Mongalo, Nkoana Ishmael
Magwaza, Nontokozo
Raletsena, Maropeng Vellry
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of South Africa (WIR-2024-1609)
Article History
Received: 8 October 2025
Accepted: 26 February 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: The work was approved by the ethics committee of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of South Africa, Science Campus, Florida Park, Johannesburg (MONGANI 90229436). The consented informants in the survey agreed to furnish the information freely. The approval numbers from authorities were GeorgeMon-2017-MNI01, GeorgeMon-2023-MNI2, and GeorgeMon-2025-MNI for the three different sites of collection, which include Senwabarwana, Makgabeng, Maleboho, and greater Blouberg.
: The authors declare no competing interests.