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The influence of workaholism and burnout on the intention to quite amongst academic employees at a selected university n the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Universities worldwide have to contend with a changing landscape due to the massification of education, additional pressure being placed on academia with respect to research outputs, teaching a transforming student base, ...
State and civil society: #FeesMustFall movement as a counter- hegemonic force? A case of the University of the Western Cape experience
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The #FeesMustFall (#FMF) movement is an important moment in South Africa as it provides
insight into the evolution of the relations between state and civil society. An inquiry into the
2015/2016 student protests at the ...
In the Best Interest of the Child: Food Choices and Body Mass Index of Adult and Children Living in Urban Peripheral Townships in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The increase in overweight and obesity worldwide is described as a global health epidemic. A great proportion of this epidemic is now found in low- and middle-income countries with higher levels of prevalence, particularly ...
Employed yet poor: Low-wage employment and working poverty in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Whilst paid employment has generally been considered as the predominant means of avoiding
poor living standards, the past two decades has seen a rise in the complex phenomenon of
employed poverty worldwide (Eardley, 1998; ...
Evaluating the progress towards the implementation of the National Development Plan with specific reference to early childhood development: The case of early childhood development centres in Site-B Khayelitsha 2012-2018
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The historic social and economic inequalities had a negative impact on majority of young
children in South Africa. This dates back to post-apartheid era where the development of
young children. of some previously ...
Analysis of government compliance in the provision of water and sanitation to rural communities: a case study of Lepelle Nkumpi local municipality, Limpopo province
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
A persistent challenge facing especially post-apartheid South African rural municipalities is
service delivery compliance. Under the guise of scarcity, rural municipalities repeatedly do not
comply with legislation, ...
The state and political struggle: strategies of repression and resistance in the greater Cape Town area from 1985 to 1989
(University of Western Cape, 2000)
In the period 1985 to 1989 both the state and the liberation movements sought to implement strategies of repression and resistance inside South Africa. These unfolded in the different regions of the country in unique ways. ...
Gender equity in parliament: a study of the institutional constraints that women members of parliament experience in the South Africa parliament that hamper their effective participation
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
South Africa has undergone a process of dramatic change since the first democratic elections of 1994, notably so in the area of gender equity in public life. The struggles and demands of women during the constitutional ...
The provision of epistemological access for successful student learning at university: Towards a readiness model for business, commerce and management sciences learners in the further education and training phase
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This study was about the provision of epistemological access to Grade 10 to 12 learners in the business-related subjects of Accounting, Business Studies and Economics at two public high schools in the Western Cape Province. ...
Investigating transitory and chronic poverty in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In post-apartheid South Africa, the thrust of macroeconomic framework and corresponding policies
inaugurated by the first democratically elected government have been geared towards, amongst
others, poverty alleviation, ...