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A process evaluation of the National Youth Development Agency’s grant programme with respect to the beneficiaries of the Western Cape for the period 2013-2014
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Youth today are constantly faced with enormous challenges and are continually faced with job uncertainty and scarce opportunities with almost no means to personal growth. Faced with bleak future livelihood prospects, youth ...
An investigation into pre-university factors that could inhibit access to higher education for learners from low socio-economic backgrounds: the case of high school x in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study investigated the factors inhibiting learners from low socio- economic backgrounds from accessing higher education. The intention to investigate and identify these inhibiting factors was motivated by the growing ...
Exploring the link between youth migration and food security : a case study of Zimbabwean youths in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In recent times, debates on the connection between migration and development surfaced as essential discourses in contemporary development issues. Consequently, this led to the birth of what is currently popularly acknowledged ...
The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: a case study of Limpopo Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
From 1947-1994, South Africans were ruled under apartheid – a racially discriminatory political and economic system. As the name itself implies, apartheid is an Afrikaans name meaning “apartness”. The provision of education ...
Perceptions of employers and employees on the need for an employee assistance programme in a financial services organisation in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Through the Health and Safety Act, government has placed pressure on corporate
organisations to exercise their duty of care and provide support to employees who may have psychological difficulties. Employee Assistance ...
De-agrarianisation, livelihoods diversification and social differentiation in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This case study of three rural villages in Matatiele district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa examines the extent to which the diversification of rural livelihoods and processes of social differentiation are interconnected. ...
Spatial dimensions of health inequities in a decentralised system: evidence from Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Decentralisation has been considered by many as one of the most important strategies in public sector reform in several of the developing countries. Both donors and governments have regarded decentralisation as a tool for ...
Labour market trends since the advent of democracy, with a specific focus on gender issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The transition of South Africa's political system from an apartheid administration to a democratic rule in 1994 resulted in the end of years of international sanctions imposed on the country. This move placed the country ...
An analysis of rural development in the Eastern Cape: a case study of Intsika municipality
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
In South Africa, since 1994 when democratic government come into power, the issue of development was raised as one of the priorities of government. Government promised to transform the citizen’s livelihoods through quality, ...
Determining the enterprise success factors within a select group of retailing micro enterprises in Site C Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The research identified Site C area of Khayelitsha, a township in the Western Cape province of South Africa, as the case study. Khayelitsha has an estimated population of 1.2 million people, and has about 22 sub-sections ...