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A dissertation submitted to the Fuculty of Arts in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Sociology at the University of Zululand, 2001. / The purpose of this study is to investigate the role played by the Protective Services Unit in controlling crime in the community of the University of Zululand. In assessing the major impact of crime as a form of deviance in the university community, the theories of Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Robert Merton and Llyod Ohlin had a tremendous influence in this study. Other sociological theories used are also considered as contributory to this research. For purpose of collecting data, survey questionnaires were administered to solicit information from 110 respondents, which included students, administrative staff, academics and general workers. To put the role of the protective services unit and crime control in the university community into context, chapter three of this research contains the hierarchical structure of the protective services department, the mission statement of the protective services, and some of the policies and procedures of the protective services department. The hypothesis that were formulated for statistical testing revealed that lack of co-operation from members of the university community, hinders the role of the protective services in controlling crime. The findings of this research also revealed that lack of paramilitary training among the protective services officials results in their inability to control crime effectively. It was also found in this research that lack of legal knowledge among members of the protective services department hinders their performance on crime control. Furthermore, this research showed that the present structure of the protective services unit has an effect on the worker's performance. In the light of the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made: The establishment of a university task team that would review strategies for effective crime prevention on campus. Secondly, the established task team could also explore the feasibility of developing resources to assist those who have been victims of crime. Thirdly, it could also be appropriate for the task team to review the physical environment of the whole campus. The establishment of a protection brochure for students and staff members of the University of Zululand could also be considered. The present Government of South Africa could also consider the establishment of a Campus Security Act. Lastly, another step might involve establishing a paid student dorm patrol.

A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History at the University of Zululand, 1994. / Faction fighting in Msinga started because of the shortage of land in this division. The oldest residents of the valley, the Sithole, aMachunu and aBathembu lived together very peacefully. Trouble started after the Colonial Government's demarcation of the valley into a reserve. Hundreds of people driven away from various parts of Natal arrived. These people had been removed from their areas because the Government needed those areas for settling white colonists. This part of Natal is arid, hilly and rocky. As a result, subsistence economy in the form of agriculture declined to a very large extent. The Government had no economic policy for these people. Starvation soon made the izizwe of the valley restless. Their amakhosi could not help them in any way. Eventually, it was a question of everyone struggling for survival. It was, for instance, not possible for aMabaso to live in peace with aBathembu because their location was completely surrounded by that of aBathembu. Inkosi Mganu Mvelase of aBathembu was not a war-like ruler but his neighbour, Inkosi Thulwana Ndabezitha of aMabaso had many grievances regarding land. In the long run, these amakhosi became enemies. Their izizwe started trying to push each other out of the reserve. When the two izizwe were up in arms against each other, it was the beginning of a tragedy for the whole division. Faction fighting that broke out between the two izizwe gave birth to the rest of the wars and the lamentable system of alliances. The attitude of the white civil servants towards Inkosi Kula Majozi worsened the state of the reserve. The enmity between the Sithole and aMaqamu was further aggravated by the partition of aMaqamu location after the deposition and exile of Inkosi Kula. The Government also proved to be inconsiderate of the feelings of aMaqamu by putting some of them under Inkosi Sibindi of aMabomvu. The Government was fully aware of the enmity between the two izizwe. Some of aMaqamu found themselves under Inkosi Bhande Sithole. When Inkosi Kula was reinstated, these people made a lot of noise demanding to be under their own inkosi. Fighting subsided in 1906, but that did not mean that the Government had succeeded in stopping faction fighting in the reserve. This was proved by the outbreaks of devastating wars between aBathembu and aMachunu in 1922 and 1944. The main significance of faction fighting is that it affects all aspects of life of the people involved. It is still very difficult to develop these victims economically and even educationally. The easy availability of guns has made matters far worse, even in the absence of a faction fight. Young men, most of whom with no formal schooling, easily get trapped in hooliganism. ^Employment chances are always slim. There are absolutely no activities to keep these young people occupied. They openly live by crime. To most of them, stealing is the way of life. They are nsed as hired killers only to meet the same fate themselves eventually. Even those who have access to arable land, show no interest in v i cultivating the soil. These wasted children have no way of making themselves economically productive. They are a burden to themselves and to the Government. Their built-in culture of fighting, has taught them to look down upon any man who does not possess a gun. Such a man is derogatorily referred to as a woman. When a faction fight breaks out, schools are usually disturbed because boys are bound to join their ward male members. They remain in hiding, preparing for attack or counter-attack, until fighting is over. Should fighting intensify, schools stop functioning altogether. Many boys leave school in such circumstances The question that remains now is, who or what will stop the war in Msinga? Unless a solution is found, to remedy the situation and restore dignity to these people, the future of Msinga will remain bleak

