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Rural women as the invisible victims of militarised political violence: the case of Shurugwi district, Zimbabwe, 2000-2008
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Zimbabwe was beset by militarised politically-inspired violence between 2000 and 2008. How that violence has been imagined in terms of its causes, memorialisation and impact has been far from conclusive. As a derivative ... -
Russian interference in the United States (US) presidential election in 2016
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)There is significant evidence that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 United States (US) Presidential election, including through direct attacks against US election infrastructure and internet-based disinformation. ... -
Russian interference in the United States (US) Presidential election in 2016
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)There is significant evidence that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 United States (US) Presidential election, including through direct attacks against US election infrastructure and internet-based disinformation. ... -
Rwanda’s responses to money laundering
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)In 20 the years after the genocide that afflicted Rwanda, the country has made considerable progress towards developing human resources in the public sector. It has kick-started its economy and improved sectors such as ... -
Safeguard dilemmas: The need for practical special and differential treatment for developing countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Safeguards are among the most controversial of all trade remedies, due to the fact that they are contrary to the general principles of international fair trade as articulated in the various ageements governing the relationship ... -
Safeguarding the right to freedom from arbitrary detention in Cameroon
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Arbitrary detention is a human rights violation. Its complete eradication is a major concern to the international community. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is the main treaty that protects ... -
Safeguarding the right to freedom from torture in Africa: the Robben Island guidelines
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Safeguarding the right to freedom from torture in Cameroon
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The international community saw the need to completely eradicate the use of torture and, as a result, adopted the 1984 Convention against Torture. The Convention obliges states to take effective legislative, judicial, and ... -
The safety and efficacy of the propofol/ Alfentanil/ Ketamine-bolus technique in midazolam pre-medicated patients undergoing office based plastic or reconstructive surgery
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The purpose of this research project was to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination of drugs for conscious sedation in patients undergoing office-based plastic and reconstructive surgery. A pilot study was done to ... -
The sale of the farm Melkboschkuil and the start of copper mining in Namaqualand (1850 – 2000)
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This thesis relates what is referred to in the text as a 'chronicle' of the history of the Cloete family of Springbokfontein and surrounding areas in Namaqualand, with particular attention to the issue of a land transaction ... -
Salinity of irrigation water in the Philippi farming area of the cape flats, Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This research investigated the nature, source and the spatial variation of the salinity of the water used for irrigation in the urban farming area of Philippi, which lies in the Cape Flats region of the Cape Town Metropolitan ... -
Salivary creatinine as a diagnostic tool for evaluating patients with chronic kidney disease
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)BACKGROUND Preliminary studies have shown the potential use of saliva in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). For saliva to completely replace serum as a diagnostic and monitoring tool for CKD, studies must be ... -
Salt tolerance and modification of wheat salt resistance by plant hormones
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The history of salt tolerance and the factors effecting salt resistance of plants were literature surveyed, and it was concluded that ion concentration, salt accumulation, compatible solutes and the genetic traits play a ... -
Samewerking in die prosaklaskamer as medium vir akademiese ontwikkeling by primêre onderwysstudente
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)In this mini-thesis I focus primarily on collaborative writing in the study of prescribed prose texts as a medium of academic development of primary school student teachers. The problem with the present approach to the ... -
Sample preparation methods and molecular based detection for the rapid isolation and identification of Listeria monocytogenes in food samples
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium responsible for listeriosis, a food-borne disease, which may result in severe illness and possible death. The importance of L. monocytogenes as a food-borne pathogen has ... -
Sample selection effects in laduma stacking experiments
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study explores the impact of selection effects introduced by input optical cata-logues on high-redshift stacking experiments. Using the Hi stacking technique, the Hi content of LADUMA synthetic data cubes is analyzed ... -
Sand mining challenges in the Western Cape: the case of the tormin mineral sands and maccsand mining and quarrying mines
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Mining, as a primary extractive activity, is characterised by arguably the most environmentally destructive operations worldwide. South Africa’s mining industry, which is an important economic driver, and its environmental ... -
The satisfaction of clients with disabilities regarding services provided at primary health centres in Ndola, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Client satisfaction is an outcome measure of quality care. Therefore, health care providers (HCP) have a responsibility to provide quality care services in order to satisfy clients' health needs. The aim of this study was ... -
Saturation sequencing, characterisation and mapping of the NBS-LRR resistance gene family in apple, Malus x domestica (Borkh)
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)To date five classes of resistance proteins have been identified in plants and these include the intracellular protein kinases, receptor-like protein kinases with extracellular leucinerich repeat (LRR) domain, LRR proteins ... -
Saul Januarie: Biography of a wagon-maker and blacksmith from Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Saul Januarie was born in Worcester in 1903. He spent his childhood years in the town of Touwsriver and then returned to Worcester as an adult where he married and spent the remainder of his life. He became well-known as ...