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The (de) criminalisation of sexual conduct between same-sex partners: a study of Namibia, South Africa and Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The main objective of this paper is to explore the legal status of sodomy laws in three African states (South Africa, Zambia and Namibia) from an international human rights perspective. The paper presents an argument that ... -
(De)legitimizing rape as a weapon of war: patriarchy, narratives and the African Union
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The African continent has over the past 40 years witnessed a continued scourge of violent conflict and human rights abuses. These conflicts have significantly undermined the social, political, and economic prosperity of ... -
De-agrarianisation, livelihoods diversification and social differentiation in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This case study of three rural villages in Matatiele district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa examines the extent to which the diversification of rural livelihoods and processes of social differentiation are interconnected. ... -
Dealing with violence against women in South Africa: A case study of the changing responses at the Saartjie Baartman centre for women and children in Cape Town (1999-2018)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Against the backdrop of a pandemic of violence against women (VAW) particularly in the Cape Flats areas of Cape Town, this mini-thesis reviews the history and programmes of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children ... -
The death penalty in Zimbabwe: a human rights perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)There has been an ongoing debate on the abolishment of the death penalty in Zimbabwe. The public, non-governmental organisations and human rights activists need clarity as to the effectiveness, justification and purpose, ... -
Death ‘awayfrom home.’ A case study of Cameroonian immigrants living in Cape Town South Africa.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Death is an everyday occurrence for many urban Africans living in South Africa, and it is expressed through the everyday management of financial and social networks. The purpose of this study is to investigate what happens ... -
The debate on sexual minority rights in Africa: A comparative analysis of the situation in South Africa, Uganda, Malawi and Botswana'
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Gays, lesbians,2 and laws that criminalise homosexuality3 in Africa have been the subject of heated public debate in recent times.a Criminalisation and attempts at re-criminalisation of homosexuality in some African ... -
Debt management and revenue–enhancing strategies : a case study of the Hospital Fees Department at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital for the period 2008 – 2012
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH), located in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only hospital in sub-Saharan Africa dedicated to children. It renders world–class public health-care services to sick children; ... -
The debt trap: the indebtness of the poor in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Providing international loans to governments in developing countries is seen as contributing to the upliftment and development of the Third World, according to a set of pre-determined criteria. From the neo-liberal capitalist ... -
A decade of performance management at local level : the case of the Saldanha Bay Municipality : 2005 to 2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)South Africa is plagued by municipal service delivery protest actions on a perennial basis. This observable fact is confirmed in the municipal audit reports of the Auditor General (AG) for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 financial ... -
Decentering nationalism: Representing and contesting Chimurenga in Zimbabwean popular culture
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This study seeks to uncover the non-coercive, intricate and insidious ways which have generated both the 'willing' acceptance of and resistance to the rule of Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe. I consider how popular ... -
Decentralisation and constitutionalism in Africa: A comparative analysis of South Africa and Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Since the early 1990s, the move towards decentralisation has been given prominence in African constitutions. Countries that embarked on ambitious decentralisation processes had to make the necessary constitutional reforms. ... -
Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This research measured the impact of decentralisation on the promotion of good local governance in the Lilongwe District Assembly. The study explored the condition of local governance by examining the status of the facets ... -
Decentralisation and Recentralisation in Anglophone Southern Africa: Factors driving the EBB and flow of power
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Literature on multilevel government is replete with the virtues of decentralisation as a governing model. As a result, the discourse of decentralisation has found its way into the constitutions, legislation and policy ... -
Decentralisation as a tool in managing the ethnic question: a case study of Uganda
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Decentralisation in SADC countries :transformation and challenges of decentralisation
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This study focussed on the transformation of the institutions of local government from deconcentration, delegation to devolution. This transformation can be looked at starting with the institutions inherited from the ... -
Decentralisation in Uganda : a critical review of its role in deepening democracy, facilitating development and accommodating diversity
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Uganda, like many African countries in the 1990s, adopted decentralisation as a state reform measure after many years of civil strife and political conflicts, by transferring powers and functions to district councils. The ... -
Decentralisation in Zambia: An analysis of local democracy.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Zambia has had a system of local government whose origin can be traced back to the colonial era. This system of local government, which is comprised by local authorities, did not have constitutional recognition. The 1996 ... -
The decentralisation of primary health care in the metropolitan region of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)In the interest of holistic integrated management, all functions and resources of primary health care should be transferred to the local authority through the process of decentralisation. Thereby placing all such services ... -
The decentralisation of primary health care in the metropolitan region of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)In the interest of holistic integrated management, all functions and resources of primary health care should be transferred to the local authority through the process of decentralisation. Thereby placing all such services ...