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The changing nature of conflict in Africa : challenges for the United Nations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The nature of conflict in Africa has changed from the Cold War to the post-cold War era. This is evident in the internal and external factors and actors involved within the conflict dynamics. During ... -
A close eye on SCOPA : A South African case study on parliamentary oversight and scrutiny
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Parliamentary scrutiny and oversight can be seen as the most important tool to hold the executive, and therefore government, to account. It enforces an effective system of checks and balances in order ... -
A Comparative Assessment of the Land Reform Programme in South Africa and Namibia
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)This study first discusses, and ultimately compares, the land reform policies of both South Africa and Namibia, with special reference to the respective histories of land ownership. An overview of the two countries’ ... -
Comparative democracy : issues of consolidation in South Africa and Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Democracy is understood by many to be a government for the people by the people. As far as academic or scholarly traditions are concerned however, this is a rather populist depiction of the concept. ... -
Corporate warriors : scourge or solution in African conflict resolution
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) are fast becoming a permanent structure in international security. PMSCs are made up of two groups, namely Private Military Companies (PMCs) and Private ... -
Democratic consolidation : a comparative study of Botswana and South Africa : which is the most consolidated and why?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Before a country can have democracy a consolidated democracy, democracy is a prerequisite. The term democracy can be traced back to ancient Greece and the studies of the consolidation of democracy dates ... -
Demokratiese konsolidasie in Afrika : 'n vergelykende studie tussen Botswana en Mauritius
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Botswana and Mauritius have been operating as stable, multi-party democracies since their independence, in 1966 and 1968 respectively. It is unclear, however, which country is the most consolidated ... -
Foreign direct investment through privatisation of state-owned enterprises : a comparative analysis of South Africa and Zambia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment seeks to explore the role of privatisation in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to South Africa and Zambia. In doing this, literature review method based on primary and secondary ... -
The impact of HIV and AIDS on democratic consolidation : a comparative assessment of Botswana and South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this thesis is to assess the impact of HIV and AIDS on democratic consolidation in two democracies in Southern Africa: Botswana and South Africa. Mattes (2003), Barnett and Whiteside ... -
Land reform in Southern Africa : a comparative study between South Africa and Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Land has been a revolutionary metaphor for wealth and power in the world. Ideally, land reform in Africa should contribute to social and economic progress and ultimately result in social equity, as ... -
Land restitution : the experiences in Kenya and Zimbabwe compared : lessons for South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Land has been the revolutionary metaphor for wealth and power in the world and even more so in Africa. Ideally, land reform in Africa should therefore, contribute to social and economic progress and ... -
Liberation movements in Southern Africa : the ANC (South Africa) and ZANU (Zimbabwe) compared
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)Liberation movements came into being across the entire African continent as a political response to colonisation. However, Africa has in this field, as in so many others, been largely understudied, in comparison to ... -
Namibian democracy: consolidated?
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)Namibian independence was much delayed: it took place during the last years of decolonisation in Africa, at the end of the Cold War, and during the final phases of the third wave of democracy. SWAPO prevailed in the first ... -
Nation-building in South Africa : Mandela and Mbeki compared
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis deals with nation-building in South Africa since 1994 with a view to finding out the direction taken by nation-building since then. This issue has been and it still is a controversial issue ... -
Perspectives on "New wars" in Africa: the case of Sierra Leone
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-12)The primary goal of this thesis is to explore, analyse and apply the New War theory to the West African case of Sierra Leone. The motivation for conducting a study of this nature was that much literature exists on the ... -
The pirates of Somalia : maritime bandits or warlords of the high seas
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Inflicting a financial loss of over $US16 billion to international shipping, the occurrence of maritime piracy in areas such as the Strait of Malacca and the west coast of Africa, has significantly ... -
Private military companies : peace or profit? : A comparative analysis of private military involvement in Africa and the Middle East
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Private Military Company (PMC) is a key phenomenon of the post-Cold War era, in which the erosion of state authority, the trend towards privatisation, the downsizing of the world's armed forces, and ... -
Private Military Companies as "new peacemakers" in Africa : is regulation sufficient?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis evaluates and explores the function of Private Military Companies (PMCs) on the African continent. The phenomenon of PMCs evolved after the end of the Cold War. This study focuses on the ... -
Promoting provincial interests : the role of the NCOP in the national legislature
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study's investigation focuses on the role played by the NCOP in the national legislature as the second chamber of parliament. It looks in particular at how the NCOP has managed in its deliberations, ... -
The regulation of mercenary and private security-related activities under South African law compared to other legislations and conventions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) have become increasingly important actors since the end of the Cold War. They provide a wide range of services and are therefore difficult to classify. Many view them as ...
