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Conjugacy classes of some projective linear groups
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)Given a finite set X of distinct symbols the symmetric group Sx and the alternating group Ax are obtained without further constructions. More interesting groups are contrived, however, by imposing a certain structure on ... -
Conjugacy classes of some projective linear groups
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)Given a finite set X of distinct symbols the symmetric group S* and the alternating group A* are obtained without further constructions. More interesting groups are contrived, however, by imposing a certain structure on ... -
Connectedness and disconnectedness in Thembeyakhe Harry Gwala's biography, 1920-1995: Rethinking Political Militancy, Mass Mobilisation and Grassroots Struggles in South Africa
(The University of the Western Cape, 2018)This dissertation is premised on the notions of connectedness and disconnectedness as a contribution to the field of South African biography. I argue that Harry Gwala’s life was characterised by connectedness and ... -
A Connotative Turn for Pictorial Semiotics: The Cultural Semiotics of Goran Sonesson
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)Goran Sonesson provides a departure point from the work of Roland Barthes in the pictorial semiotic studies. He questions the theoretical and methodological assumptions underlying the Barthesian model. We compare Sonesson's ... -
A connotative turn for pictorial semiotics: The cultural semiotics of Goran Sonesson
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)Goran Sonesson provides a departure point from the work of Roland Barthes in the pictorial semiotic studies. He questions the theoretical and methodological assumptions underlying the Barthesian model. We compare Sonesson's ... -
Consequences of ideology and policy in the English second language classroom: The case of Oshiwambo-speaking students in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)At independence, Namibia chose English as its official language and therefore its language of learning and teaching (LOLT). This decision has been well supported and therefore there has been an expectation among Namibians ... -
Conservation and resource-use relations: Analysis for protected area expansion feasibility in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)It is assumed that expanding the size and/or number of protected and conservation areas can contribute to more effective conservation, ecosystem services and environmental protection. Expansion is normally a response to ... -
Conservation and use-values of medicinal plants in rural eastern Zimbabwe: A study of selected medicinal plants
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Medicinal plants remain a very important natural resource used as traditional medicines for health needs in many developing countries. In the current deepening economic and political crises in Zimbabwe a significant number ... -
Conserving spaces of memory and heritage: the complexities, challenges and politics of the stone wall project on bluestone quarry at Robben Island
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)This thesis is a critical study of a conservation project on restoration of a Stone Wall at Bluestone Quarry on Robben Island, a world heritage site. The Stone Wall was built by the ex-political prisoners, in the early ... -
Consolidated nanomaterials synthesized using nickel micro-wires and carbon nanotubes
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Nano-devices are the next step in the application of nanomaterials in modern technology. One area of research that is receiving an increased amount of attention globally is the fabrication of new nano-devices for applications ... -
Conspiracy to commit genocide as understood through jurisprudence of the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)ln 1995, following the atrocious crimes committed in Rwanda, the United Nations Security Council, with Resolution 955, established the international Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in an effort to hold the alleged ... -
The Constituency Development Fund as a tool for Community Development: A case study of Katuba Constituency in Zambia.
(University of the Western Cape, 2013-01)The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is a type of decentralised government funding that is supposed to deliver goods and services directly to constituents by providing additional funds for local community development, ... -
Constitution-making in Zimbabwe : assessing institutions and processes
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Since its conquest by Britain in 1890, Zimbabwe has witnessed a series of constitution-making projects. Spanning over 100 years, the question of constitutional development has continued to dominate public debate. The end ... -
The constitutional and contractual implications of the application of chapter 19 of the Children's Act 38 of 2005
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)In this research, I carefully and coherently examine Chapter 19 of the Children's Act 38 of 2005 as the first legislation to afford surrogate motherhood agreements legal recognition in South Africa. I argue that the ... -
Constitutional legitimacy of the Islamic law of compulsory succession within the South African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The Constitutional legitimacy of the Islamic Law of compulsory succession remains a heavily contested issue since the enactment of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (hereafter the Constitution). South ... -
The constitutional protection of suspects in criminal cases
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)In South Africa, the state has a constitutional duty to protect its citizens. If the criminal justice system fails to achieve this objective, then its credibility is at risk and the citizens’ rights will be negated. The ... -
The constitutional status and role of selected chapter 9 institutions
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The centuries of colonialism and apartheid that preceded the democratic transition in South Africa were characterised by such large-scale violations of human rights that the United Nations declared apartheid an international ... -
Constitutionalising the common law : considering the constitutional dispensation which affords all workers protection via section 23 of the constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The purpose of this thesis is to broadly determine the influence of the Constitution on the South African labour environment and to do so from the perspective of the labour rights of workers who fall outside the ambit of ... -
The constitutionality of using deadly force against a fleeing suspect for purposes of arrest
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The advent of the supreme Constitution signaled the beginning of an era during which the South African legal system must be intolerant to human rights violations. All laws and conduct must conform to the Constitution. If ... -
Constraining the stratigraphy and paleotectonic development of the Cango Caves and Kansa Groups (Western Cape, South Africa) using detrital zircon and whole-rock geochemistry
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The Saldania Belt is a Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic low-grade orogenic belt that borders the southern and southwestern margins of the Kalahari Carton. It forms part of the Neoproterozoic Pan-African and Brasiliano ...