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Municipal Planning By-laws and the extent to which they give effect to the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013.
(University of Western Cape, 2017)
The spatial legacy created by the planning laws of the apartheid regime is still apparent in most cities
and towns across South Africa. The legacy of apartheid spatial planning reveals not only planning
which was undertaken ...
The use of ethnicity as a factor for demarcating municipalities: the case of Malamulele and Vuwani communities.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
In 1994, South Africa became a democratic country after many decades of resistance
against apartheid. In 1996, the Constitution which is the supreme law of the country was
adopted and provides for three spheres of government ...
The role of traditional leaders in local governance: A case study of Limpopo
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Traditional leaders have existed in South Africa for a very long time. During the
apartheid era they were the rulers of Bantustans or homelands. The roles of traditional
leaders during the apartheid regime were, inter alia, ...
Exploring a sustainable anti-corruption regime for Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Corruption is among the world's devastating social, economic and political problems. It is
enormous to the extent that ''not one single country, anywhere in the world, is corruptionfree''.
Its effects on the quality of ...
Does a right to access to adequate housing include a right to the city in South Africa?
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The Constitution of South Africa is often commended for the protection that it affords to
socio-economic rights - including the right to access to adequate housing, 'Adequate'
housing is said to comprise of more than just ...
The state’s obligation to realise the socioeconomic rights of vulnerable groups: A case study of children on the Cape Flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Cape Flats is known for poverty, gangsterism, over population and a general lack of basic necessities. What is often overlooked is where this negative perception emanates from. Generational poverty is an existent issue ...
Sexual rights violations during the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2005 and 2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis examines the sexual rights violation in Eastern DRC, which has been described as the
worst in the world. The sexual violence against women and children in this country is systematic
and widespread and perpetrated ...
Mitigating the effects of the ever-widening fiscal gap plaguing metropolitan municipalities in South Africa: A quest for an additional own-revenue source in the form of a Local Business Tax.
(2019)
The prominent role of cities in contemporary developing countries, especially in South Africa, purposively cannot be overstated. Home to 40 per cent of South Africa’s population and accounting for 63 per cent of the national ...
Municipal regulation of food and waste pickers on landfill sites in South Africa: what should municipalities (dis)allow?
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The unemployment rate in South Africa is alarmingly high. In the year 2018, the unemployment rate was recorded at 27.2%. Many people are forced to do desperate, and even dangerous things in order to sustain themselves. ...
The link between gender inequality and food security among female students at tertiary institutions in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
This study explores the nexus between gender inequality and food security
through the lens of female students at tertiary institutions in South Africa. It
aims to highlight the gendered dimensions of the political, ...