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Decentralisation in Uganda : a critical review of its role in deepening democracy, facilitating development and accommodating diversity
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Uganda, like many African countries in the 1990s, adopted decentralisation as a state reform measure after many years of civil strife and political conflicts, by transferring powers and functions to district councils. The ...
An appraisal of the nexus between citizen participation and democratic development policies : a case study of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme in Bushenyi District Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
While the term participation is widely used by development agencies and
government alike, its meaning is still widely contested. An emerging consensus on
citizens' participation is the active involvement of the people ...
Examining the parameters of the powers of the Minister of Local Government to issue policy directives to urban local authorities in Zimbabwe in terms of section 313 of the Urban Councils Act
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This is a desktop based study which will analyse relevant books and chapters in books relating to supervision of local governments by national and other higher level governments. It will also examine legislation, journal ...
On the threshold of political corruption : the case against lobbying in Germany
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Political lobbying is a recent and widespread phenomenon that arises in countries where many big and economically important companies are located. It is a relatively new phenomenon and the term 'lobbying' has featured in ...
Political parties and the protection of democratic rights of sexual minorities
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The protection of sexual minorities’ civil rights and freedoms is paramount in a democratic
state considering that these rights are infringed upon on a daily basis through violent crimes
such as corrective rape, murder ...
Higher education and democracy in Botswana: Attitudes and behaviours of students and student leaders towards democracy
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study investigates the attitudes of students and student leaders towards democracy in terms of their demand for democracy, their perception of the supply of democracy, and their awareness of and participation in ...
Public participation, political representation and accountability: the case of violence prevention through urban upgrading (VPUU) in Harare Khayelitsha, in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The aim is to deepen the South African democracy at all levels of government. However, as local government is “the closest to the people” it is regarded by government as the most appropriate sphere to implement participatory ...
The active and passive voting rights of convicted prisoners in South Africa and the United Kingdom
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The purpose of this mini-thesis is to assess the present position regarding prisoner disenfranchisement in South Africa from a human rights perspective, and to recommend reforms of South African electoral legislation as ...
My City or Their City? A case study of the Imizamo Yethu taxi industry and the MyCiti bus services in Hout Bay
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
South Africa has a growing economy with about 19 million of people going to work and looking for work every day (Ahmed 2004). The majority of people in South Africa use public transport in order to get to work. According ...
Vote-switching in South Africa: exploring the motivations of voters who switched from the ACDP and COPE to the DA in the 2011 local government election
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study explores the motivations of voters who chose to switch their vote or support from the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and the Congress of the People (COPE) to another opposition, the Democratic Alliance ...