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An investigation into the role of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in the resolution of the Sudan conflict
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2006)The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has played a major role in conflict resolution in the Sudan. The strength of the IGAD Peace Initiative particularly has been its clarity in identifying the key issues ... -
An evaluation of 25 years of regional cooperation and integration in Africa: with specific reference to the SADC
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2006)Regional Integration amongst the countries of Southern Africa is experiencing a fundamental realignment in the post- apartheid era. In the early 1980's the Southern African countries were heavily dependent on countries ... -
An investigation into the role of hegemons in Regional Politics: a case study of South Africa in the SADC Region
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2006)This research set out to investigate the role of hegemons in regional politics, a case study of South Africa in the SADC region. A hegemon is a state with capabilities such as military prowess, international accreditation, ... -
Gestorwe geliefdes : ʼn vergelyking van die neerslag van die mite van Orfeus en Euridike in die rekonstruksie van die selfnarratief in Apostroof van Fanie Olivier en Doodsbloei van Pieter Boskma
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Die neerslag van die mite van Orfeus en Euridike in die rekonstruksie van die selfnarratief in Apostroof (Fanie Olivier) en Doodsbloei (Pieter Boskma) word in hierdie studie ondersoek. Die unieke wyse waarop elke digter ... -
Fostering well-being in parents of preterm infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks gestation, is increasing worldwide. More preterm infants with ever lower birthweight are surviving due to the advances in technology. The impact of these advances in technology ... -
A conceptual public participation framework for ward committees to promote local government democracy
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Public participation in government affairs can be traced back to pre-modern times (Fayemi, 2009:3, Campbell 2008:5). In present-day South Africa, public participation in government affairs is a principle that is provided ... -
A conceptual situational leadership framework for senior municipal managers in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The leadership and management skills of senior municipal managers in South Africa remain critical to the delivery of quality services to citizens. Managers in municipalities are faced with various challenges in their effort ... -
Challenges in developing water management institutions : the case of catchment management agencies (CMAs) in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The study is about Catchment Management Agencies (CMAs) and the challenges associated with the establishment of water management institutions. The objective of the study is to investigate and to explore the salient ... -
Standard Bank 1862 tot 1940 : 'n kultuurhistoriese kontekstualisering van die metafisiese en verbandhoudende kultuurkomponente
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Ekonomiese groei, wat hoofsaaklik met die wolbedryf in verband gestaan het, het die beskikbaarheid van bankdienste in die Oos-Kaap van Suid-Afrika teen die tweede helfte van die 19de eeu genoodsaak. Standard Bank het in ... -
Evaluation of public participation and poverty alleviation programmes : the case of the City of Johannesburg (CoJ)
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The aim of this study was to evaluate the public participation and poverty alleviation programmes in South Africa in general, with particular reference to the City of Johannesburg Municipality (hereafter referred to as ... -
Exploring the organisational structuring of professional social media within a modern marketing communication context
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Effective marketing communication efforts via social media platforms are hindered due to there being no clear guidelines on how to credibly inform a specific approach to the organisational structuring of professional social ... -
Visualising the voices of Redan an experimental application of forensic anthropology and narrative identity to a disappearing landscape
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This creative-production project explored the manner in which the principles and practices of forensic anthropology can be appropriated as a design methodology and tool for the visual representation of a landscape’s ... -
An appreciative inquiry to strengthen intellectually challenged adolescents' sense of self within familial relationships : a mixed methods study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The self can be regarded as a complex psychological structure that is constantly evolving and becoming; it is constructed and re-constructed in family relations and through shared social experience. Within a family, people ... -
The establishment of the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), 1955-1975 : a centrepiece in education of a modernising Afrikaner livelihood
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)RAU was established close to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in 1968 to realise, among other goals, a white Afrikaans-speaking academic presence in the heart of Johannesburg. From the inception of the idea of ... -
Kruger National Park river research : a history of conservation and the 'reserve' legislation in South Africa (1988-2000)
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)Like arteries in a human body, rivers not only transport water and life-giving nutrients to the landscape they feed, they are also shaped and characterised by the catchments which they drain.1 The river habitat and resultant ... -
E-government innovation for effective service delivery : a case of the Gauteng Department of Education online applications
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)E-government has been seen to have great impact on how the public sector conducts its business, interacts within itself, with private sector businesses and with citizens in general as the government’s clients (Van Dijk and ... -
Exploring trauma causing factors in a group of adult women who experienced childhood sexual abuse
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)The main aim of this study was to explore what is known from literature and practice about trauma causing factors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in adult women survivors. This exploratory qualitative research study was ... -
An examination of translators' subjectivity in literary translation
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)Recent research has pointed to a new paradigm shift in Translation Studies. In this paradigm, the role of translators is being examined not only in terms of who they are but also in terms of how their subjectivity impacts ... -
The relationship between service delivery protests and voter turnout in South Africa between 2004 and 2015: the case of the North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2016)A growing and healthy democracy is a system compounded by regular free, fair and credible elections, in which the ruling elites and political parties are elected into government. This process is legitimized by a popular ... -
Die kontemporêre gebruik van enkele gedrukte en elektroniese naslaanbronne in akademiese biblioteke
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1999)Aim of the study: The value of information in printed sources became of importance with the publishing of the same information in electronic sources. The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency of holdings ...
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