• Rethinking universalism and particularism in African philosophy: towards an eclectic approach. 

  Maraganedzha, Mutshidzi. (2019)

  The study focuses on the dispute between the universalists and particularists in the characterization of the nature of African philosophy. In African philosophy the debate is formulated as a dichotomy between the universalists ...

• The influence of prevailing managerial leadership style on employee engagement, job satisfaction and organisational commitment: a South African public health sector perspective. 

  Teffu, Matome Edward. (2020)

  There are many commonalities in public policy implementation areas. In South Africa there are many public policies which, though well developed, face challenges such as poor leadership, shortage of resources including human ...

• An analysis of how socioeconomic issues affect the performance of learners in rural schools: a case study of Ga-Sekgopo high schools grade 8-10 learners. 

  Baloyi, Mapula Emily. (2020)

  Rural Schools in South Africa are characterised by poor service delivery and low academic achievements. The learners in rural schools face several challenges that lower their chances of attaining academic excellence. Some ...

• Democratic consolidation and electoral violence: an analysis of Kogi State, Nigeria and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 1994-2017. 

  Yusuf, Ibrahim. (2019)

  Since the introduction of electoral democracy in South Africa in 1994 after the demise of apartheid, and Nigeria in 1999 following years of military interregnum, democracy has been threatened by many factors, among which ...

• Assessing conflict resolution and peace building strategies in democratic systems: a study of Yobe State, Nigeria 2009-2017. 

  Abideen, Abeeb Muhammed. (2020)

  Since 2009, there has been an increasing spate of violent conflicts in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria. The crises have defied several efforts aimed at resolving them and now require urgent attention from all stakeholders ...

• Climate governance through indigenous knowledge systems for sustainable development in Mutoko district of Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe. 

  Mugambiwa, Shingirai Stanley. (2020)

  Climate governance has over the years become a topical issue among scholars and policymakers. The concept has come into prominence as a result of the severe effects that climate change has on the livelihoods of communities ...

• The role of women in irrigation: a case study of the Ahero Irrigation Scheme in Kenya. 

  Okumu, Mary Nyona. (2020)

  This thesis explores the role of women in irrigated agriculture in the Ahero Irrigation Scheme in Kisumu County in the Western region of Kenya. Irrigated agriculture is seen as one of the major means through which food ...

• Informal trading in post-apartheid South Africa: an examination of the experiences of black African women street traders in Durban. 

  Ntuli, Ingihlengile Sinothile. (2020)

  Gender rhetoric has increasingly gained momentum in the post-apartheid era. The increase of engagement in gender related challenges clearly presents many opportunities to debate and confront various experiences surrounding ...

• Understanding the sexual pleasure perceptions and preferences of black African university going women in the context of male circumcision. 

  Ndaba, Thandeka Yasmeen. (2020)

  There is limited knowledge reinforcing notions of a positive and pleasurable Black African female sexuality. This emanates from the fact that studies in the African context have been predominantly preoccupied with the ...

• The arms and armour of the armies of Antiochus III from the Median Revolt to the Battle of Magnesia (221-190 BC) 

  Du Plessis, Jean Charl.( Embargoed). (2020)

  By the time Antiochus III inherited the throne, the Seleucid empire, plagued by political infighting and revolts, was crumbling around him. Setting out to restore his kingdom to its former extent from Thrace in the west, ...

• The role of discursive power and non-governmental organisations in counter-human trafficking in South Africa. 

  Naidoo, Alandra Presley. (2019)

  The international debate on human trafficking dates back to the 1980s and 1990s when human trafficking was not envisioned outside of the perimeter of prostitution within international law and was sparked by the feminist ...

• Unemployed youths’ awareness of the National Youth Policy and the National Youth Development Agency and strategies used to find employment in Mpophomeni Township, KwaZulu-Natal. 

  Mthalane, Mandisa Brightness. (2020)

  The increasing rate of youth unemployment has been of great concern in South Africa. The South African government’s efforts to enhance the employability of youth, is in the form of the National Youth Policy and the ...

• Awareness and understanding of dementia among women in rural areas: HA-Sephapo, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho. 

  Mokhosi, Mamatsie Margaret. (2020)

  Dementia is increasingly becoming a health issue that must be prioritised in national policies. With the increased life expectancy in both developed and developing countries, there is a high percentage of demented patients ...

• A critical analysis of public policies guiding legal determents and business operations of formal and informal private funeral parlours: the case study of Umbilo funeral parlours. 

  Gumede, Ntokozo.

  The funeral parlour industry in Durban came under the media spotlight in 2017 and 2018 due to a demarcation war that emerged among Black, White and Indian funeral parlour owners within the eThekwini metropolitan area. This ...

• Land reform as a strategy for sustainable livelihoods in Zimbabwe: breaking the household poverty in selected resettlement farms in Matabeleland. 

  Nyathi, Douglas. (2019)

  Zimbabwe’s agricultural production has remained low in spite of the presence of various agrarian policies including the recently implemented land reform programme. The agrarian policies focus extensively on crop and animal ...

• The burden of the future: an exploration of the aftermath of violent conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (1996-2007) 

  Dunia, Heri Mugisha. (2019)

  This study explores the aftermath of protracted social conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through a historical lense in the Kabare district, precisely in Mulungu, Lwiro and Katana where research ...

• The demystification of masculinity and gender in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa South of the Sahara: a critical Afrocentric feminist ethical study. 

  Gunduza, Lioba Tendai. (2019)

  Globally, there are intensified efforts towards gender changes in peacekeeping operations. Females are gradually assuming some of the critical roles in United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping operations (UNPKOs). This development ...

• The rise of the female entrepreneur: liberation through escaping various gender-based limitations faced by working class women in South Africa. 

  Herbst, Denika Lorraine. (2020)

  Female entrepreneurship has been noted as a potential solution for economic instability, unemployment and inequality in developing counties like South Africa, by numerous researchers and theorists. Women have been undermined ...

• Inconsistencies in the adjudication of rights: an examination of three South African Constitutional Court decisions. 

  Mlotshwa, Cyril Simphiwe. (2020)

  The Republic of South Africa has a constitution that is often lauded as among the best in the world. This can be attributed, at least partly, to the fact that at the heart of it lies transformative constitutionalism, which ...

• Public participation in local government: a case study of ward committees in uMhlathuze Municipality. 

  Zulu, Kwandakwethu Kwanele. (2020)

  Apartheid prevented the participation of the majority of the population in South Africa in governance. In 1994, with the apartheid regime’s demise, South Africa entered into a democratic era. Ward committees were one of ...

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