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The regulation of mental health in the South African workplace: a comparative analysis of South Africa, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The first democratic national elections held in 1994 marked the start of a new democratic era for South Africa, built upon the foundations of non-discrimination, democracy and equality for all.1 At the heart of the new ...
Hr practitioners’ perceptions of the implementation of equal employment provision under a selected subdivision of the SA labour legislation
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Affirmative action was an initiative created by the government in an attempt to readdress the imbalances of the past in response to the discrimination of “non-whites”. The discrimination faced by the designated “non-whites” ...
Exploring the use of social networks in accessing housing: A focus on the back-yard dwellers of Hanover Park, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This study explored social capital and social networks within the affordable housing arena. Although Apartheid officially ended in 1994 with the first non-racial democratic elections, the current housing spatial planning ...
Discrimination to the employment context on the ground of religion: an examination of the position in South African and European union law
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
In this mini-thesis, I try to explore that the right to equality has brought with it the right not to discriminate against on various prohibited grounds, including religion. This minithesis examines the right not to be ...
Paradox of risk: sexuality and HIV/AIDS among young people with physical disabilities in Nyanga, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
There is also assumption, that physically disabled young people do not experience challenges in expressing their sexuality and accessing HIV/AIDS prevention services, to the same extent as other disability groups such as ...
Towards a critical approach to art education: in action research project
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)
The action research project documented in this thesis was informed by Jurgen Habermas' theory of knowledge-constitutive interests. In this theory Habermas postulates three anthropologically deep-seated interests that inform ...
An assessment of the laws that aim to protect employees against discrimination on the ground of disability: a comparative analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
South Africa is known for its history of unfair discrimination. During apartheid persons with disabilities, women and black people were subjected to unfair discrimination and research shows that this is still the case. ...