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Hallmarks of irresponsible and unresponsive governance: Internal xenophobic attacks in South Africa’s municipalities
(2015)Municipalities face major pressures to demonstrate that they are responsible and responsive institutions. At present, different policies and institutions exist to guide local governance in pursuit of numerous ideals ... -
Healing notes: singing for well-being in an African bank
(2014)In 2005, Dr Steve Booysen - then Group Chief Executive of the Absa Group - initiated an internal choir festival as a platform for social interaction and teambuilding of staff across all cultures, age groups and post ... -
Heinz Kimmerle’s intercultural philosophy and the quest for epistemic justice
(AOSIS, 2019)Since the 1990s epistemic (in)justice has been a central issue of post-colonial and feminist studies. But only during the last decade the term has become paradigmatic and new aspects of the issue have been addressed – ... -
A hermeneutic framework for responsible technical interventions in low-income households – mobile phones for improved managed health care as test case
(2015)In this article the authors, a philosopher and a social development practitioner, formulate recommendations for responsible planning of technical interventions in health care relations under circumstances of uncertainty ... -
Hidden benefits of public private partnerships: the case of water pressure management in Sebokeng
(2007)Many water distribution systems in South Africa are deteriorating due to many years of neglect resulting in a serious maintenance backlog. Recent government legislation has introduced free basic water to all South Africans ... -
High school learners views on benefits derived from attending career talks: Need for sound career guidance
(AOSIS, 2021)Tertiary institutions in South Africa are experiencing alarming undergraduate drop-out rates. This has partly been attributed to students’ inadequate preparation, and failure to gather information on, and planning for, ... -
History education and citizenship conundrum: Experiences and perspectives of Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education history teachers in Lesotho
(AOSIS, 2021)There have been serious efforts across countries to make history education more relevant. One such global effort is the integration of citizenship values into the history curriculum and syllabus of schools. Despite the ... -
HIV and AIDS knowledge of Pharmacy students at the University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus)/Tshwane University of Technology before and after a teaching intervention
(2009)Healthcare workers need to be qualified to deal with the specific requirements of the HIV/AIDS syndrome, which demands technical and scientific knowledge and understanding of the disease. Adequate knowledge about HIV/AIDS ... -
HIV/AIDS awareness among first year pharmacy students and the role of the university
(2007)As HIV/AIDS continues to spread and affect the lives of millions of people, a sense of urgency has developed about the imperative need to stop the epidemic. Education is the key to change knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. ... -
HIV/AIDS Perceptions, attitudes and awareness of undergraduate students
(2006)The central question to be examined revolves around the perceptions, attitudes and awareness regarding HIV/AIDS among undergraduate students at the North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus). Therefore, the objective of ... -
Hominisation and humanisation: a perspective from the sociology of technics
(Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria, 2006)This essay will present a few challenges to a new Humanism from the perspective of the sociology of technics. For this purpose Humanism will be described as an effort to intervene in the process of human formation or ... -
The House of the LORD ... the house of man
(2015)The idea of cult centralisation in ancient Israel is investigated as a form of disenchantment. The Temple in Jerusalem can now be styled The House of the LORD and the countryside ought to be bereft of holy places and ... -
How Pat Metheny came to Carolina in Mpumalanga, South Africa: using music in transdisciplinary water research
(2013)Listening to music can help researchers to comprehend and gain insight into complex problems in transdisciplinary research. This article explains how members of a research group at North-West University in South Africa ... -
How to eat: vegetarianism, religion and law
(North-West University, 2012)The approach of Critical Legal Studies that law is a cultural artefact that can be criticised is taken as point of departure in this paper. This insight is applied to food as a very important cultural artefact that ... -
How to make sense of the past – salient issues of Metahistory
(2007)This aerticle provides an overview of current issues in metahistoty. Basic categories of historical thinking, such as memory and historical culture, or historical consciousness, are outlined and contextualised in the ... -
The human spirit as a necessary condition for higher education: a risk assessment
(2015)Risk management can either protect or endanger higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa. A crucial determining factor is how the core risks for these institutions are identified and mitigated. This article ... -
Humanism and nature – some reflections on a complex relationship
(2006)The paper starts with a systematical analysis of the interrelationship of humanism and nature. It proceeds to a historical reconstruction of this relationship in the development of Western humanism from ancient Rome via ... -
Identifying knowledge management processes and practices used for decision-making and knowledge sharing in the modern San community
(2014)First People, such as the San community of Platfontein, are the holders of rich and complex knowledge systems that are very important for dispute resolution and decisionmaking. In order to ensure that these knowledge ... -
The illusion of ethics for good local governance in South Africa
(2010)Ethics, the legislation and upholding of good conduct by public officials is a sine qua non for sustenance of good governance and service delivery. The White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service 1994 identified ...