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HIV patients’ perceptions of mobile technology support in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)South Africa has one of the largest HIV and AIDS burdens in the world, with an estimated7.52 million people living with HIV in 2018. The antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme is the biggest and most costly programme in ... -
Household food security and the anthropometric status of children under five: evidence from the Kenya integrated household budget survey (2005/2006)
(2013)Kenya has continued to record decreasing child mortality rates in recent years, with available data showing that the under-five mortality rate was 85 per 1000 live births in 2010, down from 117 in 1997 (World Bank, 2012). ... -
Housing delivery in the Western Cape province of South Africa: A comparative study of Langa and Mfuleni townships
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The South African housing policy in the 1950s until 1990s was shaped by the ideology of apartheid and the belief that the State should play a major role in the provision of social welfare including housing. Housing delivery ... -
Housing development and customary land tenure systems in Ghana: A case study of peri-urban Kumasi
(University of Western Cape, 2020)This research examines the ways in which the rapid commoditisation of land in Ghana’s peri-urban areas is transforming local customary tenure systems. The research focuses on two selected research sites in Ghana’s peri-urban ... -
How does the National Housing Policy of South Africa promote economic justice?
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Lack of adequate housing is a key feature of poverty in South Africa. After the first democratic election in 1994, Government has faced the challenge of reconstruction and development, particularly with regard to improving ... -
How education outcomes differed between types of schools in nineteenth-century South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Economists have confidently agreed that the progression of human capital has an important effect on a state's productivity and growth. Moreover, current research proves the importance of educational outcomes throughout ... -
'How Successful was the South African Reserve Bank in Making Monetary Policy Predictable and Transparent?'
(University of Western Cape, 2004)This paper uses 3 - month and 12 - month market Negotiable Certificates of ( I . Deposit (NCO) rates to test whether greater transparency by the South African Reserve Bank has reduced expectational errors in the money ... -
Hr practitioners’ perceptions of the implementation of equal employment provision under a selected subdivision of the SA labour legislation
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Affirmative action was an initiative created by the government in an attempt to readdress the imbalances of the past in response to the discrimination of “non-whites”. The discrimination faced by the designated “non-whites” ... -
A human capital management framework for attracting and retaining post-millennial employees within selected financial service institutions in Gauteng.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Millennials and Gen Z form quite a substantial generational demographics in both the developed as well as emerging economies. Together, these cohorts of millennials and Gen Z, are transforming the workplace norms and the ... -
Human resource capacity building and retention : a challenge for the Rwandan public sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)In Rwanda, there is a serious concern that the human resource capacities to formulate and implement policies and programmes and deliver quality services to meet the Government's development priorities are not only limited ... -
Human resource planning challenges - a case study of the Department of Library and Information Services in the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This study focuses on the human resource planning challenges of the Department of Library and Information Services in the City of Cape Town. In line with this focus the study seeks to determine the way in which the human ... -
Human rights discourse and postcolonial Africa: The call for intervention in Darfur
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)While they have emerged as global ideals based on the recognition of liberty, dignity and universal rights to 'all individuals' within the global community, human rights have faced numerous criticism and scepticism from ... -
ICT skills shortages in under-developed areas of South Africa: a case of the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Information and Communication Technology is a mixed set of technological tools and resources used to create and manage information. It involves technologies such as radio, television, video, DVD, telephone (both fixed line ... -
Idealised land markets and real needs: the experience of landless people seeking land in the Northern and Western Cape through the market-based land reform programme
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This thesis interrogates the claim that resource-poor, rural land seekers can acquire land through the land market which constitutes the central mechanism of land redistribution in South Africa's market-based land reform ... -
Identifying and assessing barriers and enablers to HIV counselling and testing among men aged 18-49 in Lilongwe District. A case study of Chileka Health Area.
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Malawi had an estimated HIV prevalence of 9.6% with about 9.2% of its adult population living with HIV/AIDS in 2018. HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) is essential to the prevention of HIV infection, HIV treatment and ... -
Identifying the benefits of social media within large financial institutions in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)In recent years, the information systems / information technology industry has been one of the most fast growing industries. Regularly, existing technologies are being upgraded and new technologies are being introduced ... -
Identifying the prospects of job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling
(2021)South Africa is faced with a triple threat of poor economic growth, poverty and unemployment. Concurrently, the production of waste is increasing predominantly among urban areas. If catered for, the informal recycling ... -
The identities and practices of faculty managers in a higher education institution in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This study addressed the identities and practices of faculty managers (FM) in a higher education institution (HEI) in South Africa. There is limited research on faculty managers in South African HEIs, specifically in ... -
The image of South Africa among visiting Chinese tourists: Implications for destination positioning and marketing strategy
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The image of a destination is built by a variety of influences, only some of which can be directly or indirectly attributed to the actions of destination marketing companies. This study proposes to identify, analyze and ... -
Immigrant responses to xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa: from victims to agents (the case of Nigeria)
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study, titled "Immigrant Responses to Xenophobia in Post-Apartheid South Africa: From Victims to Agents" and sub-titled "The Case of Nigeria," centres on the responses of Nigerian immigrants in South Africa and those ...