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Business as usual -small and micro enterprise support versus traditional business practices in Western Namibia
(University of Western Cape, 2001)
This research describes the current situation of small and micro enterprises (SME) in
Western Namibia, its problems and constraints, but also its potential for growth and its
capacity for absorption of the unemployed ...
Female identity and landscape in Ann Radcliffe's Gothic Novels
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The purpose of this dissertation is to chart the development of an ambivalent female identity in the Gothic genre, as exemplified by Ann Radcliffe's late eighteenth century fictions. The thesis examines the social and ...
Assessing the impact of micro-lending programmes in the informal sector in Cape Town. A case study, The Nations Trust Organization
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The promotion of widespread entrepreneurship through the setting up of
small and medium sized enterprises (SMMEs ) is crucial for the
transformation to a market economy and the democratisation of society in
\the new ...
Water conservation and demand management: Policy implications at the local level
(University of Western Cape, 2001)
South Africa is currently experiencing the global phenomenon of water shortage.
Current water requirements for domestic use, industries and agriculture far exceed
local supplies in many parts of the country. It is for ...
Local governance and disaster risk management in Mozambique
(2008)
The objective of the study was to find out whether the decentralisation of responsibulities for social economics development facilitated the management of disaster risk during the 2007 floods in Mozambique. the specific ...
Barriers to voluntary counseling and testing of individuals in selected areas of the gurage zone, Ethiopia
(2008)
Despite wide acceptance of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) as a crucial entry point for the prevention, treatment, care and support of HIV-infected persons; the prevalence of testing in Ethiopia remains very low. ...
The utilization of HIV services on campus by the students of the University of the Western Cape
(2009)
The origin of HIV/AIDS has puzzled scientists ever since the illness first became known in the early 1980s. It is now over twenty years down the line, still the pandemic is the subject of fierce debate and the leading cause ...
Die relevansie vir die gee van tiende as bybels-teologiese rentmeesterskap
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
From the data it is concluded that tithing was an old, pre-Israelite practice used in
different contexts for different purposes. In the Old Testament tithes were apparently predominantly used for the upkeep of the temple, ...
Determinants for the effective provision of public goods by honduran hometown associations in the United States: the Garífuna case
(2006)
The study concludes that the existence of HTAs in the USA is explained by the socially enforced institution of the hijos del pueblo (sons of the town) having a duty to help their hometowns, as well as the private benefits ...
Living memory in a forgotten war zone: the uKwangali district of Kavango and the Namibian liberation struggle, 1966-1989
(2008)
Ukwangali district is located in the western part of the Kavango region approximately 70 kilometers west of the regional town Rundu. This thesis explores and documents the local political dimensions which prevailed in the ...