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Automorphism groups of some designs of steiner triple systems and the atomorphism groups of their block intersection graphs
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
A Steiner triple system of order v is a collection of subsets of size three
from a set of v-elements such that every pair of the elements of the set is
contained in exactly one 3-subset. In this study, we discuss some ...
Test of the overreaction hypothesis in the South African stock market
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This research undertakes to investigate both long-term and short-term investor overreaction on the JSE Limited (JSE) over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2009. The period covers the restructuring and reform ...
Mandatory court based mediation as an alternative dispute resolution process in the South African civil justice system
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Civil litigation is the primary method of dispute resolution in the South African civil justice system. This process is characterised by a number of shortcomings which include the adversarial nature of the process which ...
Kenya’s devolution implementation: emerging issues in the relationship between senate and county governments
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Tensions have arisen in Kenya’s devolved system between the Senate - the body representing the sub-national units at the national level and the county governors. The magnitude of the problem is such that it has motivated ...
Formation evaluation of deep-water reservoirs in the 13A and 14A sequences of the Central Bredasdorp Basin, offshore South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The goal of this study is to enhance the evaluation of subsurface reservoirs by improving the prediction of petrophysical parameters through the integration of wireline logs and core measurements. Formation evaluations of ...
Civil recovery of corruptly acquired assets in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Computational characterisation of DNA methylomes in mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing hyper- and hypo-virulent strains
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is estimated to infect approximately one-third of the world’s population and is responsible for around 2 million deaths per year. The disease is endemic in ...
Criminalising possession of unexplained wealth by public officials: legal perspectives from Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This paper attempts a comprehensive analysis of the offence of illicit enrichment in Zambia. It focuses on how the offence fits into the broader legislative framework in Zambia. More importantly, the paper addresses aspects ...
The factors that influence career choice
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The primary aim of the study was to examine factors that influence career choices such as the individual, situational and environmental variables. The study was conducted in the motor retail industry whereby 223 respondents ...
Examining the parameters of the powers of the Minister of Local Government to issue policy directives to urban local authorities in Zimbabwe in terms of section 313 of the Urban Councils Act
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This is a desktop based study which will analyse relevant books and chapters in books relating to supervision of local governments by national and other higher level governments. It will also examine legislation, journal ...