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Ethical practices of the middle managers in a South African university
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Middle managers play an important role in contemporary organisations, particularly in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Research on middle managers in a HEI environment suggests that their roles, work practice and ...
Native legume species from the Northern Cape province of South Africa and their potential use as forage crops.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The lack of bioclimatically suitable forage species for livestock production in the water-limited agro-ecological areas of South Africa has resulted in significant feed shortages within these areas during the ongoing drought ...
Assessing different coal combustion residue backfill scenarios in opencast coal mines, Mpumalanga, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Coal-fired power stations produce large volumes of coal combustion residues (CCRs), which
are disposed of in hold ponds or landfill sites. These ash storage facilities are limited in space
and are approaching the end of ...
Testing Gravity with MeerKAT and the SKA
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The new 64-dish radio telescope array MeerKAT will be absorbed into the international
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in late 2020s. These two telescope arrays will
produce three-dimensional maps of the integrated intensity ...
Private sector intensive care physiotherapists profile and current practices in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Variability of profile and practices (roles) of the ICU physiotherapists exists
globally. The profile and current practices (roles) of the private practice physiotherapist in the
private ICU has been minimally explored ...
African female migrants and housing acquisition in South Africa: A comparison between 2001 and 2011 Population Census
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
African female migrants make up a large portion of the population in general and in South Africa in particular. This includes both the documented and the undocumented female migrants. Nonetheless, they are confronted with ...
Young men’s perceptions and experiences of disengagement from gangs and the effect on their occupational performance
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Street gangs have become a permanent feature of the social landscape in the Western Cape, South Africa. Various strategies have been developed to address the issue of gangsterism. The study focused on one strategy, ...
Distributional and dietary overlap between two common squaloid sharks, squalus acutipinnis and squalus bassi, caught as bycatch off the coast of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Squalus acutipinnis and S. bassi may be the most common dogfish species around South Africa, and show overlap in their latitudinal and bathymetric distributions. Even though these sharks are likely endemics, they are also ...
Employment growth intensity in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The following research paper is based on employment intensity, arguing the notion that an increase in economic growth alone does not necessary increase the rate of employment in South Africa. In fact, other additional ...
Re-examining the multidimensional poverty index of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Poverty remains one of the main socio-economic issues in South Africa and is more prevalent
amongst black African females, children aged below 18 years, and rural residents with low
levels of education. Many local studies ...