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Bantu Education: destructive intervention or part reform?
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
The introduction of public education for blacks in 1953 and the withdrawal
of state subsidies from mission schools were among the most controversial
measures that the National Party (NP) government took. In introducing
Bantu ...
The history of labour hire in Namibia: a lesson for South Africa
(2013)
Labour hire, the practice of hiring out employees to clients by a labour broker, has been
a part of Namibia’s history since the early 1900s in the form of the contract labour
system. This form of employment was characterized ...
The Rastafari movement in South Africa: Before and after apartheid.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
Rastafari as a movement originated in the Caribbean Island of Jamaica
during the 1930s. From Jamaica, it spread to other parts of the world including
South Africa. It is argued in this article that the ideological ...
The use of blogs for political campaigning in a developing country context: the case of South Africa
(North-West University, 2012)
All over the world, the use of the digital platform for political campaigning is growing.
This development has the potential to empower the electorate to engage in political
debate. This exploratory research aims at ...
The appearance and significance of Rastafari cultural aspects in South Africa.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)
This article explores the presence and importance of Rastafari cultural
features in South Africa. These cultural aspects include symbols and language
that have become popular in South Africa from 1997 when the movement
was ...
Moon sightings and the quest for Muslim solidarities in twentieth century Natal.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)
This article examines local contestations over Ramadan moon sightings
among Muslims in twentieth century Natal, South Africa, as a window to
debates about authority, identity and Muslim unification. The issue was ...
Public servants' right to strike in Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa – a comparative study
(2014)
Restrictions on the rights of public officers to strike are permitted by the Constitutions of Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa, where such limitations are reasonable, necessary and justifiable in a democratic society. ...
South African teachers’ exposure to workplace bullying
(2013)
Research on workplace bullying (WPB) in occupations, identified teaching as a high risk
job. Yet there is a dearth of research on WPB among teachers. The aim of this study is
to contribute to the limited body of knowledge ...
The prosecution of incitement to genocide in South Africa
(2013)
The inchoate crime of direct and public incitement to commit genocide was first recognised under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948). The creation of the crime was a direct result ...
Viewing 'the other' over a hundred and a score more years : South Africa and Russia (1890-2010)
(2010)
Whether novel is history or history is novel, is a tantalising point. “The novel is no longer a work, a thing to make last, to connect the past with the future but (only) one current event among many, a gesture with no ...