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14 ways to remember Nzira gumi nena dzekuyeuka : exploring and preserving memories

Author: Matindike, Tashinga Date: 2009 My project is one of memorialisation, expressed as a creative process. A core theme throughout my work concerns the notions of absence and presence, as the project is founded on a personal loss and inspired by a desire to sustain the memories ... Read more
The 1985 school crisis in the Western Cape

Author: Nekhwevha, Fhulufhuwani Hastings Date: 1992 The thesis is an exploratory and primarily empirical study with the objective to construct a detailed chronology of the events of the 1985 school crisis particularly in African schools in the Western Cape and to reflect on the relationship ... Read more
The 2010 Fifa world cup: Perceptions of its sports and development legacy potential

Author: Mills, Lucy Caroline Date: 2010 Sport mega-events are a contemporary phenomenon which embody and unify global processes in an increasingly globalised world. Whilst the sport industry has grown exponentially as a result of global market forces envisaging extensive economic ... Read more
21st century tertiary design education in post-apartheid South Africa : a question of quality

Author: Leroux, Allen Date: 2007 The dissertation explores the question of; what drives excellence in tertiary design education in 21st Century post-Apartheid South Africa? Is it what the state does in terms of policy and regulation or is it what the higher educational ... Read more
A battle for access to the streets of a "World-Class African City": Assessing the challenges facing the City of Johannesburg in the management of street trading in the inner-city

Author: Zulu, Nompumelelo Date: 2020 The paper identifies the main challenges faced by the City of Johannesburg in the management of street trading in Johannesburg's inner-city. Street trading is very important as it constitutes a great proportion of the informal sector in South ... Read more
A bio-indicator assessment towards the rehabilitation of the Stiebeuel River, Franschhoek, South Africa

Author: Cameron, Kieran Date: 2019 Increased urbanization coupled with the effects of urban stream syndrome and urban informal settlements are degrading rivers and causing a decline in habitat integrity and the delivery of ecosystem services. There is a need to ... Read more
A body in dissonance: young woemn naviagting mental health and living with depression in Cape Town

Author: Oosthuizen, Simone Date: 2021 This dissertation investigates the experiences of young womxn diagnosed and living with depression in Cape Town. The investigation focuses on the relationship between the young womxn and their bodies as they live with depression and move ... Read more
A Capability Approach to Examining the Effects of Actual and Anticipated Fear of Crime: Experiences and Perceptions of Black Female Youth in the Cape Flats

Author: Beiser, Sarina Date: 2020 The purpose of this study was to examine how the fear of crime affects the capabilities, perceptions and experiences of black female youth, living in the Cape Flats, Cape Town. Qualitative semi structured interviews were conducted with 18 ... Read more
A capability approach to examining the experiences and perceptions of Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) among homeless women in Cape Town

Author: Mhlongo, Ayanda Date: 2021 Homeless women face many challenges. They lack adequate housing and financial support and are confronted with the daunting challenge of securing sanitary products when menstruating (Parrillo and Feller, 2017). Menstruation is a crucial part ... Read more
A Capability Approach to Understanding the Intersections between Language, Educational Opportunities, and Identity in South Africa: A Xhosa Speaking Youth Perspective

Author: Gonthier, Oceane Date: 2021 The education system is a source of language discrimination and exclusion for many young people in South Africa. In South Africa, African languages are spoken by more than 70% of the population, while the colonial languages English and Afrikaans ... Read more
A case study of digital readiness and technology adoption at a theological college in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Majackie, Collin A Date: 2022 Technological innovations are rapidly transforming the way Higher Educational Institutions are delivering their core mission of teaching, learning and creative inquiry. A significant number of faculty are resistant to adopting new technologies. ... Read more
A case study of grade 6 multilingual learners' experiences with monolingual assessment practices in a working-class township school in Cape Town.

Author: Cingo, Siviwe Innocent Date: 2022 This qualitative case study focusses on the experiences and challenges f multilingual learners when writing monolingual assessments. It draws on a growing body of poststructuralist theory on linguistic repertoire and translanguaging in order ... Read more
A case study of multimodal and authoritative meaning making in grade 5 isiZulu, English, and Natural Sciences lessons in a quintile 1 primary school

Author: Msimango, Mfundo Jabulani Date: 2022 This is a case study of multimodal and authoritative meaning making in grade 5 isiZulu, English, and Natural Sciences lessons in a quintile 1 primary school in KwaZulu-Natal, uMzinyathi Municipality in Nqutu. This study investigated the nature ... Read more
A case study of the curriculum logic of a South African university degree programme in sports management and its appropriateness to the labour market

Author: Landman, Megan Date: 2021 Over the past 50 years, sport has undergone a process of commercialisation and professionalisation, and has become “big business”. It now requires adequately trained professionals to manage the daily operations of sport businesses. The question ... Read more
A collection of discrete essays with the common theme of gender and slavery at the Cape of Good Hope with a focus on the 1820s

Author: Van der Spuy, Patricia Date: 1993 This is a collection of discrete essays, each embodying original research and bearing on the theme of gender and slavery at the Cape of Good Hope. Amelioration at the Cape profoundly altered gendered perceptions of slaves, both on the part ... Read more
A Comparative Study of the Freirean Pedagogical Practices employed by Popular Educators in South Africa and Canada during Facilitator Training

Author: Steer, Ashleigh Date: 2018 This thesis sets out to explore a comparative study of four Popular Educators using Freirean pedagogical practices in Canada and South Africa and discusses how different country contexts affect their pedagogies. This study explores how critical ... Read more
A critical assessment of the link between climate change and violent conflict in the context of sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Darfur

Author: Roettinger, Julia Date: 2019 Up until the beginning of this century climate change was mostly seen as an environmental issue, although, the issue of violent conflict has been linked to natural resources before. However, in the last decade the focus has increasingly shifted ... Read more
A Critical Examination of Zambia's Democratic Performance since 1991

Author: Banda, Mabvuto Date: 2021 A qualitative research approach and the reliance to a large extent on existing literature are used in this study to demonstrate Zambia's stagnant position in becoming a true democracy. While the country is seen as a beacon of peace in Africa, ... Read more
A cultural-historical activity theory based analysis of lecturer and student understanding of learning in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town

Author: Van Heerden, Thomas Date: 2019 Cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) provides a framework for analysing activity systems. I use that framework to investigate teaching and learning in two first-year university mathematics courses at the University of Cape Town. The ... Read more
A cultural-historical analysis of Grade 9 History curriculum and its pedagogical resources for learners' conceptual development

Author: Mutheiwana, Pertunia Date: 2021 This study examines the extent to which the South African Grade 9 History Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) document and its supplementary teaching resources (learners' textbooks and teachers' guides) outline knowledge focused on ... Read more

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