MASTER’S

Qualitative insights into employee motivation during crisis periods, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A case study at a retail organisation in the Western Cape (Hafeez Ahmed, UWC, 2025).

The psychosocial dimensions of upward mobility in South Africa: The case of Green Park (Siphelelo Ntongambini, MA in Development Studies, UWC, 2024).

Community perceptions of the Impact of education on poverty reduction in Vrededorp Municipality, Gauteng (Sanda Sintu, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2024).

A land occupation called Covid in the time of COVID-19 (Yanathi Mvimbi, MA in History, UWC, 2024).

An exploration of human-animal interaction within South African hospitals: Case studies of outdoor cats and their caretakers (Senzo Makeleni, Master’s in Sociology, UWC, 2024).

Stress and coping strategies among undergraduate nursing students at a university in the Western Cape province (Meghann Petersen, Master’s in Nursing, UWC, 2024).

Beyond Money: Evaluating the impact of Student Support Practitioners on the academic success of first-generation university National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) recipients at the University of the Western Cape (Robyn Pritchard, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2023).

Exploring the perceptions of Grade 4 educators who taught reading comprehension remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown (Lenique Rhoda, Master’s in Education, CPUT, 2023).

The impact of psychosocial disorders on women’s socioeconomic development in Gugulethu, Cape Town (Zikhona Ngobo, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2023).

The capability to aspire: A case study of youth aspirations in Bonteheuwel, Western Cape (Craig Lucas, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2023).

Chronic poverty among migrants in Cape Town: A case study of migrants from Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Cape Town, South Africa (Devotha Uwamahoro, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2023).

Citizen science for monitoring groundwater in the Hout Catchment, Limpopo (Wade Jeftha, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2023).

School readiness and community-based Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres in Low-income Communities: Examining the case of Gugulethu, Western Cape Province (Miriam Chikwanda, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2023).

Investigating school-level and out-of-school factors influencing the performance at selected secondary schools in the Eastern Cape Province, Amathole West District (Nontandazo Kohli, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2022).

Investigating institutions and policies shaping smallholder farming in South Africa: A case study of the Nkomazi area, Mpumalanga province (Millicent Nhleko, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2022).

Exploring Social Capital and its Contribution to Student Success at the University of the Western Cape (Wiedaad Dollie, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2022).

Examining social entrepreneurship as a solution to addressing and reducing youth unemployment among disadvantaged youth in Cape Town (Nicola Malgas, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2022).

Chronic and transitory poverty in Nigeria: Evidence from the Nigerian General Household Survey (Sandra Ohuegbe, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2021).

Investigating institutions and policies shaping smallholder farming in South Africa: A case study of the Nkomazi area, Mpumalanga province (Millicent Nhleko, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2021).

Exploring social capital and its contribution to student success at the University of the Western Cape (Wiedaad Dollie, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2021).

The role of churches as social protection actors: The case of Rwandan refugee migrants in Cape Town (Clementine Mukafuku, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2021).

Collective action among female street traders: A case study of street trader organisations in the City of Cape Town CBD  (Kumbule Xego, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2021).

The applicability of the Teacher Job Satisfaction Questionnaire on South African educators (Lizette van den Broek, MA, UNISA, 2020).

Risks, Prevalence and Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome amidst Somatologists within the Western Cape (Charne Kistoor, MTech, DUT, 2019).

Townships to CBD: the project of ten informal traders in the formal economy of Cape Town, Western Cape (Charleen Duncan, MA Development Studies, UWC, 2019).

The Relationship between Conspicuous Consumption and Poverty in Developing Countries: Evidence from South Africa (Siphe Madyibi, MCom, UWC, 2017).

Opting for Silence: A history of the history of the Golden Arrow Bus Services drivers’ strike of 1992 (Charlene Houston, MA Public & Visual History, UWC, 2014).