M.A. (Semitic Languages) / The history of Muslims in Pretoria began two decades after the arrival of the first Muslims to Natal from India and over two centuries after those in the Cape. Historians and researchers have undertaken the study of the Cape Muslims and pioneers of Natal. There is no book written on the Muslims in the Transvaal region. The two main centres in the Transvaal are Pretoria and Johannesburg. The village of Pretoria was founded in 1858, two and a half decades before Johannesburg. The first Muslims came to the vicinity in the 1880's, when it was still a small village consisting of 12 shops. The pioneer Muslims witnessed the growth and development of this village into a city. It is from the Pretoria region that the Muslims moved into the interior of Transvaal. The problems of the Muslims began in this city, and later spread to other town areas. This city was the centre of trade and business links to the other towns. As a Muslim citizen of Pretoria, it was considered best to undertake the study of the Muslims in this area. It was assumed that there would be no difficulty in obtaining basic source material on the historical aspect of the Muslims of Pretoria from the first arrival to the end of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Z.A.R.) Government. At one stage the exercise of collecting data on this subject proved futile. However, it was after referring to a few books on the history of Indians in general, that it gave me some direction of the situation in the Z.A.R.

M.Sc. / The sedimentary succession of the Paleoproterozoic Pretoria Group is very important for understanding Earth’s ancient history. It represents a time of extreme environmental changes on Earth, from global ice-ages to hot-houses. However, the genetic stratigraphy of the succession is poorly understood so that the stratigraphic relationships between the events remain uncertain. This dissertation provides a genetic stratigraphic model of the succession by utilising an integrated sedimentological and geochemical approach which culminates in a new sequence stratigraphic subdivision of the Pretoria Group. The study focuses on the Potchefstroom area in the western part of the Transvaal depository. The Pretoria Group commences with the Rooihoogte Formation which overlies the Chuniespoort Group with erosional contact. New stratigraphic data indicates that the Rooihoogte Formation is a correlative of the Duitschland Formation in the eastern Transvaal. The succession was deposited in a foreland basin. An important new finding is that a diamictite at the base of the formation contains striated and bull-nosed pebbles and is of glacial origin. The discordantly overlying Timeball Hill Formation is composed of a coarsening upward carbonaceous shale – hematite oolite-bearing quartzite unit overlain by a second carbonaceous shale, capped by a second glacial diamictite (the well known Rietfonteindam diamictite). The oolitic ironstones in the quartzites suggest that they formed in a warm oxidizing environment. The shales display mature chemical indices of alteration which supports this theory. ä13Corganic values increase from –35‰ to –24‰ from the bottom to the top of the Timeball Hill Formation indicating net carbon burial, which translate to a decrease in atmospheric CO2 and colder climates as deposition evolved. In turn this can be linked to the presence of the glacial Rietfonteindam diamictite in the upper part of the Timeball Hill Formation. The Rietfonteindam diamictite is overlain by conglomerate, quartzite and shale of the Boshoek Formation, which were deposited as an upwards fining transgressive sedimentary unit following on post-glacial eustatic sea-level rise. It is in turn overlain by the 2.22Ga. Hekpoort basalt. This basalt is metasomatically altered, but has remained virtually unaffected by regional metamorphism, as shown by detailed SEM petrographic analyses. Excellent examples of zeolite- filled amygdales are preserved in the lavas. The Hekpoort lavas are overlain by fluvial red beds of the Dwaalheuwel Formation. A lateritic paleosol (Hekpoort paleosol) is developed below the red bed succession. The red beds are overlain with sharp gradational contact by the carbonaceous shelf mudstone of the Strubenskop Formation which grades up into the shallow marine Daspoort quartzite. The Silverton Formation, mainly composed of carbonaceous shale, overlies the Daspoort Formation with sharp gradational contact and grades upwards into shallow marine Magaliesberg quartzite. ä13Corganic values decrease from –25‰ to –29‰, from middle to top of the Silverton Formation, most probably indicating carbon input into the atmosphere and therefore rising atmospheric temperature. The Machadodorp lava, which was previously thought to be restricted to the eastern part of the Transvaal basin, was found to be present in the Potchefstroom area as well. Five unconformity-bounded sequences are present in the succession. Estimates are that they were deposited in time intervals of 60m.y. each.

