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The impact of expanded public works programme (EPWP) on food security in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This thesis aims to investigate the food security impact of public works programmes. Using the
Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) as a case study in South Africa, the design,
implementation, and operation of public ...
The cost of gaps in existing food price-stabilizing market policies in urban areas for poor women and their families: the case of Addis Ababa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Food inflation has been a challenge in Ethiopia since prices of staple foods started rising in 2005, particularly threatening the food security of relatively poor and marginalized groups, such as women. However, there is ...
Emergence from financial constraints through transformation to a research-led teaching and learning developmental university- University of the Western Cape 2000-2020
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) was created by an Act of Parliament in 1959, the Extension of University Education Act of 1959 (Parliament RSA 1959), to serve as an institution of higher learning for the so-called ...
Impact of sport skills for life skills (ss4ls) on the development of capability sets of student athletes: A case study approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
In recent years, we have seen an increase in sport for development (SfD) research. However, a current integrated literature review on sport for development found that despite the vast majority of SfD projects being located ...
Adulthood, home-leaving and informal settlement: a study of the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Home leaving is an important marker of the transition to adulthood for young adults. Moving out of the parental home and establishing individual residence is often interpreted as a sign of independence for young adults. ...
Assessing the effectiveness of the Western Cape Provincial Youth Development Strategy: A case study of IAP Mitchell’s Plain Youth Café programmes (2014-2019).
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
It has been more than 8 years since the Western Cape Government established the Provincial Youth Development Strategy in 2013. However, there has not been evaluative studies that assess the effectiveness of the programmes ...
A Critical Analysis of the Influence of Social Innovation in Addressing Food (In)Security in the Context of Natural Disaster
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The conventional top-down, command-and-control approach to disaster management and buffers
implemented during times of crisis are often rendered unsustainable, as these strategies fail to
encourage community resilience. ...
Purification and biophysical properties of tomato spotted wilt virus
(University of the Western Cape, 1972)
The virus etiology of tobacco wilt, a disease of tobacco known in South Africa since 1905, was determined. by Moore (1933). After establishing the relationship between this virus and its thrips vector, she realized that ...
Public sector youth support services efficacy: a case study exploring neets youth perceptions and suggestions for improvement
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Every country has challenges with young people who contribute little or nothing to national development and the welfare of society. They are now referred to as NEETs, meaning that they are ‘not in education, employment or ...
Migration and hospitality in Cape Town: A case of Zimbabwean migrants and refugees
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Many studies on migrants and refugees have been undertaken in South Africa, with an emphasis
on issues that have a detrimental impact on migrants and refugees in the country, such as
xenophobic events, low wages, food ...