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Case study of collective action of women in response to water and food insecurity in the Ehlanzeni district municipality, Mpumalanga province
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The historical patterns of access to water and other areas of public service delivery in South
Africa predominantly favoured the white minority. There was inadequate distribution of
water where townships and rural areas ...
Gendered positions in a church youth group: a discourse analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
This research is a discourse analysis of a christian “coloured” youth group, from the area of Mitchell‘s Plain, Cape Town. The aim of the analysis is to explore the ways in which the interlocutors construct their identities ...
Work motivation and satisfaction amongst employees in a financial services organisation in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
In any field of Human Resource Management and in any organisation, the human being is seen as an asset and remains the most valuable and also the most difficult to understand. The past decade has seen an increased focus ...
Ethical leadership: an assessment of the level of moral reasoning of managers in a South African short-term insurance company
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Against the background of major corporate scandals internationally and in South Africa, questions are being asked about the level of morality of leaders in organisations. This study assessed the level of moral reasoning ...
Middle managers’ perceptions of organistational justice after downsizing in the automotive industry
(2013)
Organisations of every industry are changing continuously. A pervasive response to this experience is some form of downsizing. Chew and Horwitz (2002) state due to globalisation, organisations have increasingly adopted ...
Employees’ perceptions towards workplace diversity in a financial institution operating in the Western Cape
(uwc, 2013)
Although South Africa is 18 years into creating a unique diversity management strategy, individuals - directly affected by diversity in organisation will differ completely from those individuals that have not been affected ...
An exploration of the discourses women survivors of intimate partner violence draw on to understand intimate femicide
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
This study is about intimate femicide: The murder of a woman by a male intimate partner, namely her husband, boyfriend (dating or cohabiting), ex-husband (divorced or separated), ex-boyfriend or a rejected would-be lover. ...
Palatal rugae patterns in a sudanese population sample
(2013)
Palatal Rugae Patterns in a Sudanese Population Sample Palatal rugae are ridges resulted from symmetrical and irregular mucosal folds of tissue and located in the alveolar third of the palate. Palatal rugae identification ...
Sexual behaviour and perception of risk to HIV among Rosebank college students, Pretoria, South Africa
(2013)
The study had an observational, descriptive, cross sectional design. The sample consisted of 205 participants selected through convenience sampling. All students who presented for HIV testing during the colleges’ HIV ...
An investigation of the different forms of bullying amongst grade 10 learners in South African schools: a case study of three schools in the Western Cape
(2013)
Bullying is rife at South African schools. Previous studies published in 2008 revealed the frequency of bullying amongst high school learners to be 36% in Cape Town and 41% at national level of the total number of high ...