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Between hope and uncertainty: a no returning journey of African graduates from the United States of America to their home countries.
(2022)International Migration is steadily growing and has become a global phenomenon that is unavoidable. In Africa, there are thousands of people who move to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries ... -
A bibliometric study on HIV/AIDS literature in South Africa from 1982-2002.
(2003)The pandemic of HIV/AIDS has been felt by nations throughout the world. It is a well-known fact that the AIDS epidemic is catastrophic in sub Saharan Africa, which heads the list of the most affected regions. As the epidemic ... -
British emigration to Durban, South Africa : a sociological examination of Richardson's conceptual framework.
(1968)No abstract available. -
Challenges facing informal sector micro-enterprises in Newlands West : the case of female owned home-based dress-making enterprises.
(2007)This study seeks to investigate the challenges facing informal sector micro-enterprises in Newlands West, using the case study of female owned home-based dress making enterprises in the South West of Durban. The ... -
The challenges of building an information society in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.
(2010)The participants in the World Summit on the Information Society, including South Africa, have committed themselves to building the information society in their respective countries and communities. Most countries and ... -
Child mobility, time use and social exclusion : reframing the discourses and debates.
(2013)This study asserts that the everyday life, daily activities and mobility interaction remains peripheral within the Sociology of Childhood and Mobilities in particular and sociology in general. This is not to say that there ... -
Child sexual abuse : a phenomenological study of the experience of adult male perpetrators
(1999)Sexual abuse of children has been a problem for decades not only in South Africa, but internationally. There is little evidence that any preventative measures are working effectively. In this study the focus was not on the ... -
Churches and service delivery in South Africa : the Black Charismatic Church Ministries (BCCMs), as agents for service delivery in the Eastern Cape.
(2013)The research presented in this thesis is both a qualitative and quantitative case study of two Black Charismatic Church Ministries (BCCMs) from semi-urban areas in the Eastern Cape Province; one in uMdantsane Township in ... -
Class, consciousness and conflict in the Natal Midlands, 1940- 1987 : the case of the B.T.R. Sarmcol workers.
(1987)No abstract available. -
Climate governance through indigenous knowledge systems for sustainable development in Mutoko District of Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe.
(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 "Coloured" community of Durban : a study of changing perceptions of identity.
(1991)No abstract available. -
Communication between healthcare workers and Isizulu speaking female patients at the Scottsville clinic, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2000)This study sought to establish some ofthe problems that occur during a consultation process between a healthcare worker and a patient, such as intangible and tangible verbal/nonverbal communication problems. Tangible ... -
Communities of practice in institutions of higher learning : a descriptive study of the humanities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the University of Zululand.
(2007)Knowledge is a key resource. It enables individuals and organisations to perform through social interactions. New knowledge is created and shared that gives an organisation the edge to succeed in a highly complex and ... -
A comparative analysis of the effect of self-perceived risk of HIV/AIDS on the adoption of safer sex practices as a preventive measure for HIV/AIDS among adolescents : Uganda and South Africa.
(2003)This work examines sexual behavioural change and the likely predisposing factors in the era of HIV/AIDS among young adults in Uganda and South Africa. It explores the potential role of young adults' self-perceived risk of ... -
A comparative study of the costs and benefits of journal ownership versus full-text electronic access in the Faculty of Science at the University of Natal, Durban, Libraries.
(2004)There has been a huge increase in the costs of the journal collection at the University of Natal, Durban Libraries. This is due to the increased foreign exchange rate compounded by the frequent increase in the price of ... -
A comparative study of the role of donors in three telecentre projects in Africa.
(2006)The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of donors in the establishment, implementation and sustainability of donor-funded telecentres in Africa. This was achieved by looking at success factors and reasons of ... -
Competitiveness and social redress at the Monte Vista Hollywood, and Sugar Mill casinos in KwaZulu Natal.
(2001)Organisations in South Africa are facing many local and global pressures for reconfiguration through various interventions that encourage global integration and competitiveness, and simultaneously aim to promote social ... -
Conducting a knowledge audit at the National Department of Housing.
(2009)Knowledge Management (KM) has become an important area of focus in many organizations. This is not surprising given that KM is increasingly associated with organizational success in today’s business environment. However, ... -
A contribution to understanding contemporary people-environment dynamics : South African approaches in context.
(1996)People's level of development is a significant determinant in their relationship to wild nature. People today characterized by a high level of development value wild natural resources primarily for non-consumptive aesthetic ...