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master in Arts Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2013. / The main aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes of the University of Zululand students towards campus psychological services made available to them. The sample for the study was made up of a total of ten (10) participants; consisted of four (4) male and six (6) female participants. The results showed that female students of the University of Zululand were more likely, than their male counterparts, to seek professional help from the campus psychological services. It was also found that most students in their first and second years at the University of Zululand were less likely, than their final year and postgraduate counterparts, to proactively seek out psychological services. It was equally observed that although all participants admitted to have had psychological and emotional problems but not all of them sought psychological help. It was further observed that the students’ lack of awareness about the availability of campus psychological services was congruent with their perception that there was no need for psychological services at the University of Zululand. Although some students may be aware of the availability of the psychological services and some have utilized them, they do not often chat about the psychological services. This may be attributed to the fact that they share common beliefs and values; that it is better to communicate with those within their social circles instead of talking to a psychologist. The findings suggested that those who utilized and thus advised others about psychological services, started by communicating with their friends before seeking psychological services. It also became evident that seeking professional help may not be a common primary step among the University of Zululand students.

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology) in the Department of Psychology at the University Of Zululand, South Africa, 2013 / The study used a mixed methods methodology to investigate the factors that influence university students’ career decisions. This was motivated by the fact that students in disadvantaged communities are challenged by the negative socio-political conditions that resulted from the South African Apartheid system and these conditions limited the resources for people in disadvantaged communities. As more opportunities became available, it is vital that students entering tertiary education are equipped with the necessary skills and support to make informed career decisions. The sample consisted of 155 third year students from four faculties at the University of Zululand. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The data was analysed using a systematic approach. The results indicated that the factors influencing influence university students’ career decisions are the students’ educational background, home background, parental marital status parental occupation socio- economic status, the love for their careers, financial aid and high employment opportunities. The dissertation concludes that appropriate career education and guidance are essential for previously disadvantaged tertiary education students in order for them to maximize the opportunities available to them.

A dissertation submitted in fullfilment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 1996. / Modern life is often accompanied by severe physical, intellectual and emotional stress as people battle to survive. Recreation activities provide people with an outlet to release this stress. In the past few years a great deal of attention was focused in the way people spent their leisure time. This study focuses on outdoor motorised recreation pursuits in the Lower Umfolozi and Hlabisa Districts of KwaZulu-Natal as one of the ways in which leisure time can be spent. Motorised recreation, which covers the use of various machines such as motor¬cars, caravans, campers, trailers, beach-buggies, motor- cycles, beach tricycles, and motor-boats, is one of the recreation facilities that has been either ignored or overlooked. Basically, this was because of the disparities in the provision of recreation facilities and resources in general. Motorised recreation has therefore over the past years been regarded as an "elitist" activity that could only be taken advantage of by a few who could afford and also who "by right" could utilise those facilities. The fundamental aims of the study are to: (a) investigate the socio-economic demographic characteristics of recreators who participate in motor-related outdoor recreation activities with a view of making a contribution towards effective planning and provision of recreation resources. The resources that are provided should be those that are required by the target community and those that will satisfy the needs of the group they are intended for; (b) examine the various physical facilities existing in the study area for motor-related recreation activities. During the planning phase it is important to know what is available and what should be upgraded, improved or substituted; and (c) reveal the attitudes of the recreators, managers of recreation facilities as well as the people who live around the recreation facilities. Before embarking on the task of providing the recreation facilities it is very important to know the attitudes of people who will be using the facilities. Some of the hypotheses that were postulated for this study are: (a) Participation in motorised recreation activities varies in terms of the major demographic variables. (b) The majority of recreators who participate in motorised recreation are Whites. (c) The recreators, managers and local people have a positive attitude towards motorised recreation activities. (d) Car ownership is a prerequisite for participating in motorised recreation activities. Data for this study was gathered through the use of questionnaires which were distributed to the respondents as well as using the person-to-person interviews. The respondents included recreators who were participating in motorised recreation activities, the managers of the recreation facilities and local people who stay around the recreation facilities. The main findings of the study revealed that whilst the respondents have a positive attitude towards motorised recreation, Whites still seem to form the largest percentage of recreators who participate in this pursuit. Findings reveal that this situation has a bearing on the history of South Africa which deprived Africans of motorised recreation experience. There was also lack of knowledge about motorised recreation which is necessary as a foundation for the formation of attitudes towards recreation. Education and income featured prominently as factors that have an impact on the rate of participation in motorised recreation activities. It was found that recreators need cars to participate and benefit fully in motorised recreation activities and this was lacking. Education was seen as a stepping stone towards the acquisition of skills and capacity to acquire facilities for participation in recreation activities. This study has serious implications for planning and management of recreation facilities in the Lower Umfolozi and Hlabisa Districts. The awareness programmes seem to be of primary importance, to conscientise Africans about the availability of the resources that can be used for motorised recreation facilities. Accessibility, in terms of finance, should also be looked into if all people are to be given equal opportunities to participate in motorised recreation activities. Unlike other forms of outdoor recreation activities, motorised recreation depends on the use of a motor machine to participate fully, therefore a vehicle is a necessity. Facilities can therefore be provided after having taken serious consideration of the above factors. / University of Zululand

