Browsing School of Government by Subject "Cape Town"
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Accommodating domestic tourists in township environments: A comparative study of Kampala (Uganda) and Cape Town (South Africa)
(University of Western Cape, 2005)The topic of this mini-thesis evolved out of the author's internship at the Centre for Tourism Research in Africa and his own background in Kampala/Uganda. Both the Western Cape and the Kampala regions ~d as significant ... -
In the Best Interest of the Child: Food Choices and Body Mass Index of Adult and Children Living in Urban Peripheral Townships in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The increase in overweight and obesity worldwide is described as a global health epidemic. A great proportion of this epidemic is now found in low- and middle-income countries with higher levels of prevalence, particularly ... -
In-service training in Local Government: The Role of the National Qualifications Framework - some preliminary evidence from Greater Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2000)The purpose of this study is to investigate what the municipalities within the greater Cape Town area are doing regarding Education, Training and Development within their different departments in relation to the National ... -
Policies and programmes to reduce xenophobic violence against black African foreign nationals in South Africa : a case study of the City of Cape Town’s metro police and business areas management : 2008-2013
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)South Africa continues to experience unprecedented levels of violence against foreign African nationals, to be more specific, black African foreign nationals in poor communities but also in cities. Local Government has ... -
Shifting views of major local stakeholders in the implementation of the MyCiTi bus services in Cape Town (2008-2014)
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Cape Town’s MyCiTi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service is part of an ambitious plan to integrate various modes of transport and “place at least 75% of Cape Town’s population within 500 meter of the system”. MyCiTi would replace ... -
Ward politics and angry communities in a Cape Town slum: The case of Imizamo Yethu, 2016 to 2019
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The democratic system of the South African Government motivates and engages the citizen to partake in governance at each level and especially at the ward level. Governance in a democratic country is complex because several ... -
Xenophobia and the role of immigrant organizations in the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of Cape Town's foreign African immigrants by looking at the profile, character and role of immigrant associations and how they shape survival strategies as well as ...