M.A. / It is true that public participation processes in local government do not produce the outcomes that reveal a fully optimised process. The aim of the study was to bring about a better understanding of the perceptions and experiences of Pretoria Central residents, in particular, with regard to the possible extent to which they feel they participated in discussions pertaining to the re-naming of Pretoria. This was achieved by way of a literature review and an analysis of the data collected during the focus groups. The methodological approach that was used by the researcher was a qualitative one, and purposive and snowball techniques were instrumental for the identification of participants. In chapter 1, the topic of the study is introduced and the background to the study, the research problem, the design and methodology as well as the outline of the chapters is explained. In chapter 2, the concept of public participation is discussed within the context of the local government. The role and involvement of the public in decision making is discussed, as well as public participation in other countries and how these relate to South Africa. The discussion is positioned within the broader context of Dahrendorf’s theory of conflict. Chapter 3 deals with the research design and methodology used to research the topic of this study. In chapter 4, the presentation of research findings is given, according to the themes that were used during data collection and analysis. The study shows that the respondents were unhappy about the manner in which the renaming of Pretoria was conducted. They were of the opinion that the municipality could have done better in terms of advertising and informing them about the process so that they could participate. The last chapter focuses on the conclusion and recommendations based on the findings discussed in the previous chapter. The researcher makes some recommendations based on the gaps that he identified on the findings. The study has some limitations which are also discussed.

No abstract available. Copyright 2006, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Bjornstad, JA 2006, Re-programming public space, MArch(Prof) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03132007-180909/ > / Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Architecture / unrestricted

In an urban context, architecture and landscape architecture co-exist as part of the structure of the city. In the same manner, interior architecture exists as part of an architectural envelope, and product design as an integral part of the interior. This study explores the relationship between these design disciplines and their interdependence; none of them can be practiced optimally in isolation. As this thesis deals with interior architecture, the influence of and the response to other fields of design are considered and investigated, setting the parameters for the resolution of the design framework. The objective of the thesis is to design a tourism and information centre for Tshwane. The shortcomings of the tourism industry in the city are identified in Chapter Two, and the tourism field studied in depth in Chapter Three. The conclusions from these chapters serve as generators for the functional design process. The site of the Old Fire Station Building was chosen for both its potential and its inadequacies. Its physical attributes, historical importance and its critical role in the urban context of the CBD and the Museum Park District are discussed in Chapter Four. Chapter Five deals with the design philosophy and approach to creating a successful public space. Precedents are analytically examined in Chapter Six and alternatives are explored, setting up requirements and guidelines for the design intervention. In Chapter Seven, design strategies are defined and consequently employed. The progression of the design from general concept to specific end product is illustrated visually. Attention is focused on two parts of the building: the information area (Portion A) and the café (Portion B). In Chapter Eight, Portion A is further developed on a technical and tectonic level, zooming in on the construction of the information reception box. The study concludes with the technical documentation contained in Chapter Nine. The study relies throughout on the application of the concepts of placemaking through the layering, defining and containing of space, and contrast the existing with the proposed intervention. / Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Architecture / unrestricted

No abstract available / Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Architecture / unrestricted

