UWC Electronic Thesis and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The extent to which the fiduciary duties and liabilities of directors of state-owned companies facilitate good corporate governance in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: The legislative and policy framework governing the sector for State-Owned Entities (SOE’s) in South Africa is criticised for being legally fragmented, in addition to other governance concerns in the sector, ... -
Bientang’s cave: A trans-disciplinary study of marginality in the epic in Afrikaans
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This reflexive essay has a creative and an in-depth research component. I sought to write an Epic poem about a marginalised woman known as Bientang. Bientang was a Khoisan, or ‘strandloper’ as Khoisan people were known, ... -
An assessment of the spatial distribution of neglected and underutilized crop species (NUS) (taro and sweet potatoes) using very high-resolution UAV remotely sensed data in small-holder farms of Swayimane, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)This work explores the potential of neglected and underutilized crop species (NUS) in addressing agricultural, food, and nutrition security challenges exacerbated by climate change, particularly in Southern Africa. Mainstream ... -
Mapping the changes in vegetation spatial extent within the Khayelitsha wetlands, Western Cape province, utilizing remotely sensed data
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Urban wetlands play an important role in providing ecosystem services and supporting biodiversity as a habitat. These ecosystem services include reducing severe impacts of floods by helping slow the overland flow amongst ... -
Julian Müller’s narrative approach to pastoral counselling in the South African landscape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The goal of this study is to examine and analyse Julian Müller's narrative approach to pastoral counselling within the South African context. The objectives include exploring both primary and secondary scholarly resources ... -
Novel DyP-type peroxidases from actinobacteria: a genome mining approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Twenty-one whole genome actinobacterial sequences were obtained from strains previously isolated from various environments. A genome-mining approach was applied to identify the presence of Dye-decolourising (DyP-type or ... -
Sensory flows of Spice: A multisensory ethnography exploring how spice influences home cooks’ sense of belonging in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The history of Cape Town is entangled with the spice trade, slavery, colonialism and orientalism. The Cape cuisine narratives often romanticize fixed cultural cuisines, as seen with the "Cape Malay" cuisine, which is only ... -
A critique of the deterrent effect of international criminal justice in the prevention of mass atrocities
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The International Criminal Court was established to prevent and deter persons from committing mass atrocities. The Court's founding has marked the start of a new era in international justice. The Statute of the Court, ... -
The income tax resident status of internet-based companies: when is South Africa their place of effective management?
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)In terms of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (‘ITA’), taxpayers are liable to tax in the Republic of South Africa (‘SA’) on their worldwide revenue if they satisfy the test for residency within the meaning of the term ‘resident’ ... -
Cohesion and coherence in ibrahim al-koni's narrative discourse with special reference to al-bahth an almakan al-dh yie [in search of the lost place]: a textlinguistics approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The proposed study aims to analyse the narrative discourse of the Arab novelist Ibrahim al-Koni with special reference to his novel Al-Bahth an al-makan al-dhaya [In Search of the Lost Place]. As the title justifiably ... -
The role of second chamber in representing subnational units: A comparative study of Nigeria and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The purpose of the research is to investigate the effectiveness of representation of subnational units in Nigeria and South Africa in the second chamber. In both countries, the subnational unit is represented equally in ... -
Risks and benefits of the eradication of African customs by modernity
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)African customs define the African people. Despite their varying cultures, Africans possess similar features which make it easy for them to identify each other. Before colonisation, African tribes sometimes fought amongst ... -
The regulation of social media content personalisation: An international human rights perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This mini-thesis critically examines the extent to which existing international, regional, and domestic legal frameworks provide effective mechanisms for preventing social media content personalisation from violating Article ... -
Understanding the culture of care: An ethnographic study of how healthcare workers in a mental health centre negotiate care in Windhoek, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study was aimed at exploring the culture of care that healthcare workers at a Namibian Mental Health Centre have cultivated, their lived experiences and how they use their agency to deliver the service of care. a ... -
Pollution status and indicators in mangrovedominated estuaries of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Mangrove-dominated estuaries are important coastal resources, essential to our global socioeconomic growth. These multilayered unparalleled ecosystems are, however, among the most threatened in the world, particularly when ... -
Physical activity behaviour of community dwelling persons with traumatic spinal cord injuries in cape town, south africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: A spinal cord injury is a devastating condition, associated with permanent disability and decreased life expectancy. Persons with spinal cord injuries (PwSCIs) often lead sedentary lifestyles, which set in ... -
Facing the image in the mirror: “whiteness” in South African missional discourse
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study is situated within the discipline of missiology and seeks to contribute to missional theology as one important contemporary school of thought within the discipline. Missional theology emerged in the 1990s ... -
Impact of different chemical synthesis techniques on the structural and photoluminescence properties of Zn4B6O13: RE3+ (where RE3+ = Sm3+, Eu3+, and Dy3+) nanophosphors
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Different chemical synthesizing techniques, such as sol-gel, combustion, and solid-state reaction routes, offer the unique possibility of generating high-purity nanophosphors with different morphologies. In this project, ... -
Semantic discovery and computational filtering to identify potentially novel breast cancer genes and signatures in omics data
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)High-throughput sequencing technologies developed rapidly in recent years. Using such platforms to sequence DNA and RNA samples has been shown to be a powerful method to analyze the genome and transcriptome of even very ... -
Personal Identity and Practicalities: Can non-reductionist theories guide our practical issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Non-reductionist theories of personal identity have become less popular than they once were. However, they are quick to discuss the implications of their theories on real problems, such as abortion, head transplants and ...