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Examining intra- and interspecific variability in the diet and carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of kingklip and monkfish caught off the West and South coasts of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Kingklip (Genypterus capensis) and monkfish (Lophius vomerinus) and are ecologically and economically important demersal fish species that are found along both the eastern and western parts of southern Africa’s coastline. ...
The impact of unregistered births of children in South Africa and how their rights to essential services and basic education are affected
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Civil registration has not been recognised as a matter of concern or public interest in South Africa. It has not been part of discussion in platforms concerned with children’s rights including the government. Consequently, ...
The impact of legal process outsourcing in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO), the act of sending legal work to an offshore
destination or onshore to another location within the same country by a law firm or
legal department to a legal outsourcing company, has ...
Foraminiferal biostratigraphic studies from Mesozoic succession of selected wells from the Orange Basin, western offshore, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Located on the western offshore on the Atlantic Ocean margin of Southern Africa, the Orange Basin is the youngest and largest of the South Africa’s seven sedimentary basins. This passive margin basin in known for its ...
Public funding of higher education and student access: A comparative study of two public universities in Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This study examines changes in public funding and student access, factors influencing the
changes in public funding, and strategic responses towards influencing variations in student
access under fluctuations in public ...
False advertising and consumer protection in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Deceptive advertising, which is also known as false advertising, refers to a manufacturer making use of confusing, misleading, or blatantly untrue statements to promote a particular product or service. The phrase ‘false, ...
Information and communication technologies for development: Reshaping poverty in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The aim of this thesis is to examine the association between information and
communication technologies (ICTs) and poverty reduction in South Africa. ICTs
have been argued to be a means to improve household livelihoods ...
Marine bacteria as a potential source for novel antimicrobial compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The high rate of rediscovery of known compounds has led to a decline in the discovery of novel natural products. The high biodiversity of organisms growing in extreme conditions such as oceans has led to the increased ...
Investigating socio-spatial trajectories of class formation: Accumulation from below and above on 'New Qwa Qwa farms' from the mid-1980s to 2016
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This thesis investigates socio-spatial trajectories of class formation and processes of accumulation from below and above on redistributed farmland, the ‘New Qwaqwa Farms’ in the Eastern Free State province of South Africa, ...
Investigating socio-spatial trajectories of class formation: Accumulation from below and above on 'New Qwa Qwa farms' from the mid-1980s to 2016
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This thesis investigates socio-spatial trajectories of class formation and processes of
accumulation from below and above on redistributed farmland, the ‘New Qwaqwa
Farms’ in the Eastern Free State province of South ...