Browsing Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences by Subject "Cape Town"
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Supporting the gastronomic use of underutilised species to promote social and ecological resilience: motivations and challenges in the Cape Town area
(University of Western Cape, 2020)It is well established that the modern global food system is highly unsustainable, distorted by industrialisation and corporate consolidation, with negative repercussions on the environment and biodiversity as well as ... -
Townships to CBD: The project of ten informal traders in the formal economy of Cape Town, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The Quarterly Labour Force survey by Statistics South Africa (2019) portrays a very bleak future for the South African economy and labour force. The unemployment rate is 27.6% and youth unemployment stands at 55.2%. The ... -
Understanding the experiences of female career advancement in engineering
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Engineering is a lucrative profession, contributing to the technological and economic development of nations; however, women still constitute a small percentage compared to their male counterparts in academia and industry. ... -
Understanding the internal dynamics and organisation of Spaza shop operators
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This thesis presents a study of spaza shop businesses in the Delft South township, Cape Town, South Africa. The major goal is to establish whether the advent of foreign run spaza businesses is due to a particular ... -
Unemployed youth in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town: Aspirations and capabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study took place in Bishop Lavis, a small community in Cape Town on the Cape Flats, Republic of South Africa. Stratified random sampling was used to select ten unemployed youths that resided in the area. The problem ... -
Unlocking human agency through youth development programmes: An exploratory study of a selected NGO working in youth development on the Cape Flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study explored how human agency could be unlocked through youth development programmes using a case study of a selected NGO working in youth development on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. ... -
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 ...