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Petroleum waste disposal challenges in selected African countries - policy, practice and prospects
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The oil industry is growing increasingly aware of its serious image problem. There is a growing awareness of the systematic abuses of people and the environment inherent in the production, processing and marketing of ...
Challenges and opportunities/possibilities of implementing the Western Cape language policy
(UWC, 2014)
The principle aim of this thesis is to investigate all the challenges and opportunities/possibilities involved in realising the implementation of the
official Western Cape Language Policy (finalised in 2002). These ...
The 1945 General Strike in Northern Nigeria and its Role in Anti-Colonial Nationalism
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This thesis follows the course of the Nigerian general strike of 1945 in the Northern provinces, a previously under-researched region. It examines some of the many ways in which the strike has been understood in the academy, ...
What lies
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
His brown hands, tanned darker than they already were from hours of supervising men
shoveling sand and mixing concrete on building sites, gripped the steering wheel. Hendrick
Vermeulen drove down Voortrekker Road after ...
An uncertain remaking: Changing the Hout Bay Museum, 1979 -2013
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This mini-thesis is premised on the notion that museums in the past operated from a platform of certainty. Objects had always been the heart and soul of museums and were seen to provide factual evidence, especially in ...
Soccer stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of gender equity practices in soccer at four Western Cape universities in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study presents an exploration of a group of soccer stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of gender equity practices at four Western Cape universities in South Africa. It discusses female soccer players’ experiences ...
Integration in South Africa: a study of changes in the community health system
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
In the thesis, I analyse a facilitated pilot project of integration of health care services at the community-level. The importance of the thesis is justified by three reasons: firstly integration and the creation of a ...
The use of multipurpose community telecentres and their services in Malawi: the case of Lupaso Community Telecentre
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Telecentres in Malawi are being established to bridge the digital divide. Though the basic assumption is that once telecentres have been established many will adopt them, they are being used by a relatively small percentage ...
Class, land and poverty: a study of the class dynamics of land dispossession and land restitution in Dysselsdorp
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study aimed to contribute towards understanding how the dynamics of class formation and differentiation impact on and are in turn impacted upon by land restitution processes. It was conducted against the backdrop of ...
Multilingualism, linguistic landscaping and translation of isiXhosa signage at three Western Cape Universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Promotion and practice of multilingualism is of infinite need in a country with such history as South Africa. The need to promote, preserve and maintain languages grows each and every day due to the possibility of languages ...