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Climate change and grape wine farmers in South Africa : investigating adaptation measures in Northern Cape Province

Trollip, Elize (2024-06-20)

The twenty-first century will undoubtedly be marked by the consequences of climate change and its impact on human society and ecosystems. Predictions are being made that South Africa might lose 55% of its wine-cultivating ...
The contribution of emerging farmers towards food security in Makhado local municipality, Limpopo province

Mashamba, Tendani (2023-06)

Food security has become one of the most important items on today’s international political agenda and a serious issue for governments around the world. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of emerging ...
The role of transformational leadership in students’ academic performance : a case study in the Sidama Region of Ethiopia

Dukamo, Dessie Dalkie (2024-06-15)

The study investigated how transformational school leadership affects students' academic performance in the Sidama Region of Ethiopia. Burns, Bass, and Leithwood Kenneth's transformational leadership theories and the ...
Developing grade 9 teachers’ natural sciences subject content knowledge through professional collaboration

Molosiwa, Keitumetse Elizabeth (2023-12-28)

Continuous Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) is critical in deepening Natural Sciences (NS) teachers' content knowledge. The NS subject in the South African curriculum is a subject that lays a foundation for science ...
Relocation of functions in the free state department of police, roads and transport

Chap, Zolile Isak (2022-03)

The relocation of functions in the public sector is being initiated as part of structural changes to configure the structures of public institutions. It is implemented as part of initiatives that are aimed at assisting ...
Predicting intercultural adaptation of expatriates within a South African context

Prophet, Dana Kay (2024-02)

Expatriates often face challenges when trying to adjust to the working conditions, and social and cultural environment of their new host country. In this thesis a tentative model is formulated to predict the intercultural ...
The role and liability of internet service providers in South Africa : a critical and comparative appraisal

Nameka, Celeste Zara (2024-08-31)

This research uses a comparative approach to explore the role and liability of internet service providers in South Africa. The research aims to analyse and compare the role and liability of internet service providers for ...
A decolonial analysis of the post-apartheid media representation of student protests in institutions of higher learning in South Africa

Mnisi, Thembisile Elsie (2024-04-25)

This qualitative research explores the post-apartheid traditional news media representations of student protests in institutions of higher learning. The study focuses on three institutions of higher learning in Pretoria. ...
Housebreaking in Crystal Park Extension 32 : a victim risk perspective

Malebati, Ditshele Joseph (2024-02)

This research explored the phenomenon of housebreaking at Crystal Park Extension 32 from a victim risk perspective. Crystal Park Extension 32 area was developed more than 12 years ago and it is located on the eastern side ...
Employability of development studies graduates under the fourth industrial revolution

Tshoteli, Lovedelia Lerato (2024)

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will not only affect the economic and educational spheres but also the social fibre of our communities. This calls for a concerted effort to ensure that the country and its people are ...
Innovativeness and management models in implementing and managing digital learning in Gauteng universities

Lerata, Martin Tsiliso (2024-02)

Prior research indicates that the use of organisational innovativeness and management models has primarily been observed in firms from developed countries. Research has revealed that this factor contributes to the effectiveness ...
Exploring the dynamics of caring for adolescent foster children: developing post-placement guidelines for social work intervention

Mashiloane, Nomlinda (2024)

The study examined the challenges of caring for adolescent foster children post-foster placement with the intention to develop guidelines for social work intervention. The research approach of the study was qualitative and ...
The role of media representations in the racial discrimination against Asian and Black people during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fitzgerald, Paul (2024-01-15)

This study explores the media coverage of minorities, specifically Black and Asian people, during the COVID-19 pandemic in online newspapers and X (previously called Twitter). It focuses on how the media has contributed ...
Evaluation of handwriting as individualisation technique in fraudulent insurance claim

Lelosa, Mosuwa Abel (2019-01)

The aim of this research is to evaluate handwriting as an individualisation technique in the investigation of fraudulent insurance claims by investigators in their daily investigation duties. It further shares with and ...
The relevance of students’ representative councils to the administration of colleges of education in Ghana

Nottinson, Florencia Adai (2023-11)

Higher education is a vital element in human development globally. Institutions offering this form of education perform this unique role of training the human resource needs of society. Contemporary tertiary education ...
The role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer in Seventh-Day Adventist Institutions in Cameroon : a conceptual model

Rakotoarimanga, Chantal Lala (2024-03-19)

The purpose of this study was to elucidate the role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer in Seventh-Day Adventist institutions (SDAI) in Cameroon and to portray this ...
Strategies for utilization of Routine Health Information System (RHIS) for management of child healthcare in Namibia

Namukwambi, Rauna Ndalila (2024-01-26)

The Health Information System (HIS) encompasses all the information that can be utilised for planning and decision-making in the health sector. Namibia still experiences childhood illnesses such as diarrhoea, malaria, and ...
A sustainable differentiated funding model for district municipalities in the Republic of South Africa

Manuel, Lindokuhle Bafana Gift (2024-03-13)

District municipalities in the Republic of South Africa play a crucial role in advancing sustainable development and safeguarding socio-economic rights through the delivery of basic social goods in accordance with the ...
The impact of public sector auditing on promoting accountability and transparency in Africa : a case study of Ghana, Sierra Leone and South Africa

Azinogo, Benjamin Kwakutsey (2023-09-08)

The objective of this study was to present a policy framework that may strengthen the impact of public sector audit effectiveness in African countries, based on the principles of good governance theory, towards promoting ...
Construing political history: transitivity analyses of the process types in selected Ghanaian presidential independence anniversary speeches under the fourth republic

Adukpo, John (2023-12-15)

This study affirms the contention that language is a tool that politicians use to construe their experiences of the world. Hence, Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics, with focus on ideational meta function as a ...

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