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A critical analysis of current approaches to SMME development and support within the eThekwini Municipal Area.
(2009)Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) are considered to be the engines of growth of any economy. In the light of recent economic events and the recession that is surging rapidly across the globe, more and more attention ... -
A critical assessment of the Namibian protected area management effectiveness tracking tool.
(2010)Protected Areas (PAs) are one of the most effective mechanisms for biodiversity conservation. They are found in almost every country and have been adopted by the international community through various conventions and ... -
A critical enquiry into the socio-philosophical trends of Aurobindo's integral philosophy and Marx's philosophical communism.
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A critical perspective on racial integration in a secondary school in KwaZulu-Natal : dots and dashes : patterns of co-existence.
(2005)The study is an exploration of the processes of racial integration within a school. The purpose of the study is twofold: 1. To understand the pattern, extent and nature of racial integration between learners in the classroom ... -
A cross-linguistic analysis of finite rasing constructions.
(2011)This thesis provides and discusses a comprehensive collection of empirical data that show that many languages of the world manifest long A-movement of the subjects of embedded finite clauses to the subject position ... -
A framework to improve irrigation design and operating strategies in the South African sugarcane industry.
(2009)The purpose of this study was to develop a framework to assess irrigation design and operating strategies. This objective was achieved successfully and the framework was applied to formulate guidelines to increase farm ... -
A laboratory and glasshouse investigation on the effect of liming with fly ash and processed stainless steel slag on two contrasting South African soils.
(2008)Soil acidity is a major land degradation problem that limits crop production globally. The high cost of traditional liming materials (calcitic limestone, dolomite etc.) and the vast areas of land that require liming have ... -
A marriage enrichment programme : a study of the proposed contribution of a modern pastoral care and counselling model to urbanised Xhosa communities with special reference to the congregants at Umtata Methodist Church, Eastern Cape.
(2000)This study was done to explore how modern Pastoral Care and Counselling models could be in dialogue with some valuable Xhosa traditional practices in the urbanised context around Umtata in the Eastern Cape. The intention ... -
A perception based audit of the Employment Equity Act 55/1998 : an organisational survey conducted on the staff of the Natal Sharks Board.
(2002)The aims of the study were to determine if unfair discrimination in employment is being eliminated; to establish if a diverse workforce representative of the population is in the process of being achieved, and to find out ... -
A pilot investigation into the phenomenon of murder-suicide in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2003)Research on murder-suicide within the South African context has been limited with the last published study in 1992 (Roos, Beyers, & Visser, 1992). This particular study investigated the phenomenon of murder-suicide in the ... -
A prospective study of the value of the oesophageal electrocardiogram in the differentiation of wide complex tachycardias.
(1990)The accurate differentiation of a ventricular from a supraventricular origin of a wide QRS tachycardia (QRS > 120 milliseconds) is an important clinical problem. Misdiagnosis of this arrhythmia can lead to institution of ... -
A review of the fluvial geomorphology monitoring of the receiving streams of the Mooi-Mgeni [River] Transfer Scheme Phase 1.
(2009)The Mgeni River is the major water resource for the eThekwini Metropolitan and Msunduzi Municipalities. At the end of 2002, the Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme Phase 1, which transfers water from the Mooi River into the Mgeni ... -
A semi-empirical formulation for determination of rain attenuation on terrestrial radio links.
(2010)Advances in today’s fast growing communication systems have resulted in congestion in the lower frequency bands and the need for higher capacity broadband services. This has made it inevitable for service providers to ... -
A simulation modeling approach to aid research into the control of a stalk-borer in the South African Sugar Industry.
(2008)The control of the African stalk borer Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in sugarcane fields of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa has proved problematical. Researchers at the South African Sugarcane Research ... -
A simulation study of cane transport system improvements in the Sezela Mill area.
(2009)The South African sugar industry is of significant local and international importance and covers an area in excess of 450 000 hectares. This area yields approximately 21 million tons of sugarcane per annum which is transported ... -
A social constructionist analysis of talk in episodes of psychiatric student nurse-psychiatric client community clinic based interaction.
(2007)The study seeks to explore and to offer a critical account for the 'discursive doings' of student psychiatric nmsing practice as they are jointly constructed in the episodes of conversation between the nmse and client-speakers ... -
A study of bruchid resistance and its inheritance in Malawian dry bean germplasm.
(2007)Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is economically and nutritionally an important legume, not only in Malawi, but in many parts of Africa and Latin America. Unfortunately, two bruchid species (Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, ... -
A study of cross-cultural and gender differences in the experience of jealousy.
(2002)Gender differences in the experience of jealousy have been the subject of research interest since the work of Freud. Recent research seems to indicate that males may be more distressed by their partners' sexual infidelity, ...