• The implementation of the National Health Insurance Pilot Program in the Tshwane District: Learning from Stakeholders in the Healthcare Sector 

  Wonci, Sivuyisiwe (2022-12-12)

  The National Health Insurance is a health financing system that aims to redistribute South Africa’s financial resources by pooling funds from the public and purchasing healthcare services on behalf of the population from ...
• Building feminist solidarities: the case study of Mujeres Creando 

  Vicente, Andresa Natacha Gomes de Almeida (2022-01)

  The case study of Bolivian radical feminist group Mujeres Creando is aimed at exploring both the micro and macropolitical challenges to and strategies for building feminist solidarities within the broader context of ...
• Thabo Mbeki: an intellectual biography 

  Ndhlovu, Maanda Luxious (2022-09)

  Generally, this study contributes toward efforts to privilege African thinkers and scholars who have been and continue to be the victim of epistemic closure and silencing by Western (Euro-North American) scholarship ...
• The lived experiences of displaced rural farmers due to urbanization in Bishoftu City of Ethiopia 

  Hundessa Amare Bayissa (2022-12)

  This study covers the lived experiences of persons displaced due to urban expansion. The study primarily aims at understanding the perspectives of the displaced farming community members living surrounding Bishoftu ...
• A study of the impact of social networks on adolescent antiretroviral therapy adherence in Zimbabwe 

  Morondo, John (2021-05)

  There have been many attempts to explore the significance of social networks in influencing positive health behaviours among different population groups. However, few studies have focused on adolescents and particularly ...
• Paternal involvement beyond residence : the role of non-resident fathers in raising their children in Tshwane Metro, Gauteng 

  Lobaka, Simon Tebogo (2023-02-08)

  This study examines the role non-resident fathers play in the raising of their children over the life course. The main question posed in this study is What caregiving roles do non-resident biological fathers play in raising ...
• A Rancierian analysis of anti-mining resistance in Guatemala 

  Graves Ordonez, Katherine Warfield (2022-09-14)

  Indigenous people in Guatemala have protested several mining companies since 2004 and have succeeded in halting operations. Further research is warranted to find theoretical explanations for the decades-long resistance and ...
• Investigating how stigma AIDS the spread of HIV infections among young women in Johannesburg and possible interventions to ameliorate the problem 

  Imenda, Mwenda Sitwala (2022-02)

  This was a qualitative case study exploring and describing the role that stigma plays in the spread of HIV among young women between the ages of 18 and 24. The study locale was Johannesburg, South Africa. The social ...
• Collective behaviour in South Africa : a case study 

  Mokhahlane, Michael Phakiso (1990-08)

  An attempt was made to use N. Smelser' s seminal work, Collective Behaviour", in analyzing thQ collective episodes of the Soweto 1976 youth rebellion. "Theory of behavioural Smelser describes six determinants of collective ...
• A mixed methods study of women's advancement into top management positions in municipalities in Mpumalanga Province 

  Mona, Themba Montgomery (2022-03)

  Despite the legislative imperative and commitment by government to ensure that all previously discriminatory laws and practices are eradicated, women still face significant challenges in as far as their advancement ...
• Exploring psychosocial impact of gender-based violence among silenced and marginalized women in Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo Province 

  Rikhotso, Rodney (2022-03)

  Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most severe social challenges confronting South African society. The purpose of the study was to explore the psychosocial impact of gender-based violence among silenced and ...
• A study on the welfare of elderly women in Chivi district in Masvingo, Zimbabwe 

  Mudzingwa, Mashura (2020)

  The growing number of elderly people worldwide, including Africa, underscores the importance of policies pertaining to the welfare of this group. This study aims to deepen an understanding of the welfare of elderly women ...
• Between policy and reality: a study of a community based health insurance programme in Kwara State Nigeria 

  Lawal, Afeez Folorunsho (2020-10)

  The challenge of accessing affordable healthcare services in the developing countries prompted the promotion of community-based health insurance (CBHI) as an effective alternative. CBHI has been implemented in many ...
• The precarious non-poor in Post-Apartheid South Africa : striving for prosperity in Cape Town and Newcastle 

  Peens, Michelle (2020-01)

  It is widely acknowledged that poverty has declined globally over the last few years. In fact, this idea has become so ingrained in our society that it is almost taken for granted and assumed as an incontestable fact. ...
• The small enterprise section of the economy : a study of the role of social capital in the success of women entrepreneurs in Harare, Zimbabwe 

  Mutsindikwa, Canisio (2019-12)

  This study to meant to determine the extent to which the Zimbabwean women in the small-scale business sector depended on their social capital to make it. The primary question of the study was: What is the significance of ...
• Gender, land reform and welfare outcomes : a case study of Chiredzi District, Zimbabwe 

  Tekwa, Newman (2020-02)

  This thesis explores questions of gender equality in social welfare theory; methodologies; approaches and policymaking in the Global South in the context of land reforms. This stems from the realisation that gender ...
• An evaluation of food parcel interventions by Societas Socialis (SOS) Children's Villages in the context of HIV and AIDS : a case study of Ennerdale informal settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa 

  Hlabangana, Vincent (2020-10)

  This study investigated and evaluated the success and impact of the foodstuff package intervention that is offered by SOS Children’s Villages to households affected by HIV and AIDS. The study population comprised households ...
• The wider vision of social policy : an analysis of the transformative role of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zvimba District (Zimbabwe) 

  Tom, Tom (2020-04-20)

  The thesis focuses on the social policy dimension of Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP). Interrogating land reform in the context of Transformative Social Policy (TSP) is a critical lacuna in Zimbabwe’s ...
• Situation analysis of perceptions on comprehensiveness of rape prevention interventions by implementing agencies in Addis Ababa 

  Difabachew Setegn Hailegeorgis (2019-02)

  The victimization of women and children represents one of the public health problems deserving urgent attention in Ethiopia, making the prevention of rape in all its forms a matter of vital importance. The purpose of the ...
• Exploring how internal saving and lending (ISAL) services assist households affected by HIV and AIDS to sustain livelihoods : case of households in a rural area of Zimbabwe 

  Hamadziripi, Alfred (2019-12-15)

  The study was an exploration of how internal savings and lending (ISAL) influenced the way in which persons affected by HIV and AIDS earned and spent income. The researcher engaged with the life stories of participants ...

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