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Race and ethnicity in South African urban history : A call to investigate “mingling” as well as “separation” in the city
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)
This article argues that more methodical attention should be given by
historians to both the extent and nature of racial and ethnic mingling of
people, ideas and cultures across the range of such potential divides in ...
The Phelophepa train, “train of hope, train of healing”
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)
This article explores the significance of the Phelophepa train, also known
as the Phelophepa Health Care Train (HCT). This train started out with
only three coaches but because of the need for its services and its ...
The Legal Relevance of Nature based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Development in South African Secondary Cities
(PER/PELJ, 2022)
South Africa, like many other countries worldwide, strives for sustainable development. Increasing urbanisation and climate change are two of the main drivers of the global pursuit of sustainable development. Nature-based ...
Trends in African philosophy and their implications for the Africanisation of the South Africa history caps curriculum : a case study of Odera Oruka philosophy
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2022)
A Kenyan philosopher, Henry Odera Oruka (1944-1995), conceptualised and articulated the six trends in African philosophy. These are ethno-philosophy, nationalistic-ideological philosophy, artistic ( or literary philosophy), ...
The consequences of the statutory regulation of customary law: an examination of the South African customary law of succession and marriage
(PER/PELJ, 2019)
In pluralistic legal systems, the regulation of non-state law through statute carries the risks associated with codification; namely the ossification and distortion of law. This article examines the effects of statutory ...
Marriage in the Mother City: The Anglican marriage records of Cape Town, 1865-1960
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)
As a social institution that permeates almost all societies, marriage trends and
practices are studied across the social sciences. Yet South African marriages,
past and present, remain understudied, notably because of a ...
Changing lifestyles, business, and the politics of the nineteenth-century Cape ice and refrigeration trade
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)
The involvement of Cape businessmen in the ice or frozen water trade,
and their contribution to its globalisation during the nineteenth century, is
a neglected aspect of South Africa’s water history. During the period ...
Strikes in essential services in Kenya : the doctors, nurses and clinical officers' strikes revisited and lessons from South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2020)
The right to strike is one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Kenyan Constitution, 2010. Any limitation to the right involves the danger of collective bargaining. The right to strike is derived from the Right to ...
Exploring strategies for management of disasters associated with illegal gold mining in abandoned mines : a case study of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
(OASIS, 2022)
Due to many abandoned mines that are not rehabilitated, there will be illegal mining. Although
the mining industry and government continue to prevent illegal gold mining in abandoned
mines by sealing open shafts, it is ...
Climate change knowledge, concerns and experiences in secondary school learners in South Africa
(OASIS, 2022)
Climate change poses a major threat to the future of today’s youth. Globally, young people
are at the forefront of climate change activism. Their ability to engage, however, depends
on the level of knowledge of climate ...