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ROMANCE, LOVE AND GENDER IN TIMES OF CRISIS: HIV/AIDS IN KENYAN POPULAR FICTION

Muriungi, Agnes (2006-03-20)

The emergence of HIV/AIDS has changed how society perceives and deals with issues of sex, sexuality, and gender. The writers studied in this thesis raise important questions pertaining to HIV/AIDS and gender, love, ...
WOMEN AND PARTICIPATION IN THE HIPC DEBT RELIEF INITIATIVE: A GENDERED ANALYSIS OF THE UGANDA PRSP

Mwagiru, Njeri (2006-03-20)

Research has consistently demonstrated that due to stratified socio-economic inequalities and gender-based disadvantages women from low-income countries and Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) specifically, experience ...
The Socio-Economic Impacts of Nature-based Tourism: The case study of Bakgatla ba-ga Kgafela in the Pilanesberg National Park

Motlhanke, Simon Goitsimodimo (2006-03-20)

This research explores the socio-economic impact of nature-based tourism on surrounding communities in the Pilanesberg National Park (PNP). The study pays particular attention to the Bakgatla community. The study looks ...
THE STRATIGRAPHY, CHRONOLOGY AND PALAEOENVIRONMENT OF THE PLEISTOCENE CAVE FILL, GLADYSVALE CAVE, SOUTH AFRICA

Pickering, Robyn (2006-03-22)

The South African hominin bearing caves have yielded a wealth of early hominin and other faunal material, which has been the subject of many studies. Little work, however, has been undertaken on the cave fills themselves, ...
STIRRING WHISPERS: FICTIONALISING THE ‘POPULAR’ IN THE KENYAN NEWSPAPER

Ogola, George Otieno (2006-03-22)

Popular fiction columns have been among the most resilient and versatile of the newspaper sub-genres in Kenya. Since the 1970s, these columns have remained a permanent feature in the Kenyan newspapers. Among the most popular ...
SPECIATION OF MANGANESE IN BLOOD SERUM - ANALYTICAL METHODS DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION FOR THE EXTRACTION, PRECONCENTRATION, AND DETERMINATION

Pole, Stephen (2006-03-22)

The analytical methods for speciation of manganese in three different types of matrices (water, milk and blood serum) was studied. Supported liquid membrane (SLM) extraction was optimized and successfully used for the ...
Tickling the Ivories: Power, Violence, Sex and Identity in Elfriede Jelinek’s The Piano Teacher.

Petersen, Kendall (2006-03-22)

This study examines the role of power and its manifestation in social and inter-personal relationships, violence, sex, and sexual identity – the construction of identity as well as the perception of identity – in Elfriede ...
American Option Pricing Using Computational Intelligence Methods

Pires, Michael Maio (2006-03-22)

An option is the right to buy or sell an underlying asset at a future date by fixing the price now. The field of option pricing produces a challenge because of the complexity with pricing American styled options which ...
Inclusive Practice in South Africa: A Deaf Education Perspective

Peel, Emma Louise (2006-03-22)

In accordance with Education policy post 1994 there is currently a move in South Africa toward implementing an inclusive approach to educating learners who experience barriers to learning into regular/mainstream schools. ...
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A fAULT MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS USING TINA NETWORK RESOURCE ARCHITECTURE

Parshotam, Chiba Chetan (2006-03-22)

Faults are unavoidable and cause network downtime and degradation of large and complex communication networks. The need for fault management capabilities for improving network reliability is critical to rectify these ...
CONTRIBUTION OF TOURISM TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK-OWNED SMALL, MEDIUM AND MICRO ENTERPRISES (SMMEs) IN POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: AN EVALUATION OF TOUR OPERATORS

Nemasetoni, Irene (2006-03-22)

The purpose of the research report is to investigate the role that tourism plays in developing black-owned small enterprises and how it has contributed towards Black Economic Empowerment in the ten-year period between ...
STUDENT TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ALGEBRAIC CONCEPTS: THE CASE OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN THE EASTERN CAPE AND SOUTHERN KWAZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

Osei, Christian Mensah (2006-03-22)

This study is aimed at investigating the knowledge and understanding of algebra amongst final year College of Education students in and around Transkei region of Eastern cape, South Africa. Triangulation methods were ...
The Political Crisis in Malawi: From Authoritarianism to Democracy

Nsanja, Alinane R. (2006-03-22)

The thesis is a contribution to the existing literature on the democratic process in Malawi with specific focus on two areas namely, the factors that led to the opening up of political space and the implementation of ...
Bacterial Contamination of Commercial Yeast

O'Brien, Susannah Sara (2006-03-22)

The bacterial contamination profile of a typical commercial yeast factory was assessed by three replicate microbiological surveys. In order to detect low-level contamination in samples, this study made use of a preliminary ...
THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE OPTICAL KERR EFFECT AND THIRD-HARMONIC GENERATION IN AU-VO2 THIN-FILMS.

Nkulu, Mulunda Franly (2006-03-22)

The theoretical investigation of the Optical Kerr Effect (OKE) and Third- Harmonic Generation (THG) of Au-VO2 nanocomposite thin-films undertaken in this project is motivated by the potential use of the Au-VO2 nanocomposite ...
AN EVALUATION OF THE KEY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE A SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED FIRM TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Nel, Hannelie (2006-03-22)

International research indicates that the practice of environmental management may lead to profitability and competitive advantage for the firm. But this theory has not been tested in South Africa. This lack of empirical ...
MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN THE METATARSAL BONES OF SELECTED RECENT AND PRE-PASTORAL HUMANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Zipfel, Bernhard (2006-03-23)

The study of the human metatarsals reveals frequent morphological variations from the typical descriptions. Pathologies of these bones in contemporary humans are common, and it has been suggested that some of these may be ...
GLASS BEADS AND PRE-EUROPEAN TRADE IN THE SHASHE-LIMPOPO REGION

Wood, Marilee Hopkins (2006-03-23)

During the Islamic period (8th to 15th centuries) glass beads are the most abundant evidence of international trade in southern Africa. Archaeologists, however, have underutilized them because they are small, monochrome ...
Land reform, equity and growth in South Africa: A comparative analysis

Weideman, Marinda (2006-03-23)

In this thesis, the following methods were used to assess the South African Land Reform Programme; historically important documents, policy papers, library research, qualitative interviews and a comparative analysis, ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NOVEL DOMAIN WITH NO NAME GENE IN COLON CANCER

Rupnarain, Charleen (2006-03-23)

Normal colonic epithelium bombarded by a range of molecular changes, affecting cell proliferation and apoptosis, result in the initiation of an adenoma and consequently an invasive carcinoma, which is usually lethal. ...

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