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Biocontrol potential of fungal endophytes against Fusarium proliferatum in maize
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Fusarium proliferatum is a fungal pathogen that is the cause of numerous diseases in various
crops of fruit and vegetables. About 25% of the maize crops harvested annually are affected by
mycotoxins produced by F. ...
Measuring Information Systems value against organisational performance: A case study of a South African retailer
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Organisations’ increased dependency on technology in general and retailers in particular, is
changing how businesses and people operate and communicate. This has amplified the need to
make better choices to increase the ...
Exploring experiences of “black tax” among emerging black middle class in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
“Black Tax” refers to the financial burden that is placed upon Black
professionals to support their immediate and extended families. There is nascent and limited
academic literature on “Black Tax”, and the available ...
A framework for ethical data use to improve personalised customer experience in the financial industry in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The financial services industry deals daily with vast amounts of data. In this study, the researcher
intends to investigate if data is used ethically for the purpose of analytics within this industry. The aim
of this ...
The effects of carbon-based nanoparticle surface functionalization on immune responses
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Nano-based technologies are highly desired for the unique properties achieved through size
restrictions. Nanoparticles (NPs) achieve a higher surface-to-volume ratio during synthesis. As
a result there is a greater rate ...
The effectiveness of South African legislation in protecting black employees from racial discrimination
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The Apartheid government passed segregation laws which favoured the white minority
and unfairly discriminated against black people. The Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa acknowledges the hardships caused by ...
To what extent does the law governing dismissals based on operational requirements protect employees?
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Retrenchments or dismissals based on operational requirements are defined as
requirements based on economic, technological or similar needs of an employer.1 In
terms of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, a dismissal ...
Epistemicide: A conceptual analysis in African epistemology
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Many social scientists, philosophers and theorists have applied Boaventura de Sousa
Santos’s conceptual neologism, ‘Epistemicide’, in various fields, in singular reference
to a set of mutually distinct phenomena. This ...
Examining the labour market outcome of volunteer workers
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
As democracy cracked the gloom of Apartheid, South Africa has experienced economic
transformations; however, unemployment is still an Achilles heel that cripples the labour
market. This study examined the labour market ...
An evaluation of South African legislation to determine its adequacy in protecting employees discriminated against on the ground of sexual orientation
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Unfair discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation, has become an area of
concern for some employees. The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA), which
was enacted to give effect to section 9(4) of the Constitution, ...