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Is a universal income grant an appropriate social policy to alleviate poverty in Rwanda?
(2009)
Rwanda is characterised as a low-income country amongst the poorest on the African continent.Poverty in Rwanda has been persistent for a long period of time and it was made worse by the genocide that took place in 1994 and ...
Exploring social capital and its contribution to student success at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Development in education has been a focus area for decades, with theorists and researchers pursuing
ways in which to understand the varying outcomes achieved in the South African higher education
landscape. This is ...
Urban contestations for housing: Reclaiming and deracialising Cape Town’s inner city
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
On the last weekend of March 2017, members of the Reclaim the City movement occupied two vacant government buildings: The old Woodstock Hospital on Mountain Road, Woodstock and Helen Bowden Nurses Home, located just about ...
The impact of expanded public works programme (EPWP) on food security in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This thesis aims to investigate the food security impact of public works programmes. Using the
Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) as a case study in South Africa, the design,
implementation, and operation of public ...
Impact of sport skills for life skills (ss4ls) on the development of capability sets of student athletes: A case study approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
In recent years, we have seen an increase in sport for development (SfD) research. However, a current integrated literature review on sport for development found that despite the vast majority of SfD projects being located ...
Rethinking public participation in local government: A case study of Mossel Bay Municipality
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Public participation in local government has been identified as an important factor that can assist government to ensure adequate public service delivery. It offers government an opportunity to prioritise citizens in ...
Investigating participatory development in South Africa and Nigeria: A case study of Stellenbosch and Bwari municipalities
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This qualitative case-study investigated the level of communities’ participation in developmental initiatives at the grassroots level in Stellenbosch and Bwari municipalities. This was carried out through the prism of the ...
The potential for complementarity between formal and informal social protection programmes in Kenya: A case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Expanding social protection coverage is imperative in low-resource contexts such as Kenya where poverty is widespread. Alongside efforts to increase state capacity, alternative strategies for the expansion of social ...