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The working and living conditions of child domestic workers: A qualitative case study in Kigali City and its periphery
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The researcher's concern for the topic was founded on the fact that previous research on child labour in Rwanda did not qualitatively explore the working and living conditions of child domestic workers in this specific ... -
Workplace bullying among nurses at a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Workplace violence is a worldwide issue, yet it remains underreported. Incidences of workplace violence, include, physical violence, verbal abuse, bullying, as well as sexual and racial harassment. Bullying is defined ... -
Workplace bullying: An evaluation of the legal framework on workplace bullying in South Africa: Need for reform
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Workplace bullying is often associated with negative acts such as harassment, discrimination and victimisation,1 which is the reason that legal certainty is required, for protection against such conduct. Consequently, ... -
Workplace learning and the workplace educator: a South African retail story
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study investigated how workplace educator development programmes prepare workplace educators for their roles and responsibilities in facilitating learning in the workplace. Framed by the literature, the research shows ... -
Workplace learning experiences of TVET college candidates in learnership programmes : an exploration of the workplace learning environment
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Skills development policies in South Africa and further afield consider learning in and from the workplace as critical to the training of artisans at intermediate level. Since the inception of democracy, South Africa has ... -
Workplace Learning: Understanding financial sector institutions as learning environments
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The objective of the research is to understand the learning affordances offered at Insure Company, a large financial sector institution in South Africa and to explore how employees exercise their agency in responding to ... -
Workplace stress and coping strategies among nurses in HIV/AIDS care: Geita District Hospital, Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The unprecedented increase in HIV and AIDS cases has trickled down to the already impoverished health sector, thus impacting health workers in various ways. In a shrinking health workforce, HIV/AIDS has created an extra ... -
Workplace violence: an exploratory study into nurses interpretations and responses to violence and abuse in trauma and emergency departments
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Violence in society has reached epidemic level and has permeated the walls of the workplace. Workplace violence has also spread across all occupations, especially those dealing with the public, and has escalated over the ... -
World Bank governance conditionality, sovereignty of borrowing states and effectiveness of investment loans: an analysis of the Chad-IBRD loan agreement
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Thirty years after it has achieved its independence, the Republic of Chad, which has faced a long political instability, decided to exploit its oil resources in order to achieve its development objectives. Owing to the ... -
The world trade organisation (WTO) and its dispute settlement system - political and legal implications for South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)ln this mini thesis, I explore the new WTO Dispute Settlement System in relation to developing countries' and South Africa's access to this system. I argue that this new system, as a rule based system allows for greater ... -
The world trade organisation (wto) and the organisation of petroleum exporting countries (opec) mandates: regulating production quotas, subsidies, and corruption in oil producing countries-an African perspective
(2014)African countries are faced with the daunting task of providing a comprehensive regulatory framework for their natural resources. This is at both the international and domestic level. The statement is particularly true ... -
Writing for learning in Home Economics
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)This mini-thesis comprises two sections, the what and the how of writing-across-the curriculum (WAC). Section one investigates the integration of writing into content area subjects through the writing process as a project ... -
The WTO dispute settlement system and African countries: a prolonged slumber
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis seeks to investigate the lack of participation by African countries in the WTO Dispute Settlement System by first providing an overview of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) system and, secondly by ... -
WTO dispute settlement: challenges faced by developing countries in the implementation and enforcement of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) recommendations and rulings
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Aims of the research paper is to examine the legal framework of implemantation and enforcement of DSB recommendations and rulings and to investigate the trend of non-compliance with BSD recommendations and rulings ... -
WWIII? war on women continues!
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)ln the course of this research paper incidence of sexual slavery, sexual violence and rape during times of war will be examined. The incidence where systematic rape is seen as a weapon of war designed to exterminate a ... -
www.crimesagainstchildren.com: addressing child pornography via the internet in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The study focus on child pornography on the Internet as a manifestation of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. The debate centres around the exacerbated effect of child pornography on victims and subsequent ... -
Xenophobia and the media: an investigation into the textual representation of black ‘foreigners’ in the daily sun, a South Africa tabloid (February 2008 - December 2008)
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This mini-thesis is a discourse analysis of the representations of black ‘foreigners’ in the media with reference to xenophobia. In this specific context, the study investigates and analyses the textual representations of ... -
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 ... -
Xerostomia and hyposalivation in HIV positive patients with and without HAART
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Introduction: Xerostomia and reduced salivary flow have been reported often enough among HIV positive patients. Strong associations have also been established between HIV infection and oral effects of reduced salivary flow ... -
Xhosa male circumcision at the crossroads: responses by government, traditional authorities and communities to circumcision related injuries and deaths in Eastern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The aim of this thesis is to conduct an ethnographic analysis of the traditional male circumcision intervention by government, through the Application of Health Standards in Traditional Circumcision Act, No 6 of 2001, of ...