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Perceptions of healthcare professionals and stroke patients regarding self-management.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world. Stroke patients often place significant cost on the health care systems, due to long periods of care. Health care professionals play a key role in ...
Evaluating the impact of social assistance on poverty alleviation in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
In the past two decades of liberal transformation the post-apartheid Republic of South Africa
has been well described as an upper middle-income economy. Despite the country’s strong
political and economic affiliations ...
The petrogenesis of the intermediate to mafic rocks of the yzerfontein subsuite, and their relationship to-, and paragenesis of hydrothermal veining, cape granite suite, saldania belt, south africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The 535 Ma post-orogenic Yzerfontein Pluton is a composite pluton that comprises rocks of mafic, intermediate and felsic compositions belonging to the shoshonitic series. The Yzerfontein Pluton forms part of the Cape Granite ...
The impact of transformational leadership and job crafting on flourishing at work and in-role performance of information technology professionals
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The modern working environment is characterised by global competitiveness, digitisation, and a greater need to employ and retain the knowledge worker. With increased pressure to sustain a competitive advantage, organisations ...
Spatial modelling of invasive species distribution in water-limited environments using remotely sensed data and climatic scenarios in the Heuningnes catchment, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The occurrence and spread of Invasive Alien Plants (IAPs) is a threat to global water resources and natural ecosystems due to high water use rates. With the current climate change projections and their ability to survive ...
The effectiveness of child support grants in South Africa: A case study of Caledon district, Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This research study addresses the effectiveness of child support grants in South Africa. It specifically asks the questions, what do social policy makers in South Africa want to achieve with the Child Support Grant (CSG) ...
Investigating the Relationship between Financial Inclusion and Financial Health in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa is ranked, by any measure, among the most unequal countries in the world. Despite
having a relatively well-developed financial system, historic patterns of economic
concentration continue to feed into the ...
A comparison of South Africa’s colonial education system with other African countries
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Past historical events are crucial for understanding economies and answering imperative questions such as why economic inequalities persist, why certain countries experience economic growth or lag behind, and how societies ...
The role of land reform in addressing women empowerment in the rural communal area of Nqandu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Endless debates on the land reform policy and the ‘radical’ proposed strategy of expropriating privately-owned land without compensation had South Africans questioning the effects of the strategy, and the unpopular decision ...
Exploring the lived experiences of a sample of South African fathers who had a premature baby
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Fatherhood and masculinity have been studied globally, and these constructs are used to make sense of a variety of realities of men. In South Africa, traditional constructions of fatherhood and masculinity persist. Given ...