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Municipal budget oversight by multiple principals: A case study of the Western Cape province
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The transformation of local government in South Africa has established a complex model of multiple principals exercising municipal budget oversight on municipal managers. However, earlier research has not sufficiently ...
Exploring perceptions of termination of pregnancy among psychology Honours students at a higher education institution in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The South African Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act (no. 92 of 1996) regulates
the process of termination of pregnancy in the country. However, research has shown noncompliance
to the stipulation leading to ...
Child-hood experiences of foster care in the Overberg region of the Western Cape Province. An adult life history perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The social welfare policy context changed dramatically from apartheid to post-apartheid in
the South African transition to democracy. The new social developmental approach towards
professional social work service delivery ...
Survival and secondary medical conditions of persons with traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: A spinal cord injury (SCI) results in a change, either temporary or permanent,
in the cord’s normal motor, sensory or autonomic function. In addition, secondary medical
complications are common, following an ...
A functional terminological analysis of a “Multilingual parliamentary/ Political terminology list” of the Department of Arts and Culture
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
South Africa’s National Language Policy Framework was formulated in 2003. The framework
was designed to create an enabling environment for the development of instruments and
initiatives intended to promote multilingualism ...
Pretesting the revised version of the South African Substance Use Contextual Risk Instrument (SASUCRI)
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Substance use is a major problem in South Africa, particularly within the Western Cape. The problem of substance use is prominent amongst adolescents in low socio-economic-status communities, and these prevalence rates are ...
Lived experiences of lesbian-identified women who abuse alcohol: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Although research has shown that alcohol abuse in the Western Cape is amongst the highest
in South Africa, lesbian-identified women have largely been ignored in this area of research.
International literature has identified ...
Exploring digital literacy practices of 12- to 15-year-old children from Philippi and Khayelitsha townships in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Despite the spread of digital communication technologies and the integration of mobile
phones into everyday life, young children's literacy practices are changing rapidly, and
schools are struggling to address the potential ...
An examination of the implementation of selected batho pele principles: A case study of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and its selected clients
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The Batho Pele principles can be seen as a tool to help transform the South African public
sector by making it more responsive to the needs of its citizens. The White Paper on the
Transformation of the Public Service strives ...