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The role of legal and policy incentives in promoting factoring as a financing alternative for Smes in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Timely, adequate and affordable access to finance is pivotal to bolstering the participation of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in both domestic and international trade. Regrettably, despite their immense contributions ...
A review of the protection of fixed-term contract employees within South African labour law: A comparative discussion
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
This research aims to explore the available legislative protection afforded to atypical employment, with specific reference to fixed-term workers. Atypical, employed workers, such as fixed-term workers, are often exploited ...
Realising the right to property for women in rural Lesotho
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The right to property is a human right guaranteed to all, including women, under various international legal instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of ...
Challenges combating money laundering in the real estate sector in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa’s main anti-money laundering legislation consists of 2 pieces of legislation, namely: The Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA)1 and the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA).2 Money Laundering is often ...
The investigation and prosecution of corruption in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
This study analyzed the investigation and prosecution of corruption in Uganda. The study assessed the phenomena of corruption and how it can create an unjust society. It also examined the legal framework governing the ...
Human trafficking 2.0 the impact of new technologies
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Human history is traversed by migration. This manifold global phenomenon has shaped the world to its current state, moving people from one place to another in reaction to the changing world. The autonomous decision to ...
The imperative to implement Muslim personal law in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
It has been more than 25 years since the Interim Constitution came into effect and a
Bill of Rights was introduced. Yet Muslim Personal Law ( still has no lega l
recognition in South Africa. This the sis investigates how ...
Examining the link between economic development and the enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa: A case study of South Africa and Nigeria
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
This year marks 57 years since Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This year also marks 18 years since the African Union (AU) was formed on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South ...
The importance of documentation for the protection of unaccompanied and separated migrant children and the realisation of access to socio-economic rights: An assessment of the participation and roles of stakeholders
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
This paper reports on the findings of a study on the importance of documentation for unaccompanied separated migrant children on South African soil. The objectives of the study is to identify what the international and ...
Hungry for knowledge, hungry for bread: Realising the right to food of students in South African tertiary institutions
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Many of the disadvantaged groups which are impacted by a high burden of poverty and are thereby food insecure in South Africa, have over the years received attention from the government, resulting in many interventionist ...