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Packaging of table grapes for exports from SA : a comparative study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Table grapes are the second-largest contributor to the perishable product export in South Africa. The table grape industry also experienced considerable growth in the past ten years. The industry ... -
Parking policy and- problems in business areas with reference to the central business district of Paarl
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The problem of parking has been with mankind almost from the day that the first carriage was invented. Everyone that owns a motor car knows competing for a parking space in a town centre can be ... -
The participation of women from rural areas in development projects for sustainable livelihoods: a case of community groups in Maqongqo Area, KwaZulu-Natal Province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Since a democratic dispensation was established in South Africa in 1994, the country has been working to level the social, economic, and political playing field for all of its people, particularly those ... -
Participatory budgeting in the South African local government context : the case of the Mantsopa local municipality, Free State Province
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)This study was carried out to assess the extent of citizen participation in local government decision-making, with focus on the local government budgeting processes. A framework of participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre, ... -
Participatory research in community development
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the use of participatory research in community development settings. Participatory research, which is normally referred to by the abbreviation PR, is a relatively new social ... -
Passion versus profit
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The password practices applied by South African online consumers : perception versus reality
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-07)Background: The ability to identify and authenticate users is regarded as the foundation of computer security. Although new authentication technologies are evolving, passwords are the most common method used to control ... -
Patient and practitioner perceptions of promoters and inhibitors of health seeking behaviour among African men accessing HIV health services in Kwa-Zulu Natal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Men might benefit from opportunities specific to their needs in improving access to HIV care. This is a group vulnerable to higher morbidity and mortality than their female counterparts, due not only to ... -
Patient flow and congestion in the out-patient department at Zithulele Hospital
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This thesis considers the causes and effects of congestion in the out-patient department (OPD) at Zithulele hospital, a rural healthcare facility located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. ... -
Patient flow management in a South African academic hospital: the Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) case
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : It is known that the South African healthcare system is overwhelmed by a relentless burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases, social inequalities, and insufficient human resources to provide ... -
Patient predictors of health-seeking behaviour for persons coughing for more than two weeks in high-burden tuberculosis communities : the case of the Western Cape, South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Background: This study aimed to analyse the patient predictors of health-seeking behaviour for persons coughing for more than 2 weeks to better understand this vulnerable and important population. Methods: The study ... -
Paying the high price of active management : a new look at unit trust fees
(Bureau for Economic Research, 2018)This study attempts to allocate the fund management expenses of actively managed South African general equity unit trusts between active and passive management portions, thereby calculating the implicit cost of active ... -
PCA and CVA biplots : a study of their underlying theory and quality measures
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main topics of study in this thesis are the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Canonical Variate Analysis (CVA) biplots, with the primary focus falling on the quality measures associated with ... -
Peacebuilding in Mozambique with special reference to the UN policy on landmine removal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The end of the Cold War had a profound impact on the qualitative and quantitative nature of the UN's peace and security agenda, representing a shift from traditional peacekeeping to a broader, more ... -
Peacekeeping or peace enforcement? : a proposed model for intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The principles and characteristics of peacekeeping, as the United Nations (UN) in its search towards global peace and stability originally intended, are not adhered to in Sub-Saharan African countries. ... -
Peer education programmes in Soweto schools : employee perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and implementation challanges
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It was the Gauteng Department of Education’s noble idea to introduce staff peer education programmes in its institutions in an attempt to mitigate the impact HIV epidemic has on its employees, both school ... -
Peer educators' utilisation of information on recognition and referral to refer their peers appropriately
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)The purpose of this research was to investigate whether peer educators are utilising the information on recognition and referral to refer their peers needing support appropriately. The primary focus of this investigation ... -
Pension fund reform towards development of national economy : a South African case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South African pension assets have grown astronomically over the past few decades. The implications of this phenomenon on savings, capital markets and growth in the economy are investigated in this study. ... -
Pension interest at divorce : a guide to the treatment of pension interest at divorce with reference to the history, the changes made to legislation, and the expected future outcome as based upon the current outstanding issues to be addressed by the legislature and the Minister of Finance
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Due to a number of legislative changes, the tax treatment of pension interest at divorce has become a complicated issue, as it is not only affected by the Income Tax Act, but also by the Pension Funds Act ... -
The perceived credibility of electronic word-of-mouth communicaton on e-commerce platforms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Enterprises and more specifically, marketing departments, function in a complex global market, while trying to deliver products and services to satisfy the needs of consumers. It is estimated that by 2013, ...
