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Understanding the practice of career guidance in the Palestinian community inside Israel: Concepts and challenges
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The practice of career guidance in the Palestinian community inside Israel is a relatively recent
phenomenon which became prominent after the emergence of approximately 30 career
guidance centres across the country. The ...
A panel data analysis on the formal-informal sector linkages in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
There are few studies on linkages between the formal and informal sectors in South Africa.
This study explores the types of linkages between the informal and formal sectors with
empirical research concentrating on labour ...
Assessment of the type, extent and modalities of intra-regional fish trade: A case of South Africa and other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This study assessed the type, extent and modalities of intra-regional fish trade
between South Africa and other SADC countries. Cross-border fish trade and its
importance in boosting intra-regional fish trade between ...
A framework to teach digital innovation skills to South African Information Systems students
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The diffusion of the digital infrastructure is opening up multiple opportunities for innovations to transform
business and society. The overall purpose of Information Systems (IS) education is to equip students to ...
An instance of xenophobia: an investigation into the violence against Somali traders in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
South Africa has been praised by many as having the most democratic constitution in the world which safeguards the rights of all who live within the borders of the nation. Ironically this has not been so with migrants, ...
Ethnicity, governance and socio-economic development in Africa: A case study of Kenya and its Luo community, 1963 - 2013
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
"Ethnicity" and disparate group-based socio-economic development make governance in Africa
problematic. Despite this existential reality, the "ethnic" question in African governance remains,
largely, only the subject of ...
Social capital and community-led management of rural water schemes: Evidence from Mulundu Community Managed Water Scheme in Luapula Province of Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The main objective of this study was to assess the contribution of social capital to community-led
management of water schemes - using the Mulundu Community Managed Water Scheme in
Luapula Province of Zambia - with the ...
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations (FBOS) in Reducing Crime and Violence in Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Communities: A Case Study of the Community of Bishop Lavis.
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Out of a personal conviction that having been surrounded by crime and violence for many years
was abnormal, this study was born out of a desire for the researcher to understand whether
alternative solutions were available ...
An investigation of the role of social capital in the determination of participation in high risk informal financial services
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Bourdieu's Social Capital (Fine 1999) has been dubbed as the buzz word within the social
sciences (Fine, 2007). The Theory of Social Capital is one of the micro theories that has
dominated the development world since the ...
Essay on stock markets in Sub-saharan Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The main objective of this thesis was to closely examine several nancial and economic aspects
of the stock markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, the objectives of this thesis were to explore
the interdependence, the ...