Durban
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Housing aspirations in the Coloured Community of Durban |
This study is intended to provide some information in this field, focussing specifically on the housing aspirations of the community. An attempt has been made to ensure that the study is as objective as circumstances permit. |
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The Left in the slum : the rise of a shack dwellers’ movement in Durban, South Africa |
On 9 November 1993 the African National Congress issued a press statement condemning the “housing crisis in South Africa” as “a matter which falls squarely at the door of the National Party regime and its surrogates”. |
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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. |
| Beadwork and dress |
Beadwork and dress are part of the traditional wedding |
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| Beadwork and dress |
Beadwork and dress are a part of the traditional wedding. |
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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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Urban Citizenship: Governance, regulation, development and participation. Some thoughts from the Warwick Junction Project, Durban |
The central question behind this set of reflections is “What is the relationship between urban |
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Grey Street Area : a survey of a community. |
Housing is a basic human need, providing not only physical shelter for human survival, but also an intimate setting for social and emotional activity and interaction. |
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Public Housing and Patterns of Family Life: lndian Families in Metropolitan Durban |
To speak of 'the family' and 'housing' is akin to speaking of 'the dancer' and 'the dance'. Their ties, their oneness, and their otherness are endless. In our experience they often seem one; in our thinking they can be separated and joined in endless patterns. |
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The resettlement of Indian communities in Durban and some economic social and cultural effects on the Indian community (In The Indian South African - Paper SAIRR, 1966) |
The full range of effects of the resettlement of Indian families in Durban in terms of the provisions of the Group Areas Act have never been directly or systematically studied. At present very little material on the topic is publicly available. |
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M K Gandhi Library |
Named after Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, The M K Gandhi Library (situated at 140 Queen Street) was officially opened on 10 September 1921 - at a time when the provision of public library services to Indians was sorely neglected. |
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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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Sastri College (SK Reddy Collection) |
Sastri College (SK Reddy Collection) |
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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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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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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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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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Photograph taken for Phungula s farewll in late 1993 |
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Outfit worn by married woman from the Ndwedwe area |
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Outfit worn by married woman from the Ndwedwe area |