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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Nyanga"”.
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A socio-cultural community survey of the township Nyanga
The author wished to study a community and chose Nyanga, a Black township near Cape Town. As a student from Zululand he was at first a stranger to Nyanga, but learned something about it from direct observation. He then decided that his study should use the Method of Survey, that the sur- vey should …
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In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town
… with a group of young ‘traditional' dancers in Nyanga township, Cape Town, it investigates the creative use of dance and strategies deployed by a group of young people to gain recognition as humans and as accomplished social adults. In a context in which young people must compete to fit across …
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Policing across divides: a comparative study of police practices in Nyanga and Sea Point
… socio-economic areas of Cape Town, South Africa: Nyanga and Sea Point. The study explores how socio-economic status and crime burden influence policing strategies and how these factors contribute to reinforcing or alleviating social inequalities. The research utilises a qualitative approach, …
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Healed. Womxn. Empowered.: creating healing spaces for women in places of conflict in Nyanga
… the private realm. The chosen area of study is Nyanga (located in Cape Town, South Africa) which has been known to be the murder capital of South Africa. This area has also been identified as one of the top 30 GBV hotspots in South Africa with abuse and murder of women and children queer people …
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Methods and madness : researching community health workers' perceptions of mental illness in Khayelitsha and Nyanga
… of mental health problems in Khayelitsha and Nyanga, two peri-urban Black townships in the Cape Town area. Since the historic WHO-UNICEF meeting at Alma-Ata in 1978, there has been widespread interest in the concept of CHW s as the ideal work force for advancing the principles of the primary …
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Greener pastures of home: an ethnographic study on everyday sustainable practices in Nyanga, Cape Town
… over nine months in the Cape Town township of Nyanga, I find that the desire of urban residents to create spaces of home and belonging drives behaviour that in fact has positive sustainable outcomes, yet is seldom considered in literature on sustainable cities. I argue that paying attention to …
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Pondoks, houses, and hostels : a history of Nyanga 1946-1970, with a special focus on housing
In this thesis I outline the history of Nyanga up to 1970. Diverse aspects are covered, including location politics, women's protests, rent arrears and boycotts, and gangsterism. There is a special focus on housing issues, for they were related to most facets of location life and demonstrated the …
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Living in Nyanga: an exploratory study on resilience among violence-affected male youth from a community in Cape Town
… the resiliency factors of the youth of Nyanga who are not involved in crime and violence. To achieve this, the objectives were to explore the perceptions of the youth of Nyanga regarding crime in their community, the impact it has on their lives, and their views on resiliency factors …
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Disability in under-resourced areas in the Western Cape, South Africa : a descriptive analytical study
… visited in Oudtshoorn (a semi-rural town) and Nyanga (a peri-urban area) and information was gathered on 7336 individuals with a mean age of 30.5 years. The majority of the participants were women. Both areas presented with estimates higher than those from the national census (5.0-6,7%). The …
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Lost meaning-new traditions : an investigation into the effects of modernity on African social traditional dance in Nyanga, Cape Town.
The dancers of Nyanga have taken note of the extent to which modernity has caused them to adjust and transform the movement quality and execution of their dances to create new urban African social dances. In addition, the urban dancers' experiences in the field have affected and influenced their …
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The effect of the Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) intervention on violence-related injuries presenting to health facilities in Khayelitsha and Nyanga
… facilities in the communities of Khayelitsha and Nyanga and to assess the effect of the Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading programme (VPUU) on risk of violent non-fatal injury in these two areas. Methods: We conducted a case-control study using data from a series of semi-annual rapid …
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An exploration of young women's perceptions and experiences of participating in HIV prevention vaccine clinical trials in Nyanga Township in the Western Cape, South Africa
HIV and AIDS has severely inflicted suffering on the global population and reported to be the worst killer disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Preventive measures such as condom use among young people is still low and less effective in preventing the spread of the disease, it was recommended by the …
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The use of information and communication technologies to disseminate information to users in public libraries: a case study of Nyanga, Brown's Farm and Crossroads public libraries
… this study was to determine the use of ICT's in Nyanga, Brown's Farm and Crossroads public libraries and make recommendations towards effective use of ICT in the above-mentioned public libraries.
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Do solar water heaters improve access to hot water and reduce electricity costs? : the complexities of implementing energy poverty interventions in South African Townships : a case study of Nyanga Township
Solar energy is abundantly available in South Africa, but it is a highly under-utilised resource. One way of efficiently using the resource is solar water heating (swh), a natural process whereby hot water for domestic and/or industrial use is heated by the sun. In 2009, a national swh strategy was …
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An in-depth investigation into the safety of Nyanga's public spaces from a gender-sensitive perspective.
… set aside for men. In the Cape Town township of Nyanga, three public spaces have been identified as crime hotspots. Women who live in the area do not feel safe in these spaces and are often the victims of crime. Thus, there is a need for an in-depth, gender-sensitive investigation into the safety …
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Prevalence and incidence of renal dysfunction in patients initiating Antiretroviral Therapy at a Primary Health Care Centre in Gugulethu, Cape Town : a cohort study
… ART to the residents of the Gugulethu and Nyanga districts situated on the outskirts of Cape Town. We described the prevalence and incidence of renal dysfunction in this cohort, the patterns of change in their renal function in the first 12 months on therapy and factors associated with …
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Urban agriculture in Cape Town : an investigation into the history and impact of small-scale urban agriculture in the Cape Flats townships with a special focus on the social benefits of urban farming
… in the Cape Flats areas of Guguletu, Philippi, Nyanga, KTC and New Crossroads. It was found that UA has been practised in various parts of the Cape Flats since the early 20th century. It was found that Cape Flats farmers have derived and continue to derive a variety of benefits from both the …
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A GLMM analysis of data from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Program (SCFP)
… two separate waves conducted in Khayelitsha and Nyanga. The data were collected at baseline, post-test and at one-year follow-up via questionnaires (self-assessment) and observational video coding. Multiple imputation (using chained equations) procedures were used to impute missing information. …
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Community participation in the recruitment of community health workers: a case study of the three community health worker programmes in South Africa
… education and home-based care in Khayelitsha and Nyanga. The second specializes in the training, management and supervision of home-based care CHWs in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal. The third utilizes CHWs in addressing maternal and child health issues in targeted peri-urban and rural areas in …
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Outcome evaluation of the Beautiful Gate Ministries' Programme for vulnerable children
… affected by HIV/AIDS in the communities of the Nyanga Health District in Cape Town, South Africa. The programme provides an interim safe environment for children, whilst actively working towards their reintegration into society. The evaluation utilised a descriptive design. Multiple data …
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