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Colonial boundaries~ intimacies and ambiguities in theo gift's Cape Town dicky
(Univeristy of the Western Cape, 2000) Mohatlien, Fcroza
This mini-dissertation explores colonial identities and relationships in Theo Gift's Cape Town Dicky, an example of late Victorian literature. The socio-political conditions surrounding the text will be briefly related to the literature. In the analysis, postcolonial theories are employed to critically examine the mechanisms and representations of the superior 'Self and inferior 'Other'. Although these theories are useful in understanding attitudes towards the racial 'Other' in the text, it is not sufficient to understand the relationship between the two races. Postcolonial theories focus mainly on difference, to the neglect of more complex intimacies. The study consists of an exploration of the attempts at intimacies in the text and the writer's fears that render these connections fragmentary. Anxieties concerning British colonial identity, and how these contradict the notion of innate British superiority are explored. There is an implication in the text that 'Britishness' resides within the metropolitan space, and a distinction is drawn between the British from the centre and those from the peripheral colonies. I also argue that the author's celebration of the British Empire is ironic as the text exposes fears surrounding colonial 'whiteness' implying that the British living in the colonies arc prone to white degeneracy. In this study the instability of identities and stereotypes created by the writer in her attempt to accommodate the white 'Self, are revealed. Ambiguities regarding British 'etiquette' in terms of violence are also examined, as, although violence is often portrayed as something offensive and to be avoided, it is also glorified under the guise of patriotism. Throughout the study, other Victorian children's literature displaying similar preoccupations are noted to provide a more comprehensive analysis. The study also examines why these issues are explored in children's literature.
The relationship between cognitive orientation, media usage, political activism, and political deviance from the perspective of context theory.
(Univeristy of the Western Cape, 1996) Ahmed, Amien Essack
The purpose of the present study was to examine and replicate some of the predictions of context theory regarding the relationships between media usage, cognitive orientation, political activism, and political deviance. The present study extended upon the model by including a behavioural aspect, namely, political activism. Subjects for the study consisted of 120 undergraduate Psychology students at the University of the Western Cape. The characteristics of the sample were as follows: 44.4% females and 55.6% males, the mean ages was 23.7 years with ages ranging from 18 to 40 years old. The overall pattern of the results was consistent with context theory when the index of political deviance was modal deviance. All the results involving the PEC (political-economic conservatism) dimensions as indices of political deviance were not significant. These results, however, do not disconfirm the context hypothesis. The context theory model could not be tested adequately as a result of the weakness of the PEC scales in the study. The construction of the PEC variable needs considerable attention in future studies of context theory. It was found that cognitive orientation was a significant predictor of both mass media usage (newspapers, radio, television, and pamphlets) and alternative media usage (academic articles, periodicals, books, and political discussion and debates). It was also found that political deviance (modal deviance) was a significant predictor of media usage (both mass and alternative media), which indicates that, not only are deviants more likely to be better informed than political moderates, but that they also actively seek information about socio-political issues.
Marketing strategies of Western Cape wine exporters to China
(University of the Western Cape, 2006) Fu Chunyu
The economies of countries are becoming more integrated due to greater economic cooperation and trade liberalization. The advances i n communication and transportation have made the consumer more aware of alternative products and services that may satisfy their needs, hence, the notion of the global customer. Globalization and its consequences have changed the competitive landscape, and domestic firms are exposed to more potential threats because of greater international competition, but simultaneously to greater opportunities due to access to international markets. China has the world's biggest population with one of the fastest economic growth rates, which make it is undoubtedly the world's most important booming market. he South African wine industry, as a major player in the world, cannot ignore this huge opportunity. However, only a few South African wine firms export to China at this stage. This paper attempts to present the findings of the investigation with regarding to the marketing strategies of wine exporters in the Western Cape, to China. Furthermore, to identify the barriers these firms encounter in exporting to China. This research study also attempts to identify the key internal and external forces which impact on the export marketing strategies of firms in the wine industry. The research survey used a semi-structured interview approach. The sample included 20 wine exporting firms in the Western Cape, of which 10 are currently exporting to China and 10 which have not been exporting to China before.
The geology, geochemistry, and geochronology of proterozoic gneisses in the Lüderitz area, southern Namibia: insights into the evolution of the NW Namaqua Metamorphic Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2025) Shifotoka, Gerhard Mekondjo Naatangwe
The basement rocks of the Lüderitz area, SW Namibia are dominated by migmatitic metavolcanic and intrusive gneisses that resemble those of the Paleoproterozoic Richtersveld Magmatic Arc (~1890 Ma; RMA; of the Namaqua Natal Metamorphic Province (NNMP)). Detailed geological mapping, geochemistry, isotopic and geochronological analysis was undertaken to establish a new, modern lithostratigraphy for the area and to determine whether the Lüderitz gneisses indeed form part of the RMA. The mafic, andesitic and dacitic metavolcanic gneisses (1876 ± 9 Ma) are grouped in the Albatrosskop Formation and occur as rafts within the coeval orthogneisses (1918-1855 Ma). Six main types of orthogneiss were mapped, namely: the Kolmanskop Migmatite, Adventure Bay metagabbro-metadiorite, the Radford Bay, Kowisberg and Albatross Bay granodiorite-granite gneisses and the Elizabeth Point leucogranite gneiss. The volcanic and plutonic rocks are overlain by the Dagger Rocks Group that yielded a youngest detrital grain age of 1731 ± 46 Ma. The supracrustal and plutonic rocks were strongly deformed and metamorphosed during the polyphase Mesoproterozoic Namaqua Orogeny.
Improving access to chronic medicines through a last kilometre medicine delivery service in low-income communities: a case study from Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2024) Patel, Haseena
In South Africa, access to healthcare services remains a considerable challenge, especially for low-income communities where transportation obstacles and prolonged waiting periods at healthcare facilities hinder prompt medical treatment. This study assessed a last kilometre home medicine delivery service aimed at overcoming these barriers and enhancing healthcare accessibility for low-income communities. The fundamental objective of this research was to assess the effectiveness of the last kilometre delivery service by analysing its operational efficiency, stakeholder satisfaction, health outcomes, sustainability and scalability and also, to assess the hinderances to a successful operation of community-based medicine delivery services aimed at facilitating access to medicine and decongesting healthcare facilities. A qualitative approach was used which employed semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, comprising of an entrepreneur in a community-based medicine delivery company and healthcare workers that were purposefully selected and interviewed to obtain comprehensive insights into their experiences with the service. Thematic analysis was performed utilising Atlas.ti software to identify key themes and patterns within the collected data that provided comprehensive understanding on the effectiveness of the services and the perspectives of participants.