Browsing by Title

Shifting beauties: white women's aesthetics and the post-apartheid erosion of segregated spaces in Johannesburg, S.A.

Dean, Melissa J. (2009-07-17)

Abstract This thesis presents research concerning shifting aesthetic sensibilities and meaning among young White women in Johannesburg South Africa. It examines the ways in which the post-apartheid erosion of racially ...

SHIFTING CHINESE SOUTH AFRICAN IDENTITIES IN APARTHEID AND POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

Park, Yoon Jung; (2006-11-14)

The focus of this PhD thesis is the shifting identities of the approximately 12,000-strong community of South African-born Chinese South Africans during the apartheid and post-apartheid periods. This thesis begins with ...

Shifting representations of South Africa in National Geographic magazine: 1960-2006 nature as allegory

Anderson, Natalia (2010-03-15)

Abstract This report examines the photographic representations and re-representations of South Africa in National Geographic Magazine, with a special emphasis on how nature is used allegorically. In this analysis, the ...

Shifting understandings of performance practice in an African context through auto-ethnography

Lejowa, Jessica Oreeditse (2010-11-23)

Abstract By critically analysing three pieces of devised performance, Even as I Walk (2008), They Were Silent (2009) and The Wages of Sin (2009), I argue that the concept of performance is not easily defined. Rather, it ...

Shock wave interactions with porous plates

Seeraj, Sumil (2009-05-08)

The idea of creating a material or barrier that attenuates shock and blast waves has long been investigated. Considerable work has been performed on the interactions of shock and blast waves with various materials. The ...

SHOCK WAVE PROPAGATION INTO A VALLEY

Whitehouse, Joanne (2006-10-30)

An aircraft travelling at supersonic speeds close to the ground generates a bow wave, which is reflected off the ground surface. When the aircraft enters a valley, the three-dimensional bow wave is reflected off the ...

Shock wave-induced flow features in concave profiles

MacLucas, David Arthur (2013-02-13)

This work provides an in-depth study into the development of a complex two-dimensional flow field resulting from the interaction of a plane shock wave in air with concave profiles. Of particular interest are the development ...

Shop floor challenges, opportunities and strategies of shop steward in post-apartheid South Africa : a case study of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA).

Mutyanda, Nunurayi (2012-07-05)

There is general consensus that the reorganisation of production and labour processes and shift in union ideological focus and growth of bureaucratic structures have resulted in the diminishing of a collective voice at ...

Shopping during a revolution: entrepreneurs, retailers and 'white' identity in South Africa's democratic transition

Hyslop, J. (1999-06-11)

THE SHORT ARM OF THE LAW: MIGRANTS’ EXPERIENCES OF POLICING IN JOHANNESBURG

Nyaoro, Dulo C (2007-03-01)

Proponents of migrants rights often posit that distinct legislation not only secure migrants rights in host countries, but also enhance the ideals of liberal democracies in which policing is regulated by the rule of law, ...

Short hairpin RNA-directed knockdown of epidermal growth factor receptor in human oesophageal squamous carcinoma cell lines

Killick, Mark Andrew (2008-05-27)

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase which activates, upon EGFR binding, a number of signaling pathways including the mitogenic protein kinase pathway (MAPK) and ...

A short history of "The World" (and other Black South African newspapers)

Couzens, T. (2010-09-03)

This paper developed out of my interest in black literature. It soon became apparent that an understanding of early black written literature was dependent on a knowledge of the history of the black press. It also soon ...

Short, medium and long-term performance of Initial Public Offerings in South Africa: JSE Alt-X versus JSE Main Board: the post-JSE Alt-X evidence (2004-2007)

Manikai, Bothwell (2011-11-24)

This study has been prompted by the recent introduction of the JSE Alternative Exchange in South Africa, an alternative listing platform for smaller companies compared to the more established JSE Main Board Exchange. This ...

The short-run equity underpricing puzzle in South Africa with an emphasis on the winner's curse hypothesis

Lattimer, Brandon Craig (2009-03-31)

One of the puzzles regarding IPO’s is that the issuers rarely get upset about leaving substantial amounts of money on the table due to underpricing. The cost of underpricing is the number of shares sold multiplied by the ...

Shortages of skilled labour power and capital reconstruction in South Africa

Meth, Charles (2011-04-06)

The purpose of this article is twofold. Firstly, it seeks to evaluate the claims of those who argue that skill shortages are a significant force for change in South Africa. Secondly, it attempts to develop a critical ...

Should I be eating that? eating, drinking and environmental ethics.

Van Lierop, Mathew Carl (2011-11-08)

What each individual eats and drinks can, and does, have a varying degree of impact on the environment in which they live. This impact can be on a local, regional or global scale and can range from affecting the viability ...

Shovel-truck cycle simulation methods in surface mining

Krause, Andre James (2008-04-16)

This study investigates the main factors of production, their interaction and influence on cycle time efficiency for shovel-truck systems on surface mines. The main factors are truck payload, cycle time and operator ...

Shunt capacitor bank fundamentals and the application of differential voltage protection of fuseless single star earthed shunt capacitor banks

Baker-Duly, Phillip William (2010-02-16)

The research investigates reactive power compensation and protection of shunt capacitor banks. The characteristics of capacitors including, formulae, design, manufacturing, and testing is presented. Capacitor units using ...

Sidla abantwana bethu. Youth political imaginary in Khutsong, South Africa

Moiloa, Molemo (2012-09-03)

This dissertation takes as its point of departure the instances of youth political involvement and political action in the antidemarcation protests in Khutsong, South Africa, from 20052009. The premise of this dissertation ...

Sight sound structure: an exploration of the relationship of film music and architecture

Hayward, Pauline (2012-07-06)

Pallasmaa (2006: 02) states that “architecture and cinema are entangled with the theoretical impurity of the phenomenon of life itself.” Film is able to captivate an audience and without a single word being uttered, a ...

Browsing by Title

WIReDSpace/Manakin Repository

Browsing by Title

Search WIReDSpace

Browse

All of WIReDSpace

My Account