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Mission calling in a congregation of the Dutch Reform Church of Africa in a transforming society : a case study in South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2017)The primary aim of this study is to investigate and analyse the missionary calling of the Molopo congregation in the transforming society of South Africa. The Molopo congregation is struggling to cross the frontiers because ... -
African indigenous astronomy of Batswana in Botswana and South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Although astronomy is the oldest of all the sciences, African indigenous astronomy, especially of the Batswana has to date not received the attention it deserves from scholars and researchers. Nonetheless, there is scattered, ... -
Street children in Mafikeng, North-West Province : a qualitative study of social experiences
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)The aim of the study is to develop an understanding of the social expenences of street children in Mafikeng area. The literature reviewed so far indicates that most street children come from disadvantaged families (broken ... -
An investigation into challenges relating to traditional leadership succession in the North West Province, South Africa (1927-2015)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)This study examines challenges relating to succession processes within institutions of traditional leadership. It also investigates succession issues and challenges between 1927-2015 and makes recommendations on the ... -
Exploring public-private-partnership practices of the North-West Nguni cattle project
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The study aimed at exploring the management practices of a Public-Private Partnership, (which henceforth will be called PPP) with respect to the North-West Nguni Cattle Project, (which henceforth will be called NWNCP) in ... -
The application of marketing practices for competetiveness in public further education and training colleges in Gauteng
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)It is the desire of every government to widen participation in education. Widening participation refers to increasing access to learning opportunities for success to a wider cross section of the population than presently ... -
Experiences of professional nurses in caring for psychiatric patients with dual diagnosis in a public psychiatric hospital in North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2015)Dual diagnosis is a serious concern in the whole world and very little is known about the care of psychiatric patients with dual diagnosis. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of professional ... -
Recombinant expression and functional characterization of a putative pentatrico-peptide protein from Arabidopsis thaliana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)Food security appears to be heavily dependent on the development of crop plants with increased resistance to both biotic and abiotic stresses such as pathogen infections and droughts respectively. Plant biotechnology has ... -
Deploying and Sustaining Rural Telecommunication Broadband Network for Rural Economic Development in Botswana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)It is critical for developing countries to investigate why despite enormous investments in both capital and infrastructure efforts, broadband development remain a mammoth challenge to achieve. Thus, this study reviews ... -
Recombinant expression and functional characterization of a fusion F-box protein from A. thaliana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)Adenylate cyclases (A Cs) are enzymes that are capable of converting adenine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic 3', 5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). It has been found that cAMP has an important role in cell signalling and ... -
An investigation into the realization of Performance Management Practices in Schools (a case of two secondary schools in Gaborone Botswana)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)In 1999 the Botswana government decided to implement a Performance Management System (PMS) across the entire public service sector, including in public schools. Teachers in Botswana had to be appraised using the Performance ... -
Strategic management of tourism stakeholder relations : Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Strategically developed tourism will ultimately contribute towards the economic prosperity of not only regions or areas but also to the prosperity of a local populace, as well as to the attractiveness of a region or area ... -
Biometric-based Voters Identity Management to Combat Impersonation Vulnerability for A Credible E-Voting Process in Nigeria
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)Today, democracy has become a de facto standard of every form of government in the world, nations and organizations. People are given the power to vote for candidates of their choice to represent them in offices. These ... -
Conduit of economic growth, development and South to South cooperation? An assessment of South Africa and Brazil's BRICS membership
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The emerging economies known as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have joined together in order to form an economic group that challenges the status quo of the global north. Secondly it is a group that is ... -
Extent of woody plant invasion along a riparian zone of the Molopo River, North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)River systems play a pivotal role in the functioning of the ecosystem. The frequent and intense disturbances of these systems create problems for conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. As in most parts ... -
Group 10 dithiocarbamate complexes for biological applications and as single source precursors to metal sulphide nanoparticles
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The easy functionalization of dithiocarbamates has offered innovative possibilities to different structural moieties which are versatile in both materials and medicinal chemistry. They serve as precursors to metal sulphide ... -
Solar and solar-like oscillations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)In this thesis we study aspects of solar-like oscillations in the Sun and Red Giant stars. In the first part of the thesis, we re-calculate theoretical amplitude ratios and phase differences and compare with existing data ... -
Management and non-management perception of risk culture in a South African retail bank
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Much has been written on risk culture within the financial sector, and the material includes requirements and guidelines set by regulatory bodies. However, there appears to be a scarcity of published literature specifically ... -
Comparing senior and middle manager perceptions of risk culture in a mining company
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Managers apply risk management when seeking balance between risk taking and reward. The existence of a mature risk culture, rather than the presence of risk management capability, confirms the value that risk management ... -
Cyber security risk culture: a telecommunications risk reporting study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)In a digital world, telecommunications companies provide computer-based technology (referred to as cyber technology) that allows people and businesses to communicate and conduct business. To protect these users against the ...
