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Towards representativeness in local government: A study of skills development and training in the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This research focused on affirmative action, equity in the workplace, skills development and training. It examined the manner in which policies and practices aimed at realising representativeness were implemented by the ...
The state and political struggle: strategies of repression and resistance in the greater Cape Town area from 1985 to 1989
(University of Western Cape, 2000)
In the period 1985 to 1989 both the state and the liberation movements sought to implement strategies of repression and resistance inside South Africa. These unfolded in the different regions of the country in unique ways. ...
Gender equity in parliament: a study of the institutional constraints that women members of parliament experience in the South Africa parliament that hamper their effective participation
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
South Africa has undergone a process of dramatic change since the first democratic elections of 1994, notably so in the area of gender equity in public life. The struggles and demands of women during the constitutional ...
The impact of saving in reducing risks: A case study of Mathabatha Village Bank, Limpopo province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The minithesis argues that microfinance institutions help their clients by offering saving services, through which the clients will be able to get 'chunks of money' on a regular basis . These 'chunks of money' enable them ...
Transformation amongst staff and student at the University of Cape Town: Challenges and prospects
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This research is an evaluative case study of transformation in a Historically White University (HWU) in South Africa (SA). The research occurs within the context of redress against the inequality and exclusion created by ...
The relationship between locus of control, self-efficacy and achievement motivation amongst employees within a financial services organisation
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
In an attempt to create a workforce that is representative of the demographic profile of the new South Africa, recruitment and appointment of racial groups and minority groups are the order of the day (Bothma & Schepers, ...
School improvement in an era of change : attempting development planning at public local school level in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The era of change in South Africa has created a new basis for state policy towards the provision of public schooling. Reform initiatives supported by the South African Schools Act (1996) emphasize the need for democratic ...
The cross cultural comparability of the occupational personality profile
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Psychological testing in South Africa has been placed under the spotlight since the inception of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, which consequently has a significant bearing on employment testing in organisations. ...
Service delivery: a key to democratic stability.
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
The research investigates the reason why service delivery is slow and not enough or just not available in many areas. It highlights the problems that hamper progress toward achieving service delivery. Some of the problems ...
Inflation in South Africa: 1921 to 2006. History, measurement and credibility
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This study reports the development and use of an original methodology to measure inflation
credibility, as well as the first results of such measurement in terms of an inflation credibility
barometer. The barometer is ...