser - flood and droughts
Environmental Science teaching materials
Influence of sedimentation on riparian communities (Orange, Limpopo, Zambezi rivers)
