• The supply and demand perspective of barriers to and facilitators of health service utilisation by young people in Swaziland. 

  Bhembe, Lungelo V. (2017)

  Introduction – The country’s health care response system is organised in a four-tiered level to facilitate service utilisation by all those who need health services. Despite the health services being taken to the people ...

• Investigating policy gaps in the implementation and monitoring of the delivery of low cost housing projects in South Africa the case study of Illovo Township. 

  Dlamini, Thulani N. (2017)

  From its inception in 1994 the South African Low cost housing programme has been characterised by policy implementation gaps, leading to the delivery of poor quality and substandard houses. From 1994 to date there is an ...

• Exploring father-child relationships through the perspectives of young fathers. 

  Dabula, Anelisa. (2018)

  This study explores parent-child relationships from the perspectives of young fathers. Fatherhood is essentially a human, social and cultural role; fatherhood shapes male power consequently, serving as a platform where men ...

• Exploring the role of healing spaces in the metaphysical and physical realm: towards a place for meditation in Durban. 

  Bansi, Virthi. (2017)

  Over the course of seventy years, the structure of global society has drastically changed following the trend of globalization. Factors such as stress and anxiety have becoming increasingly common, affecting nearly one ...

• Southern African traditional values and belief systems and the informed consent process in biomedical research : perceptions of the san’s code of ethics. 

  Akpa-Inyang, Francis Fabian. (2017)

  Aside from development, further reductions in mortality rates in the population require advances in medical technologies, medications and vaccinations. To achieve these advances, medical research has to be undertaken in ...

• Examining the level of satisfaction of low-income housing beneficiaries : the case study of Bhambayi housing project, iNanda (KZN). 

  Mahlaba, Vusumuzi. (2018)

  The South African post-apartheid government considers low-income housing provision as a core focus. As a result, it has embarked on a housing subsidy scheme as a means to address the massive housing backlog. This thesis ...

• Evaluation of the approach of eThekwini Municipality in delivering low income housing in the context of urbanisation. 

  Govender, Ravesh. (2017)

  Urbanisation is a powerful force that has radically altered and shaped the form and development of urban areas in the 21st century. In the South African context, the demise of apartheid had a significant influence on the ...

• A qualitative assessment of HIV risky behaviours among male students who have sex with other men : a case study of university students in Durban. 

  Gumindega, Geogina Charity. (2017)

  Although unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) has a higher chance of HIV transmission than unprotected vaginal intercourse, research suggests that risk taking behaviours are regarded as a key driver of the AIDS epidemic among ...

• Stokvel groups as a poverty reduction strategy in rural communities : a case of uMlalazi Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. 

  Luthuli, Sihawukelwe Ntombifuthi. (2017)

  Stokvels are social gatherings formed by a group of people who share the same bond and have the same goal. Generally, these social networks are formed by friends, relatives, neighbours and colleagues with the aim of saving ...

• Determining the practicality of universal design of streetscapes as an approach to achieving accessibility in the built environment : case study of Chatsworth town centre, eThekwini. 

  Arjunan, Novania. (2017)

  Universal Design (UD) is an all-encompassing method to designing for the broader population and is rapidly gaining popularity amongst design practitioners and planners globally. The framework outlined in the Universal ...

• Shaping hydropolitics in Durban : community activist strategies in Chatsworth. 

  Rogoll, Jana Louisa. (2017)

  This study is an attempt to better understand the strategies adapted by local community organizations to challenge hydropolitics in the city of Durban. In the debate of hydropolitics in Durban two very different images ...

• Economic and social interactions of immigrants with the local population : a case of Zimbabweans working in Durban CBD. 

  Madzamba, Rowan. (2017)

  The study on the economic and social interactions of immigrants with the local population: A Case of Zimbabweans working in Durban CBD was conducted in Durban Central Business District under the EThekwini Municipality. ...

• A study of the negative impacts of informal settlement on the environment : a case study of Jika Joe, Pietermaritzburg. 

  Msimang, Ziningi. (2017)

  There are a number of reasons why informal settlements exist and why people decide to establish and develop them. The main concept is that informal settlements have become a perpetual challenge and adversely imposing ...

• Assessing the rationale of linking housing delivery with the provision of clean water and proper sanitation in low-income settlements. Case study : Kennedy Road in Durban. 

  Mpofu, Abongile. (2016)

  This research study assesses the rationale of linking housing delivery with the provision of clean water and proper sanitation. This is achieved through assessing issues such as lack of access to adequate housing, clean ...

• Neighbourhood revitalisation and housing satisfaction : enhancing residents’ quality of life in public low-income housing in Lagos metropolis Nigeria. 

  Olufemi, Omolabi Abimbola. (2018)

  This study examines declining housing quality and neighbourhood degeneration as factors that contribute to low levels of residential satisfaction and quality of life in public low-income housing estates in Lagos metropolis. ...

• Towards a strategy for inclusionary inner city housing in Lagos, Nigeria. 

  Oyebamiji, Okesoto John. (2018)

  Lagos with a population of more than 17 million, suffers an acute shortage of housing and general decline in the quality of existing housing stock. Low income earners are worst hit, because they lack the economic means to ...

• Exploring the relationship between childhood obesity and socioeconomic factors in South Africa : a secondary analysis of the national income dynamics study data. 

  Mzobe, Yoliswa Nokwazi. (2017)

  The upsurge of childhood obesity brings forth potential chronic illness complications thus threatening the health of the young generation. Previously, studies showed that higher rates of childhood obesity were among groups ...

• Experiences of young Xhosa men who undergone medical male circumcision in the Western Cape. 

  Silimfe, Zola Melody. (2017)

  The provision of medical male circumcision (MMC) in public health facilities was introduced as a strategy to curb the high rate of new HIV infections in South Africa. However, in the South African context, traditional male ...

• Sowing the seeds of food sovereignty or cultivating consent? The potential and limitations of Johannesburg’s community gardens. 

  Kesselman, Brittany. (2017)

  This thesis investigates the benefits and challenges of participating in community gardens in Johannesburg. More specifically, it seeks to understand whether and how urban community gardens contribute to food sovereignty, ...

• Determinants of access to financial services for youth in South Africa : an analysis of the national income dynamics study data. 

  Khan, Mohamed Istiaak. (2017)

  The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National Development Plan for South Africa have highlighted the importance for improving the accessibility of financial services to all South Africans. South African youth ...

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