• Temperature anisotropies: covariant CMB anisotropies and nonlinear corrections

  

  Author: Gebbie, Tim Date: 1999 The questions I ask myself are generally all along the lines of "so where did all this structure come from?". I hoped that work in the CMB and its cosmological implications would give me insight into this. It is an adventure that is still ... Read more
• Social development for the Cape Flats: an alternative planning structure

  

  Author: Paton, Hugh M Date: 1975 An initial analysis into the present problems which will affect the future growth of the Western Cape resulted in the conclusion that the situation of the Coloured population is the factor most urgently requiring positive planning resolutions. ... Read more
• The use of Cape vernacular architecture in gated communities in the Stellenbosch area

  

  Author: Havenga, Christine Date: 2018 This dissertation contributes to the conversation about gated communities, which has become the fastest growing development sector in the post-apartheid South African city. It is a controversial form of development, due to the country’s history ... Read more
• Colonial architecture as heritage: German colonial architecture in post-colonial Windhoek

  

  Author: Ruhlig, Vanessa Jane Date: 2018 The rapid post-Independence development of the city of Windhoek, Namibia; and the ensuing destruction of a substantial number of German colonial buildings in the capital city, prompted speculation as to why these buildings are inadequately ... Read more
• Corbelled Buildings as heritage resources: in the Karoo, South Africa

  

  Author: Hancock, Caroline Date: 2018 The primary aim of this study was to determine who claims the corbelled buildings in the Karoo as their heritage and why. Through the use of vernacular architecture and heritage identification theory, interviews and research it is clear ... Read more
• What factors contribute to the unemployment duration of youth: a case study of the action volunteers Africa’s youth labour market programme

  

  Author: Setlhodi, Mapaseka Date: 2019 The incidence of unemployment falls most harshly on youth, who are generally low skilled and often have no experience of formal sector employment; with just 24.4 percent of young people being active in the labour market. In an attempt to ... Read more
• Between/beyond the binaries: transgender youth in cape town re-present their experiences through photo-narratives

  

  Author: Pitcher, Sorrel Claire Date: 2018 Current literature about marginalised youth centres adult knowledges and perpetuates narratives of risk. Additionally, very little is known about young transgender persons within the South African context. Therefore, by making use of Photovoice ... Read more
• Beekeeping and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development: A Critical Assessment of a Beekeeping Training Programme in Cape Town’s Manenberg Township

  

  Author: Musaya, Lilly Date: 2018 Beekeeping is an important industry in South Africa yet it is in decline. The South African government and development agencies see the increasing production deficits in the industry as a business opportunity for income generation for ... Read more
• Examining Institutional Practices and their effects on Student Success

  

  Author: Adebulehin, Aderinsola Michelle Date: 2017 Given South Africa’s racialized history of access to education, redress efforts targeted at achieving equity in access to universities for students from across racial backgrounds have been well underway for over two decades now. More recently, ... Read more
• Mapping Caribbean Histories: Glissant, Walcott, and the Counter-Poetics of Modernity

  

  Author: Mbatha, Thembelani Date: 2016 That the history of modernity is characterised by a narrative blindness, wherein the historical and ontological significance of the Black subject is often unjustly overlooked in favour of a Western historiography, is a point that has and ... Read more
• Camera traps as sensor networks for space-time exploration of terrestrial mammal communities

  

  Author: Bussière, Elsa Marion Sylvie Date: 2018 Most of the conservation issues which ecologists are called on to help resolve are essentially about ecological communities. Camera trapping technology has led to a surge in the collection of large ecological datasets, which provides an ... Read more
• The Cape government's rule of Basutoland, 1871-1883

  

  Author: Bradlow, Edna Date: 1966 In studying the Cape Government’s rule in Basutoland certain complementary themes arise, which though they are all germane to the problem, have had to be handled very briefly. The two main protagonists were the Cape Government and the Basuto. ... Read more
• Exploring the past and the present in order to predict the future: herbarium specimens, field data and extinction probability for conservation managers

  

  Author: Cowell, Carly Date: 2018 Loss of biodiversity is a global conservation crisis. Environmental change is rapid and biodiversity loss is happening at rates never experienced before. Conservationists must deal with an ever growing responsibility to conserve biodiversity ... Read more
• The geology of the diamondiferous inner shelf off Namaqualand between Stompneus Bay and White Point just north of the Buffels River

  

  Author: Woodborne, M W Date: 1987 This study describes the geology and late Quaternary history of the inner shelf just north of the Buffels River off Namaqualand. In this area the inner· shelf is only 2km to 3.5km wide. An "inner-shelf platform" slopes gently (1°) out to -40m. ... Read more
• Gender-konstruksies in die afrikaanse letterkunde : 'n ondersoek in kultuurstudies, litterêre teorie en kreatiewe skryfwerk

  

  Author: Hambidge, Joan Date: 2000 This thesis argues that gender is a construct or a choice. The different gender positions (feminisms, masculinities, homosexualities et al.) are read against modem literary theory. When applicable a particular theory is tested from a creative ... Read more
• Applications of QCD sum rules at finite temperature

  

  Author: Zhang, Yingwen Date: 2013 QCD Sum Rules is one of the most successful quantum field theory frameworks to extract hadronic information from QCD analytically. This technique is based on the Operator Product Expansion (OPE) and Cauchy's Theorem in the complex energy ... Read more
• The importance of administrative justice rights in international refugee law: a case study of South Africa

  

  Author: Harris, Thomas Date: 2018 International human rights law instruments are not prescriptive regarding the procedure for processing refugees by an individual state. However, they do provide an extensive set of rights, and it is these rights that form the focus of this ... Read more
• Analysis of information literacy training at the National University of Lesotho

  

  Author: Lefalatsa, Limakatso Date: 2018 Information literacy skills are a necessity among university students, hence information literacy instructors should keep abreast with the 21st century information literacy curriculum, its delivery and assessment. The study investigated ... Read more
• An investigation into the effects of pulp chemistry under wet and dry grinding on the flotation response of pyrite

  

  Author: Tseka, Relebohile Date: 2018 Considering the depletion of high-grade ore deposits, the mining industry is faced with the challenge of processing low grade and more complex ores in order to meet the growing demand for metals and metal products. Therefore, it is of paramount ... Read more
• Assessment of geographical based load forecast approach in distribution planning

  

  Author: Soni, Monde Date: 2018 Prior to the year 2007, Eskom Distribution followed a method of load forecasting (now referred to as legacy method in this report) that was based on collecting customer applications, historical load trending, and relied on the planner’s ... Read more

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