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The challenges posed by mandatory minimum sentence legislation and recommendations for improved implementation
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
Towards the end of 1997 Parliament unanimously enacted legislation that prescribe severe mandatory sentences for a large number of serious offences. Sections 51, 52 and 53 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act1 (hereinafter ...
Pairings of binary reflexive relational structures
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The main purpose of this thesis is to study the interplay between relational structures and topology, and to portray pairings in terms of some finite poset models and order preserving maps. We show the interrelations between ...
A review of the role of the Banco Nacional de Angola
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The object of this study is to examine and analyse the dynamics of central banks. The central bank in any country has a great impact on the economic and monetary issues within its jurisdiction. This research is based on a ...
Comparison of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour of Teachers and Learners Regarding a School-based Oral Health Programme in Swakopmund, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Background: Dental canes and gingivitis are reported to affect 60-90% of school children in most countries (World Health Organization, 2003). Learners in the Swakopmund district of Namibia were examined and it was found ...
An evaluation of the biopesticidal characteristics of Helichrysum marifolium and Helichrysum patulum and their effects on animal metabolism
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
There are a number of pesticides that are suspected to be endocrine disrupters Many of these pesticides are man-made. Endocrine disrupters are chemicals that can lead to an increase in birth defects, sexual abnormalities, ...
The implementation of sport policies and procedures at professional sport clubs at the university of the Western Cape
(University of the Western, 2007-11)
The importance of having a structure in any sports code and following it ensures better functioning of the particular sports code. The management of sport is defined as "the study and practice involved in relation to all ...
Phylogenetic relationships of the subfamily petropedetinae noble, 1931 (anura: ranidae): a simultaneous analysis of morphological and molecular data
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The Ranidae is one of the largest families of the Neobatrachia, but its taxonomy is in a state of flux. Major taxonomic rearrangements have recently been instituted for this family, but these have been mostly phenetic in ...
Border crossinga case study of selected scientific and traditional worldview presuppositions among Swaziland high school students
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
This study investigated: l) the nature of worldviews presuppositions held by three groups of learners in Form IV classes in three high schools in Swaziland; 2) the nature of cognitive border crossing exhibited by the ...
Electrochemical evaluation of chemically Modified microelectrodes
(2001)
Aniline and N-alkylated substituted anilines have been polymerized by chemical and electrochemical methods. The chemically synthesized polymers indicated that N-alkylation improves solubility remarkably in common organic ...
The Development of a Reference Framework for Measuring Students' Understanding in a First Year Calculus Course
(UWC, 2003)
This thesis investigates the development of an instrument, a reference framework, for measuring students' understanding of mathematical concepts in a first year calculus course at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). ...