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Fertility levels, trends and differentials in Limpopo Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2005)This paper investigates fertility levels, trends and differentials in Limpopo province. Census 96 and DHS 98 datasets were used in this study. Limpopo province experienced a decrease in fertility over the past five years, ... -
The perceptions of secondary school teachers on the element of teacher empowerment by school principals in Lorato and Motswedi Circuits in the Zeerust District
(North-West University (South Africa), 2004)The aim of the study was to establish how secondary school teachers in the Lerato and Motswedi circuits in the Zeerust District, North West Province, perceived the role of principals with regard to the element of teacher ... -
Employee satisfaction with labour relations practices in the North West parks and tourism board
(North-West University (South Africa), 2007)The focus point of this research project is the level of satisfaction of employees with labour relations practices. The main problem here is generally problems encountered organisations with more emphasis on labour ... -
Job satisfaction of non academic staff : a case of the University of North West
(North-West University (South Africa), 2001)The main objective of the study is to determine job satisfaction levels of managerial, administrative, secretarial and technical staff at the university of North West (herein after referred to as UNW),based at the main ... -
Critical analysis of the recreational facilities at Sun City
(North-West University (South Africa), 2002)Tourism is regarded as one of the world's fastest growing industries, the researcher feels that South Africa is a highly attractive tourist destination, full of promise and potential and is striving to position itself ... -
An empirical study into the implementation of a developmental public administration in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)The concept of a developmental state has been widely supported in East-Asian countries and South Africa. As such, this study uses both secondary literature and primary sources to explore South Africa's assertion that it ... -
The determinants of under-five mortality in Malawi : evidence based on demographic and health survey 2010
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)Background: The study examined the effects of the determinants of under-five mortality in Malawi. It therefore aimed to estimate the rate or prevalence of under-five mortality in Malawi and to examine differentials in ... -
Vaccine cold chain management : knowledge and practices of healthcare workers in Mafikeng Sub-District
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)Background: Cold chain management and maintenance is a continuous and cohesive process of preserving vaccines to ensure their availability and potency. Health workers' knowledge and practices are influential factors in ... -
Media reportage of civil unrest in Nigeria and its imact on the stat's foreign policy : 1990-2011
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The impact of information technology on service delivery : a case study of Gaborone Technical College (GTC)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)The purpose of this study was to establish the role and impact of information technology (IT) in service delivery: a case of Gaborone Technical College. In this study an attempt has been made to show how IT is used as a ... -
Exploring childhood statelessness in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees set a 10-year timeline in 2014 to prevent childhood statelessness and believes this is possible if the following four steps are taken. First, it urges all states to allow ... -
Ensuring the reliability of fire-arm identification evidence
(PER/PELJ, 2020)Notwithstanding the acceptance of firearm identification by courts, the scientific community has been reluctant to recognise firearm identification as a reliable method of conclusively establishing a connection between a ... -
The dangers of convictions based on a single piece of forensic evidence
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The overall goal of the criminal justice system is to ensure that perpetrators of crimes are duly punished and that victims of crimes are duly exonerated. As part of the effort to achieve this goal, the forensic disciplines ... -
Once more uBuntu : a reply to Radebe and Phooko
(PER/PELJ, 2020)This article is a critical engagement with the most recent contribution to the debate on the nature and content of ubuntu. The contribution (by Radebe and Phooko) attempts to provide the concept of ubuntu with substantive ... -
Demystifying hate speech under the PEPUDA
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The factual matrix that is considered in each hate speech case differs from that in the next. However, certain factors always remain key in the process of balancing the different constitutional rights at play: who the ... -
Is the Dawn of the Robot Lawyer upon us? The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Lawyers
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The practice of law has been largely shielded from technological developments in the course of the past 50 years. While the ways in which legal professionals process and share information have evolved with new technologies ... -
Do the SALINI criteria apply to the definition of an investment provided in annex 1 of the 2006 and 2016 SADC protocol on finance and investment? An assessment
(PER/PELJ, 2020)An investment is the subject matter in an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS or international arbitration) or litigation case. Therefore, there can be no such dispute if there is no investment to which the dispute ... -
Legal implications relating to being "entitled to serve" as a director : a South African–Australian perspective
(PER/PELJ, 2020)This article focusses on an Australian piece of legislation and interesting case law, as well as on how the Federal Court of Australia has applied Australia's Corporations Act, 2001 to characterise a person as a de facto ... -
Hate speech and racial slurs in the South Afican context : where to start
(PER/PELJ, 2020)Protecting people against hate speech and racist slurs requires weighing up several fundamental rights. To maintain legitimacy in enforcing the legislative protection, a fine balance must be struck between the rights ... -
A comparative analysis of the application of the 1951 refugee convention to victims of sexual violence in South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda
(PER/PELJ, 2020)This article seeks to ascertain whether refugees who are victims of sexual violence in contracting states enjoy access to courts per Article 16 of the United Nations (UN) Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees ...
