Browsing by Subject "Cultural"
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Conversion in the pluralistic religious context of India : a missiological study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Conversion to Christianity has become a very controversial issue in the current religious and political debate in India. This is due to the foreign image of the church and to its past colonial nexus. In addition, the ... -
The cultural historical significance of Pretoria’s jacaranda trees
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2020)Pretoria is well-known for its jacaranda trees, which has earned the city the nickname “Jacaranda City”. Jacarandas, however, are alien trees, which were brought to South Africa during the 19th century. The trees are ... -
Die trekos en trektoerusting in Suid-Afrika : 'n historiese perspektief
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)As draught animals, oxen played a key role in the economic and cultural fields of the developmental history of South Africa. Although the use of oxen as draught animals is no longer a part of the majority of people in South ... -
Urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)Africa is urbanizing at an astonishing rate. To meet many of the Sustainable Development Goals there will be a requirement for cities in sub-Saharan Africa to plan for, and manage, the rapid rise in the urban population. ... -
White man’s disease, black man’s peril?: Rinderpest and famine in the eastern Bechuanaland Protectorate at the end of the 19th century.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)During the late nineteenth century, a pandemic of Rinderpest exterminated large numbers of cattle in Southern Africa. Although in the Bechuanaland Protectorate the disease killed cattle only for two years between 1896 ...