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This study explores the relevance of the Bargaining Council for the Food, Retail, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades (BCFRRCAT) on a group of small restaurant enterprises in Pretoria. An investigation into the functioning of the BCFRRCAT in Pretoria was done with special reference to their accommodation of small restaurant enterprises in the Bargaining Council (BC). The aim of the study was to determine if the BCFRRCAT understands the needs and problems of small restaurant enterprises in the industry and whether small restaurant enterprises adhere to the provisions of the main collective agreement of the BC. The approach of the study was based on the fact that, in order to understand how the BC could be impacting on small restaurant enterprises, one needs to start by examining: <ul> <li>the representativity position and coverage of the Council to put into perspective the number of employers and employees covered by the Council;</li> <li> Examine the actual process of extended BC agreement that is extended to non-parties by the Council; </li> <li>the enforcement capacity of the Council’s inspectorates over collective agreements, and</li> <li> the nature of exemption system at the BC, reviewing the number of exemption applications received, the number of exemptions granted and the number of exemptions refused.</li> </ul> Against this background, the literature on BCs pointed out that the applicability of the BC system to small enterprises has come under considerable scrutiny since the 1980s. The trend has always been that the development of the BC system has made it much more convenient for large employers to negotiate their interest at the Council level than for the small enterprises. Small enterprises tend to oppose BC activities and some of the issues that have been raised include the extent to which Councils are representative of small enterprises and accommodate their needs at the Council. To address the main research objectives, semi-structured interviews were adopted as a specific type of qualitative research method. The mode of understanding qualitative research as an adopted research design has been analyzed on the basis of a practically orientated description around the research problem of the study. The motivation to carry out this study qualitatively was founded on the following characteristics: <ul> <li>its ability to understand the phenomena from the perspective of the people being studied;</li> <li>its ability to provide detailed descriptions of specific settings under investigation, and</li> <li>its ability to allow the application and testing of concepts that produced a wealth of detailed data about a small number of people.</li> </ul> The immediate conclusion that emerged from the study was established through the examination of three measures of representativity (i.e., the number of covered employees at party employers as a proportion of all covered employees, the members of party trade union as a proportion of all covered employees and the party employers as a proportion of all registered employers). Hence, the Council was found to be less representative on the third measure (i.e., party employers as a proportion of all registered employers). This appeared to be for the reason that the extension of collective agreement covers only a very small proportion of small restaurant enterprises. Copyright / Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Human Resource Management / unrestricted

2013 marked the fifty years anniversary of the Treason Trials at the Old Synagogue, in Pretoria, South Africa. The trial was a symbolic victory for the Liberation Movement in their fight against an oppressive apartheid regime. Today, with freedom a reality, Liberation Struggle Heritage Sites have surfaced throughout the country with the purpose of commemorating the multitude of events which occurred on the path to liberation. The purpose of this research is to generate a contextual response to the challenge of commemorating and rejuvenating the currently abandoned Old Synagogue. This study investigates the manner in which Liberation Struggle Heritage Sites are being commemorated. The results will assist heritage practitioners to ascertain whether the current trends in the application of heritage conservation and commemoration strategies make meaningful contributions towards local communities. An empirical research method of visiting Liberation Struggle Heritage Sites in Gauteng was conducted as a means of primary data collection. The findings indicate that these sites display weak accessibility traits, and do not engage with their surrounding context in manner which stimulates socio-economic and political growth. The design project aims to initiate programme as a means of commemorating and rejuvenating the Old Synagogue in a contextually appropriate manner. The prerequisites are that the programme should respect, liberate, and celebrate the history and heritage of the Old Synagogue together with the surrounding buildings of heritage value. The design proposal is a Heritage and Mediation Centre geared towards public utility as a place to gather, learn, and retreat within Pretoria’s historic inner city. / Dissertation MArch(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Architecture / Unrestricted

This study explores how young adults at Agape Christian Worship Centre in Pretoria understand the notion of work. A research strategy of participant observation, interviews and focus group discussions were used to study this phenomenon at Agape CWC in Pretoria. The study draws on Antonio Gramsci approach to cultural hegemony and Heidi Hartmann‟s Marxist Feminist theory that link reproduction and production. The study shows that work is defined as a calling amongst my participants. Similarly, despite work being understood as a calling, work is at the same time gendered. In a similar way, religious ideas about work affect the incorporation of young adults into the labour market. In addition, at the centre of Agape CWC teachings is the notion of integrity- a character that is enforced on young adults as a recommended Christian conduct in the church and the workplace. In return, members of Agape CWC understand themselves firstly as Christians then secondly as workers, hence producing the identity of a Christian worker. The religious ideas about work and Christian conduct were ultimately transferred from the church into the workplace; hence this shows that the private space (the church) shapes the functioning of the public space (workplace). / Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / lmchunu2014 / Sociology / unrestricted