Search
Now showing items 21-30 of 45
Perceptions of history and policy in the Cape Agulhas Area: could history influence policy on small-scale fishing?
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The principle aim of this study was to gain insights into the perceptions of the people living in the Cape Agulhas Area of South Africa on the issues of small-scale fishing and the historical claims to fishing rights of ...
Information seeking behaviour of generation Y students at the Stellenbosch University Library and information service
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The project examines the information seeking behaviour of a small group of so-called Generation Y students at the Stellenbosch University as they undertake an academic assignment. There is consensus across the world that ...
The inevitability of us :exploring the risk and protective factors relating to the use and / or rejection of methamphetamine amongst youth in Manenberg
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
This study presents a discursive journey with regard to the risk and protective factors confronting individuals who engage in methamphetamine use within the Manenberg area. Given that this journey requires a cautious and ...
A measure of the investment climate in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Investor confidence is a concept many investors are constantly trying to gauge. In practice however these concepts are usually not easy to measure. This study attempts to capture the total sum of investor perception in ...
Maternal nicotine expose during gestation and lactation induce premature aging of the lungs of the offspring
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Tobacco smoking remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite all the efforts made by governments, researchers and communities to educate women about the dangerous effects of tobacco smoke and nicotine, ...
Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
This study employs the Human Capital Theory (HCT), which postulates that the education of women is positively related to the likelihood of their labour force participation, in order to investigate quarterly dynamics in the ...
Characterization and chemical speciation modelling of saline effluents at Sasol Synthetic Fuels Complex-Secunda and Tukuta power station
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The study shows conclusively that brine composition and concentration is highly variable at these South African power utilities and processes such as RO, contact with ash and CO2 ingress can have an impact upon the overall ...
Land dispossession and options for restitution and development: a case study of the Moletele Land Claim in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The study adopted qualitative research methods because the issues to be researched are complex social matters. The approach was three-pronged. Firstly, a desktop assessment of the claim was done. Secondly, semi-structured ...
Facies, depositional environments and reservoir properties of the albian age gas bearing sandstone of the ibhubesi oil field, orange basin, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The Orange Basin was formed during the late Jurassic to early Cretaceous periods due to Gondwana breakup and rifting and later drifting apart of the African and South American plates. The basin consists of siliciclastic ...
Some demographic aspects of women's access to land for farming in South Africa: a comparison from 2004 to 2007
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The issue of women's access to land is a developmental issue. From a fundamental research view point, this study aims to explore the circumstances in which women access land in South Africa. The study examines the inequalities ...