Abstract not available. / Thesis (M.Th.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Anthropology, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Four grids, each 3,42 ha (4 morgen) in size, were live trapped from April 1967 through May 1969 in two soil and vegetation types (black turf~ Acacia nigrescens community, and brown reddish soil: Acacia tortilis community) at Pongola, northern Zululand, to determine the effect of dieldrin coverspraying, at a dosage of 87,4 g/hectare (2,64 oz/morgen), on rodents. Low population numbers before and especially at the time of spraying made clear-cut conclusions impossible to reach. Rodent populations (mainly Praomys (Mastomys) natalensis, Saccostomus campestris, and Lemniscomys griselda) were apparently not adversely effected, although L. griselda numbers showed a decline which was not in correspondence with that on the control area. This might be ascribed to dieldrin spraying. Relatively higher numbers of s. campestris and L. griselda were observed during periods of lower P.( M.) ~talensis numbers. Decreases in P.( Me) natalensis populations coincided with times of food scarcity. Praomys (Mastomys) natalensis are thus found in association with other rodents when abundant food is available, but seems to give way when competition due to food scarcity occurs. Reproductive data obtained from the study were too meagre to allow any conclusions concerning the effect of spraying thereon. The method involving the calculation of maximum distance between captures was used to express movement patterns of the species studied. Populat~on structure is express~d in terms of sex ratios, and frequency per mass class for each season. The size of animals was investigated by measuring total length, tail length, and head and body length. Behavioural features of the species captured were also noted. / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1972. / gm2014 / Zoology and Entomology / Unrestricted

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Isizulu naMagugu at the Univeristy of Zululand, 2004. / Lolu cwaningo lwethula inqikithi yomlando ngombono weNkosi uMuntongenakudla Mkhwanazi ngokuhlatshwa kwesoyi lakwaNgqondonkulu "uNgoye" kwaDlangezwa. Uhlaka lwezahluko zalolu cwaningo zimi kanje: Isahluko sokuqala siqukethe isethulo socwaningo. Isahluko sesibili siqukethe umlando ngobukhosi bakwaZulu kanye nobukhosi bakwaMkhwanazi. Isahluko sesithathu siqukethe umlando , imvelaphi kanye nokudlondlobala kwalesi Sikhungo. Kubhekwa eminyakeni engamashumi amane nantathu sasungulwa. Isahluko sesine siqukethe umlando ngokudlondlobala negalelo eselibekwe yilesi Sikhungo emikhakheni ehlukene yempilo : • Inani labafundi abafunde kulesi Sikhungo kubhekwa unyaka nonyaka • Inani labafundi abafunde oPhikweni IwaseMlazi kusuka eminyakeni elishumi uPhiko luqale ukusebenza . • Inani labafundi abagogode oPhikweni. Isahluko sesihlanu siqukethe umlando ngalaba abalandelayo : • Uhla loSokhaya kanye noMgwamanda WeSikhungo , • Uhla IwabaPhathi kanye namaPhini , • IziNhloko Zemikhakha ehlukehlukene esezike zaphatha ngokulandelana, • Uhla IweziNhloko ZemiNyango ehlukehlukene I Isahluko sesithupha uhlaziyo locwaningo I izincomo nesiphetho.