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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Gauteng Province, South Africa"”.
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Market participation of commercial Black farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa.
… in rural employment and income generation. In South Africa, most commercial Black farmers are characterised by poor market participation through lack of land ownership and as a result, reduced investment on farming business. The objectives of this study were to describe the socio-economic …
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The improvement of operational performance of public transport : the case for Gauteng Province, South Africa
… and Objectives: Public transport operations in South Africa, and in particular Gauteng Province, are riddled with problems. The service is characterised by poor performance, most evident in late arrivals, over crowdedness, and non-availability outside peak hours, among other. Most often, old and …
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Psychosocial factors perpetuating suicide attempt among young adults at selected Psychiatric Hospital, in Gauteng Province, South Africa
… adjusted the lifestyles in every community, in South Africa, Africa and globally. Amid this, every society is confronted with issues of concerns such as unemployment, family breakdown, poor education system, crime, corruption among others. The high number of suicides among young adults in South …
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A Sociotechnical Systems Approach to Road Safety in a Low- and Medium- Income Country: Gauteng Province South Africa
This PhD thesis investigates road fatalities in Gauteng Province, South Africa, from 2015 to 2020. Using a Sociotechnical Systems framework, the study examines how social and technical elements interact to influence road safety outcomes. Drawing on data analytics and mathematical modelling, the …
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Challenges in the utilisation and provision of school library services in Katlehong Secondary Schools (Gauteng Province, South Africa).
… libraries in secondary schools in Katlehong, Gauteng province, South Africa. It is the responsibility of the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) to make the provision of the resources in the schools for the effective functioning of the libraries. The study revealed little provision from the …
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Experiences of foster parents caring for non-family related foster children in de Deur, Gauteng province, South Africa
South African children and families are exposed and subjected to a number of social, economic, political and demographical challenges especially during a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. The challenges include poverty, crime, drug and …
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Experiences of Gender-Based Violence victims during COVID-19 lockdown in the Selected Region F of Gauteng Province, South Africa
In South Africa, Gender-Based Violence is a major and persistent problem that touches almost every aspect of daily life. Systematic and deeply ingrained in South African institutions, cultures, and traditions, Gender-Based Violence, which disproportionately affects women and girls, is made worse by …
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Analysis of the role and effectiveness of the Public Protector in fighting corruption : a case study of Tshwane Municipality in Gauteng Province, South Africa
… important challenges facing new democracies like South Africa. Consequently, South Africa has instituted a number of anti-corruption machinery to fight this scourge. However, as the anti-corruption machinery and strategies intensified in South Africa, the level of corruption in the country seems …
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Challenges of learners from Child-Headed families that affect their educational goals: A case study of three schools in Johannesburg East District, Gauteng Province, South Africa
… around the world, especially in the sub-Saharan Africa. These are families without adults, hence, are headed by children or adolescents, less than 18 years of age. The study investigated challenges faced by learners from child-headed families that affect their educational goals. This was done …
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Challenges of mainstreaming indigenous African music at intermediate phase (Grades 4-6) in South African primary schools: A Case Study of three schools in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Since its inception, the study of music in South African schools has been fashioned on Western Classical models. The change in orientation from the Eurocentric to the Afrocentric approach required that indigenous African music be accorded space in the curriculum. This study explores challenges in …
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Investigation of the factors that impact on outcomes of HAART in patients at Tshwabe District Hospital
… at Tshwane District Hospital (TDH) in Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa. TDH is a district hospital that provides comprehensive primary level health care services to patients from a large part of the greater Tshwane Municipality (estimated population of 2,2 million people). The aim of this …
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Exploring challenges in records management in a public hospital setting
… reported to be a problem in health facilities in South Africa. Several studies have assessed the magnitude of the problem and came up with varying strategies to combat this challenge, but the problem persists. Aim: The present study aimed to explore practices and challenges in record managements …
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A study of differences between entrepreneurial competency levels and business performance of established entrepreneurs small and medium enterprise
… sector, and per region of existing SMEs in Gauteng, South Africa. This study followed a quantitative method, in which a perception questionnaire and related scales were administered to 520 established entrepreneurs in five regions of the Gauteng Province, South Africa, who are between the …
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Orphine usage in the management of pain by doctors in pholosong hospital, Gauteng, South Africa
… in Pholosong Regional Hospital in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Objectives: To identify doctors' perceptions of morphine usage, identify factors associated with morphine use, and provide recommendations for the rational use of morphine in health care. Methodology: The study was a …
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An investigation into the specialized skills and knowledge required for Forensic Social Work practice in South Africa
In era of prevalent crime and social problems in South Africa, the National Department of Social Development; the South African Council of Social Service Professions and tertiary institutions are rethinking strategies to respond to these issues. A central strategy behind this is the development of …
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Modelling growth patterns of bird species using non-linear mixed effects models
… populating Bonaero Park and Modderfontein Pan in Gauteng province, South Africa, and for Swift Terns on Robben Island were taken. Different methods such as polynomial regressions, non-parametric models and non-linear mixed effects models have been used to fit models to growth data. In recent …
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Analysing the application of “Reblocking” of informal settlements in the City of Ekurhuleni
… settlements is one of the biggest issues facing South Africa and other countries of the global South. There is an urgent need to document and reflect on attempts to intervene in informal settlements. This dissertation investigates and analyses the application of ‘reblocking’, a particular …
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Competencies needed to prepare intermediate life support (ils) paramedics in Gauteng to manage traumatic stress in the work environment
… providing emergency care services in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. It also looked at the competencies needed to cope with traumatic stress and promote biopsychosocial well-being. It is argued that it is important to look at this subject from a South African perspective since most of …
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Housing for the poor: A case study of the Johannesburg inner city
… in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Johannesburg inner city has had a tumultuous history, from being the most economically powerful urban centres in Sub-Saharan Africa in the early 1900s, to falling into a state of disrepair from the 1980s, the inner …
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