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Africa's contribution to the humanitarian approach of nuclear weapons disarmament : Pelindaba Treaty

Mhone, Peggy S (University of the Western Cape, 2016)

This thesis attempts to assess the role Africa has played to further the humanitarian approach to nuclear weapons disarmament. Particular focus is on the Pelindaba Treaty and whether it has been able to strengthen the call ...

Amhara, Oromo, and Tigray political cultures and challenges of political stability in Ethiopia: 1991–2017

Solomon Hailemariam Erba (University of the Western Cape, 2024)

Ethiopia has experienced recurrent ethnic conflicts, especially during the last three decades, since the introduction of a governance structure of ethnic federalism in 1991. Attempts to bring political stability to the ...

The Arab spring and the politics of gender: Assessing campaigns for women’s rights in Egypt and Tunisia

Fredericks, Lauren Raylene (University of the Western Cape, 2022)

The Arab Spring or, as some call it, Arab Awakening, started in December 2010. The reasons for the Arab Spring were numerous and diverse. For some time, sections of Arab societies have confronted the suppression of free ...

Assessing the use of 'new media' as a communication tool by the ANC,DA and EFF in the run up to South Africa's 2019 provincial and national elections.

Matika, Simone (University of the Western Cape, 2021)

In May 2019, South Africa held its sixth democratic national and provincial elections. 48 political parties participated in this general election compared to the 19 that participated in 2014. Thus, the 2019 elections ...

An assessment of government early childhood development policy to expand access and improve quality: a case study of Brown's farm, Western Cape.

Nyembezi, Nkosikhulule (University of the Western Cape, 2014-11)

In assessing government ECD policy, this thesis focuses on three areas; access, quality, and costs. The study draws on interviews with key stakeholders working within the ECD sector generally, and uses survey data from a ...

Campaigning in Party Strongholds: A case of Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay.

Dyantyi, Mandisa (University of the Western Cape, 2015)

The ability to campaign freely in the run-up to elections is seen as a critical part of democracy. This study seeks to establish whether South African political parties can campaign freely in township areas, without fear ...

Challenging prejudice through participation: a case study of an anti-xenophobic community based organisation in Khayelitsha site c in the Western Cape, South Africa

Ako, Abang Zacheous (University of Western Cape, 2013)

This study is an investigation into how the Site C, Action Committee Against Xenophobia (SACAX) in Khayelitsha was able to mobilise the community, community based organisations, and governance structures alongside national ...

Corporate citizenship and the millennium development goals: the case of South African Breweries in the Western Cape

Oloumou, Yannick Rodrigue Dieu (University of the Western Cape, 2013)

This study explores the relationship between companies and society with regards to companies’ social responsibilities. A number of concepts such as Corporate Citizenship (CC), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ...

A critical analysis of the role of the Nigerian government on the growth of the country’s power sector, 2006 – 2016

Igwemezie, Chibuzo John Paul (University of the Western CapeUniversity of the Western Cape, 2023)

The Nigerian power sector has been experiencing various challenges in the past few decades. Some of the challenges include constant blackouts or load-shedding, old and out-dated equipment, lack of infrastructures, insufficient ...

A critical assessment of the quality of decentralised primary health care services in the cape metro district of the Western Cape

Peton, Neshaan (2009)

The complex and multi-facet decentralisation process of Primary Health Care services in the Cape Metro District of the Western Cape will be critically assessed in this thesis. Primary Health Care is the provision of ...

Cybersecurity provision: A typology of cybersecurity agents

Maphumulo, Kwenzokuhle (University of the Western Cape, 2022)

The means of communication available to humanity have evolved throughout the centuries and have become more efficient and effective. Through these changes and growing benefits, there have also been growing risks for ...

(De)legitimizing rape as a weapon of war: patriarchy, narratives and the African Union

Langeveldt, Veleska (University of the Western Cape, 2014)

The African continent has over the past 40 years witnessed a continued scourge of violent conflict and human rights abuses. These conflicts have significantly undermined the social, political, and economic prosperity of ...

Delivery and democracy through civil society? The violence prevention through urban upgrading project (vpuu) and the safety sector of the proudly Manenberg organisation (pmo) in Manenberg, Cape town

Manuel, Monique Lizelle (2013)

Post-apartheid local government in South Africa has significant responsibilities in terms of redressing the socio-economic imbalances of the past, including basic service delivery and fostering local economic development. ...

Dynamics of social reproduction and differentiation among small-scale sugarcane farmers in two rural wards of Kwazulu-Natal

Dubb, Alexander (University of the Western Cape, 2013)

Dynamics of Social Reproduction and Differentiation among Small-Scale Sugarcane Farmers in Two Rural Wards of KwaZulu-Natal A. Dubb M.Phil thesis, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western ...