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Water conservation and demand management: Policy implications at the local level
(University of Western Cape, 2001)
South Africa is currently experiencing the global phenomenon of water shortage.
Current water requirements for domestic use, industries and agriculture far exceed
local supplies in many parts of the country. It is for ...
The use of South Africa's nature areas in the promotion of tourism and economic development
(University of Western Cape, 2001)
South Africa has developed an extensive network of parks, nature reserves and conservation areas, the stated
purpose of which is to both promote and protect nature and, particularly in the case of state-owned resources,
to ...
The recognition of prior learning in higher education: the case of the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This research is an attempt to determine the extent to which the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in higher education promotes social transformation. Through analysing the case study of the University of the Western ...
The clothing and the textile industry in South Africa, 1945 to 2001: developments, problems and prospects
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This reseacrh report is about the current role of the government/state in the restructuring of the clothing and textile industry in South Africa
Lesbians and the right to equality: Perceptions of people in a local Western Cape community
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
When lesbians, as women divert from social norms and reject the compulsory heterosexual norm, they are either punished through legal systems for transgressing patriarchial structures or not recognised at all. As women, ...
The social construction of racialised identities in the post-apartheid South African sport context: A case study of black sport-persons in the western cape
(University of Western Cape, 2001)
The main purpose of the study was to analyse how current discourses about black South
African sport-persons contribUJte to the racial Othering of this group and how they serve
to perpetuate neoracist notions of blacks' ...
Implementing lifelong learning at a Technikon in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2001)
The nature of lifelong learning in the context of a South African technikon is the
investigation focus of this mini-thesis. It argues for the adoption of a holistic and
humanistic conceptualization to lifelong learning ...
How Do Certain South African Women Construct Masculinity for Their Sons? An Analysis of Motherly Discourse Regarding Gendered Expectations
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
The study consists of a discourse analysis of ten conversations with a group of mothers whose sons attend a private primary school in Observatory, Cape Town. The purpose was to ascertain what sorts of discourses these ...
Syndromic treatment of sexually transmitted infections: a western cape community pharmacist study
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This cross-sectional survey of 85 randomly selected community pharmacists in the Western Cape, South Africa. estimates that 200 000 sexually transmitted infections (STl) cases are seen in private community pharmacies ...
Antimicrobial activity of South African red algal secondary metabolites
(UWC, 2001)
Infectious diseases, for example, measles, scarlet fever, malaria, tuberculosis, and cholera have claimed many lives. These infections are caused by pathogenic viruses, bacteria, or fungi that invade the body's tissues and ...