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Skills development and its relevance in a healthcare facility: a case study of Tygerberg Hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The public health sector over the years had been under constant criticism for the lack of or substandard service delivery. The post1994 democratic era was accompanied by slogans such as ‘a better life for all ’. These ...
Student politics and multiparty politics in Uganda : a case study of Makerere University
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The study of student politics in Africa has evolved in the last decade from a focus on non-institutionalised student activism and student movements to institutionalised student political participation in institutions of ...
Human resource planning challenges - a case study of the Department of Library and Information Services in the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This study focuses on the human resource planning challenges of the Department
of Library and Information Services in the City of Cape Town. In line with this
focus the study seeks to determine the way in which the human ...
ASSESSING THE STATE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE WESTERN CAPE: THE CASE OF BEAUFORT WEST MUNICIPALITY (2016 – 2019)
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
It is often argued that public participation is the cornerstone of constitutional democracy
especially in countries such as South Africa with the history of segregation which was
characterised by the exclusion of the ...
Marine environmental education for a sustainable exploitation of marine resources. The case of Abalone poaching in the Hermanus area.
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The coastal zone is a highly complex and highly productive environment in which
components are intimately linked and interdependent on each other.
Furthermore, human pressure and poaching remains an enormous problem
within ...
Competition policy and its effects on growth in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2000)
This paper aims to critically evaluate the New Competition Act of South Africa and further
suggests that this form of government policy tends to harm the economy more than the
benefits it reciprocates.
The first chapter ...
An assessment of the social consequences of water management devices on the poor in Samora Machel, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study assesses the social consequences of water management devices in poor households in Samora Machel, a poor urban area characterised by high levels of unemployment and poverty. South Africa is currently faced with ...
De-agrarianisation, livelihoods diversification and social differentiation in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This case study of three rural villages in Matatiele district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa examines the extent to which the diversification of rural livelihoods and processes of social differentiation are interconnected. ...
Spatial dimensions of health inequities in a decentralised system: evidence from Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Decentralisation has been considered by many as one of the most important strategies in public sector reform in several of the developing countries. Both donors and governments have regarded decentralisation as a tool for ...
Inclusive business models in South Africa's land reform: great expectations and ambiguous outcomes in the Moletele land claim, Limpopo
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This dissertation focuses on strategic partnership initiatives or ‘inclusive business model’ arrangements initiated between land restitution beneficiaries and private sector interests. It explores to what extent the ...