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Participation of African immigrants in the labour force of South Africa: Insights from the 2001 population census
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The study examines the participation of African immigrants in the South African labour force with the central question revolving around whether the immigrants create jobs through the establishment of their own businesses ...
Health seeking behaviours in South Africa: a household perspective using the general households survey of 2007
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study is aimed at empirically examining health seeking behaviours in terms of illness response on household level at South Africa using 2007 General Household Survey and other relevant secondary sources. It provides ...
Investigating domestic violence against women in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Domestic violence or intimate partner violence is increasingly being recognized as a problem that seems to be spiralling out of control. The causes of domestic violence have preoccupied scientists for several decades. The ...
Female genital mutilation in Africa :what will encourage its discontinuation
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Between one hundred and one hundred and forty million young girls around the world have reportedly been subjected to some form of genital excision during 2005. Approximately three million young girls are at risk every year ...
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 ...
Some structural changes in educational enrolment and attainment levels within the female population of South Africa (2004-2007)
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate patterns in educational enrollment and attainment in educational levels among women in South Africa. Some evidence from the literature suggest a slow increase in women's education ...
The utilisation of HIV services on campus by the students of the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
This qualitative study was conducted from June to November 2009, using designed questionnaires for sixty three (63) registered students and five (5) HIV program staff .The main reason for this study was to understand the ...
Socioeconomic determinants of life expectancy in post-apartheid South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Life expectancy in South African has been fluctuating following the global trends that affects both developed and developing countries. In South Africa the average life expectancy from 1994 to 1996 was higher with an average ...
Spatial Distribution of the Population in South Africa: a statistical approach
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The purpose of the study was to examine the structural changes occurring in the patterns of spatial
population distribution across South Africa over the period 1996-2016. The government in South
Africa is perceived as being ...
Factors influencing infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
According to a 2010 report by the United Nations, mortality rates among children under the age of five remain extremely high in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa in which Zimbabwe is one of them. Child mortality in ...