Browsing by Subject "Domestic violence"
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Awareness campaigns as survival tools in the fight against gender-based violence in peri-urban communities of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2013)Most of Zimbabwe’s urban settlements owe their existence to mining activities; hence most peri-urban communities around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, are mining communities. However, research in these mining ... -
Awareness campaigns as survival tools in the fight against gender-based violence in peri-urban communities of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Most of Zimbabwe’s urban settlements owe their existence to mining activities; hence most peri-urban communities around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, are mining communities. However, research in these mining ... -
The best interests of the child in cases of deprivation of post-divorce parental contact
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The standard of the best interests of the child has developed as a decisive factor in all matters affecting a child, including the determination of care and contact orders by the South African courts in divorce proceedings. ... -
A cooperative government approach to domestic violence : the case of SAPS, Ikageng and the North West Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)The study investigated the current status of cooperative government between the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Ikageng and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in the North West Province (NW ... -
Domestic violence in a black rural community : guidelines for a social work prevention programme
(North-West University, 2005)The study explored the experiences of black women in a rural community regarding domestic violence. It was aimed at discovering what causes domestic violence to women and how to prevent this type of violence. Twenty ... -
The effect of an adapted personal growth training programme on female victims of domestic violence in Potchefstroom
(North-West University, 2011)Violence against women in cohabiting and marital relationships is, at present, a prominent phenomenon in South Africa. Domestic violence against women and children in South Africa is widespread and on the increase, also ... -
Exploring the counter-narratives of women living in domestic violence shelters in the Western Cape
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Domestic violence is a public health problem in the Western Cape, South Africa. Domestic violence cuts across and affects all races, cultures and class. Women are mostly affected by the domestic violence as they are ... -
Family conferencing : responsibility at grassroots level – a comparative analysis between the Netherlands and South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2021)As family group conferencing is gaining world-wide recognition as an alternative dispute resolution process, this article aims to outline the origin and relevance of this process, which promotes solution-finding to ...