Theses
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Gender Under Fire - interrogating War in South Africa, 1939-1945 |
Warfare in the twentieth century – with few exceptions as the century closed – provided a theatre for the consolidation of gender roles. The gender roles of "soldiers" and "mothers" in particular were remarkably uncontested during war years. |
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“A Long Illness”: Towards a History of NGO, Government and Medical discourse around AIDS policy-making in South Africa |
This thesis will aim to set out a critical history of AIDS policy-making: using the records of the Family Planning Association of South Africa; the University ofthe Witwatersrand’s Centre for Health Policy and Women’s Health Project; late and post-apartheid government policy documents; relevant a |
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An investigation into the relationship between severe and moderate malnutrition in infancy and childhood and certain psychological variables |
This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between malnutrition of severe and moderate degrees and psychological test performance. In the first part of the study, a random sample of 126 children was drawn. The weights and heights of these subjects were recorded. |
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The Durban Central Business District : A Delimitation and Land Use Study |
There has been many conflicting ideas about what ·the CentralBusiness District (C.B.D) of Durban is, and where its boundaries are located. There have been delimitation and land use studies applied to a few cities in South Africa, but not Durban. |
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Fictional constructions of Grey Street by selected South African Indian writers. |
This thesis explores the fictional constructions of Grey Street by selected South |
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Adverse conditions in the Merebank area and possible urban design interventions (Thesis, 2008) [Pollution, Amenities etc.] |
While, many communities around South Africa have been affected by apartheid planning, some were left worse off than others. Apartheid planning followed a distinct socio-political and economic programme, as well as a particular development approach. |
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‘Gandhi and Tolstoy’ |
he intention of this dissertation is to assess the continuous and abiding influence of Tolstoy on Gandhi's intellectual development while in South Africa. |
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Inanda Seminary 1950-1980 - educating a nation |
lnanda Seminary is a private boarding school for black girls situated in the hills of lnanda. It is unique in that it is the only private protestant school of this nature in South Africa. |
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From indentureship to transnationalism : professional Indian women in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal (Thesis, 2008) |
The study details the transnational migrations of a sample of professional Indian women from Durban, KwaZulu Natal within the context of their historical transition from indentureship to transnationalism, and their changing social identities. |
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An investigation into those factors which may predispose to or precipipate suicidal behaviour amongst Indian school children |
These patients were interviewed after the suicidal attempt and social work intervention was offered. A structured schedule was developed after a pilot study was completed from the case histories of these patients. |
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Natal University and the question of autonomy (non-white education 1959-1962) |
On the 7 March 1963 a plaque was erected in the Students Union of the University of This plaque states that: Natal, Durban. "The right of this University to determine who shall be admitted as students was taken away in May 1959 and restored .. |
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THE ROLE OF INDIAN POLICEMEN IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FORCE |
This investigation attempts to present a scientific exposition of the development, functioning and community relationship of the Indian Police in the South African Police Force. The training and work responsibilities of all policemen in the Force are the same. |
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An investigation into those factors which may predispose to or precipitate suicidal behavior amongst Indian school children |
These patients were interviewed after the suicidal attempt and social work intervention was offered. A structured schedule was developed after a pilot study was completed from the case histories of these patients. |
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Towards a pastoral counselling model for adolescent suicidal behaviour |
Over the past three decades, vouth suicide has become a mental and public health |
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An investigation into the nature and extent of Child Abuse among the Indian population of the Durban Municipal area 1986 |
The study of child abuse is a complex one indeed. There are many |
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The epidemiology of parasuicide at RK Khan Hospital (Thesis , 1984) |
The epidemiology of parasuicide cases presenting at RK Khan Hospital was examined in response to a request from the RK Khan Hospital Advisory Board, (1,2) in Chatsworth, Durban to the Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal in Durban. |
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A qualitative investigation into the risk and protective factors that mediate non-fatal suicidal behaviour in Indian adolescents (Thesis, 2008) |
Considering the escalating rate of suicidal behaviour in adolescents, not much is |
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And my blood became hot : crimes of passion, crimes of reason : an analysis of the crimes against masters and mistresses by their Indian domestic servants, Natal, 1880-1920 (Thesis, 2005) |
This thesis posits that the experiences and emotional strain associated with being a domestic servant gave rise to a culture of anger and violence within the ranks of Indian Domestic |
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The impact of drought pestilence and Cattle Diseases on the Peasantry of Natal (1896 - 1906) |
That the environmental and ecological dimensions of agriculture have not been fully considered in the past has created some problems in attempting to assess their specific role in the period 1896-1906. |
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Coffee and arrowroot - the quest for a staple agricultural export in the colonial economy of Natal |
The publication of Guest and Sellers book Enterprise and Exploitation in a Victorian Colony in 1985 represents an important milestone in the historiography of Natal in that it is the first collection of essays, focusing on specific social and economic characteristics and phenomena of colonial soc |