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Townships to CBD: The project of ten informal traders in the formal economy of Cape Town, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The Quarterly Labour Force survey by Statistics South Africa (2019) portrays a very bleak future for the South African economy and labour force. The unemployment rate is 27.6% and youth unemployment stands at 55.2%. The ...
The prevalence of depression in HIV positive individuals who are on anti retro-viral treatment (ART) conducted at a selected primary health care (PHC) clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Depression is defined as a psychiatric condition, wherein a person experiences extreme sadness, social withdrawal, and expresses self-deprecating thoughts. Across the world, millions of people with Human Infectious Virus ...
A cross-sectional profile of male students registered for the Bachelor of Nursing at a nursing training institution n the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Men comprise about 10% of the nursing population globally and approximately 15% of
the nursing workforce according to the South African Nursing Council. There has been
an increase noted in the number of males entering ...
Exploring the barriers and facilitators of access to care as experienced by caregivers of children who were admitted to a specialised tuberculosis hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major cause of ill health and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide. Furthermore, young children, especially those under five years old and infants, are at ...
The role of the academic library in supporting postgraduate students and researchers within the Community and Health Sciences Faculty at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Research, aimed at strengthening the economy and driving development, with the view to address South Africa’s numerous challenges and/or advance knowledge, generally, exists in abundance. It has highlighted the crucial ...
Social and cultural relevance of aspects of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), meteorological literacy and meteorological science conceptions
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This research study examines those aspects of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) that could be socially and culturally relevant in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, for teaching meteorological science concepts in a grade 9 ...
A study of the leadership approaches of principals heading National Strategy Learner Attainment (NSLA) schools in the metro central education district in the Western Cape province
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This thesis investigated the leadership approach associated with sustained improved academic performance of principals heading National Strategy for Learner Attainment (NSLA) schools. The research problem addressed the ...
An investigation into barriers to participation in adult learning among refugees: The case of the Somalis in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This study seeks to investigate barriers to participation in adult learning among Somali refugees in Cape Town. It draws on scholarship around various conceptual frameworks on migration perspectives, and barriers to ...
A social semiotic analysis of healthcare signage at selected public and private hospitals in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The study focuses on the application and use of linguistic landscapes in health institutions. Furthermore, the research is centred on a social semiotic analysis of the healthcare signage at selected public and private ...
Understanding the experiences of women in senior management positions in the financial services industry in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Within the past two decades, gender equity has been a major issue in the workplace. Legislation has since been implemented to redress inequalities of the past, which have allowed women to move away from their traditional ...