Browsing Faculty of Arts by Author "Oloyede, Olajide"
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Capacity development in a post-conflict context: An analysis of tangible infrastructural development in the Niger Delta of Nigeria
Obuaku, Chinwe Christopher (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Within the discourse of community development, the expression 'capacity development' stands out. Its common usage has somehow rendered it almost insignificant given the fact that those who use it tend to think of it in ... -
Conservation and use-values of medicinal plants in rural eastern Zimbabwe: A study of selected medicinal plants
Matongo, Kudakwashe (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Medicinal plants remain a very important natural resource used as traditional medicines for health needs in many developing countries. In the current deepening economic and political crises in Zimbabwe a significant number ... -
The contribution of renewable energy technologies to sustainable community development in Rusitu Valley, Zimbabwe
Mavindidze, Zororo (University of the Western Cape, 2012)This exploratory study is based on the case of the Rusitu Valley, a low income rural community in Zimbabwe. Data was collected using largely qualitative methods and quantitative methods were used to obtain supportive ... -
Creativity in spaces of learning: experimentations in two schools
Sauls, Roderick K (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The questions concerning how creativity can enhance the culture of learning in schools, especially amongst the previously marginalized groups, are not simple and straightforward. In South Africa, the general questions often ... -
Experiences of Zimbabweans on the provision of health care at selected public health care centers in Cape Town, 1994-2009
Mafuwa, Edgar Ngonidzashe (University of the Western Cape, 2015)There is a widely held assumption that immigrants have difficulties in accessing public health care services in South Africa. This assumption derives from the experiences of some immigrants in accessing public health care ... -
A Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology of technology and vision: towards an existential – ontological understanding of social being
Thaver, Lingham Lionel (2010)This thesis turns to Martin Heidegger to develop an interpretive framework to answer the question that has increasingly been thrust to the fore of 21st century society: what is the nature of the relationship between ... -
The Nigerian healthcare system: A study of access to affordable essential medicines and healthcare
Obuaku-Igwe, Chinwe Christopher (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The concepts of availability, affordability, accessibility and acceptability otherwise known as the 4As of ATM are key factors that influence access to essential medicines in any given health system. However, the exact ... -
The social act of exchange in power relations: A study of Nichekeleko phenomenon at the Weighbridges in Zambia
Phiri, Chidongo (University of the Western Cape, 2017)This study examined the widely practiced phenomenon of Nichekeleko at the Weighbridges (WBs) in Zambia. The commonly held understanding of Nichekeleko by the Zambian people is that; it is corruption, ranging from bribery, ...