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    Exploring primary healthcare services for informal workers: a case of South African women informal/ street traders in the City of Johannesburg Region F
    (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023-03) Dube, Duduzile Ellen; Niekerk, Robert Van.
    In all humility and gratitude, I am overwhelmed to acknowledge my depth of gratitude to all those who have assisted me in putting this idea, well over the degree of simplicity and into something concrete. I would like to convey my sincere appreciation and gratitude to my esteemed supervisor Professor Robert Van. Niekerk for his invaluable supervision, tutelage, support, and patience in this challenging and interesting research journey from start to finish. Oh, what a journey of discovery Prof. Thank you to the defence panel committee who generously provided knowledge, expertise and most importantly an endorsement to fulfil my research project. My sincere appreciation to the research participants, this project would not have been possible without, izandla zedlula ikhanda. Ngiyabonga kakhulu boMama!!! I also appreciate my cohort colleagues for the late-night feedback sessions and moral support especially Phello, Max and Basil, many thanks’ gents. Thanks, should also go to my lovely CoJ siblings (Nstako, Millicent, Busi and Chester aka my research assistants) for your selflessness during the data collection phase of my research journey. Additionally, a heartfelt thanks to my CoJ principals/ colleagues for your unwavering support and encouragement there is just too many to mention. Thank you for believing in me even at times when all doubt filled my mind, I will remember you for a very long time. A special acknowledgement to Ms Tembeka Mhlekwa former Executive Director, Department of Economic Development (CoJ) for an important and unprovoked talk in 2018 that has led me to this moment, I am forever grateful. I wish to acknowledge the help provided by Mr Elliot Dubasi in putting together the unit of investigation arguably the most important activity in this project. Ngiyabonga!!!