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An analysis of the decentralisation framework provided for in the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development, 2014
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
In 2014, the African Union (AU) adopted the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development (the African Charter on Decentralisation). The Charter is a first of its ...
Assets declarations by public officers in Zimbabwe as an anti-corruption tool
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Zimbabwe is regarded as one of the most corrupt countries on the African continent. The absence of an assets declaration regime in Zimbabwe has made it difficult to hold accountable public officers implicated in corruption ...
The South African law of trusts with a view to legislative reform
(University of the Western Cape., 2016)
More than twenty years have passed since the Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988 came into operation. Although the Act provided context, clarity and regulation in certain areas of trust law, it is apparent that there ...
Recovery of SiO₂ and Al₂O₃ from coal fly ash
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Most of the world's energy production is still mainly achieved by the combustion of coal in power stations. Coal fly ash is the inevitable waste product that accumulates to metric ton volumes each year. These vast volumes ...
Promoting sustainable development in South Africa : environmental regulation in support of renewable energy
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Assessment of sustainable groundwater utilization with case studies from semi-arid Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The thesis addresses sustainability of groundwater utilization in arid and semiarid regions of Namibia. Recharge in this hydrogeological setting occurs as discrete events to aquifers that are bounded in extent. Case studies ...
The experiences of professional nurses working in district hospitals in the Western Cape metropole, where 72-hour assessments are conducted
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: The integration of mental health into primary health care meant that patients were admitted into a less restrictive environment. They received treatment for mental illness in their communities, therefore, ...
Perceptions of the and HIV co-infected patients regarding quality of care provided at primary health care facilities in the Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
As early as 1993, the World Health Organisation declared Tuberculosis (TB) a global emergency and the South African Department of Health confirmed that TB was a national emergency. The primary cause of the rise in TB cases ...
An analysis of the critical shortcomings in South Africa's anti-money laundering legislation
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Exploring midwives' experiences of managing patients' perinatal loss at a maternity hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Perinatal deaths are emotion-laden events not only for the mothers, but also for physicians and midwives. Hence, mothers experiencing the phenomenon need support to overcome the experience. If the loss occurs in a health ...