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Understanding women’s involvement in primary health care: a case study of Khayelitsha (Cape Town)
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Women are the principle providers of their families when it comes to issues of health care, even though their health needs and efforts are neglected. The contributions that they make to health development seem to be ... -
Understanding workplaces as learning environments: Staff Development at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges in the Western Cape (WC)
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The main objective of this research is to understand workplaces as learning environments. More specifically, the research explored how a TVET college affords opportunities for lecturers for learning through participation ... -
Understanding young people’s experiences and perspectives on HIV prevention in four communities in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The HIV incidence among young people aged 15 to 24 years remains a global health concern. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the home of approximately four million young people living with HIV, and young people in the region ... -
'Unearthing' the 'essential' past: The making of a public 'national' memory through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1994-1998
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)At a lecture presented in London on June 5, 1994, Jacques Derrida discussed the complexities of the meaning of the archive. He described the duality in meaning of the word archive-in terms of temporality and spatiality-as ... -
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 ... -
Unfair discrimination within the South African Department of Correctional services against inmates with ancestral calling (Ubizo)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The dissertation examines unfair discrimination within the South African Department of Correctional Services against inmates with ancestral calling (ubizo). Inmates (like everyone) have fundamental rights as enshrined by ... -
Unfettering the political mandate: reflections on political prohibition, the world bank’s role in the protection of human rights and the chad – Cameroon pipeline
(2007)As a case study, the paper analyzes the Bank’s role in the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Oil Pipeline project (the project) in which the Bank has been involved since the year 2000. The paper presents the lessons, ... -
Unfinished lives: The biographies of Nokuthula Simelane
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Nokuthula Simelane, born near Bethal in Mpumalanga, joined the ANC's armed-wing uMKhonto we Sizwe (MK) as a courier while studying at the University of Swaziland in the early 1980s. In 1983 she set out on a mission to ... -
Unfunded budgets in local government
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa entrenches the status of local government as a distinct sphere of government.1 In terms of section 40(1), the government of the Republic is constituted of three spheres, ... -
Unicystic Ameloblastoma : A critical appraisal
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)Robinson and Martinez first introduced the entity of unicystic ameloblastoma n 1977. Since then numerous case reports and series have been published. The evidence suggests that a more conservative approach can be used ... -
Unicystic ameloblastoma: A critical appraisal
(2000)Robinson and Martinez first introduced the entity of unicystic ameloblastoma in 1977. Since then numerous case reports and series have been published. The evidence suggests that a more conservative approach can be used ... -
The unification process in the family of the Dutch Reformed Churches from 1975-1994: a critical evaluation
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Unintentional childhood injuries in the home: the perceptions of first time mothers on the risk factors in Delft, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Injuries continue to be a significant health problem in children. Injuries put more children in hospital than any other single cause. Injuries to children are due to falls, burns, poisoning, crushing, suffocation, traffic ... -
United Nations peacekeeping and international humanitarian law
(UWC, 2002)The end of the Cold War created the expectation that the international community will be able to deal with any challenges to international peace and security more effectively. However, these expectations were dispelled, ... -
Universal Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV: What are the obstacles to its implementation in South Africa?
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)Perhaps one of the most interesting and controversial debates occurring nationally at present is the one around HIV/AIDS and the cost, availability and supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs) in the public health sector. on the ... -
Universal jurisdiction in respect of international crimes : theory and practice in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity are customary international law crimes. The African continent has experienced quite a number of cases involving these crimes, and the continent's ability and ... -
University affiliation as a strategy for higher education development: the case of the University of Botswana and its affiliated institutions
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study examines the relationship of these institutions with the University of Botswana within the affiliation system. The issues that were investigated were related to the affiliation system in general, and whether it ... -
The University of the Western Cape protecting women from intimate partner violence in South Africa: Evaluating whether the state fulfilled its legal obligations during the Covid-19 lockdown
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The COVID-19 lockdown regulations in South Africa were put in place to protect its citizens from the spread of the virus, however certain restrictions consequently endangered women. Comparing gender-based violence statistics ... -
University of the Western Cape students’ perceptions of alcohol use as a risk factor to HIV infection
(2010)Alcohol remains the most commonly abused substance in South Africa and several studies have shown associations between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviours, which pose a risk of HIV infection. Research indicates that ...