I would like to thank my supervisor Eve Marie for all her assistance during the project. Also my special thanks go to Nia Alexandrov for her support over the past two years made achieving this master degree possible. I would like to also thank Nellie Round for her help. I am also grateful to my parents Ibrahim and Amna and their continuous support over the years. This support has given me the energy to carryon and complete this dissertation. Special thanks also go to my brother and sisters. I would like to thank my wife Amna for her continuous support, patience and constructive feedback in regards to this dissertation. The smiles of my two daughters Laila and Sarah also made the long hours spent on this project bliss. My appreciation goes ...