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Experiences of social vulnerability in indigent households related to water service delivery in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The extent of a community experiencing social vulnerability depends on the community’s ability to access resources that may contribute to coping mechanisms (either within the household or provided externally by a responsible ...
Opting for silence: A history of the history of the Golden Arrow Bus Services drivers’ strike of 1992
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The primary purpose of this research is to examine the production of history and oral history related to Golden Arrow Bus Services in Cape Town, with specific reference to the silences regarding the bus drivers’ strike in ...
Genealogies and narratives of San authenticities the ≠Khomani San land claim in the southern Kalahari
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
In this thesis, I examine the narratives of authenticity, the limits thereof, the potential interests served by these narratives, and the power relations involved in the promotion of an authentic San identity. I focus on ...
Materia medica and care : a study of the uses of medicinal herbs and remedies as a form of treatment and negotiating social relationships in Cape Town and surroundings
(2012)
This study falls within the framework of the larger multidisciplinary university health initiative (MUTHI) objectives to investigate and document the use of local medicinal plants for the treatment of HIV and symptoms of ...
Gendered positions in a church youth group: a discourse analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
This research is a discourse analysis of a christian “coloured” youth group, from the area of Mitchell‘s Plain, Cape Town. The aim of the analysis is to explore the ways in which the interlocutors construct their identities ...
Language, migration and identity: exploring the motivations of selected African migrants in learning isiXhosa in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study is an exploration of the motivations of a particular group of Cameroonian and Nigerian migrants in Cape Town for learning isiXhosa. South Africa is a multilingual and multicultural country with eleven official ...
An evaluation of the information literacy education of MBA students at the University of Stellenbosch Business School
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This study investigates the effectiveness of the information literacy education that Master of Business Administration (MBA) students receive at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB). The literature reveals ...
Pets and their people: a sociological investigation into the pet-keeping practices of two demographically diverse samples of South Africans
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This study provides a sociological analysis of pet-keeping among two different samples of South Africans who display divergent tendencies. The demographic variables that shape attitudes, behaviour and practices towards ...
From family business to public museum: the transformation of the sacks futeran buildings into the homecoming centre of the district six Museum
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Through a grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies Foundation the District Six Museum Foundation Trust purchased the Sacks Futeran buildings in 2002 with a view to creating new spaces of engagement that worked with exhibitions, ...
Information behaviour of Generation Y students at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The project examined the information seeking behaviour of Generation Y students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The Internet has evidently become an integral part of this generation’s everyday life. The ...